N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC. AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-04791

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Joseph J. Mantineo

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2008

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2008


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund

National Portfolio

California Portfolio

New York Portfolio

Insured National Portfolio

Insured California Portfolio

 

LOGO

 

April 30, 2008

 

Semi-Annual Report


 

 

Investment Products Offered

   

Are Not FDIC Insured

   

May Lose Value

   

Are Not Bank Guaranteed

The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate as the prices of the individual securities in which it invests fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For a free copy of the Fund’s prospectus, which contains this and other information, visit our web site at www.alliancebernstein.com or call your financial advisor or AllianceBernstein® at (800) 227-4618. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.alliancebernstein.com.

This shareholder report must be preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s prospectus for individuals who are not current shareholders of the Fund.

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AllianceBernstein’s web site at www.alliancebernstein.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) web site at www.sec.gov, or call AllianceBernstein at (800) 227-4618.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s web site at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the manager of the AllianceBernstein funds, and is a member of FINRA.

AllianceBernstein® and the AB Logo are registered trademarks and service marks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


June 20, 2008

 

Semi-Annual Report

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the portfolios of AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund (the “Portfolios”) for the semi-annual reporting period ended April 30, 2008.

Investment Objective and Policies

The investment objective of the five portfolios of this open-end fund is to earn the highest level of current income, exempt from Federal taxation and, in the case of the State Portfolios, state taxation of the respective state that is available without assuming what the Adviser considers to be undue risk. Each Portfolio invests principally in high-yielding, predominantly investment-grade municipal securities. Each Portfolio invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities with interest that is exempt from federal income tax. These securities may pay interest that is subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”) for certain taxpayers, except for the Insured National Portfolio and the Insured California Portfolio, which have a fundamental policy to invest at least 80% of their assets in municipal securities with interest that is exempt from federal income taxes, including the AMT.

Each of the Portfolios that invest in a named state pursues its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities issued by the named state or municipal securities with interest that is otherwise exempt from the named state’s income tax.

The National Portfolio and Insured National Portfolio may invest 25% or more of their net assets in a single state. The Insured California Portfolio is non-diversified, meaning that it can invest more of its assets in a fewer number of issuers. Each of the Insured National Portfolio and the Insured California Portfolio also pursues its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in insured municipal securities.

Investment Results

The tables on pages 6 – 7 show performance for each Portfolio compared to its benchmark, the Lehman Brothers (LB) Municipal Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended April 30, 2008.

For both the six- and 12-month periods ended April 30, 2008, all of the Portfolios’ Class A shares without sales charges underperformed the benchmark, the LB Municipal Index, which represents the municipal market and posted positive returns of 1.47% and 2.79% for the respective time periods.

Even though the Portfolios’ Municipal Bond Investment Team (the “Team”) focused new purchases on high credit quality bonds, the Portfolios’ weights in lower-credit quality bonds compared to the benchmark’s detracted from relative performance as credit spreads widened. In general, the maturities of the Portfolios’ holdings relative to the benchmark’s maturities benefited performance. A more detailed description of the contribution to each Portfolio’s relative performance due to security and sector


 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     1


 

selection versus the benchmark for the semi-annual reporting period ended April 30, 2008, follows:

National Portfolio — The National Portfolio’s underperformance was primarily the result of security selection in the hospital, special tax, education and general obligation sectors. The Portfolio’s relative weight in the general obligation and hospital sectors also detracted from the Portfolio’s performance.

California Portfolio — The California Portfolio’s underperformance was primarily the result of security selection in the insured, general obligation, special tax, hospital, education and housing sectors. The Portfolio’s relative weight in the insured and housing sectors also detracted from the Portfolio’s performance, while its relative weight in the pre-refunded and industrial revenue bond sectors was beneficial to the Portfolio’s performance.

New York Portfolio — The New York Portfolio’s underperformance was primarily the result of security selection in the insured, transportation, general obligation, special tax and housing sectors. The Portfolio’s relative weight in the housing and general obligation sectors also detracted from the Portfolio’s performance.

Insured National Portfolio — The Insured National Portfolio’s underperformance was primarily the result of security selection within the insured and education sectors. Security

selection in the pre-refunded sector also detracted from the Portfolio’s performance.

Insured California Portfolio — The Insured California Portfolio’s underperformance was primarily the result of security selection in the insured sector. The Portfolio’s relative weight in the general obligation sector also detracted from performance. The Portfolio’s relative weight in the pre-refunded sector was beneficial to the Portfolio’s performance.

Market Review and Investment Strategy

A significant sign of stress in the municipal market was how inexpensive tax-exempt bonds were relative to taxable bonds on April 30, 2008. This was especially true in relation to Treasuries, but municipals were also attractive relative to other types of taxable bonds such as high-grade corporate bonds. On an after-tax basis, municipal bonds provided an extra 1.05% in yield over U.S. Treasuries for clients subject to the top federal income tax rate. This spread declined from its peak a month earlier, but remains significantly above its historical average. The Team believed this was primarily due to market dislocations, which included: the downgrading of bond insurers, problems in auction-rate securities (not enough interested bidders willing to purchase these long-term securities), troubles with variable rate demand notes (long-term bonds whose interest rates change with money market interest rates and are payable on demand) and issues with margin calls (investors


 

2     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


 

being called on to cover their purchase of securities with borrowed funds) on leveraged municipal portfolios. Investors appear to have recognized that solving some of these factors could substantially increase the supply of traditional fixed-coupon municipal bonds available for sale. The Team observed a reduction in investor demand and a consequent reduction in the price of municipals.

The increase in credit spreads over the six- and 12-month periods ended April 30, 2008, is consistent with investors’ heightened sense of risk aversion, and has been compounded by the downgrades of bond insurers. The percentage of municipal bonds issued with bond insurance declined from 50% of total new issuance over the last few years to only 25% in the first quarter of 2008, thereby creating a larger supply of lower-rated bonds. There may be opportunities to add income to the Fund, but the Team is also seeking to identify bonds which may be stable during this difficult economic period.

The Portfolios may purchase municipal securities that are insured under policies issued by certain insurance companies. Insured municipal securities typically receive a higher credit rating which means that the issuer of the securities pays a lower interest rate. In purchasing such insured securities, the Team gives consideration to both the insurer and to the credit quality of the underlying issuer. The insurance reduces the credit risk for a particular municipal security by supplementing the creditworthiness of the underlying

bond and provides additional security for payment of the principal and interest of a municipal security. Certain of the insurance companies that provide insurance for municipal securities provide insurance for other types of securities, including some involving subprime mortgages. The value of subprime mortgage securities has declined recently and some may default, increasing a bond insurer’s risk of having to make payments to holders of subprime mortgage securities. Because of this risk, the ratings of some insurance companies have been, or may be, downgraded and it is possible that an insurance company may become insolvent. If an insurance company’s rating is downgraded or the company becomes insolvent, the prices of municipal securities insured by the insurance company may decline.

As of April 30, 2008, the Portfolios’ percentages of total investments in insured bonds and in insured bonds that have been pre-refunded are as follows:

 

Portfolio   Insured
Bonds
   

Pre-Refunded

Insured
Bonds

 

National

  38 %   5 %

California

  44 %   10 %

New York

  43 %   5 %

Insured National*

  92 %   43 %

Insured California**

  100 %   18 %

 

* 24% and 23% of the Insured National Portfolio’s insured bonds were insured by AMBAC and FSA, respectively.

 

** 39% of the Insured California Portfolio’s insured bonds were insured by AMBAC.

The Team believes that downgrades in insurance company ratings or


 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     3


 

insurance company insolvencies present limited risk to the Portfolios. The Portfolios are well diversified by bond insurer, minimizing the exposure to any single insurer. In addition, the

generally investment grade underlying credit quality of the insured municipal securities reduces the risk of a significant reduction in the value of the insured municipal security.


 

4     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

An Important Note About the Value of Historical Performance

The performance shown on the following pages represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.alliancebernstein.com.

The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Portfolios will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Portfolios carefully before investing. For a free copy of the Portfolios’ prospectus, which contains this and other information, visit our website at www.alliancebernstein.com or call your financial advisor or AllianceBernstein Investments at 800.227.4618. You should read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Portfolios have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Portfolios’ quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 4.25% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares; the applicable contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares (3% year 1, 2% year 2, 1% year 3, 0% year 4); a 1% 1 year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

Benchmark Disclosure

The unmanaged Lehman Brothers (LB) Municipal Index does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The Index is a total return performance benchmark for the long-term investment grade, tax-exempt bond market. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Portfolios.

A Word About Risk

Price fluctuation in the Portfolios’ securities may be caused by changes in the general level of interest rates or changes in bond credit quality ratings. Changes in interest rates have a greater effect on bonds with longer maturities than on those with shorter maturities. Please note, as interest rates rise, existing bond prices fall and can cause the value of an investment in the Portfolios to decline. The yield or value of the Portfolios’ investments in municipal securities may be affected by political or legislative changes and uncertainties related to the tax status of municipal securities or the rights of investors in these securities. Individual state municipal portfolios are non-diversified and are subject to geographic risk based on their narrow investment objectives. The Portfolios may invest in high yield bonds (i.e., “junk bonds”) which involves a greater risk of default and price volatility than other bonds. Investing in non-investment grade debt presents special risks, including credit risk. While the Portfolios invest principally in bonds and other fixed-income securities, in order to achieve their investment objectives, the Portfolios may at times use certain types of investment derivatives, such as options, futures, forwards and swaps. These instruments involve risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than, the risks presented by more traditional investments. These risks are fully discussed in the Portfolios’ prospectus.

 

(Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     5

 

Historical Performance


HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

(continued from previous page)

 

THE PORTFOLIOS VS. THEIR BENCHMARKS

PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2008

 

        
    Returns    
     6 Months      12 Months     

National Portfolio

        

Class A

  -0.08%      0.74%  
 

Class B

  -0.42%      0.05%  
 

Class C

  -0.42%      -0.06%  
 

LB Municipal Index

  1.47%      2.79%  
 
        

 

        
    Returns    
     6 Months      12 Months     

California Portfolio

        

Class A

  -0.05%      0.87%  
 

Class B

  -0.30%      0.27%  
 

Class C

  -0.40%      0.26%  
 

LB Municipal Index

  1.47%      2.79%  
 
        

 

        
    Returns    
     6 Months      12 Months     

New York Portfolio

        

Class A

  0.84%      1.92%  
 

Class B

  0.60%      1.23%  
 

Class C

  0.60%      1.32%  
 

LB Municipal Index

  1.47%      2.79%  
 
        

See Historical Performance and Benchmark disclosures on page 5.

 

(Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

6     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Historical Performance


HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

(continued from previous page)

 

THE PORTFOLIOS VS. THEIR BENCHMARKS

PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2008

 

        
    Returns    
     6 Months      12 Months     

Insured National Portfolio

        

Class A

  0.94%      1.97%  
 

Class B

  0.50%      1.28%  
 

Class C

  0.59%      1.27%  
 

LB Municipal Index

  1.47%      2.79%  
 
        

 

        
    Returns    
     6 Months      12 Months     

Insured California Portfolio

        

Class A

  0.58%      1.47%  
 

Class B

  0.22%      0.69%  
 

Class C

  0.23%      0.69%  
 

LB Municipal Index

  1.47%      2.79%  
 
        

 

See Historical Performance and Benchmark disclosures on page 5.

 

(Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     7

 

Historical Performance


 

NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

(continued from previous page)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF APRIL 30, 2008  
    NAV Returns     SEC Returns     SEC Yields*     Taxable
Equivalent Yields**
 
       
Class A Shares       4.10 %   6.31 %

1 Year

  0.74 %   -3.53 %    

5 Years

  4.68 %   3.77 %    

10 Years

  4.13 %   3.68 %    
       
Class B Shares       3.59 %   5.52 %

1 Year

  0.05 %   -2.84 %    

5 Years

  3.97 %   3.97 %    

10 Years(a)

  3.70 %   3.70 %    
       
Class C Shares       3.58 %   5.51 %

1 Year

  -0.06 %   -1.02 %    

5 Years

  3.96 %   3.96 %    

10 Years

  3.41 %   3.41 %    

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2008)   
            SEC Returns  
       
Class A Shares        

1 Year

        -4.30 %

5 Years

        3.69 %

10 Years

        3.54 %
       
Class B Shares        

1 Year

        -3.62 %

5 Years

        3.88 %

10 Years(a)

        3.56 %
       
Class C Shares        

1 Year

        -1.61 %

5 Years

        3.90 %

10 Years

        3.29 %

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.92%, 1.63% and 1.62% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 0.68%, 1.38% and 1.38% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

(a)

Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years.

 

* SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended April 30, 2008.

 

** Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.

(Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

8     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Historical Performance


 

CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

(continued from previous page)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF APRIL 30, 2008  
    NAV Returns     SEC Returns     SEC Yields*     Taxable
Equivalent Yields**
 
       
Class A Shares       4.05 %   6.95 %

1 Year

  0.87 %   -3.43 %    

5 Years

  4.15 %   3.25 %    

10 Years

  4.50 %   4.05 %    
       
Class B Shares       3.53 %   6.05 %

1 Year

  0.27 %   -2.64 %    

5 Years

  3.43 %   3.43 %    

10 Years(a)

  4.06 %   4.06 %    
       
Class C Shares       3.53 %   6.05 %

1 Year

  0.26 %   -0.71 %    

5 Years

  3.42 %   3.42 %    

10 Years

  3.77 %   3.77 %    

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2008)   
            SEC Returns  
       
Class A Shares        

1 Year

        -3.99 %

5 Years

        3.17 %

10 Years

        3.92 %
       
Class B Shares        

1 Year

        -3.29 %

5 Years

        3.35 %

10 Years(a)

        3.94 %
       
Class C Shares        

1 Year

        -1.37 %

5 Years

        3.34 %

10 Years

        3.65 %

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.85%, 1.56% and 1.55% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 0.77%, 1.47% and 1.47% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

(a)

Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years.

 

* SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended April 30, 2008.

