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Exhibit 99(a) 46

 

THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC.

 

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

 

THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC., a Maryland corporation having its principal office in the State of Maryland (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

 

FIRST: The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Charter”) are hereby amended to change the name of the Corporation’s Lazard Real Assets and Pricing Opportunities Portfolio to Lazard Real Assets Portfolio, with the effect that the fifty million (50,000,000) issued and unissued authorized shares of Common Stock known as Institutional Shares of Lazard Real Assets and Pricing Opportunities Portfolio are redesignated as Institutional Shares of Lazard Real Assets Portfolio, the fifty million (50,000,000) issued and unissued authorized shares of Common Stock known as Open Shares of Lazard Real Assets and Pricing Opportunities Portfolio are redesignated as Open Shares of Lazard Real Assets Portfolio and the fifty million (50,000,000) issued and unissued authorized shares of Common Stock known as R6 Shares of Lazard Real Assets and Pricing Opportunities Portfolio are redesignated as R6 Shares of Lazard Real Assets Portfolio.

SECOND: The foregoing amendment to the Charter has been approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors and is limited to changes expressly permitted by Section 2-605 of the Maryland General Corporation Law to be made without action by the stockholders.

THIRD: The foregoing amendment does not increase the total number of authorized shares of the Corporation or the aggregate par value thereof. Giving effect to the redesignations in the foregoing amendment, the total number of shares of stock that the Corporation has authority to issue remains at six billion nine hundred million (6,900,000,000) shares, all of which are shares of Common Stock, with a par value of one tenth of one cent ($.001) per share, having an aggregate par value of six million nine hundred thousand dollars ($6,900,000.00), classified as follows:

 

Portfolio   Shares
Authorized		 
      
Lazard US Equity Concentrated Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   100,000,000 
Open Common Stock   100,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard US Small-Mid Cap Equity Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   150,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard US Sustainable Equity Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
 
Portfolio   Shares
Authorized		 
      
Lazard International Equity Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   150,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard International Equity Advantage Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard International Equity Concentrated Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard International Quality Growth Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard International Equity Value Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard International Equity Select Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard International Strategic Equity Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   100,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
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Portfolio   Shares
Authorized		 
      
Lazard Managed Equity Volatility Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Global Strategic Equity Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Equity Franchise Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   700,000,000 
Open Common Stock   200,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   500,000,000 
      
Lazard Developing Markets Equity Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Blend Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
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Portfolio   Shares
Authorized		 
      
Lazard Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard US Realty Equity Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   100,000,000 
Open Common Stock   100,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   100,000,000 
      
Lazard Real Assets Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard US Corporate Income Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard US Short Duration Fixed Income Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Global Fixed Income Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Enhanced Opportunities Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Lazard Opportunistic Strategies Portfolio     
Institutional Common Stock   50,000,000 
Open Common Stock   50,000,000 
R6 Common Stock   50,000,000 
      
Unclassified   500,000,000 
      
Total   6,900,000,000 
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The undersigned Vice President of the Corporation acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and states that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, the matters and facts with respect to authorization and approval set forth in these Articles of Amendment are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under penalties of perjury.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Lazard Funds, Inc. has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Vice President and witnessed by its Assistant Secretary as of December 3, 2020.

  THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC.
     
     
  By:  /s/ Mark R. Anderson   
    Name:  Mark R. Anderson
    Title:  Vice President

 

WITNESS:  
/s/ Shari Soloway   
Name:  Shari Soloway  
Title:  Assistant Secretary  
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