Dear Stockholders,

We are pleased to present this report for Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. (“LGI” or the “Fund”), for the six months ended June 30, 2018. LGI is a diversified, closed-end management investment company that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on April 28, 2004. Its ticker symbol is “LGI.”

We believe that the Fund has provided investors with an attractive distribution return and diversification, backed by the extensive experience, commitment, and professional management of Lazard Asset Management LLC (the “Investment Manager” or “Lazard”).

Portfolio Update (as of June 30, 2018)

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) returned –0.9%, underperforming the –0.4% return of its benchmark, a linked index comprised of the MSCI World^® Index, from inception through August 31, 2016, and the MSCI All Country World^® Index (the “MSCI ACWI”) for all periods after August 31, 2016 (the “MSCI World/ACWI Linked Index”). The one-year performance of 12.6% has outperformed versus the 10.7% benchmark return. The three-year performance is similarly outperforming the benchmark. However, due to weaker performance during the years 2013 through 2015, the Fund’s NAV performance over longer time periods has underperformed the benchmark. The since inception annualized return through June 30, 2018 was 6.9%, slightly behind the 7.0% return for the MSCI World/ACWI Linked Index for the same period. Shares of LGI ended the first six months of 2018 with a market price of $18.36, representing a 3.2% discount to the Fund’s NAV per share of $18.96.

The Fund’s net assets were $182.1 million as of June 30, 2018, with total leveraged assets (net assets plus line of credit outstanding and net notional value of forward currency contracts) of $256.2 million, representing a 28.9% leverage rate. This leverage rate was the same as that at the end of 2017, but below the maximum permitted leverage rate of 33⅓%.

Within the global equity portfolio, stock selection within the financials, industrials and information technology sectors, and within Japan and continental

Europe, contributed positively to performance for the year-to-date period. Conversely, a lower-than-benchmark exposure to the energy sector and a higher-than-benchmark exposure to the industrials sector detracted from performance.

The smaller, short duration¹ emerging markets currency and debt portion of the Fund rallied strongly in 2017, but was a negative contributor to performance in the first six months of 2018. However, it has still contributed positively to performance since the Fund’s inception.

As of June 30, 2018, 71.4% of the Fund’s total leveraged assets consisted of global equities and 28.6% consisted of emerging markets currency and debt instruments.

Declaration of Distributions

Pursuant to LGI’s Level Distribution Policy, the Fund declares a monthly distribution equal to 7.0% (on an annualized basis) of the Fund’s published NAV per share on the last business day of the previous year. This published NAV per share may differ from the NAV per share as of year-end shown elsewhere in this shareholder report, generally as the result of post year-end accounting and tax adjustments to the published NAV per share. The current monthly distribution rate per share is $0.11556, representing a distribution rate of 7.6% based on the Fund’s market price of $18.36 as of the close of trading on the NYSE on June 29, 2018 (inclusive of returns of capital). It is currently estimated that, of the $0.69336 distributed per share for the year-to-date through June 30, approximately $0.58936 may represent a return of capital.

Additional Information

Please note that available on www.lazardassetmanagement.com are frequent updates on the Fund’s performance, press releases, distribution information, and a monthly fact sheet that provides information about the Fund’s major holdings, sector weightings, regional exposures, and other characteristics, including the notices regarding the composition of monthly (and any additional) distributions required by Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). You may also reach Lazard by phone at 1-800-823-6300.

On behalf of Lazard, we thank you for your investment in Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. and look forward to continuing to serve your investment needs in the future.

Message from the Portfolio Managers

Global Equity Portfolio

(71.4% of total leveraged assets)

The Fund’s global equity portfolio is invested in approximately 60 to 80 US and non-US equity securities of companies (including those in emerging markets) with market capitalizations greater than $2 billion. Examples include Alphabet, a US-based multinational technology company; Zoetis, the world’s largest producer of medicine and vaccinations for pets and livestock; Wolters Kluwer, a global information services company headquartered in the Netherlands; and Aon, a global professional services firm that provides risk, retirement and health consulting services.

The companies held in the global equity portfolio are based in developed and emerging market regions around the world. As of June 30, 2018, 54.3% of the portfolio’s stocks were based in North America, 13.6% were based in continental Europe (not including the United Kingdom), 14.1% were from the United Kingdom, 7.7% were from the rest of Asia (not including Japan) and Australia, 7.1% were from Japan, 2.7% were from Africa and the Middle East, and 0.5% were from Latin America.

