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) June 19, 2006                                                     

 

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):

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

On June 19, 2006, the Board of Directors of Lazard Ltd (the “Board”) elected Ronald J. Doerfler to the Board. A copy of Lazard Ltd’s press release announcing this information is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Mr. Doerfler has been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

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

 

99.1

Press Release issued on June 19, 2006.

 

 


 

 

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: June 20, 2006

 

LAZARD LTD

 

 

By:               /s/ Scott D. Hoffman___________

 

Name:

Scott D. Hoffman

 

 

Title:

Managing Director and General

 

Counsel

 

 

 

 


 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1

Press Release issued on June 19, 2006.