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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 * Hoffman Scott D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Lazard Ltd [LAZ] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/26/2016 (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 03/01/2016   M   72,424 A (1) 161,207 D   Class A Common Stock 03/01/2016   D   37,350 (2) D $ 35.18 (3) 123,857 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 (4)

(5)

02/26/2016

A

10,576

(6)

(6)

Class A Common Stock

10,576

$ 0

25,942

D

Restricted Stock Units (1)

(7)

03/01/2016

M

13,453

03/01/2016

03/01/2016

Class A Common Stock

13,453

(7)

12,489

D

Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (1)

(7)

03/01/2016

M

58,971

03/01/2016

03/01/2016

Class A Common Stock

58,971

(7)

33,518

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hoffman Scott D C/O LAZARD LTD 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK, NY 10112			General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Scott D. Hoffman		03/01/2016
**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 Class A common stock were acquired upon the vesting of the relevant portion of prior grants of Performance-based Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") and Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") awarded with respect to compensation for 2012, including certain RSUs that had been acquired pursuant to the dividend equivalent reinvestment provisions of the underlying PRSU and RSU awards. The grants were previously reflected in Lazard Ltd's proxy statements.
(2)	Represents shares of Class A common stock sold to the Company to cover estimated taxes arising from the vesting of PRSUs and RSUs.
(3)	Represents the New York Stock Exchange closing price of Class A common stock on February 29, 2016, the trading day immediately preceding the vesting date.
(4)	Additional RSUs were acquired pursuant to the dividend equivalent reinvestment provisions of underlying PRSU and RSU awards.
(5)	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock.
(6)	Of these RSUs, 3,132 vested on March 1, 2016, 2,131 will vest on or around March 1, 2017, 2,158 will vest on or around March 1, 2018 and 3,155 will vest on or around March 1, 2019.
(7)	Each RSU, and each PRSU (the performance conditions of which have been satisfied), represented or represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock.

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