THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC.

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112

May 6, 2025

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:    The Lazard Funds, Inc. (the “Fund”)

Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 811-06312; 33-40682)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Fund hereby certifies that:

(1) the form of Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A; and

(2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A was filed electronically on April 28, 2025.

THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC.

By: /s/ Robert Spiro

Robert Spiro

Assistant Secretary