Lazard, Inc. filings document the regulatory record for a financial advisory and asset management company listed on the NYSE under LAZ. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual results, Regulation FD strategy updates, material agreements, executive officer changes, compensation arrangements, and other material-event disclosures tied to the firm’s advisory and asset management businesses.
Proxy materials cover board elections, governance practices, executive compensation and shareholder voting matters. The company’s risk-factor disclosures address conditions in global and regional financial markets, M&A activity, assets under management, liquidity, third-party exposures and competition, alongside capital-structure and reporting matters.
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC filed a Form 144 reporting a proposed sale of 3,030 shares of Common Stock scheduled from 03/16/2026 relating to restricted stock vesting as compensation. The filing also lists recent sales by Mary A. Betsch totaling 15,151 shares across three dates in March 2026 with aggregate proceeds shown per trade.
Lazard, Inc. is asking shareholders to elect three directors, approve executive pay, declassify its board by 2029, expand its 2018 incentive plan by 25 million shares, and ratify Deloitte as auditor at the 2026 annual meeting. Shareholders of record on April 6, 2026 may vote online, by phone, mail, or at the virtual meeting.
In 2025, Financial Advisory delivered record revenue of $1.8 billion and Asset Management generated $1.2 billion with 12% AUM growth to $254 billion. Firm-wide GAAP net revenue was $3,099 million, adjusted net revenue grew 5%, and adjusted diluted EPS reached $2.44. Total shareholder return was 74% from October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, while the company returned capital through $187 million in dividends and $91 million of share repurchases. The board highlights strong independence, a new AI governance framework, and a revamped, more performance‑based CEO pay program, with 2025 CEO compensation of $15 million, about 94% performance‑based.
Lazard Inc: Schedule 13G/A amendment showing The Vanguard Group reports no beneficial ownership. The filing states that following an internal realignment on January 12, 2026, certain Vanguard subsidiaries now report holdings separately and Vanguard no longer is deemed to beneficially own those securities. The filing lists 0 shares beneficially owned and 0% of the class, with zero sole or shared voting and dispositive power.
The form is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration, dated March 27, 2026. It clarifies that Vanguard entities continue to pursue prior investment strategies but report on a disaggregated basis.
Lazard, Inc. is soliciting shareholder votes at its 2026 Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026, on five proposals: election of three directors, an advisory vote on executive compensation, amendment to declassify the Board over three years, an amendment to increase the 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan reserve by 25 million shares, and ratification of Deloitte as auditor.
2025 highlights shown in the proxy include GAAP net revenue of $3,099 million, adjusted net revenue of $3,030 million, ending AUM of $254 billion, and reported return of capital comprising $187 million in dividends and $91 million of repurchases. CEO Peter Orszag’s 2025 compensation totaled $15 million, with performance-based awards representing approximately 94% of his pay.
Lazard, Inc. executive Christopher Hogbin reported compensation-related equity activity and follow-on share sales. On vesting of prior Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) awards, he acquired 48,332 shares of Common Stock at no cost. The company withheld 24,674 shares to cover tax obligations tied to this vesting.
He then executed open-market sales of 7,885 shares at $40.37 on March 18 and 3,944 shares at $39.37 on March 19 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan intended to cover estimated taxes and personal expenditures. Following these transactions, he holds 11,829 Common shares directly and 260,989 RSUs, indicating he retains a substantial equity interest.
LAZ reported transactions in restricted and open-market common stock. The filing lists 3,944 shares tied to restricted stock vesting on 03/17/2026 and shows 7,885 shares sold on 03/18/2026 by Christopher Hogbin. The transactions are reported on Form 144 and relate to compensation vesting and a subsequent sale.
LAZ filed a Form 144 reporting insider sales. Reported sales by Mary A. Betsch total $557,273.08 in proceeds from two transactions: $496,112.53 for 12,121 shares sold on 03/17/2026 and $61,160.55 for 1,515 shares sold on 03/18/2026. The filing also lists Restricted Stock Vesting on 03/16/2026 for 1,515 shares described as compensation.
Farr Tracy reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Lazard, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Tracy Farr received a grant of 12,982 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), each representing a contingent right to receive one share of common stock. After this award, Farr holds 37,576 shares-equivalent RSUs directly.
The RSUs vest over three years, with 4,327 units scheduled to vest on or around March 1, 2027, another 4,327 on or around March 1, 2028, and 4,328 on or around March 1, 2029. This is a compensation-related equity award rather than an open-market stock purchase or sale.
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.