Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 2, 2023, Lazard Ltd (the "Company") issued a press release announcing financial results for its s full year 2022 and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022. A copy of the Company's press release containing this information is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.




Item 8.01 Other Events.

As in recent years, the Company currently expects that the vesting and settlement of certain deferred incentive compensation awards that were previously granted to the Company's employees (other than the Company's named executive officers) under either the Company's 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan or the Company's 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan and that were originally scheduled to vest on March 1, 2023 may be accelerated to occur on one or more earlier dates during February 2023.

This Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The timing of events may differ significantly from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those set forth in sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed or furnished as part of this Report on Form 8-K:



Exhibit
Number                                    Description

99.1        Press Release issued February 2, 2023

104       Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)




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