Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

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 6, 2005

 

 

 

 

Lazard Ltd

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Bermuda

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

001-32492   98-0437848
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda   HM 11
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

441-295-1422

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

  ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

  ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 5.02       Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

 

On December 6, 2005, Professor Robert C. Clark resigned from the Board of Directors of Lazard Ltd. A copy of his resignation letter is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)    Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

  99.1 Resignation letter of Prof. Robert C. Clark dated December 6, 2005.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Dated: December 6, 2005

 

 

LAZARD LTD
By:   /s/ Scott D. Hoffman
   

Name: Scott D. Hoffman

Title:   Managing Director and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1 Resignation letter of Prof. Robert C. Clark dated December 6, 2005.