The global equity portfolio is similarly invested across a number of industry sectors. The top two sectors, by weight, as of June 30, 2018, were information technology (24.0% of the portfolio), which includes companies involved in semiconductor production, semiconductor equipment, software and services, and technology hardware and equipment; and financials (20.7% of the portfolio), which includes banks, insurance companies, and financial services companies. Other sectors in the portfolio included industrials, consumer staples, health care, consumer discretionary, materials, real estate and energy. The average dividend yield on the securities held in the global equity portfolio was approximately 1.8% as of June 30, 2018.

Global Equity Markets Review

Global equities closed modestly positive in the first six months of the year. Generally, volatility increased and markets remained range-bound as the outlook for syn-

chronized global growth remained intact, but investors weighed signs of a moderation in growth, the effects of higher interest rates, continued trade tension and the duration of the economic and market cycle. The United States led gains, while Europe and emerging markets lagged. Economic growth, especially in the United States, remained strong and mergers and acquisitions activity was robust. In addition to trade, Europe was beset by renewed political anxiety and the European Central Bank shifting its focus towards the end of quantitative easing. During the period, oil gained strongly, interest rates rose and the dollar moved higher.

What Helped and What Hurt LGI

Stock selection in the financials sector contributed to performance in the first six months of the year. Shares of S&P Global, a provider of financial information and data, rose on strong results and guidance. We continue to like S&P Global, as we believe that strong secular tailwinds support the businesses, driving revenue growth, strong free cash flow generation, margin expansion and capital flexibility. Stock selection in the information technology sector also helped performance. Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment, a global video game company, rose on strong results. We like Ubisoft Entertainment as we believe that it has a stable and diversified portfolio and we see margins with potential for expansion. Valuation is attractive versus its peers, in our opinion. Stock selection within the industrials sector also added value in this period.

In contrast, lower-than-benchmark exposure to the energy sector and higher-than-benchmark exposure to the industrials sector, detracted from performance in the first six months of the year. Underperforming stocks included specialty coffee retailer Starbucks, which fell after the company announced plans to close underperforming stores in the United States. We continue to own Starbucks as we believe the company should benefit from improved performance in China, and that it has strong financial productivity and an attractive valuation at current levels. Shares of Cielo, a Brazilian electronic payment solutions company, also fell on disappointing short-term results and heightened political risks. We continue to hold Cielo on its leading industry position and what we believe is the potential for a long run of structural growth driven by low card-penetration. We believe that valuation is attractive and we see increasing returns to shareholders.

Emerging Markets Currency and Debt Portfolio

(28.6% of total leveraged assets)

The Fund also seeks income through investing in primarily high-yielding, short-duration emerging markets forward currency contracts and local currency debt instruments. As of June 30, 2018, this portfolio consisted of forward currency contracts (65.7%) and sovereign debt obligations (34.3%). The average duration of the emerging markets currency and debt portfolio increased during 2018, with the June 30, 2018 duration at approximately 14 months, compared to 10 months at the end of 2017. The average yield increased from 6.2%² on December 31, 2017 to 7.4% on June 30, 2018.

Emerging Markets Currency and Debt Markets Review

After a strong recovery over 2016-2017, emerging local currency and debt markets weakened during the first half of 2018. The US dollar strengthened against most emerging markets currencies, driven by the Federal Reserve’s normalization of rates, solid US growth (partly aided by fiscal stimulus, the effects of which we believe should begin to fade next year), flight to safety on trade tension, and a clean out of existing short dollar positions. Emerging markets currencies faced strong headwinds from this dollar dynamic, and this pain was sharply exacerbated in a few cases due to weak fundamentals.

What Helped and What Hurt LGI

Off-index, frontier markets played a key role in providing uncorrelated positive alpha, despite the widespread weakness across many emerging markets. Exposure to Egypt, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and Uruguay added value in the last six months. Egypt

accounted for most of the result as it continued to benefit from high local T-bill yields to complement currency stability. The local market was supported by improved balance of payments, economic reforms, and a resultant central bank reserve position that has reached historic highs, having tripled over the past year and a half since the country secured a three-year International Monetary Fund support program and credibly devalued the pound. An underweight exposure to Taiwan also helped performance as did an overweight position in Colombia as the peso, which benefited from stronger oil prices, was one of the few mainstream emerging markets currencies to appreciate.