 

** Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.

(Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     9

 

Historical Performance


 

NEW YORK PORTFOLIO

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

(continued from previous page)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF APRIL 30, 2008  
    NAV Returns     SEC Returns     SEC Yields*     Taxable
Equivalent Yields**
 
       
Class A Shares       3.99 %   6.59 %

1 Year

  1.92 %   -2.41 %    

5 Years

  4.46 %   3.56 %    

10 Years

  4.56 %   4.10 %    
       
Class B Shares       3.47 %   5.73 %

1 Year

  1.23 %   -1.71 %    

5 Years

  3.74 %   3.74 %    

10 Years(a)

  4.10 %   4.10 %    
       
Class C Shares       3.47 %   5.73 %

1 Year

  1.32 %   0.34 %    

5 Years

  3.76 %   3.76 %    

10 Years

  3.82 %   3.82 %    
       
SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2008)   
                      SEC Returns  
       
Class A Shares        

1 Year

        -2.91 %

5 Years

        3.49 %

10 Years

        3.98 %
       
Class B Shares        

1 Year

        -2.22 %

5 Years

        3.67 %

10 Years(a)

        3.97 %
       
Class C Shares        

1 Year

        -0.18 %

5 Years

        3.67 %

10 Years

        3.69 %

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.90%, 1.61% and 1.60% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 0.58%, 1.28% and 1.28% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

(a)

Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years.

 

* SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended April 30, 2008.

 

** Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.

(Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

10     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Historical Performance


 

INSURED NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

(continued from previous page)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF APRIL 30, 2008  
    NAV Returns     SEC Returns     SEC Yields*     Taxable
Equivalent Yields**
 
       
Class A Shares       3.18 %   4.89 %

1 Year

  1.97 %   -2.33 %    

5 Years

  4.14 %   3.23 %    

10 Years

  4.30 %   3.85 %    
       
Class B Shares       2.64 %   4.06 %

1 Year

  1.28 %   -1.67 %    

5 Years

  3.41 %   3.41 %    

10 Years(a)

  3.86 %   3.86 %    
       
Class C Shares       2.63 %   4.05 %

1 Year

  1.27 %   0.29 %    

5 Years

  3.41 %   3.41 %    

10 Years

  3.59 %   3.59 %    
       
SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2008)   
                      SEC Returns  
             
Class A Shares              

1 Year

              -2.70 %

5 Years

              3.25 %

10 Years

              3.76 %
             
Class B Shares              

1 Year

              -2.04 %

5 Years

              3.42 %

10 Years(a)

              3.77 %
             
Class C Shares              

1 Year

              -0.10 %

5 Years

              3.43 %

10 Years

              3.50 %

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.06%, 1.77% and 1.77% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 1.04%, 1.74% and 1.74% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

(a)

Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years.

 

* SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended April 30, 2008.

 

** Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.

(Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     11

 

Historical Performance


 

INSURED CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

(continued from previous page)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF APRIL 30, 2008  
    NAV Returns     SEC Returns     SEC Yields*     Taxable
Equivalent Yields**
 
       
Class A Shares       3.53 %   6.05 %

1 Year

  1.47 %   -2.84 %    

5 Years

  3.22 %   2.32 %    

10 Years

  4.37 %   3.92 %    
       
Class B Shares       2.97 %   5.09 %

1 Year

  0.69 %   -2.23 %    

5 Years

  2.50 %   2.50 %    

10 Years(a)

  3.92 %   3.92 %    
       
Class C Shares       2.99 %   5.13 %

1 Year

  0.69 %   -0.28 %    

5 Years

  2.50 %   2.50 %    

10 Years

  3.63 %   3.63 %    
       
SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2008)   
                      SEC Returns  
       
Class A Shares        

1 Year

        -4.22 %

5 Years

        2.14 %

10 Years

        3.73 %
       
Class B Shares        

1 Year

        -3.63 %

5 Years

        2.30 %

10 Years(a)

        3.72 %
       
Class C Shares        

1 Year

        -1.71 %

5 Years

        2.31 %

10 Years

        3.43 %

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.08%, 1.79% and 1.78% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based upon different time periods.

 

(a)

Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years.

 

* SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended April 30, 2008.

 

** Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.

 

12     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Historical Performance


FUND EXPENSES

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1,
2007
  Ending
Account Value
April 30,

2008
  Expenses
Paid During
Period*
National Portfolio      
Class A      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 999.21   $ 3.38

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,021.48   $ 3.42
Class B      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 995.82   $ 6.85

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,018.00   $ 6.92
Class C      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 995.77   $ 6.85

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $     1,000   $     1,018.00   $     6.92
California Portfolio      
Class A      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 999.49   $ 3.83

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,021.03   $ 3.87
Class B      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 996.97   $ 7.30

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,017.55   $ 7.37

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     13

 

Fund Expenses


 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1,
2007
  Ending
Account Value
April 30,

2008
  Expenses
Paid During
Period*
Class C      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 996.01   $ 7.30

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,017.55   $ 7.37
New York Portfolio      
Class A      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 1,008.41   $ 2.90

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,021.98   $ 2.92
Class B      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 1,006.00   $ 6.38

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,018.50   $ 6.42
Class C      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 1,005.96   $ 6.38

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,018.50   $ 6.42
Insured National Portfolio      
Class A      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 1,009.41   $ 5.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,019.69   $ 5.22
Class B      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 1,004.96   $ 8.67

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,016.21   $ 8.72
Class C      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 1,005.93   $ 8.68

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,016.21   $ 8.72
Insured California Portfolio      
Class A      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 1,005.79   $ 5.74

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,019.14   $ 5.77
Class B      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 1,002.24   $ 8.31

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,015.56   $ 8.37
Class C      

Actual

  $ 1,000   $ 1,002.26   $ 9.21

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000   $ 1,015.66   $ 9.27
* Expenses are equal to the classes' annualized expense ratios, shown in the table below, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

     Annualized Expense Ratio  
     National     California     New
York
    Insured
National
    Insured
California
 
Class A    0.68 %   0.77 %   0.58 %   1.04 %   1.15 %
Class B    1.38 %   1.47 %   1.28 %   1.74 %   1.87 %
Class C    1.38 %   1.47 %   1.28 %   1.74 %   1.85 %

 

14     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Fund Expenses


BOND RATING SUMMARY*

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

LOGO

LOGO

LOGO

 

* All data are as of April 30, 2008. Each Portfolio’s quality rating distribution is expressed as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments rated in particular ratings categories by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and Moody’s Investors Service. The distributions may vary over time. If ratings are not available, the Fund’s Adviser will assign ratings that are considered to be of equivalent quality to such ratings.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     15

 

Bond Rating Summary


BOND RATING SUMMARY*

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

LOGO

LOGO

 

* All data are as of April 30, 2008. Each Portfolio’s quality rating distribution is expressed as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments rated in particular ratings categories by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and Moody’s Investors Service. The distributions may vary over time. If ratings are not available, the Fund’s Adviser will assign ratings that are considered to be of equivalent quality to such ratings.

 

16     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Bond Rating Summary


 

NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 
    

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 99.3%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 88.9%

    

Alabama – 1.4%

    

Jefferson Cnty Ltd Oblig Sch Warrants
FSA Series 2004
5.50%, 1/01/21

   $ 1,000   $ 1,006,190

Series 04A
5.25%, 1/01/18-1/01/23

     3,900     3,615,153

Montgomery Spl Care Fac Fin Auth
(Baptist Hlth)
(Prerefunded)
Series 04C
5.25%, 11/15/29

     2,190     2,426,717
        
       7,048,060
        

Arizona – 2.9%

    

Arizona Hlth Fac Auth
(Phoenix Children’s Hosp)
3.43%, 2/01/42(a)

     2,600     2,483,806

Estrella Mtn Ranch CFD
(Desert Village)
7.375%, 7/01/27

     2,610     2,724,579

Phoenix Civic Impr Corp. Wastewtr Sys Rev
MBIA Series 04
5.00%, 7/01/23

     1,750     1,810,760

Pima Cnty IDA
(Horizon Comnty Learning Ctr)
Series 05
5.125%, 6/01/20

     3,310     3,176,044

Queen Creek Impr Dist No 1
5.00%, 1/01/26

     1,300     1,210,391

Salt Verde Fin Corp.
(Prepaid Gas)
5.25%, 12/01/23

     2,560     2,546,432

Sundance CFD No 1
Series 02
7.75%, 7/01/22

     625     644,050
        
       14,596,062
        

California – 2.6%

    

California St Dept of Wtr Res Pwr Sup Rev
(Prerefunded)
Series 02A
5.375%, 5/01/22

     2,000     2,205,400

California St GO
(Prerefunded)
5.25%, 4/01/30

     810     880,721

AMBAC
5.00%, 4/01/27

     910     982,855

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     17

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

California St GO
(Unrefunded)
5.25%, 4/01/30

   $ 15   $ 15,259

AMBAC
5.00%, 4/01/27

     1,740     1,758,966

Chula Vista IDR
(San Diego Gas)
Series 96A
5.30%, 7/01/21

     4,000     4,097,080

Manteca Uni Sch Dist
MBIA Series 01
Zero Coupon, 9/01/31

     11,910     3,322,175
        
       13,262,456
        

Colorado – 1.8%

    

Colorado Ed & Cultural Fac Auth
(Knowledge Quest Charter Sch)
Series 05
6.50%, 5/01/36

     500     472,815

Colorado HFA SFMR
(Mtg Rev) AMT
Series 99A-2
6.45%, 4/01/30

     530     555,700

Colorado Hlth Fac Auth
(Evangelical Lutheran Proj)
5.25%, 6/01/19

     1,500     1,555,860

Colorado Hlth Fac Auth
(Parkview Med Ctr)
Series 04
5.00%, 9/01/25

     690     661,392

Park Creek Metro Dist Rev Ltd
(Ref-Sr-Ltd Tax Ppty Tax)
Series 05
5.50%, 12/01/30

     1,900     1,826,356

PV Wtr & Sanitation Metro Dist Capital Appreciation
Series 06
Zero Coupon, 12/15/17

     3,856     2,131,674

Todd Creek Farms Metro Dist No 1
6.125%, 12/01/22

     1,210     1,128,797

Series 04
6.125%, 12/01/19

     820     777,163
        
       9,109,757
        

Connecticut – 0.1%

    

Connecticut HEFA
(Griffin Hosp)
RADIAN Series 05B
5.00%, 7/01/23

     750     735,892
        

 

18     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

District Of Columbia – 2.4%

    

Dist of Columbia GO
ACA
5.00%, 6/01/26

   $ 1,000   $ 879,510

FSA Series 2007C
5.00%, 6/01/23

     7,775     8,105,126

Dist of Columbia Wtr & Swr Auth
ASSURED GTY Series 2008A
5.00%, 10/01/23

     3,220     3,382,546
        
       12,367,182
        

Florida – 9.2%

    

Beacon Tradeport CDD
Series 02B
7.25%, 5/01/33

     150     152,612

Bonnet Creek Resort CDD
Series 02
7.25%, 5/01/18

     2,000     2,045,980

Clay Cnty CDD
(Crossings at Fleming Island)
Series 00C
7.05%, 5/01/15

     1,550     1,571,545

Collier Cnty IDR
(Southern St Util) AMT
Series 96
6.50%, 10/01/25

     705     706,396

Gateway CDD
(Sun City Ctr)
Series 03B
5.50%, 5/01/10

     265     261,770

Highlands Cnty Hlth Fac Auth
(Adventist Hlth Sys/ Sunbelt Obligated
Group)
MBIA Series 2007D
4.50%, 11/15/37(b)

     1,625     1,625,000

Indian Trace Dev Dist Spl Assmt
(Wtr Mgmt Spl Benefit)
MBIA Series 05
5.00%, 5/01/22-5/01/23

     1,800     1,853,936

Jacksonville Hosp Rev
(Mayo Clinic)
Series 01C
5.50%, 11/15/36

     6,750     6,825,195

Lee Cnty CFD
(Herons Glen)
(Prerefunded)
Series 99
6.00%, 5/01/29

     6,090     6,393,221

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     19

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

Lee Cnty HFA SFMR
(Mtg Rev) AMT
GNMA/ FNMA Series 00A-1
7.20%, 3/01/33

   $ 70   $ 72,090

Marshall Creek CDD
Series 02A
6.625%, 5/01/32

     1,645     1,719,584

Miami Beach Hlth Fac Auth
(Mt Sinai Med Ctr)
Series 01A
6.80%, 11/15/31

     3,500     3,471,510

Miromar Lakes CDD
Series 00A
7.25%, 5/01/12

     3,325     3,304,618

Orange Cnty HFA MFHR
(Seminole Proj) AMT
Series 99L
5.80%, 6/01/32

     5,000     4,910,700

Orlando Assess Dist
(Conroy Rd Proj)
Series 98A
5.80%, 5/01/26

     3,250     3,073,200

Pasco Cnty HFA MFHR
(Pasco Woods Apts) AMT
Series 99A
5.90%, 8/01/39

     3,690     3,714,575

Pier Park CDD
Series 02-1
7.15%, 5/01/34

     3,245     3,329,727

Preserve at Wildnerness Lake CDD
Series 02B
6.20%, 11/01/08

     25     24,988

Tara CDD 1
Series 00A
7.15%, 5/01/31

     1,755     1,791,048
        
       46,847,695
        

Illinois – 3.4%

    

Chicago Arpt Rev
(O’Hare Int’l Arpt)
XLCA Series 03B-1
5.25%, 1/01/34

     3,400     3,412,954

Chicago HFA SFMR
(Mtg Rev)
GNMA/ FNMA/ FHLMC Series 99C
7.05%, 10/01/30

     65     65,944

 

20     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

Chicago HFA SFMR
(Mtg Rev) AMT
GNMA/ FNMA/ FHLMC Series 98A
6.45%, 9/01/29

   $ 245   $ 246,218

GNMA/ FNMA/ FHLMC Series 98C-1
6.30%, 9/01/29

     175     176,570

GNMA/ FNMA/ FHLMC Series 99 A
6.35%, 10/01/30

     265     267,091

Chicago Incr Alloc
7.46%, 2/15/26

     1,770     1,807,453

Chicago Spec Assess
(Lake Shore East)
Series 03
6.75%, 12/01/32

     3,500     3,531,115

Gilberts Spl Svc Area No 15 Spl Tax
(Gilberts Town Ctr Proj)
Series 03
6.00%, 3/01/28

     2,430     2,222,259

Hampshire Spl Svc Area No 14
5.80%, 3/01/26

     1,595     1,446,777

Illinois Fin Auth Rev
(Illinois Inst of Technology)
Series 06A
5.00%, 4/01/31

     750     696,105

Manhattan
(No 04-1 Brookstone Springs Proj)
Series 05
5.875%, 3/01/28

     1,674     1,559,917

Metro Pier & Expo Auth
(McCormick Place)
MBIA Series 02A
5.25%, 6/15/42

     1,750     1,780,467
        
       17,212,870
        

Indiana – 0.6%

    

Hendricks Cnty Bldg Fac Corp.
5.50%, 7/15/23

     1,165     1,244,453

Indiana Dev Fin Auth Rev
(Inland Steel)
Series 97
5.75%, 10/01/11

     1,825     1,865,552
        
       3,110,005
        

Iowa – 0.0%

    

