UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) September 1, 2005
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LAZARD LTD
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
BERMUDA
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-32492 98-0437848
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON, BERMUDA HM 11
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
441-295-1422
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On September 1, 2005, the Non-Executive Directors of Lazard Ltd were
granted an annual deferred stock unit award pursuant to a compensatory
arrangement previously approved by the Board of Directors on August 9, 2005, and
disclosed in Lazard's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2005. The
form of the annual award letter, including the terms and conditions of the
grant, is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
99.1 Form of Award Letter for Annual Grant of Deferred Stock Units to
Lazard Ltd's Non-Executive Directors.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 8, 2005
LAZARD LTD
By: /s/ Scott D. Hoffman
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Name: Scott D. Hoffman
Title: Managing Director and General
Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Form of Award Letter for Annual Grant of Deferred Stock Units to Lazard
Ltd's Non-Executive Directors.