An overweight exposure to Argentina was the biggest detractor to performance, costing 62 basis points. We had established an overweight position based on high real yields and positive seasonality, but a loss of confidence in the peso by both foreign and domestic investor bases in the face of high inflation and Argentina’s twin deficits (current account and fiscal deficit) catalyzed an accelerating pace of currency depreciation that exceeded the money market’s 25%-40% yield. Security selection and overweight foreign exchange exposure led to detractions to performance from investments in Indonesia, Turkey, Russia, and South Africa as the sharp rise in US yield pressured debt markets. Importantly, the pressures observed in the aforementioned underperforming countries were of a highly idiosyncratic nature, whether induced by political developments, policy inaction, and underlying economic fragilities. Simultaneously, moderating global economic data (relative to buoyant expectations) and ongoing trade tensions negatively affected most global market results.

Average Annual Total Returns*

Periods Ended June 30, 2018

(unaudited)

Ten Largest Equity Holdings

June 30, 2018 (unaudited)

Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector

June 30, 2018 (unaudited)

1. Organization

Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. was incorporated in Maryland on January 27, 2004 and is registered under the 1940 Act, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol LGI and commenced operations on April 28, 2004. The Fund’s investment objective is total return, consisting of capital appreciation and income.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with GAAP. The Fund is an investment company and therefore applies specialized accounting guidance in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statements:

(a) Valuation of Investments—Equity securities traded on a securities exchange or market, including exchange-traded option contracts, rights and warrants, are valued at the last reported sales price (for domestic equity securities) or the closing price (for foreign equity securities) on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded or, for securities trading on the NASDAQ National Market System (“NASDAQ”), the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. If there is no available closing price for a foreign equity security, the last reported sales price is used. If there are no reported sales of a security on the valuation date, the security is valued at the most recent quoted bid price on such date reported by such principal exchange or market. Forward currency contracts generally are valued using quotations from an independent pricing service. Investments in money market funds are valued at the fund’s NAV per share.

Bonds and other fixed-income securities that are not exchange-traded are valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing services which are based on, among other things, trading in securities with similar characteristics, brokers’ quotations and/or a matrix system which considers such factors as other security prices, yields and maturities.

Calculation of the Fund’s NAV may not take place contemporaneously with the determination of the prices of portfolio assets used in such calculation. Trading on Europe, Latin and South America and Far East securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets ordinarily is completed well before the close of business on each business day in New York (i.e., a day on which the NYSE is open). In addition, European or Far Eastern securities trading generally, or in a particular country or countries, may not take place on all

business days in New York and on which the NAV of the Fund is calculated.

The Valuation Committee of the Investment Manager, which meets periodically under the direction of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), may evaluate a variety of factors to determine the fair value of securities for which market quotations are determined not to be readily available or reliable. These factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the value of comparable securities, observations from financial institutions and relevant news events. Input from the Investment Manager’s portfolio managers/analysts also will be considered.

If a significant event materially affecting the value of securities occurs between the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded and the time when the Fund’s NAV is calculated, or when current market quotations otherwise are determined not to be readily available or reliable (including restricted or other illiquid securities such as certain derivative instruments), such securities will be valued at their fair value as determined by, or in accordance with procedures approved by, the Board. The fair value of non-US securities may be determined with the assistance of an independent pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and indices of US securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant ADRs or futures contracts. Non-US securities may trade on days when the Fund is not open for business, thus affecting the value of the Fund’s assets on days when Fund stockholders may not be able to buy or sell Fund shares.

The effect of using fair value pricing is that the NAV of the Fund will reflect the affected securities’ values as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price securities may result in a value that is different from the most recent closing price of a security and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their portfolios’ NAVs.

(b) Portfolio Securities Transactions and Investment Income—Portfolio securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments are recorded on a specific identification basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except for certain dividends from non-US securities where the dividend rate is not available. In such cases, the dividend is recorded as soon as the information is received by the Fund. Interest income is accrued daily. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts on fixed-income securities using the effective yield method.

The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by non-US countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based upon income earned or capital gains (realized and/or unrealized). The Fund accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains concurrent with the recognition of income earned or capital gains (realized and/or unrealized) from the applicable portfolio securities.

As a result of several court cases in certain countries across the European Union, the Fund has filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in those countries. These filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions’ tax authorities within the European Union, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. Uncertainty exists as to the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these claims, and the potential timing of payment, and accordingly no amounts are reflected in the financial statements. Such amounts, if and when recorded, could result in an increase in the Fund’s NAV per share.

