0001311370-16-000053.txt : 20160301 0001311370-16-000053.hdr.sgml : 20160301 20160301185908 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001311370-16-000053 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160226 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160301 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160301 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Lazard Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001311370 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282] IRS NUMBER: 980437848 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CLARENDON HOUSE STREET 2: 2 CHURCH STREET CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM II BUSINESS PHONE: (441) 295-1422 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CLARENDON HOUSE STREET 2: 2 CHURCH STREET CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM II REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BHUTANI ASHISH CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001287727 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32492 FILM NUMBER: 161475141 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2016-02-26 0001311370 Lazard Ltd LAZ 0001287727 BHUTANI ASHISH C/O LAZARD LTD 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK NY 10112 1 1 0 0 CEO of Lazard Asset Management Class A Common Stock 2016-03-01 4 M 0 139356 A 519782 D Class A Common Stock 2016-03-01 4 F 0 71866 35.18 D 447916 D Restricted Stock Units 2016-02-26 4 A 0 19809 0 A Class A Common Stock 19809 37088 D Restricted Stock Units 2016-03-01 4 M 0 14925 D 2016-03-01 2016-03-01 Class A Common Stock 14925 22163 D Performance-based Restricted Stock Units 2016-03-01 4 M 0 124431 D 2016-03-01 2016-03-01 Class A Common Stock 124431 56177 D Shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon the vesting of the relevant portion of a prior grant of Performance-based Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") awarded with respect to compensation for 2012, including certain Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") that had been acquired pursuant to the dividend equivalent reinvestment provisions of the underlying PRSU award. The grant was previously reflected in Lazard Ltd's proxy statements. Represents shares of Class A common stock withheld by the Company to cover estimated taxes arising from the vesting of PRSUs. Represents the New York Stock Exchange closing price of Class A common stock on February 29, 2016, the trading day immediately preceding the vesting date. Additional RSUs were acquired pursuant to the dividend equivalent reinvestment provisions of underlying PRSU awards. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock. Of these RSUs, 6,026 vested on March 1, 2016, 3,694 will vest on or around March 1, 2017, 3,374 will vest on or around March 1, 2018 and 6,715 will vest on or around March 1, 2019. Each RSU, and each PRSU (the performance conditions of which have been satisfied), represented or represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock. /s/ Ashish Bhutani by Scott D. Hoffman under a P of A 2016-03-01