Lazard (NYSE: LAZ) CEO exercises RPUs, sells shares for taxes
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Lazard, Inc. CEO and Chairman Peter Richard Orszag reported a combination of equity awards and share sales. On March 16, 2026, he exercised 138,340 Restricted Participation Units, receiving the same number of Lazard common shares at a conversion price of $0.00 per unit.
To cover estimated taxes from this exchange, he disposed of 41,502 shares to the company at an average price of $40.82 per share. On March 17, 2026, he conducted open-market sales totaling 69,170 shares at weighted-average prices of $40.7318 and $41.6593 per share, executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan intended to cover estimated taxes and personal expenditures. Following these transactions, he directly owns 210,942 shares of Lazard common stock.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock | 67,170 | $40.7318 | $2.74M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 2,000 | $41.6593 | $83K |
| Exercise | Restricted Participation Units | 138,340 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 138,340 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Disposition | Common Stock | 41,502 | $40.82 | $1.69M |
Footnotes (8)
- F1. Shares of Common Stock were acquired upon the exchange of the Restricted Participation Units ("RPUs") referenced in Footnote (7).
- F2. Represents shares of Common Stock sold to the Company to cover estimated taxes arising from the exchange of RPUs referenced in Footnote (7).
- F3. Represents the average of the high and low price of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of the exchange of the RPUs referenced in Footnote (7).
- F4. This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 13, 2025. Sales of shares pursuant to the plan are intended to cover estimated taxes and other personal expenditures.
- F5. The price reported in Column 4 is the weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions that were executed on March 17, 2026 in trades with average execution prices ranging from $40.45 to $41.44 inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares of Common Stock sold at each separate price within the price ranges set forth in this report.
- F6. The price reported in Column 4 is the weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions that were executed on March 17, 2026 in trades with average execution prices ranging from $41.45 to $42.00 inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares of Common Stock sold at each separate price within the price ranges set forth in this report.
- F7. Represents a prior grant of RPUs awarded with respect to compensation for 2022 for which service and other conditions have been satisfied.
- F8. Each PRU represents an interest in Lazard Group LLC that may be exchanged for one share of Common Stock.
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