(c) Leveraging—The Fund uses leverage to invest Fund assets in currency investments, primarily using forward currency contracts and by borrowing under a credit facility with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), up to a maximum of 33⅓% of the Fund’s total leveraged assets. If the assets of the Fund decline due to market conditions such that this 33⅓% threshold will be exceeded, leverage risk will increase.

If the Fund is able to realize a higher return on the leveraged portion of its investment portfolio than the cost of such leverage together with other related expenses, the effect of the leverage will be to cause the Fund to realize a higher net return than if the Fund were not so leveraged. There is no assurance that any leveraging strategy the Fund employs will be successful.

Using leverage is a speculative investment technique and involves certain risks. These include higher volatility of NAV, the likelihood of more volatility in the market value of the Fund’s common stocks and, with respect to borrowings, the possibility either that the Fund’s return will fall if the interest rate on any borrowings rises, or that income will fluctuate because the interest rate of borrowings varies.

If the market value of the Fund’s leveraged currency investments declines, the leverage will result in a greater decrease in NAV, or less of an increase in NAV, than if the Fund were not leveraged. To the extent that the Fund is required or elects to prepay any borrowings, the Fund may need to liquidate investments to fund such prepayments.

Liquidation at times of adverse economic conditions may result in capital losses and may reduce returns.

(d) Foreign Currency Translation and Forward Currency Contracts—The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in US dollars. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated daily into US dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into US dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective transaction dates.

The Fund does not isolate the portion of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in their market prices. Such fluctuations are included in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and forward currency contracts represent net foreign currency gain (loss) from forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gain (loss) realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s accounting records and the US dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations reflects the impact of changes in exchange rates on the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, during the period.

A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell currency at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into these contracts, risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the US dollar.

The US dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using quotations provided by an independent pricing service. Daily fluctuations in the value of such contracts are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency contracts. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain (loss) equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

(e) Federal Income Taxes—The Fund’s policy is to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized capital gains, to stockholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

At December 31, 2017, the Fund had no unused realized capital loss carryovers which, for federal income tax purposes, could be used to offset future realized capital gains.

Under current tax law, post-October capital losses or certain late-year ordinary losses, as defined by the Code, within the taxable year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the tax year ended December 31, 2017, the Fund had no such losses to defer.

For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on tax returns filed for any open tax years (or expected to be taken on future tax returns). Open tax years are those that remain subject to examination and are based on each tax jurisdiction’s statute of limitations. The Fund files a US federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

(f) Dividends and Distributions—The Fund intends to declare and to pay dividends monthly. Distributions to stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. During any particular year, net realized gains from investment transactions in excess of available capital loss carryforwards would be taxable to the Fund, if not distributed. The Fund intends to declare and distribute these amounts, at least annually, to stockholders; however, to avoid taxation, a second distribution may be required.

Income and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These book/tax differences, which may result in distribution reclassifications, are primarily due to differing treatments of foreign currency and fixed-income transactions, and wash sales. The book/tax differences relating to stockholder distributions may result in reclassifications among certain capital accounts.

The Fund has implemented a Level Distribution Policy to seek to maintain a stable monthly distribution, subject to oversight of the Fund’s Board. Under the Fund’s Level

Distribution Policy, the Fund intends to make regular monthly distributions at a fixed rate per share. If for any monthly distribution, net investment income and net realized short-term capital gain were less than the amount of the distribution, the difference would generally be distributed from the Fund’s assets. In addition, in order to make such distributions, the Fund might have to sell a portion of its investment portfolio at a time when independent investment judgment might not dictate such actions.

In July 2010, the Investment Manager, on behalf of itself and the Fund, received an exemptive order from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) facilitating the implementation of a distribution policy that may include multiple long-term capital gains distributions (“Managed Distribution Policy”). As a result, the Fund may, subject to the determination of its Board, implement a Managed Distribution Policy.

Concurrent with the monthly distributions paid throughout the year, the Fund issues any required notices pursuant to Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act (the “Section 19(a) Notices”), each stating that the Fund has distributed more than its then-current net investment income. Based on these estimates, it is possible that some or all of the amounts distributed may represent a return of capital. The Section 19(a) Notices may also be viewed at www.lazardassetmanagement.com.

