Lazard declares quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share

Press releases — New York

October 25, 2017


NEW YORK, October 25, 2017 – Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) today announced that its Board of Directors has voted to declare a quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share on its outstanding Class A common stock. The dividend is payable on November 17, 2017, to stockholders of record on November 6, 2017.

Also on October 25, 2017, Lazard’s Board of Directors authorized additional share repurchases of up to $200 million, which expires on December 31, 2019, bringing the firm’s total outstanding share repurchase authorization to $295 million.


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