Lazard shareholders approve board declassification, reelect directors at annual meeting

On May 21, 2026, Lazard, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the 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”). Following stockholder approval of the Declassification Amendment, the Company filed the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 22, 2026, whereupon the Certificate of Amendment became effective.