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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If the Registrant is 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

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

As of April 19, 2024, there were 112,766,091 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding (including 22,561,568 shares held by subsidiaries).

Lazard, Inc. is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms, incorporated in Delaware, that specializes in crafting solutions to the complex financial and strategic challenges of our clients. We serve a diverse set of clients around the world, including corporations, governments, institutions, partnerships, family offices and individuals.

On January 1, 2024, Lazard completed its conversion (the “Conversion”) from an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda named Lazard Ltd to a U.S. C-Corporation named Lazard, Inc. Pursuant to the Conversion, each share of Lazard Ltd common stock was converted into one share of Lazard, Inc. common stock. References to “Lazard” or the “Company” refer to (i) Lazard, Inc. and its subsidiaries following the Conversion and (ii) Lazard Ltd and its subsidiaries prior to the Conversion. As the Conversion became effective on January 1, 2024, the accompanying financial statements and related notes as of December 31, 2023 and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 reflect Lazard as an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda named Lazard Ltd.

Lazard, Inc. indirectly held 100% of all outstanding common membership interests of Lazard Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively referred to, together with its subsidiaries, as “Lazard Group”) as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Lazard, Inc., through its control of the managing members of Lazard Group, controls Lazard Group, which is governed by an Amended and Restated Operating Agreement that is effective as of January 1, 2023 (the “Operating Agreement”).

Lazard, Inc.’s primary operating asset is its indirect ownership of the common membership interests of, and managing member interests in, Lazard Group, whose principal operating activities are included in two business segments:

•Financial Advisory, which offers corporate, partnership, institutional, government, sovereign and individual clients across the globe a wide array of financial advisory services regarding strategic and mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) advisory, capital markets advisory, shareholder advisory, restructuring and liability management, sovereign advisory, geopolitical advisory and other strategic advisory matters and capital raising and placement, and

•Asset Management, which offers a broad range of global investment solutions and investment and wealth management services in equity and fixed income strategies, asset allocation strategies, alternative investments and private equity funds to corporations, public funds, sovereign entities, endowments and foundations, labor funds, financial intermediaries and private clients.

In addition, we record selected other activities in our Corporate segment, including management of cash, investments, deferred tax assets, outstanding indebtedness and certain contingent obligations.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Lazard have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Lazard, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. The accompanying December 31, 2023 unaudited condensed consolidated statement of financial condition data was derived from audited consolidated financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statement purposes. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.

Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts that are reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying disclosures.

For example, discretionary compensation and benefits expense for interim periods is accrued based on the year-to-date amount of revenue earned, and an estimated annual ratio of compensation and benefits expense to revenue, with the applicable amounts adjusted for certain items. Although these estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events and actions that Lazard may undertake in the future, actual results may differ materially from the estimates.

The condensed consolidated results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2024 are not indicative of the results to be expected for any future interim or annual period.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include Lazard, Inc. and its subsidiaries including Lazard Group and Lazard Group’s principal operating subsidiaries: Lazard Frères & Co. LLC (“LFNY”), a New York limited liability company, along with its subsidiaries, including Lazard Asset Management LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “LAM”); the French limited liability companies Compagnie Financière Lazard Frères SAS (“CFLF”), along with its subsidiaries, Lazard Frères Banque SA (“LFB”) and Lazard Frères Gestion SAS (“LFG”), and Maison Lazard SAS and its subsidiaries; and Lazard & Co., Limited (“LCL”), through Lazard & Co., Holdings Limited (“LCH”), an English private limited company, together with their jointly owned affiliates and subsidiaries.

The Company’s policy is to consolidate entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. The Company consolidates:

•Voting interest entities (“VOEs”) where the Company holds a majority of the voting interest in such VOEs and

•Variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where the Company is the primary beneficiary having the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses of, or receive benefits from, the VIE that could be potentially significant to the VIE (see Note 21).

When the Company does not have a controlling interest in an entity, but exerts significant influence over such entity’s operating and financial decisions, the Company either (i) applies the equity method of accounting in which it records a proportionate share of the entity’s net earnings or losses or (ii) elects the option to measure its investment at fair value.

Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

In February 2021, Lazard Growth Acquisition Corp. I (“LGAC”) consummated its $575,000 initial public offering (the “LGAC IPO”). LGAC was a special purpose acquisition company, that was incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”). LGACo 1 LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company and the Company’s subsidiary, was the sponsor of LGAC. LGAC was considered to be a VIE. The Company held a controlling financial interest in LGAC through the sponsor’s ownership of Class B founder shares of LGAC. As a result, both LGAC and the sponsor were consolidated in the Company’s financial statements.