The amounts and sources of distributions shown on the Section 19(a) Notices are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the cumulative distributions for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investments during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send stockholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year explaining how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

(g) Allocation of Expenses—Expenses common to the Fund, The Lazard Funds, Inc., Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. and Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc. (each a “Lazard Fund” and collectively, the “Lazard Fund Complex”), each a registered management investment company advised by the Investment Manager, not directly chargeable to one or more specific Lazard Funds are allocated to the Fund primarily on the basis of relative net assets.

(h) Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets

resulting from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(i) Net Asset Value—NAV per share for the Fund is determined each day the NYSE is open for trading as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE, and will price its shares as of 4:00 p.m., if the particular disruption directly affects only the NYSE. NAV per share is determined by dividing the value of the total assets of the Fund, less all liabilities, by the total number of Fund shares outstanding.

3. Investment Management Agreement

The Fund has entered into a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Investment Manager. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager regularly provides the Fund with investment research, advice and supervision and furnishes continuously an investment program for the Fund consistent with its investment objective and policies, including the purchase, retention and disposition of securities, and provides the Fund with administrative, operational and compliance assistance services.

The Fund has agreed to pay the Investment Manager an annual investment management fee of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily “Total Leveraged Assets” (the Fund’s total assets including Financial Leverage (defined below)) for the services and facilities provided by the Investment Manager, payable on a monthly basis. For the six month period ended June 30, 2018, the effective annualized management fee, as a percentage of the Fund’s average net assets, was 1.18%.

The fee paid to the Investment Manager will be higher when the Investment Manager uses Currency Commitments (defined below) and Borrowings (defined below) (“Financial Leverage”) to make Currency Investments (defined below), rather than by reducing the percentage of “Net Assets” (the Fund’s assets without taking into account Financial Leverage) invested in Global Equity Investments for the purposes of making Currency Investments. “Global Equity Investments” refers to investments in the Fund’s global equity strategy consisting of approximately 60 to 80 US and non-US equity securities of companies (including those in emerging markets) with market capitalizations greater than $2 billion. “Currency Investments” refers to investments in the Fund’s emerging income strategy, consisting of emerging market currencies (primarily by entering into forward currency contracts), or instruments whose value is derived from the performance of an underlying emerging market currency, but also may invest in debt obligations, including government, government agency and

corporate obligations and structured notes denominated in emerging market currencies. “Currency Commitments” are the aggregate financial exposures created by forward currency contracts in excess of that represented in the Fund’s Net Assets, and “Borrowings” refers to the borrowings under the Fund’s credit facility. Assuming Financial Leverage in the amount of 33⅓% of the Fund’s Total Leveraged Assets, the annual fee payable to the Investment Manager would be 1.28% of Net Assets (i.e., not including amounts attributable to Financial Leverage).

The following is an example of this calculation of the Investment Manager’s fee, using very simple illustrations. If the Fund had assets of $1,000, it could invest $1,000 in Global Equity Investments and enter into $500 in forward currency contracts (because the Fund would not have to pay money at the time it enters into the currency contracts). Similarly, the Fund could invest $1,000 in Global Equity Investments, borrow $500 and invest the $500 in foreign currency denominated bonds. In either case, the Investment Manager’s fee would be calculated based on $1,500 of assets, because the fee is calculated based on Total Leveraged Assets (Net Assets plus Financial Leverage). In our example, the Financial Leverage is in the form of either the forward currency contracts (Currency Commitments) or investments from Borrowings. The amount of the Financial Leverage outstanding, and therefore the amount of Total Leveraged Assets on which the Investment Manager’s fee is based, fluctuates daily based on changes in value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, including changes in value of the currency involved in the forward currency contracts and foreign currency denominated bonds acquired with the proceeds of Borrowings. However, the Investment Manager’s fee will be the same regardless of whether Currency Investments are made with Currency Commitments or with Borrowings (without taking into account the cost of Borrowings).

