NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) today announced that its Board of Directors has voted to increase the quarterly dividend on its outstanding Class A common stock by 28% to $0.16 per share. The dividend is payable on May 27, 2011, to stockholders of record on May 6, 2011.
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