“Redeemable noncontrolling interests” of $583,471 associated with the publicly held LGAC Class A ordinary shares were recorded on the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition as of December 31, 2022 at redemption value and classified as temporary equity. Changes in redemption value were recognized immediately as they occurred and adjusted the carrying value of redeemable noncontrolling interests to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable noncontrolling interests were affected by credits or charges to additional paid-in-capital and noncontrolling interests attributable to certain members of LGACo 1 LLC based on pro rata ownership.

On February 23, 2023, LGAC redeemed all of its outstanding publicly held Class A ordinary shares as a result of LGAC not consummating a Business Combination within the time period required by its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association resulting in the distribution of $585,891 of the cash held in the trust account to the LGAC shareholders. The Company recognized $17,929 of losses on the liquidation of LGAC in “revenue-other” on the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2023.

In addition, the $20,125 of non-cash deferred underwriting fees was no longer probable of being incurred and therefore was reversed from other liabilities to additional paid-in-capital. There were no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the LGAC warrants.

2.    RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS

Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures—In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standard update to improve the disclosures about a public entity’s reportable segments and address requests from investors for additional, more detailed information about each reportable segment’s expenses. The amendments include new annual and interim disclosure requirements primarily related to significant segment expenses, reportable segments’ profit or loss, and information on the chief operating decision maker. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The amendments shall be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance.

Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures —In December 2023, the FASB issued an accounting standard update to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments include new annual disclosure requirements related to the rate reconciliation, information about income taxes paid, and disaggregated information on pre-tax income or loss and income tax expense from continuing operations. The amendments also eliminated certain disclosure requirements. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and shall be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance.

Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards — In March 2024, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that provides guidance in determining whether profits interest and similar awards should be accounted for as share-based arrangements within the scope of Topic 718. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and shall be applied either retrospectively or prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance.

The Company disaggregates revenue based on its business segment results and believes that the following information provides a reasonable representation of how performance obligations relate to the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows:

			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2024						2023
Net Revenue:
Financial Advisory (a)			$	453,507					$	277,574
Asset Management:
Management fees and other (b)			$	286,540					$	278,598
Incentive fees (c)			8,936						5,446
Total Asset Management			$	295,476					$	284,044

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(a)Financial Advisory is comprised of a wide array of financial advisory services regarding M&A advisory, capital markets advisory, shareholder advisory, restructuring and liability management, sovereign advisory, geopolitical advisory and other strategic advisory and capital raising and placement work for clients. The benefits of these advisory services are generally transferred to the Company’s clients over time, and consideration for these advisory services typically includes transaction completion, transaction announcement and retainer fees. Retainer fees are generally fixed and recognized over the period in which the advisory services are performed. However, transaction announcement and transaction completion fees are variable and subject to constraints, and they are typically not recognized until there is an announcement date or a completion date, respectively, due to the uncertainty associated with those events. Therefore, in any given period, advisory fees recognized for certain transactions may relate to services performed in prior periods. The advisory fees that may be unrecognized as of the end of a reporting period, primarily comprised of fees associated with transaction announcements and transaction completions, generally remain unrecognized due to the uncertainty associated with those events.

(b)Management fees and other is primarily comprised of management services. The benefits of these management services are transferred to the Company’s clients over time. Consideration for these management services generally includes management fees, which are based on assets under management and recognized over the period in which the management services are performed. The selling or distribution of fund interests is a separate performance obligation within management fees and other, and the benefits of such services are transferred to the Company’s clients at the point in time that such fund interests are sold or distributed.

(c)Incentive fees is primarily comprised of management services. The benefits of these management services are transferred to the Company’s clients over time. Consideration for these management services is generally variable and includes performance or incentive fees. The fees allocated to these management services that are unrecognized as of the end of the reporting period are generally amounts that are subject to constraints due to the uncertainty associated with performance targets and clawbacks.

In addition to the above, contracts with clients include trade-based commission income, which is recognized at the point in time of execution and presented within other revenue. Such income may be earned by providing trade facilitation, execution, clearance and settlement, custody, and trade administration services to clients.

