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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | SEC 1474 (9-02) |
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) |
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) |
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Restricted Stock Units (1) | (4) | 03/05/2010 | M | 83,768 | 03/05/2010 | 03/05/2010 | Class A common stock | 83,768 | (2) | 29,328 | D |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
JORDAN VERNON E JR C/O LAZARD LTD 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK, NY 10020 |
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/s/ Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. by Scott D. Hoffman under PofA | 03/09/2010 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). |
** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
(1) | Pursuant to an amendment to the retirement policy governing the restricted stock units ("RSUs") of Lazard Ltd (the "Company"), the reporting person met the requirements to receive all of the shares underlying his RSUs that were granted prior to December 31, 2009. The amendment provided that 45% of the reporting person's shares could be sold or withheld by the Company to pay estimated taxes and the remainder would be subject to certain restrictions on transfer, and other covenants, in accordance with the vesting schedule of the prior awards. |
(2) | The shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon the conversion Restricted Stock Units. |
(3) | Shares withheld by the Company to cover estimated taxes. |
(4) | Each Restricted Stock Unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock of Lazard Ltd. |