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): August 16, 2007
Lazard
Ltd
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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001-32492
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Clarendon
House
2
Church Street
Hamilton
Bermuda
HM
11
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (441)
295-1422
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:
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Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01. Other Events.
On
August
17, 2007, Lazard Ltd issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary
Lazard Group LLC has completed its offer to exchange an aggregate principal
amount of up to $600,000,000 of its outstanding 6.85% Senior Notes due 2017
for
an equal principal amount of its 6.85% Senior Notes due 2017 registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The exchange
offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 16, 2007, and Lazard
Group accepted the tendered notes shortly thereafter. The 6.85% Senior Notes
were originally issued on June 21, 2007 in a private placement pursuant to
Rule
144A under the Securities Act.
A
copy of
this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein
by
reference.
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 August 17, 2007.
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.
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LAZARD
LTD,
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By:
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/s/
Scott D. Hoffman |
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Name:
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Title:
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Managing
Director and General Counsel
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Date:
August 17, 2007
EXHIBIT
INDEX
99.1 Press
Release issued on August 17, 2007.