Welcome to our dedicated page for Lazard SEC filings (Ticker: LAZ), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
This page compiles U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings for Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ), a financial advisory and asset management firm in the investment banking and securities dealing industry. Founded in 1848, Lazard files a range of regulatory documents that provide detailed information on its financial performance, capital structure, governance, and material corporate events.
Lazard’s periodic reports, such as its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, include segment information for its Financial Advisory and Asset Management businesses, discussions of risk factors, and management’s analysis of operating conditions. These filings also describe factors that may affect revenues, including changes in mergers and acquisitions activity and assets under management, as well as competitive and regulatory considerations.
The company frequently files Current Reports on Form 8-K to disclose specific events. Recent 8-K filings have covered quarterly financial results, updates on Lazard’s long-term growth strategy, leadership transitions in its asset management business, appointments to the Board of Directors, and capital markets transactions such as senior notes offerings and related tender offers. These 8-Ks often incorporate press releases as exhibits, providing additional context on the events being reported.
Lazard’s capital structure and financing activities are documented in filings describing senior notes issued by its subsidiary Lazard Group LLC, guarantees provided by Lazard, Inc., and the terms of related indentures and supplemental indentures. Investors interested in debt obligations and covenants can review these documents to understand maturity profiles, interest rates, redemption provisions, and ranking of obligations.
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LAZ reporting person Mary A. Betsch disclosed multiple sales of Common stock in March–April 2026. The filing lists a 12,121‑share sale on 03/17/2026 for $496,112.53 and a series of 1,515‑share sales on subsequent dates with listed proceeds.
LAZ filed a Form 144 disclosing an intended sale of 3,030 shares of Common Stock. The notice lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as the broker and a total value of $136,350.00 with an entry date of 04/09/2026. The filing also records a restricted stock vesting of 3,030 shares on 03/16/2026 (compensation) and multiple reported dispositions by Mary A. Betsch in March–April 2026.
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.