Coralville Urban Rev Tax Incr
Series 07C
5.00%, 6/01/18

     140     142,447
        

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     21

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

Kansas – 0.2%

    

Lenexa Hlth Care Fac
(Lakeview Village Inc.)
5.25%, 5/15/22

   $ 870   $ 791,004
        

Louisiana – 4.2%

    

City of New Orleans
RADIAN
5.00%, 12/01/18

     475     487,711

De Soto Parish PCR
(Int’l Paper Co)
Series 02a
5.00%, 10/01/12

     2,200     2,203,344

Ernest N Morial-New Orleans
(Exhibit Hall Auth Spl Tax)
AMBAC Series A
5.25%, 7/15/16-7/15/17

     2,475     2,722,153

Lafayette LA Communications
(Communications Sys Rev)
XLCA
5.25%, 11/01/20-11/01/23

     5,000     5,373,566

Louisiana Arpt Fac
(Cargo ACQ Grp) AMT
Series 02
6.65%, 1/01/25

     800     816,544

New Orleans GO
MBIA Series 05
5.00%, 12/01/29

     3,420     3,157,173

5.25%, 12/01/21

     3,360     3,382,814

RADIAN
5.00%, 12/01/19-12/01/22

     3,175     3,205,409
        
       21,348,714
        

Maryland – 2.2%

    

Maryland CDA SFMR
(Mtg Rev) AMT
Series 00A
6.10%, 7/01/38

     6,285     6,339,868

Maryland IDR
(Med Waste Assoc) AMT
Series 89
8.75%, 11/15/10(c)(d)

     1,225     1,051,258

Tax Exempt Muni Infra
Series 04A
3.80%, 5/01/08(e)

     3,924     3,924,942
        
       11,316,068
        

 

22     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

Massachusetts – 3.7%

    

Massachusetts Dev Fin Agy Hlth Fac
(Seven Hills Fdn)
RADIAN Series 99
5.15%, 9/01/28

   $ 6,035   $ 5,893,359

Massachusetts Port Auth AMT
Series 99D
6.00%, 7/01/29

     7,500     7,695,900

Massachusetts St GO
(Prerefunded)
Series 02C
5.25%, 11/01/30

     3,220     3,491,156

Massachusetts St GO
(Refunded)
Series 02C
5.25%, 11/01/30

     1,780     1,929,894
        
       19,010,309
        

Michigan – 4.8%

    

Detroit Tax Incr
(Diamler/Chrysler Assembly Plant)
Series 98A
5.50%, 5/01/21

     520     450,159

Detroit Wtr Sup Sys
FSA Series 2006A
5.00%, 7/01/24

     7,005     7,285,130

Kent Hosp Fin Auth
(Metro Hosp Proj)
Series 05A
5.75%, 7/01/25

     710     702,310

Michigan HDA MFHR
(Rental Rev) AMT
AMBAC Series 97A
6.10%, 10/01/33

     330     331,670

Michigan Hosp Fin Auth
(Sparrow Med Ctr)
(Prerefunded)
Series 01
5.625%, 11/15/36

     2,650     2,888,288

Michigan Hosp Fin Auth
(Trinity Hlth)
Series 00A
6.00%, 12/01/27

     4,515     4,689,956

Plymouth Ed Ctr Charter Sch Pub
Academy Rev
Series 05
5.375%, 11/01/30

     2,000     1,812,500

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     23

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

Saginaw Hosp Fin Auth
(Covenant Med Ctr)
Series 00F
6.50%, 7/01/30

   $ 6,125   $ 6,377,840
        
       24,537,853
        

Minnesota – 1.6%

    

Minneapolis & St. Paul Arpt Rev AMT
FGIC Series 00B
6.00%, 1/01/21

     3,520     3,597,475

Shakopee Hlth Care Fac
(St Francis Regl Med Ctr)
Series 04
5.10%, 9/01/25

     2,700     2,548,449

St. Paul Hsg & Redev Auth
(Hltheast Proj)
Series 05
6.00%, 11/15/25

     500     503,295

Western Minnesota Muni Pwr Agy
FSA
5.00%, 1/01/17

     1,400     1,531,516
        
       8,180,735
        

Missouri – 0.6%

    

Kansas City Arpt Fac Rev
(Cargo ACQ Grp)
Series 02
6.25%, 1/01/30

     1,965     1,960,166

Missouri Dev Fin Brd Infra Fac Rev
(Crackerneck Creek Project)
Series 05C
5.00%, 3/01/26

     1,000     991,780

Riverside IDA
(Riverside Horizons Proj)
ACA Series 07A
5.00%, 5/01/27

     370     332,656
        
       3,284,602
        

Nevada – 0.5%

    

Carson City Hosp Rev
(Carson-Tahoe Hosp Proj)
RADIAN Series 03A
5.125%, 9/01/29

     2,700     2,639,871
        

New Hampshire – 1.1%

    

New Hampshire Bus Fin Auth PCR
(Public Svc Co) AMT
Series 93E
6.00%, 5/01/21

     4,000     4,083,880

 

24     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

New Hampshire HEFA
(Covenant Hlth)
Series 04
5.375%, 7/01/24

   $ 1,680   $ 1,696,078
        
       5,779,958
        

New Jersey – 4.0%

    

Morris-Union Jointure COP
RADIAN Series 04
5.00%, 5/01/27

     5,175     5,131,116

New Jersey Econ Dev Auth
(Sch Fac Constr)
Series 05
5.25%, 3/01/25

     6,200     6,481,294

New Jersey Ed Fac Auth
(Prerefunded)
AMBAC Series 02A
5.25%, 9/01/21

     8,005     8,739,859
        
       20,352,269
        

New Mexico – 1.6%

    

Clayton Jail Proj Rev
CIFG
5.00%, 11/01/25-11/01/27

     8,475     8,275,210
        

New York – 5.2%

    

Erie Cnty IDA Sch Fac Rev
(Buffalo Sch Dist Proj)
FSA Series 04
5.75%, 5/01/25-5/01/26

     3,800     4,116,221

New York City GO
Series 03
5.75%, 3/01/15

     2,350     2,632,423

Series 03A
5.50%, 8/01/21

     5,000     5,304,900

Series 04G
5.00%, 12/01/23

     895     918,136

New York City GO
(Prerefunded)
5.75%, 3/01/17

     1,480     1,657,866

New York City GO
(Unrefunded)
5.75%, 3/01/17

     420     456,330

New York City IDA
(Lycee Francais)
ACA Series 02C
6.80%, 6/01/28

     2,500     2,590,775

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     25

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

New York City TFA
Series 05A-2
5.00%, 11/01/17

   $ 5,000   $ 5,425,150

New York Liberty Dev Corp Rev
(National Sports Museum Proj)
6.125%, 2/15/19

     850     845,733

New York St Dorm Auth
(Orange Regl Med Ctr)
Series 2008
6.50%, 12/01/21(f)

     1,300     1,363,765

New York St HFA
(Eco Dev & Hsg)
FGIC Series 05A
5.00%, 9/15/25

     1,200     1,233,588
        
       26,544,887
        

North Carolina – 1.3%

    

Iredell Cnty COP
FSA Series 2008
5.25%, 6/01/22

     720     777,247

North Carolina Eastern Muni Pwr Agy
(Pwr Sys Rev )
MBIA Series 2004A1
5.11%, 1/01/19(b)+

     5,000     5,000,000

North Carolina Muni Pwr Agy No 1
(Catawba Elec)
MBIA Series 2003CZ
4.25%, 1/01/18(b)†

     650     650,000
        
       6,427,247
        

North Dakota – 0.3%

    

Ward Cnty Hlth Care Fac
(Trinity Hlth)
5.125%, 7/01/18-7/01/20

     1,380     1,346,318
        

Ohio – 3.2%

    

Cleveland Cuyahoga Port Auth
Series 01
7.35%, 12/01/31

     5,400     5,532,948

Cleveland Pub Pwr Sys Rev
FGIC Series 06A
5.00%, 11/15/18

     2,335     2,462,561

Franklin Cnty
(OCLC Online Computer Library Ctr)
Series 98A
5.20%, 10/01/20

     1,200     1,217,316

 

26     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

Toledo Lucas Cnty Port Auth
(CSX Transp)
Series 92
6.45%, 12/15/21

   $ 6,730   $ 7,098,333
        
       16,311,158
        

Oregon – 1.0%

    

Forest Grove Rev
(Ref & Campus Impt Pacific Proj A)
RADIAN Series 05A
5.00%, 5/01/28

     2,995     2,946,661

Oregon Hsg Dev Agy SFMR
(Mtg Rev) AMT
Series 02B
5.45%, 7/01/32

     2,225     2,204,463
        
       5,151,124
        

Pennsylvania – 3.5%

    

Allegheny Cnty Hosp
(West Pennsylvania Hlth Sys)
5.00%, 11/15/17

     2,900     2,654,312

Ephrata Area Sch Dist
(Prerefunded)
FGIC Series 05
5.00%, 3/01/22

     2,565     2,816,165

Harrisburg Arpt Auth
(Susquehanna Arpt Proj) AMT
Series 99
5.50%, 1/01/24

     500     461,440

Montgomery Cnty Hosp Rev
(Abington Mem Hosp)
Series 02A
5.125%, 6/01/32

     2,000     1,942,040

Montgomery Cnty IDA
(Whitemarsh Continuing Care Ret
Comnty)
6.00%, 2/01/21

     1,210     1,177,354

Pennsylvania Hgr Ed Fac Auth Rev
(UPMC Hlth Sys)
Series 01A
6.00%, 1/15/31

     3,845     4,022,639

Philadelphia Auth IDR
(Leadership Learning Partners)
Series 05A
5.25%, 7/01/24

     1,030     911,715

South Ctr Gen Auth
(Wellspan Hlth)
MBIA Series 01
5.25%, 5/15/31

     685     702,104

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     27

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

South Ctr Gen Auth
(Wellspan Hlth)
(Prerefunded)
MBIA Series 01
5.25%, 5/15/31

   $ 3,115   $ 3,375,040
        
       18,062,809
        

Puerto Rico – 1.6%

    

Puerto Rico GO
(Pub Impr)
5.25%, 7/01/23

     1,100     1,104,994

Series 01A
5.50%, 7/01/19

     500     522,015

Series 03A
5.25%, 7/01/23

     500     502,650

Series 04A
5.25%, 7/01/19

     1,920     1,957,248

Puerto Rico Govt Dev Bank
(Sr Notes)
Series 06B
5.00%, 12/01/15

     500     513,935

Univ of Puerto Rico
Series 06Q
5.00%, 6/01/19

     1,735     1,742,946

Univ of Puerto Rico Rev
Series 06Q
5.00%, 6/01/20

     1,995     1,987,778
        
       8,331,566
        

South Carolina – 2.0%

    

Dorchester Cnty Sch Dist No 2
(Installment Pur Rev)
Series 06
5.00%, 12/01/30

     1,500     1,450,680

Newberry Investing in Childrens Ed
(Newberry Cnty Sch Dist Proj)
ASSURED GTY Series 05
5.00%, 12/01/27

     3,890     3,953,563

Series 05
5.00%, 12/01/30

     335     306,592

Scago Ed Fac Corp. for Calhoun Sch Dist
RADIAN
5.00%, 12/01/21

     4,300     4,314,706
        
       10,025,541
        

Tennessee – 0.3%

    

Sullivan Cnty Hlth Ed
5.00%, 9/01/22

     1,265     1,182,535

 

28     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

Sullivan Cnty Hlth Ed
(Wellmont Hlth Sys Proj)
5.25%, 9/01/26

   $ 275   $ 253,962
        
       1,436,497
        

Texas – 12.9%

    

Bexar Cnty Hlth Fac Dev Corp Rev
5.00%, 7/01/27

     325     288,262

Camino Real Regl Mobility Auth
5.00%, 2/15/21

     3,000     3,025,290

Series 2008
5.00%, 8/15/21

     1,790     1,803,711

Corpus Christi Arpt Rev
(Corpus Christi Int’l)
FSA Series 00B
5.375%, 2/15/30

     7,100     7,268,554

Dallas-Fort Worth Arpt Rev
(Int’l Arpt)
FGIC Series 01
5.50%, 11/01/35

     13,400     12,975,890

Ector Cnty ISD
5.25%, 8/15/27

     3,000     3,301,304

El Paso Cnty Hosp Dist GO
ASSURED GTY Series 2008A
5.00%, 8/15/23(f)

     5,000     5,186,900

Garza Cnty Pub Fac Corp.
5.50%, 10/01/19

     535     539,660

Grapevine Arpt Rev
6.50%, 1/01/24

     995     1,017,676

Guadalupe-Blanco River Auth & Surp
(Contract & Sub Wtr Res)
MBIA Series 04A
5.00%, 8/15/24

     1,440     1,464,840

Harris Cnty Hlth Fac Dev Corp.
(Texas Children’s Hosp)
FGIC Series 2007-1
4.00%, 10/01/41(b)+

     1,700     1,700,000

Hidalgo Cnty Hlth Svc
(Mission Hosp Inc Proj)
Series 05
5.00%, 8/15/14-8/15/19

     730     727,552

Houston Arpt Rev
(Cargo ACQ Grp) AMT
Series 02
6.375%, 1/01/23

     3,000     3,050,880

Laredo ISD
AMBAC Series 04A
5.00%, 8/01/24

     1,000     1,014,540

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     29

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

Lubbock
(Ctfs Oblig-Tax & Wtrwks Surp)
FSA
5.125%, 2/15/24

   $ 3,335   $ 3,483,107

North Texas Hlth Fac
(United Regl Hlth Care Sys)
FSA
5.00%, 9/01/24

     570     588,838

Richardson Hosp Auth Rev
(Richardson Regl Med Ctr)
FSA Series 04
5.875%, 12/01/24

     2,310     2,322,382

San Antonio GO
(Unrefunded)
Series 02
5.00%, 2/01/22

     3,060     3,143,691

Seguin Hgr Ed Auth
(Texas Lutheran Univ Proj)
Series 04
5.25%, 9/01/28

     1,000     968,370

Texas Trpk Auth
AMBAC Series 02A
5.50%, 8/15/39

     7,500     7,694,400

Tyler Hosp Rev
(Mother Francis Regl Hlth)
Series 01
6.00%, 7/01/31

     3,900     4,342,455
        
       65,908,302
        

Utah – 0.7%

    

Intermountain Pwr Agy
Series 2008A
5.25%, 7/01/23

     2,750     2,822,160

Spanish Fork City Utah Charter
5.55%, 11/15/21

     860     807,050
        
       3,629,210
        

Vermont – 0.5%

    

Vermont Ed & Hlth Bldg Fin Agy
(Norwich Univ Proj)
MBIA Series 2006
4.82%, 9/01/36(b)+

     2,500     2,500,000
        

Virgin Islands – 1.6%

    

Virgin Islands Pub Fin Auth
FSA Series 03
5.00%, 10/01/13-10/01/14

     2,025     2,183,416

5.25%, 10/01/15-10/01/17

     5,460     5,905,146
        
       8,088,562
        

 

30     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

Virginia – 1.2%

    

Arlington IDA Hosp Rev
(Arlington Hlth Sys)
(Prerefunded)
Series 01
5.25%, 7/01/31

   $ 1,000   $ 1,084,840

Bell Creek CDD
Series 03A
6.75%, 3/01/22

     602     602,211

Broad Street CDD
(Parking Fac)
Series 03
7.50%, 6/01/33

     3,000     3,176,430

Pocahontas Pkwy Assoc Toll Rd Rev
(Cap Appreciation) Sr
(Prerefunded)
Series 98B
Zero Coupon, 8/15/15

     2,000     1,368,120
        
       6,231,601
        

Washington – 3.4%

    

City of Spokane
AMBAC
5.00%, 12/01/22

     5,550     5,776,884

Energy Northwest Wind
AMBAC
5.00%, 7/01/21

     7,845     8,158,722

Tacoma Solid Waste Util Rev
XLCA Series 06
5.00%, 12/01/18

     2,750     2,890,745

Washington Hlth Care Fac Auth
RADIAN
6.74%, 7/01/38(b)+

     350     350,000
        
       17,176,351
        

Wisconsin – 1.3%

    

Milwaukee Arpt Rev
(Cargo ACQ Corp) AMT
Series 02
6.50%, 1/01/25

     2,315     2,362,110

Wisconsin HEFA
(Bell Tower Residence Proj)
FHLB Series 05
5.00%, 7/01/25

     1,270     1,239,901

Wisconsin HEFA
(Wheaton Franciscan)
MBIA
5.25%, 8/15/20

     3,400     3,255,398
        
       6,857,409
        

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $452,201,745)

       453,977,601
        

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     31

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL NOTES – 10.4%

    

Alaska – 0.5%

    

Valdez Marine Term Rev
(BP Pipelines, Inc. Proj)
Series 03B
2.60%, 7/01/37(g)

   $ 2,500   $ 2,500,000
        

Colorado – 2.8%

    

Colorado Ed & Cultural Fac Auth
2.65%, 2/01/34-9/01/35(g)

     1,500     1,500,000

Colorado Ed & Cultural Fac Auth
(Natl Jewish Fed Bd Prog)
2.65%, 2/01/25-9/01/37(g)

     12,620     12,620,000
        
       14,120,000
        

District Of Columbia – 0.2%

    

Dist Of Columbia
(Howard Rd Academy)
Series 2004
2.45%, 12/01/24(g)

     1,335     1,335,000
        

Florida – 0.5%

    

Jacksonville Hlth Fac Auth
2.55%, 8/15/34(g)

     1,300     1,300,000

Orange Cnty Hlth Fac Auth
(Orlando Regl Healthcare)
Series 2004
2.58%, 10/01/15(g)

     1,100     1,100,000
        
       2,400,000
        

Illinois – 0.2%

    

Illinois Ed Fac Auth
(ACI/ Cultural Pooled Fing Prog)
Series 1998
2.60%, 3/01/28(g)

     1,000     1,000,000
        

Indiana – 0.3%

    

Indiana Hlth Fac Fin Auth
(Comnty Hosp)
Series 2000B
2.45%, 7/01/28(g)

     1,435     1,435,000
        

Kentucky – 0.5%

    

Breckinridge Cnty Lease Program
Series 2002A
2.65%, 2/01/32(g)

     2,745     2,745,000
        

 

32     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

Massachusetts – 0.9%

    

Massachusetts Dev Fin Auth
(Justice Res Inst)
Series 2002
2.67%, 1/01/32(g)

   $ 3,000   $ 3,000,000

Massachusetts HEFA
(Stone Hill College)
Series 2008K
2.30%, 7/01/37(g)

     1,500     1,500,000
        
       4,500,000
        

Mississippi – 1.5%

    

Jackson Cnty PCR
(Cherron Corp.)
Series 1993
2.50%, 6/01/23(g)(h)

     7,500     7,500,000
        

Missouri – 0.2%

    

Missouri HEFA
(Truman Med Ctr)
Series 2005
2.10%, 9/01/14(g)

     1,055     1,055,000
        

North Carolina – 1.4%

    

North Carolina Cap Fac Fin Agy
(Pfiffer Univ)
Series 2006
2.45%, 11/01/26(g)

     1,150     1,150,000

North Carolina Capl Fac Fin Agy
(Queens College)
Series 2001
2.45%, 3/01/21(g)

     3,200     3,200,000

North Carolina Med Care Commission
2.55%, 10/01/37(g)

     3,000     3,000,000
        
       7,350,000
        

Rhode Island – 0.3%

    

Rhode Island Hlth & Ed Bldg Corp.
(Portsmouth Abbey Sch)
Series 2001
2.55%, 10/01/31(g)

     1,360     1,360,000
        

South Carolina – 0.3%

    

South Carolina Ed Fac Auth
(Converse College)
Series 2000
2.45%, 7/01/15(g)

     1,440     1,440,000
        

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     33

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
    
 

Texas – 0.2%

    

San Antonio Ed Fac Corp.
2.60%, 12/01/27(g)

   $ 1,000   $ 1,000,000
        

Utah – 0.4%

    

Utah Transit Auth Sales Tax Rev
Series B
2.70%, 6/15/36(g)

     1,250     1,250,000

Washington Cnty St George Interlocal Agy
Series 2007
2.45%, 12/01/22(g)

     1,000     1,000,000
        
       2,250,000
        

Washington – 0.2%

    

Washington Hsg Fin Commission
2.36%, 1/01/34(g)

     900     900,000
        

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $52,890,000)

       52,890,000
        

Total Investments – 99.3%
(cost $505,091,745)

       506,867,601

Other assets less liabilities – 0.7%

       3,728,428
        

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $     510,596,029
        

INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)

 

               Rate Type        
Swap
Counterparty
   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Termination
Date
   Payments
made
by the
Portfolio
    Payments
received
by the
Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Merrill Lynch

   $     2,200    7/12/08    BMA *   3.815 %   $ (4,941 )

Merrill Lynch

     3,205    2/12/12    BMA *   3.548 %         119,599  

 

(a) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at April 30, 2008.

 

(b) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of April 30, 2008.

 

(c) Illiquid security, valued at fair value. (See note A)

 

(d) Security is in default and is non-income producing.

 

(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2008, the market value of this security amounted to $3,924,942 or 0.8% of net assets.

 

(f) When-Issued security.

 

(g) Variable Rate Demand Notes (VRDN) are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

 

34     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

(h) Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize when issued security.

 

* Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, formerly the Bond Market Association (BMA).

 

An auction rate security whose interest rate resets at each auction date. Auctions are typically held every week or month. The rate shown is as of April 30, 2008 and the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $11,825,000 or 2.30% of total investments.

 

   As of April 30, 2008, the Portfolio held 38% of total investments in insured bonds (of this amount 5% represents the Portfolio’s holding in pre-refunded bonds).

Glossary:

ACA – ACA Capital

AMBAC – American Bond Assurance Corporation

AMT – Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)

ASSURED GTY – Assured Guaranty

CDA – Community Development Administration

CDD – Community Development District

CFD – Community Facilities District

CIFG – CIFG Assurance North America, Inc.

COP – Certificate of Participation

FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FHLB – Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association

FSA – Financial Security Assurance Inc.

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association

GO – General Obligation

HDA – Housing Development Authority

HEFA – Health & Education Facility Authority

HFA – Housing Finance Authority

IDA – Industrial Development Authority/Agency

IDR – Industrial Development Revenue

ISD – Independent School District

MBIA – Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

MFHR – Multi-Family Housing Revenue

PCR – Pollution Control Revenue Bond

RADIAN – Radian Group, Inc.

SFMR – Single Family Mortgage Revenue

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     35

 

National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

INSURED NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 97.0%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 89.3%

    

Alabama – 0.7%

    

Jefferson Cnty Wtr & Swr Rev
(Prerefunded)
FGIC Series 02B
5.00%, 2/01/41

   $ 1,000   $ 1,067,910
        

California – 6.6%

    

California St GO
FSA Series 03
5.00%, 2/01/29

     1,445     1,472,888

California St GO
(Prerefunded)
5.125%, 2/01/28

     1,500     1,655,175

AMBAC
5.00%, 4/01/27

     1,035     1,117,862

California St GO
(Unrefunded)
AMBAC
5.00%, 4/01/27

     1,965     1,986,419

Golden St Tobacco Securitization Corp. (Prerefunded)
XLCA Series 03B
5.50%, 6/01/33

     2,000     2,199,000

San Bernardino Cnty Redev ETM
(Ontario Proj #1)
MBIA Series 93
5.80%, 8/01/23

     1,000     1,094,440
        
       9,525,784
        

Colorado – 5.8%

    

Northwest Parkway Toll Rev
FSA Series 01C
Zero Coupon, 6/15/25(a)

     9,000     8,337,060
        

District Of Columbia – 0.7%

    

Dist of Columbia Wtr & Swr Auth
ASSURED GTY Series 2008A
5.00%, 10/01/23

     905     950,684
        

Florida – 5.2%

    

Highlands Cnty Hlth Fac Auth
(Adventist Hlth Sys/Sunbelt Oblig Group)
FSA Series 2005H
4.31%, 11/15/35(b)†

     550     550,000

 

36     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Insured National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Hollywood Comnty Redev Agy
XLCA
5.00%, 3/01/24

   $ 5,000   $ 4,994,250

Volusia Cnty Hlth Fac
(John Knox Village)
RADIAN Series 96A
6.00%, 6/01/17

     1,905     1,909,553
        
       7,453,803
        

Illinois – 7.0%

    

Chicago Arpt Rev
(O’Hare Int’l Arpt)
XLCA Series 03B-1
5.25%, 1/01/34

     1,700     1,706,477

Chicago Stadium Rev
(Soldier Field)
AMBAC Series 01
Zero Coupon, 6/15/30(a)

     7,000     6,665,820

Metro Pier & Expo Auth
(McCormick Place)
MBIA Series 02A
5.25%, 6/15/42

     1,750     1,780,468
        
       10,152,765
        

Louisiana – 2.9%

    

Ernest N Morial-New Orleans
(Exhibit Hall Auth Spl Tax)
AMBAC Series A
5.25%, 7/15/16-7/15/17

     815     896,386

Lafayette LA Communications
(Communications Sys Rev)
XLCA
5.25%, 11/01/23

     1,550     1,647,588

New Orleans GO
MBIA Series 05
5.00%, 12/01/29

5.25%, 12/01/21

    
 
570
1,135
   
 
526,195
1,142,707
        
       4,212,876
        

Massachusetts – 5.2%

    

Massachusetts HEFA
(Berkshire Hlth Sys)
RADIAN Series 01E
5.70%, 10/01/25

     5,800     5,918,378

Massachusetts HEFA
(Cape Cod Hlthcare)
RADIAN Series 01C
5.25%, 11/15/31

     1,600     1,578,704
        
       7,497,082
        

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     37

 

Insured National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Michigan – 6.3%

    

Detroit Wtr Sup Sys
(Prerefunded)
FGIC Series 01B
5.50%, 7/01/33

   $ 1,450   $ 1,581,602

Kalamazoo Hosp Fin Auth
(Borgess Med Ctr) ETM
FGIC Series 94A
6.865%, 6/01/11(c)

     5,140     5,159,018

Michigan GO
(Trunk Line Fund)
(Prerefunded)
FSA Series 01A
5.25%, 11/01/30

     1,000     1,081,590

Royal Oak Hosp Fin Auth
(William Beaumont Hosp)
MBIA Series 01M
5.25%, 11/15/35

     1,300     1,315,821
        
       9,138,031
        

Minnesota – 4.5%

    

Waconia Hlth Care Fac Rev
(Ridgeview Med Ctr)
RADIAN Series 99A
6.125%, 1/01/29

     6,095     6,448,876
        

Missouri – 0.1%

    

Riverside IDA
(Riverside Horizons Proj)
ACA Series 07A
5.00%, 5/01/27

     120     107,888
        

Nevada – 1.4%

    

Carson City Hosp Rev
(Carson-Tahoe Hosp Proj)
RADIAN Series 03A
5.125%, 9/01/29

     2,100     2,053,233
        

New Hampshire – 1.6%

    

New Hampshire Hosp Rev
(Mary Hitchcock Hosp)
FSA Series 02
5.50%, 8/01/27

     2,250     2,364,120
        

New Jersey – 1.9%

    

New Jersey Ed Fac Auth
(Hgr Ed Cap Impr)
(Prerefunded)
AMBAC Series 02A
5.125%, 9/01/22

     2,500     2,716,925
        

 

38     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Insured National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

New York – 6.5%

    

Erie Cnty IDA Sch Fac Rev
(Buffalo Sch Dist Proj)
FSA Series 04
5.75%, 5/01/26

   $ 1,300   $ 1,407,146

Nassau Cnty Hlth Fac
(Nassau Hlth Sys Rev)
(Prerefunded)
FSA Series 99
5.75%, 8/01/29

     7,600     8,065,880
        
       9,473,026
        

North Carolina – 1.7%

    

Iredell Cnty COP
FSA Series 2008
5.25%, 6/01/22

     200     215,902

North Carolina Eastern Muni Pwr Agy
AMBAC Series 05A
5.25%, 1/01/20

     1,000     1,065,380

North Carolina Muni Pwr Agy No 1 Catawba
AMBAC
4.90%, 1/01/15(b)+

     1,150     1,150,000
        
       2,431,282
        

Ohio – 5.6%

    

Cleveland Pub Pwr Sys Rev
FGIC Series 06A
5.00%, 11/15/18

     500     527,315

Cnty of Hamilton
(Prerefunded)
AMBAC Series B
5.25%, 12/01/32

     5,660     6,052,634

Cnty of Hamilton
(Unrefunded)
AMBAC Series B
5.25%, 12/01/32

     1,440     1,459,267
        
       8,039,216
        

Pennsylvania – 9.0%

    

Allegheny Cnty Hgr Ed Rev
(Carnegie Mellon Univ)
Series 02
5.50%, 3/01/28

     5,665     5,918,112

Pennsylvania Trpk Transp Rev
(Prerefunded)
AMBAC Series 01
5.25%, 7/15/41

     6,500     7,057,180
        
       12,975,292
        

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     39

 

