Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BHUTANI ASHISH
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Lazard Ltd [LAZ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO of Lazard Asset Management
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2019
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10112		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 03/01/2019   M   5,479 A (1) 602,342 D  
Restricted Class A Common Stock 03/01/2019   M   4,257 A (2) 198,482 D  
Restricted Class A Common Stock 03/01/2019   M   2,267 D (3) 196,215 D  
Class A Common Stock 03/01/2019   M   2,267 A (3) 604,609 D  
Class A Common Stock 03/01/2019   F   5,183 (3) D $ 37.43 (4) 599,426 D  
Restricted Class A Common Stock 03/01/2019   M   150,077 D (1) 46,138 D  
Class A Common Stock 03/01/2019   M   150,077 A (1) 749,503 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (5) (6) 03/01/2019   A   9,736     (7)   (7) Class A Common Stock 9,736 (6) 9,736 D  
Restricted Stock Units (6) 03/01/2019   M     5,479 03/01/2019 03/01/2019 Class A Common Stock 5,479 (6) 4,257 D  
Restricted Stock Units (2) 03/01/2019   M     4,257   (2)   (2) Restricted Class A Common Stock 4,257 (2) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BHUTANI ASHISH
C/O LAZARD LTD
30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10112		   X     CEO of Lazard Asset Management  

Signatures

 /s/ Ashish Bhutani by Scott D. Hoffman under a P of A   03/05/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares of unrestricted Class A Common Stock were acquired upon the vesting of a prior grant of Performance-based Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") awarded with respect to compensation for 2015, including certain Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") that had been acquired pursuant to the dividend equivalent reinvestment provisions of the underlying PRSU award. The grant was previously reflected in the Company's proxy statements. The PRSUs and RSUs that had been acquired pursuant to the award had previously been converted into shares of Restricted Class A Common Stock in connection with the reporting person's retirement eligibility and such shares remained subject to vesting.
(2) Certain RSUs granted to the reporting person pursuant to the dividend equivalent reinvestment provisions of underlying PRSU awards have become subject to taxation and have been settled in the form of Restricted Class A Common Stock. The Restricted Class A Common Stock, excluding the portion retained by the Company in order to cover taxes required to be withheld, will remain subject to all restrictive covenants and sales restrictions contained in the underlying award agreements until the original vesting dates set forth therein.
(3) Represents shares of Class A Common Stock retained by the Company to cover taxes required to be withheld in connection with the settlement of RSUs.
(4) Represents the New York Stock Exchange closing price of Class A Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the settlement date of the RSUs referenced in Footnote (2).
(5) Additional RSUs were acquired pursuant to the dividend equivalent reinvestment provisions of underlying PRSU awards.
(6) Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock.
(7) Of these RSUs, 5,479 vested on March 1, 2019, 1,958 will vest on or around March 2, 2020, and 2,299 will vest on or around March 1, 2021.

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