LAZARD LLC REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENTRegistration Rights Agreement • July 21st, 2005 • Lazard Group LLC • New York
Lazard LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to those certain purchasers named in Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement (the “Initial Purchasers”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, its 7.125% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Securities”), upon the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement between the Company and the Initial Purchasers dated May 4, 2005 (the “Purchase Agreement”) relating to the initial placement (the “Initial Placement”) of the Securities. To induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to satisfy a condition to your obligations thereunder, the Company agrees with you for your benefit and the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Securities (including the Initial Purchasers) (each a “Holder” and, collectively, the “Holders”), as follows:
