Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) today announced that its Board of Directors has voted to declare a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share on its outstanding Class A common stock. The dividend is payable on August 26, 2011, to stockholders of record on August 8, 2011.

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