UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS
UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number: 001-32493
Lazard Group Finance LLC
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10020
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
6.120% Senior Notes due 2035 of Lazard Group Finance
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
N/A
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(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) |X| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) |X|
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) |_| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) |_|
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) |_| Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) |_|
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) |_| Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) |_|
Rule 15d-6 |_|
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice
date: 0
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Lazard Group Finance LLC has caused this certification/notice to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
Dated: December 19, 2005
LAZARD GROUP FINANCE LLC
By: /s/ Scott D. Hoffman
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Name: Scott D. Hoffman
Title: Vice President and
Secretary