THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC.
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
Lazard International Strategic Equity Portfolio
Supplement to Current Prospectus
The following replaces the table in “Fees and Expenses” in the “Summary Section—Lazard US Equity Concentrated Portfolio—Fees and Expenses” in the Prospectus:
Institutional Shares | Open Shares | R6 Shares | |||||
Management Fees1 | |||||||
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | |||||||
Other Expenses | |||||||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses | |||||||
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement2 | |||||||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement |
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The following replaces the table in “Example” in the “Summary Section—Lazard US Equity Concentrated Portfolio—Example” in the Prospectus:
1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Institutional Shares | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Open Shares | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
R6 Shares | $ | $ | $ | $ |
The following replaces the table in “Fees and Expenses” in the “Summary Section—Lazard US Small Cap Equity Select Portfolio—Fees and Expenses” in the Prospectus:
Institutional Shares | Open Shares | R6 Shares | |||||
Management Fees | |||||||
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | |||||||
Other Expenses | |||||||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses | |||||||
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement1 | |||||||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement2 |
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The following replaces the table in “Example” in the “Summary Section—Lazard US Small Cap Equity Select Portfolio—Example” in the Prospectus:
1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Institutional Shares | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Open Shares | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
R6 Shares | $ | $ | $ | $ |
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The following replaces 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 Concentrated Portfolio | .65% | .70% |
The following replaces 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 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% |
1 | This 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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