This method of calculating the Investment Manager’s fee is different than the way closed-end investment companies typically calculate management fees. Traditionally, closed-end investment companies calculate management fees based on Net Assets plus Borrowings (excluding Financial Leverage obtained through Currency Commitments). The Investment Manager’s fee is different because the Fund’s leverage strategy is different than the leverage strategy employed by many other closed-end investment companies. Although the Fund may employ Borrowings in making Currency Investments, the Fund’s leverage strategy relies primarily on Currency Commitments, rather than relying exclusively on borrowing money and/or issuing preferred stock, as is the strategy employed by most closed-end investment companies. The

Investment Manager’s fee would be lower if its fee were calculated only on Net Assets plus Borrowings, because the Investment Manager would not earn fees on Currency Investments made with Currency Commitments (forward currency contracts). Using the example above, where the Fund has assets of $1,000 and invests $1,000 in Global Equity Investments and $500 in forward currency contracts, the following table illustrates how the Investment Manager’s fee would be different if it did not earn management fees on these types of Currency Investments. A discussion of the most recent review and approval by the Fund’s Board of the Management Agreement (including the method of calculating the Investment Manager’s fee) is included under “Other Information—Board Consideration of Management Agreement.”

Investment Manager Fee Conflict Risk—The fee paid to the Investment Manager for investment management services will be higher when the Fund uses Financial Leverage, whether through forward currency contracts or Borrowings, because the fee paid will be calculated on the basis of the Fund’s assets including this Financial Leverage. Consequently, the Investment Manager may have a financial interest for the Fund to utilize such Financial Leverage, which may create a conflict of interest between the Investment Manager and the stockholders of the Fund.

The Fund has implemented procedures to monitor this potential conflict.

4. Administration and Custody Agreements

State Street provides the Fund with custody and certain fund administration and accounting services.

In December 2015, State Street announced that it had identified inconsistencies in the way in which clients were invoiced for custody out-of-pocket expenses from 1998 until 2015. The dollar amount difference between what was charged and what should have been charged, plus interest, was recorded as a reimbursement when determined in 2016.

5. Directors’ Compensation

Certain Directors of the Fund are officers of the Investment Manager. Effective January 1, 2018, each Director who is not an affiliated person of the Investment Manager or any of its affiliates is paid by all of the funds in the Lazard Fund Complex: (1) an annual retainer of $225,000, (2) an additional annual fee of $32,500 to the lead Independent Director (an “Independent Director” is a Director who is not an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund), and (3) an additional annual fee of $22,500 to the Audit Committee Chair. The Independent Directors may be paid additional compensation for participation on ad hoc committees or other work performed on behalf of the Board. The Independent Directors also are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses for attending Board and committee meetings. The Directors do not receive benefits from the Fund pursuant to any pension, retirement or similar arrangement. Independent Directors’ fees are allocated among the funds in the Lazard Fund Complex at a rate of $5,000 per fund with the remainder allocated based upon each fund’s proportionate share of combined net assets. The Statement of Operations shows the Independent Directors’ fees and expenses paid by the Fund.

6. Securities Transactions and Transactions with Affiliates

Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments) for the period ended June 30, 2018 were $48,383,364 and $47,512,922, respectively.

For the period ended June 30, 2018, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trades in accordance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, and no brokerage commissions were paid to affiliates of the Investment Manager or other affiliates of the Fund for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

7. Line of Credit

The Fund has a $30 million Line of Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”) with State Street primarily to borrow to invest Fund assets in Currency Investments. The Fund may borrow the lesser of $30 million or 33⅓% of its Total Leveraged Assets. Interest on borrowings is payable at the higher of the Federal Funds rate or the reserve adjusted LIBOR rate plus 0.95%, on an annualized basis. Under the Agreement, the Fund has agreed to pay a 0.15% per annum fee on the unused portion of the commitment (0.25% per annum if the unused portion is equal to or exceeds 25% of the committed line amount), payable quarterly in arrears. During the period ended June 30, 2018, the Fund had borrowings under the Agreement as follows:

* For the 181 days borrowings were outstanding.

Management believes that the fair value of the liability under the line of credit is equivalent to the recorded amount based on its short-term maturity and interest rate, which fluctuates with LIBOR. The line of credit outstanding balance as of June 30, 2018 is categorized as Level 2 (see Note 10).

8. Investment Risks

(a) Non-US Securities Risk—The Fund’s performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting the non-US countries and companies in which the Fund invests. Non-US securities carry special risks, such as less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability, a lack of company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and, potentially, less liquidity.

(b) Emerging Market Risk—Emerging market countries generally have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based predominantly on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme debt burdens or volatile inflation rates. The securities markets of emerging market countries have historically been extremely volatile. These market conditions may continue or worsen. Investments in these countries may be subject to political, economic, legal, market and currency risks. The risks may include less protection of property rights and uncertain political and economic policies, the imposition of capital controls and/or foreign investment limitations by a country, nationalization of businesses and the imposition of sanctions by other countries, such as the US. Significant devaluation of emerging market currencies against the US dollar may occur subsequent to acquisition of investments denominated in emerging market currencies.

