UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): November 15, 2013
Lazard Ltd
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Bermuda | 001-32492 | 98-0437848 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton, Bermuda HM 11
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 295-1422
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 15, 2013, Lazard Ltd issued a press release announcing the final settlement results of the previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) of its subsidiary Lazard Group LLC (“Lazard Group”) for any and all of Lazard Group’s outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”). Acceptance of the Notes for purchase in the Tender Offer was subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions as set forth in the offer to purchase and the related letter of transmittal delivered to holders of the Notes on November 6, 2013. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On November 15, 2013, based on the final settlement results of the Tender Offer, Lazard Group accepted for purchase $443,111,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes validly tendered on or prior to the expiration time of the Tender Offer.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 15, 2013 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Lazard Ltd | ||
| By: | /s/ Matthieu Bucaille | |
| Name: Matthieu Bucaille | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: November 15, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 15, 2013 | |