secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Lazard, Inc. (LAZ)
CIK:        0001311370
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-01-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-000712
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 3.03, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lazard completes conversion to Delaware C-Corp, renamed Lazard, Inc., effective Jan 1, 2024
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- Effective Jan 1, 2024, Lazard Ltd domesticated from Bermuda to Delaware and renamed Lazard, Inc.
- Distributions will be treated as dividends for U.S. tax purposes; shareholders will receive Form 1099-DIV.
- Shareholders of record in 2023 will receive a final Schedule K-1 in March 2024.
- Common stock continues to trade on NYSE under LAZ; new CUSIP 52110M 109.
- CEO Peter R. Orszag says conversion simplifies tax reporting and enhances trading liquidity.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1311370/000119312524000712/0001193125-24-000712-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1311370/000119312524000712/d519085d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-000712

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