Lazard Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 3, 2024
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 3, 2024, Mr. Richard D. Parsons notified Lazard, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to step down from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately, due to health reasons. Dan Schulman, Board Member, succeeds Mr. Parsons as Lead Independent Director of the Company, also effective on December 3, 2024. Mr. Parsons’s resignation accelerates Mr. Schulman’s appointment as previously announced by the Company on November 25, 2024. The Company and its executives are grateful for Mr. Parsons’s long service on the Board and his many significant contributions to the Company, the impact of which will persist long into the future.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
LAZARD, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Shari Soloway | |||||||
| Name: | Shari Soloway | |||||||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | |||||||
Dated: December 4, 2024 | ||||||||