(c) Foreign Currency Risk—Investments denominated in currencies other than US dollars may experience a decline in value, in US dollar terms, due solely to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The Fund’s currency investments could be adversely affected by delays in, or a refusal to grant, repatriation of funds or conversion of emerging market currencies. The Investment Manager generally does not intend to actively hedge the Fund’s foreign currency exposure.

(d) Fixed-Income and Debt Securities Risk—The market value of a debt security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic con-

ditions, changes in the outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. The debt securities market can be susceptible to increases in volatility and decreases in liquidity. Liquidity can decline unpredictably in response to overall economic conditions or credit tightening.

Prices of bonds and other debt securities tend to move inversely with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in rates will adversely affect debt securities and, accordingly, will cause the value of the Fund’s investments in these securities to decline. Interest rate risk is usually greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations. A rise in interest rates (or the expectation of a rise in interest rates) may result in periods of volatility and decreased liquidity. Risks associated with rising interest rates are heightened given that interest rates in the US and other countries are at or near historic lows. During periods of reduced market liquidity, the Fund may not be able to readily sell debt securities at prices at or near their perceived value. Economic and other developments can adversely affect debt securities markets.

The Fund’s investments in lower-rated, higher-yielding securities (“junk bonds”) are subject to greater credit risk than its higher-rated investments. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer will not make interest or principal payments, or will not make payments on a timely basis. Non-investment grade securities tend to be more volatile, less liquid and are considered speculative. If there is a decline, or perceived decline, in the credit quality of a debt security (or any guarantor of payment on such security), the security’s value could fall, potentially lowering the Fund’s share price. The prices of non-investment grade securities, unlike investment grade debt securities, may fluctuate unpredictably and not necessarily inversely with changes in interest rates. The prices of high yield securities can fall in response to negative news about the issuer or its industry, or the economy in general to a greater extent than those of higher-rated securities. The market for these securities may be less liquid and therefore these securities may be harder to value or sell at an acceptable price, especially during times of market volatility or decline.

Some fixed-income securities may give the issuer the option to call, or redeem, the securities before their maturity. If securities held by the Fund are called during a time of declining interest rates (which is typically the case when issuers exercise options to call outstanding securities), the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield (and the Fund may not fully benefit from any increase in the value of its portfolio holdings as a result of declining interest rates).

(e) Derivatives and Hedging Risk—Derivatives transactions, including those entered into for hedging purposes (i.e., seeking to protect Fund investments), may increase volatility, reduce returns, limit gains or magnify losses, perhaps substantially, particularly since most derivatives have a leverage component that provides investment exposure in excess of the amount invested. Over-the-counter swap agreements, forward currency contracts, writing or purchasing over-the-counter options on securities (including options on exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes), indexes and currencies and other over-the-counter derivatives transactions are subject to the risk of default by the counterparty and can be illiquid. Changes in liquidity may result in significant, rapid and unpredictable changes in the prices for derivatives. These derivatives transactions, as well as the exchange-traded futures and options in which the Fund may invest, are subject to many of the risks of, and can be highly sensitive to changes in the value of, the related index, commodity, interest rate, currency, security or other reference asset. As such, a small investment could have a potentially large impact on the Fund’s performance. Purchasing options will reduce returns by the amount of premiums paid for options that are not exercised. In fact, many derivatives may be subject to greater risks than those associated with investing directly in the underlying or other reference asset. Derivatives transactions incur costs, either explicitly or implicitly, which reduce returns, and costs of engaging in such transactions may outweigh any gains or any losses averted from hedging activities. Successful use of derivatives, whether for hedging or for other investment purposes, is subject to the Investment Manager’s ability to predict correctly movements in the direction of the relevant reference asset or market and, for hedging activities, correlation of the derivative instruments used with the investments seeking to be hedged. Use of derivatives transactions, even when entered into for hedging purposes, may cause the Fund to experience losses greater than if the Fund had not engaged in such transactions.

9. Contractual Obligations

The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnification provisions. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

10. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset, or would pay to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the date of measurement. The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures provisions of GAAP also establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurement that is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer, broadly, to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy for the assets and liabilities of the Fund is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Changes in valuation technique may result in transfers into or out of the current assigned level within the hierarchy.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities.