UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~May~~July 212, 2026

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Lazard, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-32492	98-0437848
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York		10112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 212-632-6000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

LAZ

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 5.0302 ~~Amendments~~Departure toof ~~Articles~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of ~~Incorporation~~Directors; orAppointment ~~Bylaws~~of Certain Officers; ~~Change~~Compensatory inArrangements ~~Fiscal~~of ~~Year~~Certain Officers.

OnRetirement ~~May 21, 2026, Lazard, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting~~ of ~~Shareholders~~Andrew ~~(the “Annual Meeting”)~~M. AtAlper ~~the~~from ~~Annual Meeting,~~ the ~~Company’s stockholders, upon the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors (the “~~Board~~”),~~ ~~approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate~~ of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to provide for the declassification of the Board over a three-year period (the “Declassification Amendment”), as set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-32492), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”).Directors

~~Following~~On ~~stockholder~~July ~~approval~~7, 2026, Andrew M. Alper, a member of the ~~Declassification~~Board ~~Amendment,~~of Directors (the ~~Company~~“Board”), ~~filed~~Chair of the ~~Certificate~~Compensation Committee of ~~Amendment~~the ~~with~~Board (the ~~Secretary~~“Compensation Committee”) and a member of ~~State~~the Audit Committee of the ~~State~~Board, notified Lazard, Inc. (the “Company”) of ~~Delaware~~his ondecision ~~May~~to 22retire from the Board, ~~2026~~including all committees on which he serves, ~~whereupon~~effective today. Mr. Alper’s decision to retire from the ~~Certificate~~Board was not the result of ~~Amendment~~any ~~became~~disagreement ~~effective~~with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

~~The~~Appointment ~~Board~~of ~~also~~Kathy ~~approved,~~Elsesser ~~subject~~ to the ~~approval~~Board of ~~the~~Directors ~~Declassification Amendment by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting~~ and ~~the~~as ~~filing~~a ~~and~~member ~~effectiveness~~ of the ~~Certificate~~Compensation ofCommittee ~~Amendment, the Amended and Restated By-Laws~~ of the Company (the “A&R By-Laws”), which became effective immediately upon the effectiveness of the Certificate of Amendment. The A&R By-Laws amend and restate the Company’s By-Laws in effect immediately prior to such time to reflect conforming changes for the phased declassification of the Board, ~~including related changes to the provisions governing the terms~~ of ~~directors elected to fill newly created directorships or vacancies.~~ Directors

~~The~~On ~~foregoing~~July ~~summaries~~2, of2026, the ~~Certificate~~Board ofelected ~~Amendment~~Kathy ~~and~~Elsesser to join the ~~A&R~~Board, ~~By-Laws~~effective doJuly ~~not~~7, ~~purport~~2026. Ms. Elsesser was appointed to beserve ~~complete~~on ~~and~~the ~~are~~Compensation ~~qualified~~Committee, inalso ~~their~~effective ~~entirety~~July by7, ~~reference~~2026, toand ~~the~~will ~~full~~serve ~~text~~as Chair of the ~~Certificate~~Compensation ofCommittee ~~Amendment~~upon ~~and~~Mr. Alper’s retirement from the ~~A&R~~Board. Ms. ~~By-Laws,~~Elsesser ~~attached~~will ~~hereto~~receive ascompensation ~~Exhibit~~pursuant ~~3.1~~to ~~and~~the ~~Exhibit~~Company’s ~~3.2,~~directors’ ~~respectively~~compensation program for non-employee directors, ~~each~~the terms of which isare described in Item 1 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 7, 2026 and are incorporated herein by reference.

~~Item~~There 5are no arrangements or understandings with any person pursuant to which Ms.~~07 Submission~~ ofElsesser ~~Matters~~was appointed to serve as a ~~Vote~~director of ~~Security~~the ~~Holders~~Company. Ms. Elsesser has no family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company, and has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

~~(a) As described above under~~ Item 57.0301 Regulation ofFD ~~this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company held its Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026~~Disclosure.

~~(b) The~~A copy of the Company’s ~~shareholders~~press ~~considered~~release ~~five~~announcing ~~proposals,~~the ~~each~~election of ~~which~~Ms. isElsesser ~~described~~to inthe Board and appointment to the ~~Company’s~~Compensation ~~Proxy~~Committee ~~Statement.~~of ~~The~~the ~~final~~Board ~~voting~~described ~~results~~under ~~for~~Item ~~each~~5.02 ~~matter~~above ~~submitted~~is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to athis ~~vote~~Current ofReport ~~shareholders~~on atForm ~~the~~8-K ~~Annual~~and ~~Meeting~~is ~~were~~incorporated asherein ~~follows:~~by reference.

		For	Withheld	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
1.	Election of Directors:
	Peter R. Orszag	78,696,136	1,706,605	*	12,681,449
	Michelle Jarrard	78,911,419	1,491,322	*	12,681,449
	Iris Knobloch	73,168,529	7,234,212	*	12,681,449
		For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
2.	Non-binding advisory vote regarding executive compensation	75,960,066	4,408,807	33,868	12,681,449
		For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
3.	Approval of amendment of Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors	79,740,983	185,506	476,252	12,681,449
		For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
4.	Approval of amendment of 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan	48,390,738	31,014,457	997,546	12,681,449
		For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
5.	Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 and authorization of the Company’s Board of Directors, acting by its Audit Committee, to set their remuneration	91,738,464	1,315,789	29,937	__
	* Not applicable.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific referencing in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. ~~The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:~~

Exhibit No.			Description
3.1			Certificate of Amendment, dated May 22, 2026, to the Certificate of Incorporation of Lazard, Inc.
99.1			Press Release issued July 7, 2026
3.2			Amended and Restated By-Laws of Lazard, Inc., effective as of May 22, 2026
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	LAZARD, INC.(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Shari Soloway
	Name:	Shari Soloway
	Title:	Corporate Secretary
Dated: May 22, 2026
Dated: July 7, 2026

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