U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
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1. Name and address of issuer:
The Lazard Funds, Inc.
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Lazard Equity Portfolio
Lazard International Equity Portfolio
Lazard International Fixed-Income Portfolio
Lazard Bond Portfolio
Lazard Strategic Yield Portfolio
Lazard Small Cap Portfolio
Lazard International Small Cap Portfolio
Lazard Emerging Markets Portfolio
Lazard Global Equity Portfolio
Lazard Bantam Value Portfolio
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-6312
Securities Act File Number: 33-40682
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1996
5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the
close of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting
securities sold after the close of the fiscal year but before
termination of the issuer's 24f-2 declaration:
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1),
if applicable (see Instruction A.6):
7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to
rule 24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the
beginning of the fiscal year:
None
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year
other than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
None
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year:
Number: 124,375,866
Aggregate sale price: $1,651,903,331
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule
24f-2:
Number: 124,375,866
Aggregate sale price: $1,651,903,331
11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal
year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable
(See Instruction B.7):
Number: 13,846,769
Aggregate sale price: $200,293,401
12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year in reliance on
rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): $1,651,903,331
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in
connection with dividend reinvestment
plans (from Item 11, if applicable): +$ 200,293,401
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year (if
applicable): -$ 889,707,618
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased and previously applied as
a reduction to filing fees pursuant to
rule 24e-2 (if applicable): + 0
(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold
and issued during the fiscal year in
reliance on rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus line
(ii), less line (iii), plus line
(iv)] (if applicable): $ 962,489,114
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or other appli-
cable law or regulation (see Instruction C.6): X 1/3300
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by
line (vi)]: $291,663
Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v)
only if the form is being filed within 60 days after the
close of the issuer's fiscal year. See Instruction C.3.
13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox
depository as described in section 3a of the Commission's Rules of
Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).
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Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's
lockbox depository: February 27, 1997.
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacity and on the date indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /S/GUS COUTSOUROS
Gus Coutsouros, Treasurer
Date: February 28, 1997
* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the
signature.