With regard to the disclosure requirement for remaining performance obligations, the Company elected the practical expedients permitted in the guidance to (i) exclude contracts with a duration of one year or less; and (ii) exclude variable consideration, such as transaction completion and transaction announcement fees, that is allocated entirely to unsatisfied performance obligations. Excluded variable consideration typically relates to contracts with a duration of one year or less, and is generally constrained due to uncertainties.

At March 31, 2024, the Company had deferred revenue of $136,272 included in “other liabilities” on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized $5,676 in revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2023 of $140,417.

The Company’s receivables represent fee receivables, amounts due from customers and other receivables. Where applicable, receivables are stated net of an estimated allowance for credit losses determined in accordance with the CECL model.

Of the Company’s fee receivables at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $98,834 and $113,929, respectively, represented financing receivables for our Private Capital Advisory fees.

At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, customers and other receivables included $81,911 and $86,412, respectively, of customer loans provided by LFB to high net worth individuals and families, which are fully collateralized and monitored for counterparty creditworthiness, with such collateral having a fair value in excess of the carrying amount of the loans as of both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The aggregate carrying amount of other fees and customers and other receivables was $569,738 and $561,978 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Activity in the allowance for credit losses for the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2024						2023
Beginning Balance			$	28,503					$	17,738
Bad debt expense, net of reversals			4,998						7,825
Charge-offs			(3,223)						(843)
Foreign currency translation and other adjustments			(192)						209
Ending Balance			$	30,086					$	24,929

Bad debt expense, net of reversals represents the current period provision of expected credit losses and is included in “operating expenses-other” on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The allowance for credit losses is substantially all related to Financial Advisory fee receivables and other receivables.

The Company’s investments consist of the following at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

			March 31, 2024						December 31, 2023
Debt			$	546					$	4,285
Equity			59,148						54,717
Funds:
Alternative investments (a)			59,418						61,680
Debt (a)			156,269						191,325
Equity (a)			297,877						343,139
Private equity			47,357						46,818
Total funds			560,921						642,962
Investments, at fair value			$	620,615					$	701,964

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(a)Interests in alternative investment funds, debt funds and equity funds include investments, including those held by LFI Consolidated Funds (see Note 21), with fair values of $23,912, $140,132 and $235,299, respectively, at March 31, 2024 and $27,454, $175,449 and $284,099, respectively, at December 31, 2023, held in order to satisfy the Company’s obligation upon vesting of previously granted Lazard Fund Interests (“LFI”) and other similar deferred compensation arrangements. LFI represent grants by the Company to eligible employees of interests in a number of Lazard-managed funds, subject to service-based vesting conditions (see Notes 7 and 13).

Debt securities primarily consists of investments in government securities held within separately managed accounts in order to seed strategies in our Asset Management business.

Equity securities primarily consist of investments in marketable equity securities of large-, mid- and small-cap domestic, international and global companies held within separately managed accounts in order to seed strategies in our Asset Management business.

Alternative investment funds primarily consist of interests in various Lazard-managed hedge funds, funds of funds and mutual funds. Such amounts primarily consist of investments in funds in order to seed strategies in our Asset Management business, and amounts related to LFI discussed above.

Debt funds primarily consist of investments in debt securities in order to seed strategies in our Asset Management business, amounts related to LFI discussed above and an investment in a Lazard-managed debt fund.

Equity funds primarily consist of investments in equity securities in order to seed strategies in our Asset Management business, and amounts related to LFI discussed above.

Private equity investments include those owned by Lazard and those consolidated but not owned by Lazard. Private equity investments owned by Lazard are primarily comprised of investments in private equity funds. Such investments primarily include (i) Edgewater Growth Capital Partners III, L.P. (“EGCP III”), a fund primarily making equity and buyout investments in middle market companies, (ii) a fund targeting significant noncontrolling-stake investments in established private companies and (iii) a seed investment in a fund that invests in sustainable private infrastructure opportunities.

Private equity investments consolidated but not owned by Lazard relate to the economic interests that are owned by the management team and other investors in the Edgewater Funds (“Edgewater”).

During the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company reported in “revenue-other” on its condensed consolidated statements of operations net unrealized investment gains and losses pertaining to equity securities and trading debt securities still held as of the reporting date as follows:

Fair Value Hierarchy of Investments and Certain Other Assets and Liabilities—Lazard categorizes its investments and certain other assets and liabilities recorded at fair value into a three-level fair value hierarchy as follows:

Level 1.    Assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that Lazard has the ability to access.

