0000930413-19-002466.txt : 20190911 0000930413-19-002466.hdr.sgml : 20190911 20190911102303 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-19-002466 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190911 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190911 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20190911 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LAZARD FUNDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000874964 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-40682 FILM NUMBER: 191087464 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10112 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126326000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10112 0000874964 S000010266 Lazard US Equity Select Portfolio C000028364 Open Shares LZUOX C000028365 Institutional Shares LZUSX C000134187 R6 Shares RLUSX 497 1 c94253_497.htm

THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC.
Lazard US Equity Select Portfolio

Supplement to Summary Prospectus and Current Prospectus

 

Effective on or about October 31, 2019 (the "Effective Date"), the Portfolio's name will change to:

 

Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio

 

As of the Effective Date, the following will replace the tables in the sections entitled "Fees and Expenses" in the summary prospectus and "Summary Section—Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio—Fees and Expenses" in the prospectus:

 

    Institutional Shares   Open Shares   R6 Shares  
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)      
Management Fees*   .55%   .55%   .55%  
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees   None   .25%   None  
Other Expenses   .22%   1.38%   .31%  
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses   .77%   2.18%   .86%  
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement**   .07%   1.23%   .16%  
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement   .70%   .95%   .70%  

* Restated to reflect current management fee.

** Reflects a contractual agreement by Lazard Asset Management LLC (the "Investment Manager") to waive its fee and, if necessary, reimburse the Portfolio until May 1, 2020, to the extent Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses exceed .70%, .95% and .70% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio's Institutional Shares, Open Shares and R6 Shares, respectively, exclusive of taxes, brokerage, interest on borrowings, fees and expenses of "Acquired Funds" and extraordinary expenses. This expense limitation agreement can only be amended by agreement of the Fund, upon approval by the Fund's Board of Directors, and the Investment Manager to lower the net amount shown and will terminate automatically in the event of termination of the Management Agreement between the Investment Manager and the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio.

 

 

As of the Effective Date, the following will replace the tables in the sections entitled "Example" in the summary prospectus and "Summary Section—Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio—Example" in the prospectus:

        1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Institutional Shares $72 $239 $421 $948
Open Shares $97 $563 $1,057 $2,417
R6 Shares $72 $258 $461 $1,046

 

 

 

 

As of the Effective Date, the following will replace the sections entitled "Principal Investment Strategies" in the summary prospectus and "Summary Section—Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio—Principal Investment Strategies" in the prospectus:

 

The Portfolio invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks, of US companies that the Investment Manager believes have strong and/or improving financial productivity and are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. The Portfolio typically invests in 20 to 30 companies with market capitalizations generally over $5 billion. Although the Portfolio generally focuses on large cap companies, the market capitalizations of issuers in which the Portfolio invests may vary with market conditions and the Portfolio also may invest in mid cap and small cap companies.

 

Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of US companies. The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities of non-US companies.

 

Although the Portfolio is classified as "diversified" under the 1940 Act, it may invest in a smaller number of issuers than other, more diversified, investment portfolios.

 

 

As of the Effective Date, the following will supplement the sections entitled "Principal Investment Risks" in the summary prospectus and "Summary Section—Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio—Principal Investment Risks" in the prospectus:

 

Focused Investing Risk. The Portfolio's net asset value may be more vulnerable to changes in the market value of a single issuer or group of issuers and may be relatively more susceptible to adverse effects from any single corporate, industry, economic, market, political or regulatory occurrence than if the Portfolio's investments consisted of securities issued by a larger number of issuers.

 

As of the Effective Date, the following will replace the sections entitled "Management—Portfolio Managers/Analysts" in the summary prospectus and "Summary Section—Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio—Management—Portfolio Managers/Analysts" in the prospectus:

 

Andrew D. Lacey, portfolio manager/analyst on various of the Investment Manager's US Equity and Global Equity teams, has been with the Portfolio since December 2004.

H. Ross Seiden, portfolio manager/analyst on various of the Investment Manager's US Equity teams, has been with the Portfolio since May 2018.

Martin Flood, portfolio manager/analyst on various of the Investment Manager's US Equity and Global Equity teams, has been with the Portfolio since March 2011.

Ronald Temple, portfolio manager/analyst on various of the Investment Manager's US Equity and Global Equity teams, has been with the Portfolio since February 2009.

 

As of the Effective Date, the following will replace the first paragraph in "Investment Strategies and Risks—Investment Strategies—Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio" in the prospectus:

 

The Portfolio invests primarily in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible securities, of US companies that the Investment Manager believes have strong and/or improving financial productivity and are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. Ordinarily, the market capitalizations of the Portfolio's investments will be within the range of companies included in the S&P 500 Index (ranging from approximately $2.8 billion to $1.0 trillion as of August 30, 2019). The Portfolio typically invests in 20 to 30 companies with market capitalizations generally over $5 billion.

 

 

 

Although the Portfolio generally focuses on large cap companies, the market capitalizations of issuers in which the Portfolio invests may vary with market conditions and the Portfolio also may invest in mid cap and small cap companies.

 

As of the Effective Date, the following will replace any contrary information in the section entitled "Fund Management—Portfolio Management—US Equity Select Portfolio" in the prospectus:

US Equity Focus Portfolio—Andrew D. Lacey (since December 2004), H. Ross Seiden (since May 2018), Martin Flood (since March 2011) and Ronald Temple (since February 2009)

 

As of the Effective Date, the following will replace any contrary information in the first table in "Fund Management—Investment Manager" in the prospectus:

         
Name of Portfolio   Investment
Management
Fee Payable
  Effective
Annual Rate
of Investment
Management
Fee Paid
 
US Equity Focus Portfolio   .55%       .46%  
 

 

As of the Effective Date, the following will replace any contrary information in the second table in "Fund Management—Investment Manager" in the prospectus:

Name of Portfolio   Institutional
Shares
  Open
Shares
  R6
Shares
 
US Equity Focus Portfolio   .70%   .95%   .70%

 

Dated: September 11, 2019