Lazard Announces Results of Cash Tender Offer of Lazard Group LLC

Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) announced today the expiration and final results of the previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) of its subsidiary Lazard Group LLC (“Lazard Group”) for any and all of its outstanding 3.750% Senior Notes due February 13, 2025 (the “Notes”). The Tender Offer expired at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 12, 2024 (the “Expiration Time”). The terms and conditions of the Tender Offer were described by Lazard Group in an Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery dated March 6, 2024. Acceptance by Lazard Group of any Notes tendered for purchase was subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

As of the Expiration Time, according to information provided by D.F. King & Co., Inc., the tender agent for the Tender Offer, $235,653,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes was validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Tender Offer (the “Accepted Notes”), not including any Notes that may be validly tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures. Lazard Group has accepted for purchase all of the Accepted Notes. As announced on March 12, 2024, holders (i) of the Accepted Notes or (ii) who delivered a properly completed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and all other required documents at or prior to the Expiration Time and who validly tender their Notes on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 12, 2024 and whose Notes are accepted for purchase will receive the “Total Consideration” of $987.80 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. In addition to the Total Consideration, such holders will also receive accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined below). Payment for Notes validly tendered in the Tender Offer and accepted by Lazard Group for purchase will be made on the date referred to as the “Settlement Date” or, in the case of Notes tendered through guaranteed delivery procedures, the “Guaranteed Delivery Settlement Date.” The Settlement Date is currently expected to occur today, March 13, 2024, and the Guaranteed Delivery Settlement Date is currently expected to occur on March 15, 2024, the third business day following the Expiration Time.