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Securities Act File No. 33-40682
Investment Company Act File No. 811-06312
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
/X/
   
Post-Effective Amendment No. 100
/X/
   
and
 
   
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
/X/
   
Amendment No. 100
/X/
   
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
 
   
THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC.
 
   
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
   
(212) 632-6000
 
   
   
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
 
   
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York  10112
 
   
   
(Address of Principal Executive: Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)
 
   
Nathan A. Paul, Esq.
 
30 Rockefeller Plaza
 
New York, New York 10112
 
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
 
   
Copy to:
 
Janna Manes, Esq.
 
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
 
180 Maiden Lane
 
New York, New York 10038-4982
 
   
   

 
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
 
 
immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
X
on December 31, 2014 pursuant to paragraph (b)
 
60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
 
on (DATE) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
 
75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
 
on (DATE) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
X
this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for The Lazard Funds, Inc. is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") solely for the purpose of delaying, until December 31, 2014, the effectiveness of the registration of Lazard US Small Cap Equity Growth Portfolio (the "Portfolio") filed in Post-Effective Amendment ("PEA") No. 88, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") via EDGAR Accession No. 0000930413-14-002843 on June 13, 2014 pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act.
 
The effectiveness of the Portfolio was previously delayed as follows:

PEA No.
Date Filed
Filing Type
Accession No.
Automatic Effective Date
90
August 27, 2014
485APOS
0000930413-14-003803
October 26, 2014
93
September 12, 2014
485APOS
0000930413-14-003985
November 11, 2014
98
November 10, 2014
485BXT
0000899681-14-000767
December 10, 2014
 
PART A – PROSPECTUS
 
The Prospectus for the Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Part A of PEA No. 93.
 
PART B – STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
The Statement of Additional Information for the Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Part B of PEA No. 88.
 
PART C – OTHER INFORMATION
 
Part C of this Post-Effective Amendment is incorporated herein by reference to Part C of PEA No. 93.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York, and State of New York on the 9th day of December, 2014.
 

 
 
THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ Charles L. Carroll
   
Charles L. Carroll, Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Amendment to Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ Charles L. Carroll
Charles L. Carroll
President and Director
December 9, 2014
     
/s/ Stephen St. Clair
Stephen St. Clair
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
December 9, 2014
     
/s/ Ashish Bhutani
Ashish Bhutani
Director
December 9, 2014
     
/s/ Kenneth S. Davidson*
Kenneth S. Davidson
Director
December 9, 2014
     
/s/ Nancy A. Eckl*
Nancy A. Eckl
Director
December 9, 2014
     
/s/ Trevor M. Morrison*
Trevor M. Morrison
Director
December 9, 2014
     
/s/ Leon M. Pollack*
Leon M. Pollack
Director
December 9, 2014
     
/s/ Richard Reiss, Jr. *
Richard Reiss, Jr.
Director
December 9, 2014
     
/s/ Robert M. Solmson*
Robert M. Solmson
Director
December 9, 2014

 
*By:
/s/ Nathan A. Paul
Attorney-in-fact, Nathan A. Paul