Securities Act File No. 33-40682

Investment Company Act File No. 811-06312

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	x
Post-Effective Amendment No. 70	x
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	x
Amendment No. 70	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)

x	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
o	on (DATE) pursuant to paragraph (b)
o	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
o	on (DATE) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
o	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
o	on (DATE) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
o	this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 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 under Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and State of New York, on the 8th day of June, 2012.

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

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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	President and Director	June 8, 2012
Charles L. Carroll
/s/ Stephen St. Clair	Treasurer and Chief Financial	June 8, 2012
Stephen St. Clair	Officer
/s/ Ashish Bhutani	Director	June 8, 2012
Ashish Bhutani
/s/ Kenneth S. Davidson*	Director	June 8, 2012
Kenneth S. Davidson
/s/ Nancy A. Eckl*	Director	June 8, 2012
Nancy A. Eckl
/s/ Lester Z. Lieberman*	Director	June 8, 2012
Lester Z. Lieberman
/s/ Leon M. Pollack*	Director	June 8, 2012
Leon M. Pollack
/s/ Richard Reiss, Jr.*	Director	June 8, 2012
Richard Reiss, Jr.
/s/ Robert M. Solmson*	Director	June 8, 2012
Robert M. Solmson

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

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase