8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 10, 2020

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-29961	13-4064930
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY  10105

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(212) 969-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Units of limited partnership interest in AllianceBernstein L.P.	None	None

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB”) and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. are furnishing a news release (“AUM Release”) issued on September 10, 2020 announcing AB’s preliminary assets under management as of August 31, 2020. The AUM Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.01.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.01 AUM Release.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.
Dated: September 10, 2020	By:	/s/ David Lesser
		David Lesser Corporate Secretary

EX-99.01

Mark Griffin, Investors 629.213.5672 mark.griffin@alliancebernstein.com Jennifer Casey, Media 212.969.1157 jennifer.casey@alliancebernstein.com

AB Announces August 31, 2020 Assets Under Management

New York, NY, September 10, 2020 - AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB”) and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB Holding”) (NYSE: AB) today announced that preliminary assets under management increased to $643 billion during August 2020 from $623 billion at the end of July. The 3.2% increase was due to market appreciation and firmwide net inflows. By channel, Institutions and Retail experienced positive net flows, while Private Wealth experienced net outflows. During the month, the firm experienced inflows to our low-fee retirement related Lifetime Income Strategies (LIS) product of $2.6 billion. Also, there were no outflows resulting from AXA S.A.'s ongoing redemption of certain low-fee fixed income mandates. Year-to-date through August, these redemptions amounted to approximately $11.1 billion of the total expected redemptions of $14 billion.

AllianceBernstein L.P. (The Operating Partnership)
Assets Under Management ($ in Billions)
	At August 31, 2020								At July 31
									2020
					Private
	Institutions		Retail		Wealth		Total		Total
Equity
Actively Managed	$	51	$	94	$	48	$	193	$	183
Passive	29		33		—		62		58
Total Equity	80		127		48		255		241
Fixed Income
Taxable	159		83		14		256		255
Tax-Exempt	1		22		25		48		48
Passive	—		9		—		9		9
Total Fixed Income	160		114		39		313		312
Other(1)	57		6		12		75		70
Total	$	297	$	247	$	99	$	643	$	623
	At July 31, 2020
Total	$	287	$	239	$	97	$	623
(1)Includes certain multi-asset services and solutions and certain alternative investments.

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Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements provided by management in this news release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The most significant of these factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the performance of financial markets, the investment performance of sponsored investment products and separately-managed accounts, general economic conditions, industry trends, future acquisitions, integration of acquired companies, competitive conditions, and government regulations, including changes in tax regulations and rates and the manner in which the earnings of publicly-traded partnerships are taxed. AB cautions readers to carefully consider such factors. Further, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made; AB undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements. For further information regarding these forward-looking statements and the factors that could cause actual results to differ, see “Risk Factors” and “Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in AB’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 or subsequent Forms 10-Q. Any or all of the forward-looking statements made in this news release, Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, other documents AB files with or furnishes to the SEC and any other public statements issued by AB, may turn out to be wrong. It is important to remember that other factors besides those listed in “Risk Factors” and “Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”, and those listed above, could also adversely affect AB’s financial condition, results of operations and business prospects.

About AllianceBernstein

AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals and private wealth clients in major world markets.

As of June 30, 2020, including both the general partnership and limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein, AllianceBernstein Holding owned approximately 35.5% of AllianceBernstein and Equitable Holdings, Inc. ("EQH"), directly and through various subsidiaries, owned an approximate 65.2% economic interest in AllianceBernstein.

Additional information about AB may be found on our website, www.alliancebernstein.com.

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