Regulatory Disclosures


Privacy Notice
Lazard Frères & Co. LLC (“LF & Co." or the “Firm”) collects nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

  • Information we receive from you on applications or other forms

  • Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates or others; and

  • Information we receive from consumer reporting agencies

We may disclose nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to our affiliated firms.  If you prefer to opt out of this information sharing, please contact your LF & Co. representative.

The Firm restricts access to nonpublic personal information about you to employees of LF & Co. and execution service bureaus.  The Firm maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.

Anti-Money Laundering
LF & Co. is committed to complying with U.S. statutory and regulatory requirements designed to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.  The USA Patriot Act requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account or establishes a relationship with the Firm.  Specifically, LF & Co. is required to collect the following information: legal name, date of birth, address and identification number (TIN or SSN).  A legal entity may need to provide other information such as its principal place of business, local office, employer identification number, certified articles of incorporation, government-issued business license, and a partnership agreement or a trust agreement.  We may also ask for a copy of your driver’s license or seek additional documentation.

Business Continuity
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) requires each of its members to disclose to customers how its business continuity plan addresses the possibility of a future significant business disruption and how the member plans to respond to events of varying scope.  LF & Co. has posted its business continuity information on the Legal Notice page of this web site. Copies will be mailed to customers upon request.

Investor Education and Protection Disclosure
FINRA Rule 2267
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority runs a public disclosure program known as BrokerCheck that provides information about brokerage firms and their registered persons. To obtain an investor brochure that includes information about BrokerCheck or to obtain additional information, contact the FINRA public disclosure hotline at (800) 289-9999 or visit the BrokerCheck website at HTTP://BROKERCHECK.FINRA.ORG/.  FINRA’s general website is located at WWW.FINRA.ORG/

Notice to Canadian Customers

LF & Co. trades securities with persons and companies located in Canada in reliance upon the international dealer exemption that is available to persons or companies registered in a foreign jurisdiction pursuant to section 8.18(2) of National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations and for purposes of such exemption LF & Co. is informing you of the following:

  1. LF & Co. is not registered in any province or territory of Canada to engage in the trading activity that is contemplated by section 8.18(2).

  2. LF & Co.’s jurisdiction of residence is New York, NY, USA.

  3. All or substantially all of LF & Co.’s assets may be situated outside of Canada.

  4. There may be difficulty enforcing legal rights against LF & Co. because of the above.

  5. The name and address of LF & Co.’s agent for service of process in each jurisdiction where it is currently relying on the international dealer exemption is as follows:

Agents for Service of Process

Ontario

Cartan Limited
Suite 5300
Toronto Dominion Bank Tower
66 Wellington Street West
Toronto, ON  M5K 1E6

Attention: Sean Sadler

Quebec

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Bureau MZ400
1000, rue De La Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, QC H3B 0A2

Attention: Sonia Struthers

British Columbia

McCarthy Tétrault LLP,
Suite 2400
745 Thurlow Street
Vancouver, BC  V6E 0C5

Attention:  Robin Mahood

Alberta

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Suite 4000
421 – 7th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB  T2P 4K9

Attention:  Farhiyah Shariff

Manitoba

MLT Aikins LLP
30th Floor, 360 Main Street
Winnipeg, MB  R3C 4G1

 Attention: W. Douglas Stewart

Newfoundland and Labrador

Stewart McKelvey
Suite 1100, Cabot Place
100 New Gower Street, P.O. Box 5038
St. John’s, NL  A1C 5V3

 Attention: Tauna Staniland, K. C.

New Brunswick

Stewart McKelvey
Suite 1000, Brunswick House
44 Chipman Hill
Saint John, NB  E2L 2A9

 Attention: C. Paul W. Smith

Nova Scotia

Stewart McKelvey
Queens Marque
600 – 1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, NS  B3J 0J2

 Attention: Charles S. Reagh

Prince Edward Island

Stewart McKelvey
65 Grafton Street, PO Box 2140
Charlottetown, PEI  C1A 8B9

 Attention: Paul Kiley, K. C.

Saskatchewan

MLT Aikins LLP
1500 Hill Centre 1
1874 Scarth Street
Regina, SK  S4P 0S3

Attention: Stathy G. Markatos


Disclosure of Financial Condition
FINRA Rule 2261
Copies of LF & Co.'s audited financials will be provided to any customer upon written request.

SIPC Information
You may obtain information about the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), including a copy of the SIPC brochure, by calling them at (202) 371-8300 or visiting their web site at WWW.SIPC.ORG.