Insured National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Puerto Rico – 5.3%

    

Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth
XLCA Series 02-1
5.25%, 7/01/22

   $ 6,935   $ 7,624,200
        

Rhode Island – 4.0%

    

Rhode Island Econ Dev Auth
(Providence Place Mall Proj)
ASSET GTY Series 00
6.125%, 7/01/20

     5,500     5,830,660
        

South Carolina – 2.0%

    

Dorchester Cnty Sch Dist No 2
ASSURED GTY
5.00%, 12/01/29

     400     405,836

Newberry Investing in Childrens Ed
(Newberry Cnty Sch Dist Proj)
ASSURED GTY Series 05
5.00%, 12/01/27

     2,335     2,373,154

Series 05
5.00%, 12/01/30

     115     105,248
        
       2,884,238
        

Texas – 2.9%

    

Guadalupe-Blanco River Auth & Surp
(Contract & Sub Wtr Res)
MBIA Series 04A
5.00%, 8/15/24

     455     462,849

North Texas Hlth Fac
(United Regl Hlth Care Sys)
FSA
5.00%, 9/01/24

     180     185,949

San Antonio GO
Series 02
5.00%, 2/01/23

     1,485     1,520,967

Texas Trpk Auth
AMBAC Series 02A
5.50%, 8/15/39

     2,000     2,051,840
        
       4,221,605
        

Washington – 0.6%

    

Tacoma Solid Waste Util Rev
XLCA Series 06
5.00%, 12/01/18

     865     909,271
        

 

40     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Insured National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

West Virginia – 1.8%

    

Fairmont Hgr Ed
(Fairmont St Coll)
FGIC Series 02A
5.375%, 6/01/27

   $ 2,500   $ 2,585,300
        

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $122,897,643)

       129,001,127
        
    

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL NOTES – 7.7%

    

District Of Columbia – 0.6%

    

Dist of Columbia Wtr & Swr Auth
AMBAC Series 2004B-1
4.73%, 10/01/29(b)

     875     875,000
        

Florida – 1.4%

    

Orange Cnty IDA
(Cental Fl YMCA)
2.45%, 12/01/32(d)

     1,950     1,950,000
        

Georgia – 0.3%

    

Atlanta Wtr & Wastewtr
FSA Series 01 C
2.50%, 11/01/41(d)(e)

     500     500,000
        

Illinois – 0.9%

    

Chicago Brd of Ed
FSA Series C1
2.62%, 3/01/31(d)

     1,300     1,300,000
        

Nevada – 2.1%

    

Clark Cnty Sch Dist
FSA Series 01A
2.40%, 6/15/21(d)(e)

     3,000     3,000,000
        

New York – 2.4%

    

New York City
FSA Series A6
2.40%, 11/01/26(d)

     3,500     3,500,000
        

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $11,125,000)

       11,125,000
        

Total Investments – 97.0%
(cost $134,022,643)

       140,126,127

Other assets less liabilities – 3.0%

       4,342,472
        

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 144,468,599
        

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     41

 

Insured National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)

 

               Rate Type        

Swap
Counterparty

  

Notional
Amount
(000)

  

Termination
Date

   Payments
made
by the
Portfolio
    Payments
received
by the
Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Merrill Lynch

   $ 700    7/12/08    BMA *   3.815 %   $ 2,669  

Merrill Lynch

     1,000    10/21/16    BMA *   4.128 %     68,020  

Merrill Lynch

         2,500    7/30/26    4.090 %   BMA *         (143,902 )

Merrill Lynch

     2,500    11/15/26    4.378 %   BMA *     (242,976 )

 

(a) Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until final maturity.

 

(b) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of April 30, 2008.

 

(c) Inverse Floater Security—Security with variable or floating interest rate that moves in the opposite direction of short-term interest rates.

 

(d) Variable Rate Demand Notes (VRDN) are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

 

(e) Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize interest rate swaps.

 

* Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, formerly the Bond Market Association (BMA).

 

An auction rate security whose interest rate resets at each auction date. Auctions are typically held every week or month. The rate shown is as of April 30, 2008 and the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $2,575,000 or 1.80% of total investments.

As of April 30, 2008, the Portfolio held 92% of total investments in insured bonds (of this amount 43% represents the Portfolio’s holding in pre-refunded bonds). 24% and 23% of the Portfolio’s insured bonds were insured by AMBAC and FSA, respectively.

Glossary:

ACA – ACA Capital

AMBAC – American Bond Assurance Corporation

ASSET GTY – Asset Guaranty Insurance Company AKA Radian

ASSURED GTY – Assured Guaranty

COP – Certificate of Participation

ETM – Escrow to Maturity

FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FSA – Financial Security Assurance Inc.

GO – General Obligation

HEFA – Health & Education Facility Authority

IDA – Industrial Development Authority/Agency

MBIA – Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

RADIAN – Radian Group, Inc.

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

42     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Insured National Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

NEW YORK PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 98.5%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 95.2%

    

New York – 84.3%

    

Albany IDA Civic Fac Rev
(St. Peters Hosp Proj)
5.75%, 11/15/22

   $ 795   $ 820,877

Cattaraugus Cnty Hgr Ed
(Jamestown)
(Prerefunded)
Series 00A
6.50%, 7/01/30

     1,000     1,104,140

Cortland Cnty Hosp Rev
(Cortland Mem Hosp)
RADIAN Series 02
5.25%, 7/01/32

     2,700     2,656,233

Dutchess Cnty IDA
(Civil Fac Rev)
5.00%, 8/01/19-8/01/21

     1,450     1,497,016

Erie Cnty
(Pub Impr)
MBIA Series 05A
5.00%, 12/01/20

     5,990     6,238,705

Erie Cnty IDA Sch Fac Rev
(Buffalo Sch Dist Proj)
FSA Series 04
5.75%, 5/01/25

     1,400     1,519,238

Glen Cove IDR
(The Regency at Glen Cove) ETM
Series 92B
Zero Coupon, 10/15/19

     11,745     7,217,655

Hempstead Hgr Ed
(Adelphi Univ Civic Fac)
Series 02
5.50%, 6/01/32

     1,000     1,020,020

Herkimer Cnty IDR Hgr Ed
(Herkimer CC Stud Hsg)
Series 00
6.50%, 11/01/30

     2,000     2,106,200

Long Island Pwr Auth Elec Rev
FGIC Series 06A
5.00%, 12/01/19-12/01/24

     8,300     8,554,953

Long Island Pwr Auth Elec Rev
(Prerefunded)
FSA Series 01A
5.25%, 9/01/28

     10,000     10,811,300

Metro Transp Auth Dedicated Tax Fund
5.25%, 11/15/30

     10,000     10,209,600

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     43

 

New York Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

MBIA
5.00%, 11/15/18-11/15/21

   $ 11,890   $ 12,684,036

Series 02
5.25%, 11/15/31

     5,000     5,080,350

Series 02A
5.125%, 11/15/31

     5,500     5,560,720

Monroe Cnty MFHR
(Southview Towers Proj) AMT
SONYMA Series 00
6.25%, 2/01/31

     1,130     1,169,437

Montgomery Cnty IDA Lease Rev
(HFM Boces)
XLCA Series 05A
5.00%, 7/01/24

     1,500     1,523,715

Nassau Cnty IDA
(Continuing Care Ret)
6.50%, 1/01/27

     1,000     986,090

New York City Ed Fac
(Magen David Yeshivah Proj)
ACA Series 02
5.70%, 6/15/27

     1,600     1,528,240

New York City Ed Fac
(Spence Sch)
5.20%, 7/01/34

     3,155     3,223,274

New York City GO
5.00%, 1/01/21

     5,000     5,221,050

FSA Series 04E
5.00%, 11/01/21

     4,000     4,180,080

Series 03
5.75%, 3/01/15

     2,350     2,632,423

Series 04G
5.00%, 12/01/23

     3,225     3,308,366

Series 04I
5.00%, 8/01/21

     11,400     11,768,904

Series 05J
5.00%, 3/01/24

     5,000     5,112,700

XLCA Series 04I
5.00%, 8/01/18

     10,000     10,501,600

New York City GO
(Prerefunded)
5.75%, 3/01/17

     1,480     1,657,866

Series 01B
5.50%, 12/01/31

     11,995     13,118,332

New York City GO
(Unrefunded)
5.75%, 3/01/17

     420     456,330

Series 01B
5.50%, 12/01/31

     5     5,198

 

44     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

New York Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

New York City HDC
(NYC Hsg Auth)
FGIC Series 05P6-A
5.00%, 7/01/19

   $ 10,000   $ 10,432,900

New York City HDC MFHR
(Rental Hsg) AMT
Series 01C-2
5.40%, 11/01/33

     3,030     2,996,882

Series 02A
5.50%, 11/01/34

     1,250     1,234,538

New York City Hlth & Hosp Rev
(Hlth Care Sys Rev)
AMBAC Series 03A
5.25%, 2/15/22

     5,700     5,971,377

New York City Hlth & Hosp Rev
(Hlth Sys)
FSA Series 02A
5.125%, 2/15/23

     1,500     1,551,615

New York City IDA
(Brooklyn Navy Yard) AMT
Series 97
5.75%, 10/01/36

     3,000     2,764,350

New York City IDA
(Lycee Francais)
ACA Series 02C
6.80%, 6/01/28

     2,500     2,590,775

New York City IDA
(Staten Island Hosp)
Series 01B
6.375%, 7/01/31

     1,945     1,864,341

New York City IDA Spl Fac
(Airis JFK Proj)
Series 01A
5.50%, 7/01/28

     9,000     8,219,430

New York City IDA Spl Fac
(Terminal One Group Assoc Proj)
Series 05
5.50%, 1/01/24(a)

     800     812,920

New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth
Series 03A
5.00%, 6/15/27

     1,000     1,020,730

New York City Spl Fac
(Museum of Modern Art)
AMBAC Series 01D
5.125%, 7/01/31

     14,000     14,268,940

New York City TFA
5.00%, 7/15/21

     7,000     7,357,070

MBIA Series 03D
5.25%, 2/01/18

     10,000     10,716,900

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     45

 

New York Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Series 00B
6.00%, 11/15/29

   $ 6,000   $ 6,492,120

Series 02A
5.50%, 11/01/26(a)

     5,000     5,307,150

Series 05A-2
5.00%, 11/01/17

     5,000     5,425,150

New York Conv Ctr Dev Corp Rev
(Hotel Unit Fee Secured)
AMBAC Series 05
5.00%, 11/15/30

     10,000     10,169,200

New York Liberty Dev Corp Rev
(National Sports Museum Proj)
6.125%, 2/15/19

     900     895,482

New York St Dorm Auth
(FHA Insured Maimonides)
MBIA Series 04
5.75%, 8/01/29

     3,515     3,807,026

New York St Dorm Auth
(Non St Supported Debt Ozanam)
5.00%, 11/01/21

     1,000     1,022,200

New York St Dorm Auth
(NYU Hosp Ctr)
5.25%, 7/01/24

     800     759,824

New York St Dorm Auth
(Orange Regl Med Ctr)
Series 2008
6.50%, 12/01/21(b)

     1,240     1,300,822

New York St Dorm Auth
(St Univ of New York)
(Prerefunded)
Series 02
5.00%, 7/01/32

     4,000     4,323,200

New York St Dorm Auth Hlth Fac
(Eger Rehab Ctr) FHA
FHA Series 00
6.10%, 8/01/37

     3,200     3,330,336

New York St Dorm Auth Hlth Fac
(Nursing Home)
FHA Series 02-34
5.20%, 2/01/32

     3,965     4,416,336

New York St Dorm Auth Hosp Rev
(Memorial Sloan-Kettering Ctr)
MBIA Series 03A
5.00%, 7/01/22

     5,000     5,178,750

New York St Dorm Auth Hosp Rev
(Mount Sinai) NYU Hlth Sys
Series 00
6.50%, 7/01/25

     4,000     4,090,840

 

46     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

New York Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

New York St Dorm Auth Lease Rev
(Master Boces Program Wayne Finger)
FSA Series 04
5.00%, 8/15/23

   $ 3,175   $ 3,308,350

New York St Dorm Auth MFHR
(Joachim & Anne Residence)
Series 02
5.25%, 7/01/27

     1,000     1,004,810

New York St Dorm Auth Rev
(Cabrini of Westchester)
GNMA
5.10%, 2/15/26

     1,900     1,921,679

New York St Dorm Auth Rev
(Leake & Watts Svc Inc.)
MBIA Series 04
5.00%, 7/01/22-7/01/23

     3,275     3,327,768

New York St Dorm Auth Rev
(Montefiore Hosp)
FGIC FHA Series 04
5.00%, 8/01/23

     5,000     5,102,800

New York St Dorm Auth Rev
(New York Univ)
FGIC Series 04A
5.00%, 7/01/24

     2,240     2,264,685

New York St Dorm Auth Rev
(North Shore-Long Island Jewish Oblig Group)
5.00%, 5/01/22

     1,405     1,414,090

New York St Dorm Auth Rev
(NYU Hosp Ctr)
Series 07A
5.00%, 7/01/22

     1,200     1,126,824

New York St Dorm Auth Rev
(Rochester Univ)
Series 04A
5.25%, 7/01/23-7/01/24

     1,250     1,301,588

New York St Dorm Auth Rev
(Rochester Univ)
(Prerefunded)
Series 04A
5.25%, 7/01/21

     575     642,407

New York St Dorm Auth Rev
(Westchester Cnty Court Fac Lease)
Series 06A
5.00%, 8/01/17

     9,510     10,366,471

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     47

 

New York Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

New York St Energy Res & Dev Auth Elec Rev
(Long Island Ltg Co.) AMT
Series 95A
5.30%, 8/01/25

   $ 7,500   $ 7,567,800

New York St Mtg Agy SFMR
(Mtg Rev) AMT
Series 01-31A
5.30%, 10/01/31

     8,500     8,255,455

Series
82 5.65%, 4/01/30

     2,810     2,837,341

New York St Pwr Auth
MBIA
5.00%, 11/15/19-11/15/21

     3,680     3,938,177

New York St SFMR
(Mtg Rev) AMT
Series 01-29
5.45%, 4/01/31

     9,000     8,918,190

New York St Thruway Auth
AMBAC Series 05B
5.00%, 4/01/21

     7,500     7,932,000

FGIC Series 05B
5.00%, 4/01/17

     12,750     13,720,530

New York St Thruway Auth Personal
Income Tax Rev
(Transp)
AMBAC Series 04A
5.00%, 3/15/24

