THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC.

Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
Lazard International Strategic Equity Portfolio
Lazard US Equity Concentrated Portfolio

Lazard US Small Cap Equity Select Portfolio

 

Supplement to Current Prospectus

 

The following replaces the table in “Fees and Expenses” in the “Summary SectionLazard US Equity Concentrated PortfolioFees 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 Fees1   .65%   .65%   .65%  
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees   None   .25%   None  
Other Expenses   .11%   .13%   .32%  
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses   .76%   1.03%   .97%  
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement2  
 
  .21%  
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement   .76%   1.03%   .76%  

 

1Restated to reflect current management fees.
2To the extent the Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses of the R6 Shares of the Portfolio exceed the Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses of the Portfolio’s Institutional Shares (in each case, not including management fees, custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the Portfolio’s assets), Lazard Asset Management LLC (the “Investment Manager”) has contractually agreed, until May 1, 2025, to bear the expenses of the R6 Shares in the amount of such excess. This expense limitation agreement will terminate automatically in the event of termination of the Management Agreement between the Investment Manager and the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio.

 

The following replaces the table in “Example” in the “Summary SectionLazard US Equity Concentrated PortfolioExample” in the Prospectus:

 

   1 year   3 years   5 years   10 years 
Institutional Shares  $78   $254   $445   $997 
Open Shares  $105   $339   $591   $1,313 
R6 Shares  $78   $299   $538   $1,224 
 

The following replaces the table in “Fees and Expenses” in the “Summary SectionLazard US Small Cap Equity Select PortfolioFees 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   .75%   .75%   .75%  
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees   None   .25%   None  
Other Expenses   .50%   .57%   .48%  
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses   1.25%   1.57%   1.23%  
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement1   .30%   .37%   .33%  
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement2   .95%   1.20%   .90%  

 

1  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, 2025, to the extent Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses exceed .95%, 1.20% and .90% 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,” fees and expenses related to filing foreign tax reclaims 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.
2  Restated to reflect current expenses.

 

The following replaces the table in “Example” in the “Summary SectionLazard US Small Cap Equity Select PortfolioExample” in the Prospectus:

 

    1 year    3 years    5 years    10 years 
Institutional Shares  $97   $367   $657   $1,485 
Open Shares  $122   $459   $820   $1,836 
R6 Shares  $92   $358   $644   $1,460 
2

The following replaces any contrary information in the first table in “Fund ManagementInvestment Manager” in the Prospectus:

 

Name of Portfolio   Investment
Management Fee
Payable
  Effective Annual Rate
of Investment
Management Fee Paid
US Equity Concentrated Portfolio   .65%   .70%

 

The following replaces any contrary information in the second table in “Fund ManagementInvestment Manager” in the Prospectus:

 

Name of Portfolio   Institutional
Shares
  Open
Shares
  R6
Shares
US Equity Concentrated Portfolio1   .85%   1.10%   .80%
US Small Cap Equity Select Portfolio   .95%   1.20%   .90%
International Strategic Equity Portfolio   1.00%   1.25%   .95%
Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio   1.15%   1.40%   1.10%

 

1This agreement will continue in effect until May 1, 2025, and from May 1, 2025 until May 1, 2034, at levels of 1.10%, 1.35% and 1.05% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio’s Institutional Shares, Open Shares and R6 Shares, respectively.

 

Dated: June 28, 2024

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