Lazard, Inc.

On December 11, 2025, Christopher Hogbin, the Chief Executive Officer of Lazard’s asset management business, adopted a trading plan for the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock, which is designed to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. The plan expires March 31, 2026. The aggregate number of shares to be sold under the plan is 50% of the shares (net of taxes) underlying the equity awards that are scheduled to vest during the plan, representing up to approximately 11,832 shares of the Company’s stock.

During the three months ended December 31, 2025, no other director or officer of the Company entered into, modified orterminated, contracts, instructions or written plans for the sale or purchase of Lazard securities that were intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1 or that constituted non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements (as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act).