     5,000     5,181,450

New York St Urban Dev Corp
(Empire St)
(Prerefunded)
Series 02A
5.25%, 3/15/32

     3,945     4,285,690

Niagara Frontier Transp Arpt Rev
(Buffalo Niagara) AMT
MBIA
5.625%, 4/01/29

     2,500     2,508,150

Onondaga Cnty IDA Arpt Fac
(Cargo ACQ) AMT
Series 02
6.125%, 1/01/32

     1,000     983,350

Onondaga Cnty IDA Swr Rev
(Anheuser Busch) AMT
Series 99
6.25%, 12/01/34

     2,000     2,051,240

Onondaga Cnty PCR
(Bristol-Meyers Squibb) AMT
5.75%, 3/01/24

     4,000     4,334,160

 

48     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

New York Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Port Auth NY & NJ
(JFK Int’l Arpt Proj) AMT
MBIA Series 97-6
5.75%, 12/01/22

   $ 6,820   $ 6,969,495

Sachem Ctr Sch Dist of Holbrook
5.00%, 10/15/21-10/15/22

     5,415     5,572,426

Seneca Cnty IDA (New York Chiropractic Coll)
5.00%, 10/01/27

     925     876,539

Spencerport Uni Sch Dist
(Prerefunded)
MBIA Series 02
5.00%, 6/15/21

     2,500     2,675,825

Tobacco Settlement Fin Corp.
Series 03A-1
5.50%, 6/01/14

     5,000     5,087,250

XLCA
6.17%, 6/01/23(a)†

     2,400     2,400,000

Ulster Cnty IDA
(Kingston Regl Sr Living Corp. – Woodland
Pond at New Palz Proj.)
6.00%, 9/15/27

     1,175     1,115,651

Yonkers IDA Hlth Fac
(Malotz Pavillion Proj)
MBIA Series 99
5.65%, 2/01/39

     700     712,964
        
       401,501,007
        

Arizona – 0.2%

    

Goodyear IDA Wtr & Swr Rev
(Litchfield Pk Svc Proj) AMT
Series 01 6.75%, 10/01/31

     1,000     1,017,380
        

California – 0.2%

    

California St GO
Series 03
5.25%, 11/01/25

     650     670,924

Series 04
5.20%, 4/01/26

     350     359,100
        
       1,030,024
        

Florida – 2.2%

    

Crossings at Fleming Island CDD
(Eagle Harbor)
Series 00C
7.10%, 5/01/30

     5,500     5,577,880

Fiddlers Creek CDD
(Prerefunded)
Series 99B
5.80%, 5/01/21

     670     635,461

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     49

 

New York Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Hammock Bay CDD
(Spl Assmt)
Series 04A
6.15%, 5/01/24

   $ 800   $ 777,816

Marshall Creek CDD
Series 02A
6.625%, 5/01/32

     935     977,393

Midtown Miami CDD
Series 04A
6.00%, 5/01/24

     2,500     2,316,000
        
       10,284,550
        

Georgia – 0.1%

    

Atlanta Tax Alloc
(Eastside Proj)
Series 05B
5.60%, 1/01/30

     500     443,285
        

Guam – 0.1%

    

Guam Govt
(Wtr & Waste Sys Rev)
Series 05
6.00%, 7/01/25

     500     506,035
        

Illinois – 0.9%

    

Antioch Village Spl Svc Area
(Clublands Proj)
Series 03
6.625%, 3/01/33

     993     863,711

Plano Spl Svc Area No. 3 Spl Tax
(Lakewood Springs Proj)
Series 05A
5.95%, 3/01/28

     1,350     1,272,064

Yorkville CFD
(Raintree Village)
Series 03
6.875%, 3/01/33

     1,894     1,928,244
        
       4,064,019
        

Nevada – 0.3%

    

Clark Cnty Impr Dist No. 142
Series 03
6.10%, 8/01/18

     1,475     1,464,867
        

Ohio – 0.3%

    

Port Auth of Columbiana Cnty Swr
(Apex Enviro LLC) AMT
Series 04A
7.125%, 8/01/25

     1,200     1,204,260
        

 

50     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

New York Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Puerto Rico – 6.0%

    

Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth
5.00%, 7/01/22

   $ 2,085   $ 2,090,942

XLCA Series 02-1
5.25%, 7/01/22

     10,000     10,993,800

Puerto Rico GO
(Pub Impr)
5.25%, 7/01/23

     1,600     1,607,264

Series 01A
5.50%, 7/01/19

     915     955,287

Puerto Rico Govt Dev Bank
(Sr Notes)
Series 06B
5.00%, 12/01/15

     500     513,935

Puerto Rico HFA
(Cap Fndtn Program)
5.00%, 12/01/20

     5,215     5,245,038

Puerto Rico HFC SFMR
(Mtg Rev)
GNMA/ FNMA/ FHLMC Series 01A
5.20%, 12/01/33

     1,690     1,690,879

Puerto Rico Muni Fin Agy
Series 05A
5.25%, 8/01/23

     935     941,639

Univ of Puerto Rico Rev
5.00%, 6/01/22

     255     250,943

Series 06Q
5.00%, 6/01/20

     4,225     4,209,706
        
       28,499,433
        

Virginia – 0.6%

    

Bell Creek CDD
Series 03A
6.75%, 3/01/22

     201     201,070

Broad Street CDA
(Parking Fac)
Series 03
7.50%, 6/01/33

     2,680     2,837,611
        
       3,038,681
        

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $443,645,154)

       453,053,541
        

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL NOTES – 3.3%

    

New York – 1.8%

    

New York City
FSA Series A6
2.40%, 11/01/26(c)(d)

     1,500     1,500,000

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     51

 

New York Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth
2.50%, 6/15/24(d)

   $ 500   $ 500,000

New York City TFA
2.40%, 2/01/31(d)

     500     500,000

2.55%, 11/01/22-5/01/28(d)

     2,600     2,600,000

Port Auth NY & NJ Spl Oblig Rev
2.55%, 6/01/20(d)

     3,500     3,500,000
        
       8,600,000
        

Colorado – 0.5%

    

Colorado Ed & Cultural Fac Auth
2.65%, 2/01/34-6/30/36(d)

     1,560     1,560,000

2.80%, 12/01/34(d)

     500     500,000
        
       2,060,000
        

Florida – 0.2%

    

Jacksonville Hlth Fac Auth Hosp Rev
2.58%, 8/15/33(d)

     1,050     1,050,000
        

Massachusetts – 0.2%

    

Massachusetts St HEFA
(Harvard Univ)
GO OF INSTN Series 99R
2.00%, 11/01/49(d)

     1,000     1,000,000
        

North Carolina – 0.2%

    

North Carolina Med Care Commission
2.55%, 10/01/37(d)

     1,000     1,000,000
        

Utah – 0.2%

    

Utah Tran Auth Sales Tax
2.75%, 6/15/36(d)

     1,000     1,000,000
        

Wyoming – 0.2%

    

Uinta Cnty
2.60%, 7/01/26(d)

     1,000     1,000,000
        

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $15,710,000)

       15,710,000
        

Total Investments – 98.5%
(cost $459,355,154)

       468,763,541

Other assets less liabilities – 1.5%

       7,347,483
        

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $     476,111,024
        

 

52     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

New York Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)

 

               Rate Type        

Swap

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Termination
Date
   Payments
made
by the
Portfolio
    Payments
received
by the
Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Citigroup

   $     2,200    1/25/26    BMA *   4.108 %   $      131,808  

JP Morgan Chase

     4,500    6/15/15    3.777 %   BMA *     (216,743 )

Merrill Lynch

     2,300    7/12/08    BMA *   3.815 %     8,768  

Merrill Lynch

     3,100    10/01/16    BMA *   4.147 %     218,619  

 

(a) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of April 30, 2008.

 

(b) When-Issued security.

 

(c) Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize when issued security.

 

(d) Variable Rate Demand Notes (VRDN) are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

 

* Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, formerly the Bond Market Association (BMA).

 

An auction rate security whose interest rate resets at each auction date. Auctions are typically held every week or month. The rate shown is as of April 30, 2008 and the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $2,400,000 or 0.51% of total investments.

 

   As of April 30, 2008, the Portfolio held 43% of total investments in insured bonds (of this amount 5% represents the Portfolio’s holding in pre-refunded bonds).

Glossary:

ACA – ACA Capital

AMBAC – American Bond Assurance Corporation

AMT – Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)

CDA – Community Development Administration

CDD – Community Development District

CFD – Community Facilities District

ETM – Escrow to Maturity

FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FHA – Federal Housing Administration

FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association

FSA – Financial Security Assurance Inc.

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association

GO – General Obligation

HDC – Housing Development Corporation

HEFA – Health & Education Facility Authority

HFA – Housing Finance Authority

HFC – Housing Finance Corporation

IDA – Industrial Development Authority/Agency

IDR – Industrial Development Revenue

MBIA – Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

MFHR – Multi-Family Housing Revenue

PCR – Pollution Control Revenue Bond

RADIAN – Radian Group, Inc.

SFMR – Single Family Mortgage Revenue

SONYMA – State of New York Mortgage Agency

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     53

 

New York Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 100.0%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 98.2%

    

California – 94.8%

    

Acalanes Union High Sch Dist
(Ref-2013 Crossover)
FSA Series 05B
5.25%, 8/01/24

   $ 3,000   $ 3,196,590

Banning Util Auth Wtr & Enterprise Rev
(Ref & Impr Proj)
FGIC Series 05
5.25%, 11/01/30

     7,265     7,429,698

Bay Area Infra Fin Auth
FGIC
5.00%, 8/01/17

     2,000     2,072,420

Beaumont Fin Auth
AMBAC
5.00%, 9/01/26

     2,900     2,937,149

Calfornia St GO
(Prerefunded)
MBIA Series 02
5.00%, 2/01/32

     3,500     3,768,800

California Dept of Veteran Affairs
(Home Purchase Rev)
AMBAC Series 02A
5.35%, 12/01/27

     22,320     22,793,407

California Dept of Wtr Res Pwr Sup Rev
5.00%, 12/01/24(a)

     5,000     5,266,800

California Dept of Wtr Res Pwr Sup Rev
(Prerefunded)
FGIC Series 02A
5.125%, 5/01/18

     10,000     10,933,400

Series 02A
5.375%, 5/01/21

     3,000     3,308,100

California Ed Fac Auth
(Coll of Arts & Crafts)
Series 01
5.875%, 6/01/30

     2,200     2,246,574

California Ed Fac Auth
(Univ of the Pacific)
5.00%, 11/01/21

     990     1,003,573

Series 04
5.00%, 11/01/20

     1,000     1,031,840

5.25%, 5/01/34

     1,000     1,010,390

California HFA SFMR
(Mtg Rev) AMT
Series 99A-2
5.25%, 8/01/26

     1,705     1,676,578

 

54     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

California Hlth Fac Fin Auth
(Cottage Hlth Sys)
MBIA Series 03B
5.00%, 11/01/23

   $ 2,500   $ 2,563,850

California Hlth Fac Fin Auth
(Lucile Salter Packard Hosp)
AMBAC Series 03C
5.00%, 8/15/21

     3,365     3,454,172

California Infra & Econ Dev Bank
(Kaiser Hosp)
Series 01A
5.55%, 8/01/31

     18,000     18,275,940

California Pollution Ctl Fin Auth
(Pacific Gas & Elec) AMT
MBIA Series 96A
5.35%, 12/01/16

     15,500     15,929,350

California Pollution Ctl Fin Auth
(So Calif Edison) AMT
MBIA Series 99C
5.55%, 9/01/31

     7,950     7,796,486

California Pollution Ctl Fin Auth
(Tracy Material Recovery) AMT
ACA Series 99A
5.70%, 8/01/14

     3,670     3,670,330

California Pub Wks Brd Lease Rev
(Dept of Hlth Svcs-Richmond Lab)
XLCA Series 05B
5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,270     1,272,350

California Pub Wks Brd Lease Rev
(Dept of Mental Hlth-Coalinga)
Series 04A
5.50%, 6/01/22-6/01/23

     6,790     7,197,625

California Pub Wks Brd Lease Rev
(Univ of Calif Proj)
Series 05C
5.00%, 4/01/23

     3,130     3,235,012

California Pub Wks Brd Lease Rev
(Various Univ Calif Proj)
Series 04F
5.00%, 11/01/26

     8,065     8,271,464

California Rural MFA SFMR
(Mtg Rev) AMT
GNMA/ FNMA Series 00B
6.25%, 12/01/31

     80     80,622

GNMA/ FNMA Series 00D
6.00%, 12/01/31

     290     289,858

GNMA/ FNMA Series 99A
5.40%, 12/01/30

     290     285,232

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     55

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

MBIA Series 99A
5.40%, 12/01/30

   $ 720   $ 712,649

California St GO
5.00%, 8/01/22-2/01/32

     28,200     28,675,266

MBIA
5.00%, 6/01/18

     5,000     5,361,400

MBIA – IBC Series 03
5.25%, 2/01/16

     2,050     2,176,772

Series 03
5.25%, 2/01/24

     3,500     3,616,095

California St GO
(Prerefunded)
5.00%, 2/01/33

     6,925     7,596,310

5.125%, 6/01/31

     1,710     1,837,720

5.25%, 2/01/30-4/01/30

     1,200     1,304,612

5.30%, 4/01/29

     6,395     7,134,134

California St GO
(Unrefunded)
5.125%, 6/01/31

     20     20,166

5.25%, 2/01/30-4/01/30

     13,975     14,206,021

5.30%, 4/01/29

     5     5,132

California St Univ
AMBAC
5.00%, 11/01/19

     6,025     6,344,084

FGIC Series 03A
5.00%, 11/01/22

     6,000     6,159,660

California Statewide CDA
(Daughters of Charity Hlth)
Series 05A
5.25%, 7/01/24

     3,225     3,046,819

California Statewide CDA
(Drew College Prep)
Series 00
7.25%, 10/01/30

     7,750     8,433,163

California Statewide CDA
(Saint Mark’s Sch)
Series 01
6.75%, 6/01/28

     2,455     2,508,077

California Statewide CDA
(San Diego Space & Science)
Series 96
7.50%, 12/01/16

     2,240     2,355,091

California Statewide CDA
(Wildwood Elem Sch)
Series 01
7.00%, 11/01/29

     3,845     3,955,890

 

56     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

California Statewide CDA MFHR
FNMA Series 98D
5.43%, 5/01/28

   $ 2,090   $ 2,090,627

California Statewide CDA MFHR
(Highland Creek Apts) AMT
FNMA Series 01K
5.40%, 4/01/34