Level 2.    Assets and liabilities whose values are based on (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets, or (ii) inputs other than quoted prices that are directly observable or derived principally from, or corroborated by, market data.

Level 3.    Assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect our own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. Items included in Level 3 include securities or other financial assets whose trading volume and level of activity have significantly decreased when compared with normal market activity and there is no longer sufficient frequency or volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

The fair value of debt securities, including instruments reported as either cash and cash equivalents or investments, is classified as Level 1 when the fair values are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets.

The fair value of equity securities is classified as Level 1 or Level 3 as follows: marketable equity securities are classified as Level 1 and are valued based on the last trade price on the primary exchange for that security as provided by external pricing services; equity interests in private companies are generally classified as Level 3.

The fair value of investments in alternative investment funds, debt funds and equity funds is classified as Level 1 when the fair values are based on the publicly reported closing price for the fund, or Level 2 when based on one or more quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

The fair value of investments in certain private equity funds is classified as Level 3 for (i) certain investments that are valued based on the potential transaction value and (ii) when the acquisition price is considered the best measure of fair value.

The fair value of securities sold, not yet purchased, is classified as Level 1 when the fair values are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets.

The fair value of the contingent consideration liability is classified as Level 3. The contingent consideration liability is initially recorded at fair value on the acquisition date and is included in “other liabilities” on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability is remeasured at each reporting period. The inputs used to derive the fair value of the contingent consideration include the application of probabilities when assessing certain performance thresholds for the relevant periods. Any change in the fair value is recognized in “amortization and other acquisition-related costs” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Our business acquisitions may involve the potential payment of contingent consideration upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds.

The fair value of derivatives classified as Level 2 is based on the values of the related underlying assets, indices or reference rates as follows: the fair value of forward foreign currency exchange rate contracts is a function of the spot rate and the interest rate differential of the two currencies from the trade date to settlement date; the fair value of total return swaps is based on the change in fair value of the related underlying equity security, financial instrument or index and a specified notional holding; the fair value of interest rate swaps is based on the interest rate yield curve; and the fair value of derivative liabilities related to LFI and other similar deferred compensation arrangements is based on the value of the underlying investments, adjusted for forfeitures. See Note 7.

Investments Measured at Net Asset Value (“NAV”)—As a practical expedient, the Company uses NAV or its equivalent to measure the fair value of certain investments. NAV is primarily determined based on information provided by external fund administrators. The Company’s investments valued at NAV as a practical expedient in (i) alternative investment funds, debt funds and equity funds are redeemable in the near term, and (ii) private equity funds are not redeemable in the near term as a result of redemption restrictions.

The following tables present, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the classification of (i) investments and certain other assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis within the fair value hierarchy and (ii) investments measured at NAV or its equivalent as a practical expedient:

			December 31, 2023
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						NAV						Total
Assets:
Investments:
Debt			$	4,285					$	–					$	–					$	–					$	4,285
Equity			54,224						–						493						–						54,717
Funds:
Alternative investments			15,676						–						–						46,004						61,680
Debt			180,907						10,413						–						5						191,325
Equity			343,094						–						–						45						343,139
Private equity			–						–						273						46,545						46,818
Derivatives			–						2,789						–						–						2,789
Total			$	598,186					$	13,202					$	766					$	92,599					$	704,753
Liabilities:
Securities sold, not yet purchased			$	4,809					$	–					$	–					$	–					$	4,809
Contingent consideration liability			–						–						6,583						–						6,583
Derivatives			–						368,673						–						–						368,673
Total			$	4,809					$	368,673					$	6,583					$	–					$	380,065

The following tables provide a summary of changes in fair value of the Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities for the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:

			Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
			Beginning Balance						Net Unrealized/ Realized Gains/Losses Included In Earnings (a)						Purchases/Acquisitions/ Issuances						Sales/ Settlements						Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments						Ending Balance
Assets:
Investments:
Equity			$	646					$	1					$	–					$	–					$	(13)					$	634
Private equity funds			18,772						–						–						–						367						19,139
Total Level 3 assets			$	19,418					$	1					$	–					$	–					$	354					$	19,773
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration    liability (b)			$	–					$	33					$	7,754					$	(1,445)					$	–					$	6,342
Total Level 3 liabilities			$	–					$	33					$	7,754					$	(1,445)					$	–					$	6,342

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