     5,745     5,771,657

California Statewide Comnty Dev Auth
(Catholic Healthcare Ctr)
MBIA Series 2007
6.27%, 7/01/31(b)†

     3,475     3,475,000

Castaic Lake Wtr Agy
AMBAC Series 04A
5.00%, 8/01/16-8/01/18

     4,325     4,579,149

MBIA Series 01A
5.20%, 8/01/30

     1,625     1,643,005

Chino Hills CFD
(Fairfield Ranch 10)
Series 00
6.95%, 9/01/30

     5,200     5,315,804

Commerce Joint Pwr Fin Auth Lease Rev
(Comnty Ctr Proj)
XLCA Series 04
5.00%, 10/01/34

     2,015     1,937,805

Corona CFD
(Eagle Glen 97-2) ETM
Series 98
5.875%, 9/01/23

     6,065     6,008,292

East Palo Alto Pub Fin Auth
(Univ Circle Gateway 101)
RADIAN Series 05A
5.00%, 10/01/25

     4,390     4,304,790

Eastern Wtr Dist Impr Area A
(Morningstar Ranch)
Series 02
6.40%, 9/01/32

     3,660     3,671,675

El Centro Fin Auth
(El Centro Med Ctr)
Series 01
5.375%, 3/01/26

     18,000     18,297,360

Encinitas Rec Ranch Golf Auth
(Encinitas Ranch Golf Course)
Series 04
5.50%, 9/01/23-9/01/24

     1,110     1,031,871

5.60%, 9/01/26

     1,000     927,520

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     57

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Fontana CFD 11 Spl Tax
(Heritage West End)
Series B
6.50%, 9/01/28

   $ 8,505   $ 8,584,267

Fontana Pub Fin Auth
(North Fontana Redev Proj)
AMBAC Series 03A
5.50%, 9/01/32

     1,000     1,044,770

Foothill/Eastern Corridor Agy
Series 95
Zero Coupon, 1/01/24

     10,255     4,867,331

Zero Coupon, 1/01/25

     15,000     6,777,750

Fremont Uni Sch Dist/Alameda Cnty
FSA Series 05B
5.00%, 8/01/26

     1,745     1,804,819

Fresno Joint Pwr Lease Rev
XLCA Series 04A
5.25%, 10/01/21

     1,265     1,318,661

Fresno Joint Pwrs Lease Rev
XLCA Series 04A
5.25%, 10/01/24

     2,160     2,232,187

5.375%, 10/01/17

     1,315     1,414,690

Fullerton Redev Agy
RADIAN
5.00%, 4/01/21

     2,225     2,234,412

Gilroy Uni Sch Dist
FGIC
5.00%, 8/01/27

     1,500     1,538,775

Huntington Park Pub Fin Auth
FSA Series 04A
5.25%, 9/01/17

     1,000     1,098,900

Kaweah Delta Hlth Care Dist
MBIA Series 04
5.25%, 8/01/25-8/01/26

     3,780     3,962,306

La Verne CFD 88-1 Spl Tax
Series 98
5.875%, 3/01/14

     3,910     3,933,382

Lammersville Sch Dist CFD Spl Tax
(Mountain House)
Series 02
6.375%, 9/01/32

     4,250     4,231,810

Lancaster Redev Agy Tax Alloc Rev
(Fire Protn Fac Proj)
XLCA Series 04
5.00%, 12/01/23

     1,120     1,140,675

 

58     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Lancaster Redev Agy Tax Alloc Rev
(Sheriffs Fac Proj)
XLCA Series 04
5.00%, 12/01/23

   $ 1,875   $ 1,909,613

Loma Linda Hosp
(Loma Linda Univ Med Ctr)
Series 05A
5.00%, 12/01/23

     2,000     1,850,820

Los Angeles Cnty Metro Transp Auth
(Prerefunded)
FGIC Series 00A
5.25%, 7/01/30

     2,750     2,944,535

Los Angeles Comnty Redev Agy
Series 04L
5.00%, 3/01/17

     2,565     2,596,575

5.10%, 3/01/19

     1,350     1,356,777

Los Angeles Dept of Wtr & Pwr
(Pwr Sys Rev)
AMBAC
5.00%, 7/01/24

     5,325     5,547,053

MBIA Series 01A
5.00%, 7/01/24

     1,500     1,509,945

Los Angeles MFHR
(Park Plaza West) AMT
GNMA
5.50%, 1/20/43

     5,000     4,946,050

Los Angeles Uni Sch Dist
AMBAC Series B
5.00%, 7/01/19-7/01/21

     13,685     14,559,725

Manteca Uni Sch Dist
(Prerefunded)
FSA Series 04
5.25%, 8/01/22

     1,390     1,559,121

Marin Wtr Dist Rev
AMBAC Series 04
5.25%, 7/01/20

     3,040     3,216,472

Murrieta Valley Uni Sch Dist
(Election 2002)
FSA Series 05B
5.125%, 9/01/29

     1,275     1,321,742

Norco Redev Agy Tax Alloc
(Norco Redev Proj Area No 1)
AMBAC Series 05
5.00%, 3/01/26

     1,360     1,404,322

Norco Redev Agy Tax Alloc
(Ref Norco Redev Proj No 1)
RADIAN Series 04
5.00%, 3/01/24

     3,060     3,004,033

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     59

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Oakland Uni Sch Dist/Alameda Cnty
FGIC
5.00%, 8/01/22

   $ 8,975   $ 9,007,310

MBIA Series 05
5.00%, 8/01/25

     7,455     7,503,905

Ohlone Comnty Coll Dist
FSA Series 05B
5.00%, 8/01/24

     1,850     1,925,036

Ontario Assmt Dist
(Calif Commerce Ctr So)
7.70%, 9/02/10

     2,465     2,496,281

Ontario COP
(Wtr Sys Impr Proj)
MBIA Series 04
5.25%, 7/01/21

     1,700     1,797,733

Orange Cnty CFD 99-1
(Ladera Ranch)
(Prerefunded)
Series 99A
6.70%, 8/15/29

     3,000     3,225,390

Palm Springs COP ETM
Series 91B
Zero Coupon, 4/15/21

     37,500     20,526,750

Palmdale Wtr Dist Rev COP
FGIC Series 04
5.00%, 10/01/24

     1,775     1,814,920

Pittsburg Redev Agy
(Los Medanos Proj)
MBIA Series 03A
5.00%, 8/01/21

     6,410     6,624,158

Placentia-Yorba Linda Uni Sch Dist
FGIC Series 06
5.00%, 10/01/27

     4,200     4,267,326

Port of Oakland AMT
FGIC Series 02L
5.375%, 11/01/27

     2,500     2,480,600

Rancho Etiwanda Pub Fac CFD 1
(Rancho Etiwanda)
Series 01
6.40%, 9/01/31

     8,000     8,724,640

Rancho Etiwanda Pub Fac CFD 1
(Rancho Etiwanda) ETM
Series 01
6.40%, 9/01/31

     3,105     3,374,514

 

60     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Riverside CFD No 89-1
(MTN Cove)
(Prerefunded)
Series 00
6.50%, 9/01/25

   $ 3,390   $ 3,642,352

Riverside Cmnty Coll Dist
(Prerefunded)
MBIA Series 04A
5.25%, 8/01/25-8/01/26

     1,980     2,220,907

Riverside Cnty Pub Fin Auth
(Tax Alloc Rev)
(Redev Proj)
XLCA Series 04
5.00%, 10/01/35

     2,475     2,427,802

Riverside Comnty Coll Dist
MBIA
5.00%, 8/01/25

     1,720     1,792,223

Rocklin Uni Sch Dist Comnty Fac District
MBIA Series 04
5.00%, 9/01/25

     1,000     1,023,840

Roseville CFD
(No 1 Central Roseville Highland Park)
Series 99-A
5.80%, 9/01/17

     6,630     6,646,442

Roseville High Sch Dist
Series 01E
5.25%, 8/01/26

     2,435     2,529,332

Sacramento CFD 97-01B
(N Natomas Drain)
(Prerefunded)
Series 00B
7.25%, 9/01/30

     5,375     5,827,306

Sacramento City Uni Sch Dist
FSA Series 04D
5.25%, 7/01/21-7/01/23

     8,525     8,974,122

Sacramento Cnty Hsg Auth MFHR
(Cottage Estates) AMT
FNMA Series 00B
6.00%, 2/01/33

     5,300     5,391,531

Sacramento Cnty Hsg Auth MFHR
(Verandas Apts) AMT
FNMA Series 00H
5.70%, 3/01/34

     2,875     2,883,452

Sacramento Muni Util Dist Elec Rev
MBIA Series 03S
5.00%, 11/15/17

     5,000     5,281,250

MBIA Series 04R-289-2
5.00%, 8/15/17

     10,000     10,539,100

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     61

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

San Bernardino Cnty CFD 2002-1
(Kaiser Commerce Ctr)
Series 02-1
5.90%, 9/01/33

   $ 4,750   $ 4,603,985

San Bernardino SFMR
(Mtg Rev) AMT
GNMA/ FNMA Series 01-A1
6.35%, 7/01/34(b)

     350     352,401

San Diego Cnty COP
Series 04A
5.50%, 9/01/44

     5,000     5,093,000

San Diego HFA MFHR
(Rental Rev) AMT
GNMA/ FNMA Series 98C
5.25%, 1/20/40

     6,105     5,763,242

San Diego HFA MFHR
(Vista La Rosa Apt)
AMT GNMA Series 00A
6.00%, 7/20/41

     10,230     10,397,977

San Diego Uni Sch Dist
(Election of 1998)
MBIA Series 04E-1
5.00%, 7/01/23-7/01/24

     2,240     2,349,749

San Francisco City & Cnty Int’l Arpt AMT
FSA Series 00A
6.125%, 1/01/27

     1,480     1,513,374

San Francisco Univ Funding, Inc.
ACA Series 99
5.25%, 7/01/32

     16,650     17,358,790

San Joaquin Hills Transp Corr Agy
(Toll Road Rev)
MBIA Series A
Zero Coupon, 1/15/36

     47,415     8,858,544

San Joaquin Hills Transp Corr Agy ETM
Series 93
Zero Coupon, 1/01/20

     20,000     11,990,200

Zero Coupon, 1/01/21

     20,000     11,391,000

Zero Coupon, 1/01/23

     25,000     12,659,750

San Jose Redev Agy Tax Alloc Rev
MBIA Series 04A
5.25%, 8/01/19

     5,000     5,237,650

San Mateo Cnty Comnty Coll Dist COP
(Prerefunded)
MBIA Series 04
5.25%, 10/01/20(c)

     2,870     3,227,688

Santa Margarita Wtr Dist
6.25%, 9/01/29

     11,550     11,762,078

 

62     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Semitropic Impr Dist Wtr Storage
XLCA Series 04A
5.50%, 12/01/23

   $ 1,640   $ 1,740,007

South Gate Pub Fin Auth
(South Gate Redev Proj No 1)
XLCA Series 02
5.125%, 9/01/24

     1,800     1,767,654

Tejon Ranch Pub Fac Fin Auth CFD 1
(Tejon Indl Complex)
Series 00A
7.20%, 9/01/30

     9,880     10,193,614

Tejon Ranch Pub Fac Fin Auth CFD 2000-1
Series 03
6.125%, 9/01/27

     1,000     961,080

6.20%, 9/01/33

     2,375     2,247,177

Torrance COP
(Ref & Pub Impt Proj)
AMBAC Series 05B
5.00%, 6/01/24

     2,900     2,985,521

Univ of California
5.00%, 5/15/21

     5,525     5,831,195

FSA Series 05B
5.00%, 5/15/24

     3,600     3,724,776

Univ of California
(Prerefunded)
FGIC Series 01M
5.125%, 9/01/30

     12,270     12,845,708

West Contra Costa Hlthcare Dist COP
AMBAC Series 04
5.375%, 7/01/21-7/01/24

     4,720     4,656,473

West Kern Cnty Wtr Rev
(Prerefunded) Series 01
5.625%, 6/01/31

     3,000     3,224,850

Westminster Redev Agy MFHR
(Rose Garden Apt) AMT
Series 93A
6.75%, 8/01/24

     4,300     4,317,587
        
       699,416,036
        

Puerto Rico – 3.4%

    

Puerto Rico Conv Ctr Auth
AMBAC
5.00%, 7/01/17

     10,730     11,189,029

Puerto Rico GO
(Pub Impr)
5.25%, 7/01/23

     3,000     3,013,620

Series 01A
5.50%, 7/01/19

     1,880     1,962,776

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     63

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value  
   
    

Series 03A
5.25%, 7/01/23

   $ 800   $ 804,240  

Puerto Rico Govt Dev Bank
(Sr Notes)
Series 06B
5.00%, 12/01/15

     500     513,935  

Univ of Puerto Rico
5.00%, 6/01/18

     4,930     4,982,012  

Series 06Q
5.00%, 6/01/19

     2,490     2,501,404  
          
       24,967,016  
          

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $692,356,862)

       724,383,052  
          

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL NOTES – 1.8%

    

California – 1.8%

    

Abag Fin Auth for Nonprofit Corp.
2.30%, 10/01/29(d)

     500     500,000  

COP Series D
2.19%, 10/01/27(d)

     500     500,000  

Abag Fin Auth for Nonprofit Corp. (Oshman
Family Jewish Comnty)
2.50%, 6/01/37(d)

     1,100     1,100,000  

California Dept of Wtr Res Pwr Sup Rev
Series 01B-3
2.35%, 5/01/22(d)(e)

     1,500     1,500,000  

California Pollution Ctl Fin Auth
2.35%, 11/01/26(d)

     4,000     4,000,000  

2.40%, 11/01/26(d)

     500     500,000  

California St GO
2.19%, 5/01/33(d)

     500     500,000  

2.50%, 5/01/34(d)

     500     500,000  

2.50%, 5/01/33(d)(e)

     4,300     4,300,000  
          

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $13,400,000)

       13,400,000  
          

Total Investments – 100.0%
(cost $705,756,862)

       737,783,052  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.0%

       (216,335 )
          

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 737,566,717  
          

 

64     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)

 

               Rate Type        

Swap

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Termination
Date
   Payments
made
by the
Portfolio
    Payments
received
by the
Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Citigroup

   $ 5,600    1/25/26    BMA *   4.108 %   $ 335,512  

Merrill Lynch

     3,900    7/12/08    BMA *   3.815 %     14,868  

Merrill Lynch

     2,800    10/01/16    BMA *   4.147 %     197,463  

Merrill Lynch

         13,800    7/30/26    4.090 %   BMA *     (794,341 )

Merrill Lynch

     10,200    8/09/26    4.063 %   BMA *     (589,646 )

Merrill Lynch

     13,400    11/15/26    4.378 %   BMA *         (1,302,351 )

 

(a) When-Issued security.

 

(b) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of April 30, 2008.

 

(c) Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize interest rate swaps.

 

(d) Variable Rate Demand Notes (VRDN) are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

 

(e) Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize when issued securities.

 

* Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, formerly the Bond Market Association (BMA).

 

An auction rate security whose interest rate resets at each auction date. Auctions are typically held every week or month. The rate shown is as of April 30, 2008 and the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $3,475,000 or 0.47% of total investments.

 

   As of April 30, 2008, the Portfolio held 44% of total investments in insured bonds (of this amount 10% represents the Portfolio’s holding in pre-refunded bonds).

Glossary:

ACA – ACA Capital

AMBAC – American Bond Assurance Corporation

AMT – Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)

CDA – Community Development Administration

CFD – Community Facilities District

COP – Certificate of Participation

ETM – Escrow to Maturity

FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association

FSA – Financial Security Assurance Inc.

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association

GO – General Obligation

HFA – Housing Finance Authority

MBIA – Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

MFA – Mortgage Finanace Authority

MFHR – Multi-Family Housing Revenue

RADIAN – Radian Group, Inc.

SFMR – Single Family Mortgage Revenue

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     65

 

California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

INSURED CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 98.9%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 97.8%

    

California – 94.7%

    

Acalanes Union High Sch Dist
(Ref-2013 Crossover)
FSA Series 05B
5.25%, 8/01/24

   $ 2,000   $ 2,131,060

Bakerfield Wastewtr Rev
FSA
5.00%, 9/15/22

     5,000     5,306,700

Banning Util Auth Wtr & Enterprise Rev
(Ref & Impr Proj)
FGIC Series 05
5.25%, 11/01/30

     1,140     1,165,844

Bay Area Infra Fin Auth
FGIC
5.00%, 8/01/17

     4,000     4,144,840

Beaumont Fin Auth
AMBAC
5.00%, 9/01/26

     405     410,188

Butte-Glenn Comnty Coll Dist
(Election 2002)
MBIA Series 05B
5.00%, 8/01/25

     3,620     3,732,763

California HFA MFHR
(Mtg Rev)
AMBAC Series 95A
6.25%, 2/01/37

     1,235     1,238,322

California Pub Wks Brd Lease Rev
(Dept of Hlth Svcs-Richmond Lab)
XLCA Series 05B
5.00%, 11/01/30

     3,000     3,005,550

Capistrano Uni Sch Dist School Fac Impr
District No 1
FGIC Series 00A
6.00%, 8/01/24

     1,550     1,650,456

FSA Series 01B

Zero Coupon, 8/01/25

     8,000     3,301,840

Chino Redev Agy Spl Tax ETM
AMBAC Series 01B
5.25%, 9/01/30

     5,210     5,325,766

Coachella Valley Uni Sch Dist
AMBAC
5.00%, 9/01/23

     2,500     2,564,850

East Palo Alto Pub Fin Auth
(Univ Circle Gateway 101)
RADIAN Series 05A
5.00%, 10/01/25

     680     666,801

 

66     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Insured California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Fontana Pub Fin Auth
(North Fontana Redev Proj)
AMBAC Series 03A
5.50%, 9/01/32

   $ 4,200   $ 4,388,034

Franklin-McKinley Sch Dist
(Prerefunded)
FSA Series 02B
5.00%, 8/01/27

     700     769,153

Fullerton Redev Agy
RADIAN
5.00%, 4/01/21

     1,025     1,029,336

Golden St Tobacco Securitization Corp.
(Prerefunded)
RADIAN Series 03
5.50%, 6/01/43

     1,400     1,539,300

Jurupa Uni Sch Dist
FGIC Series 04
5.00%, 8/01/22

     1,340     1,383,496

Long Beach Fin Auth
(Aquarium of the Pacific Proj)
AMBAC Series 01
5.25%, 11/01/30

     6,500     6,440,655

Los Angeles Dept of Wtr & Pwr
(Pwr Sys Rev)
MBIA Series 01A
5.00%, 7/01/24

     5,900     5,939,117

Murrieta Valley Uni Sch Dist
(Election 2002)
FSA Series 05B
5.125%, 9/01/29

     225     233,249

Norco Redev Agy Tax Alloc
(Norco Redev Proj Area No 1)
AMBAC Series 05
5.00%, 3/01/26

     540     557,599

Orange Cnty COP
(Loma Ridge Data Ctr Proj)
(Prerefunded)
AMBAC
6.00%, 6/01/21

     1,000     1,159,280

Perris Union High Sch Dist
FGIC Series 05A
5.00%, 9/01/24

     800     815,168

Poway Redev Agy
(Paguay Proj) ETM
AMBAC Series 01
5.375%, 12/15/31

     5,940     6,047,514

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     67

 

Insured California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

Rancho Cordova COP
(City Hall Fac Acq Proj)
(Prerefunded)
XLCA Series 05
5.00%, 2/01/24

   $ 2,645   $ 2,901,168

Redding Elec Sys Rev
MBIA Series 92A
8.726%, 7/01/22(a)(b)

     1,720     2,335,691

Riverside Cnty Pub Fin Auth Tax Alloc Rev
(Redev Proj)
XLCA Series 04
5.00%, 10/01/23

     1,955     1,990,288

Riverside Cnty Redev Agy
(Jurupa Valley Proj)
AMBAC Series 01
5.125%, 10/01/35

     2,500     2,747,600

Riverside Cnty Redev Agy
(Jurupa Valley Proj) ETM
AMBAC Series 01
5.25%, 10/01/35

     5,000     5,515,450

San Diego Uni Sch Dist
(Election of 1998)
MBIA Series 04E-1
5.00%, 7/01/23

     1,000     1,049,770

Southwestern Comnty Coll Dist
MBIA Series 05
5.00%, 8/01/24

     1,000     1,040,080

Stockton Pub Fin Auth
RADIAN Series 06A
5.00%, 9/01/17-9/01/21

     5,060     5,229,530

Torrance COP
(Ref & Pub Impt Proj)
AMBAC Series 05B
5.00%, 6/01/24

     465     478,713

Univ of California
FSA Series 05B
5.00%, 5/15/24

     1,400     1,448,524
        
       89,683,695
        

Nevada – 3.1%

    

Henderson Loc Impr Dist
FSA Series A
5.00%, 3/01/22

     2,765     2,907,867
        

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $89,775,721)

       92,591,562
        

 

68     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Insured California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
  U.S. $ Value
 
    

SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL NOTES – 1.1%

    

California – 0.6%

    

California Infra & Econ Dev Bank
(Asian Art Museum Fndtn)
MBIA Series 05
2.65%, 6/01/34(c)

   $ 500   $ 500,000
        

New York – 0.5%

    

New York City
FSA Series A6
2.40%, 11/01/26(c)

     500     500,000
        

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $1,000,000)

       1,000,000
        

Total Investments – 98.9%
(cost $90,775,721)

       93,591,562

Other assets less liabilities – 1.1%

       1,058,200
        

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $     94,649,762
        

INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)

 

               Rate Type        
Swap
Counterparty
   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Termination
Date
   Payments
made
by the
Portfolio
    Payments
received
by the
Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Citigroup

   $ 900    1/25/26    BMA *   4.108 %   $ 53,922  

Merrill Lynch

     600    7/12/08    BMA *   3.815 %     2,287  

Merrill Lynch

     3,100    10/21/16    BMA *   4.128 %         210,863  

Merrill Lynch

     700    7/30/26    4.090 %   BMA *     (40,293 )

Merrill Lynch

         1,600    11/15/26    4.377 %   BMA *     (155,505 )

 

(a) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of April 30, 2008.

 

(b) Inverse Floater Security – Security with variable or floating interest rate that moves in the opposite direction of short-term interest rates.

 

(c) Variable Rate Demand Notes (VRDN) are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

 

* Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, formerly the Bond Market Association (BMA).

 

 

   As of April 30, 2008, the Portfolio held 100% of total investments in insured bonds (of this amount 18% represents the Portfolio’s holding in pre-refunded bonds). 39% of the Portfolio’s insured bonds were insured by AMBAC.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     69

 

Insured California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


 

Glossary:

AMBAC – American Bond Assurance Corporation

COP – Certificate of Participation

ETM – Escrow to Maturity

FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FSA – Financial Security Assurance Inc.

HFA – Housing Finance Authority

MBIA – Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

MFHR – Multi-Family Housing Revenue

RADIAN – Radian Group, Inc.

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

70     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Insured California Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments


STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

     National     Insured
National
 
Assets     

Investments in securities, at value

    

(cost $505,091,745 and $134,022,643,

respectively)

   $     506,867,601     $     140,126,127  

Cash

     428,823       280,513  

Interest receivable

     8,193,238       1,672,726  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     3,238,572       2,195,664  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     180,000       1,120,000  

Unrealized appreciation of interest rate swap contracts

     119,599       70,689  
                

Total assets

     519,027,833       145,465,719  
                
Liabilities     

Payable for investment securities purchased

     6,527,210       –0

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     896,384       289,429  

Dividends payable

     568,028       145,842  

Distribution fee payable

     171,759       44,123  

Advisory fee payable

     102,145       46,944  

Administrative fee payable

     36,717       30,183  

Unrealized depreciation of interest rate swap contracts

     4,941       386,878  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     4,779       3,800  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     119,841       49,921  
                

Total liabilities

     8,431,804       997,120  
                

Net Assets

   $ 510,596,029     $ 144,468,599  
                
Composition of Net Assets     

Capital stock, at par

   $ 52,070     $ 14,439  

Additional paid-in capital

     551,449,430       140,461,798  

Undistributed/(distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (229,767 )     246,948  

Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions

     (42,565,822 )     (2,041,881 )

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     1,890,118       5,787,295  
                
   $ 510,596,029     $ 144,468,599  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     71

 

Statement of Assets & Liabilities


 

     New York     California  
Assets     

Investments in securities, at value

    

(cost $459,355,154 and $705,756,862,

respectively)

   $ 468,763,541     $ 737,783,052  

Cash

     369,058       –0

Interest receivable

     7,157,067       9,193,220  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     3,745,432       1,630,623  

Unrealized appreciation of interest rate swap contracts

     359,195       547,843  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     35,000       215,556  
                

Total assets

     480,429,293       749,370,294  
                
Liabilities     

Due to custodian

     –0     61,583  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     1,873,175       2,312,412  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     1,283,028       5,271,150  

Dividends payable

     516,886       819,227  

Unrealized depreciation of interest rate swap contracts

     216,743       2,686,338  

Distribution fee payable

     180,215       263,765  

Advisory fee payable

     60,355       217,717  

Administrative fee payable

     35,932       25,356  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     12,000       11,500  

Accrued expenses

     139,935       134,529  
                

Total liabilities

     4,318,269       11,803,577  
                

Net Assets

   $     476,111,024     $     737,566,717  
                
Composition of Net Assets     

Capital stock, at par

   $ 49,077     $ 69,246  

Additional paid-in capital

     479,093,231       726,688,866  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (410,473 )     (549,426 )

Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions

     (12,171,650 )     (18,529,664 )

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     9,550,839       29,887,695  
                
   $ 476,111,024     $ 737,566,717  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

72     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Statement of Assets & Liabilities


 

     Insured
California
 
Assets   

Investments in securities, at value

  

(cost $90,775,721)

   $ 93,591,562  

Cash

     239,119  

Interest receivable

     1,125,616  

Unrealized appreciation of interest rate swap contracts

     267,072  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     100,947  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     10,000  
        

Total assets

     95,334,316  
        
Liabilities   

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     225,213  

Unrealized depreciation of interest rate swap contracts

     195,798  

Dividends payable

     90,645  

Administrative fee payable

     36,533  

Advisory fee payable

     34,686  

Distribution fee payable

     33,025  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     767  

Accrued expenses

     67,887  
        

Total liabilities

     684,554  
        

Net Assets

   $ 94,649,762  
        
Composition of Net Assets   

Capital stock, at par

   $ 7,077  

Additional paid-in capital

     91,114,284  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (101,548 )

Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions

     742,834  

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     2,887,115  
        
   $     94,649,762  
        

Net Asset Value Per Share—45,350,000,000 shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

National Portfolio   Net Assets      Shares
Outstanding
     Net Asset
Value
 
Class A   $   426,493,245      43,486,906      $ 9.81 *
   
Class B   $ 19,344,618      1,974,699      $ 9.80  
   
Class C   $ 64,758,166      6,608,370      $ 9.80  
   
Insured National Portfolio                       
Class A   $ 127,594,003      12,749,387      $   10.01 *
   
Class B   $ 4,442,614      445,060      $ 9.98  
   
Class C   $ 12,431,982      1,244,938      $ 9.99  
   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     73

 

Statement of Assets & Liabilities


 

New York Portfolio   Net Assets      Shares
Outstanding
     Net Asset
Value
 
Class A   $   364,544,176      37,568,014      $ 9.70 *
   
Class B   $ 61,038,386      6,297,831      $ 9.69  
   
Class C   $ 50,528,462      5,210,845      $ 9.70  
   
California Portfolio                       
Class A   $ 594,167,098      55,780,346      $ 10.65 *
   
Class B   $ 30,796,410      2,891,980      $ 10.65  
   
Class C   $ 112,603,209      10,573,670      $ 10.65  
   
Insured California Portfolio                       
Class A   $ 77,386,486      5,785,202      $   13.38 *
   
Class B   $ 3,449,906      258,017      $ 13.37  
   
Class C   $ 13,813,370      1,033,341      $ 13.37  
   

 

* The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares of National Portfolio, Insured National Portfolio, New York Portfolio, California Portfolio and Insured California Portfolio were $10.25, $10.45, $10.13, $11.12 and $13.97, respectively, which reflects a sales charge of 4.25%.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

74     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Statement of Assets & Liabilities


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

     National     Insured
National
 
Investment Income     

Interest

   $     11,778,944     $ 3,391,141  
                
Expenses     

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     1,066,126       307,543  

Distribution fee—Class A

     585,190       179,950  

Distribution fee—Class B

     110,401       26,401  

Distribution fee—Class C

     308,134       57,195  

Transfer agency—Class A

     112,664       31,319  

Transfer agency—Class B

     8,365       1,863  

Transfer agency—Class C

     19,409       3,309  

Custodian

     88,540       60,949  

Administrative

     49,000       47,000  

Registration fees

     40,166       25,782  

Printing

     30,502       7,714  

Audit

     25,044       24,660  

Legal

     16,304       15,481  

Directors’ fees

     4,064       3,680  

Miscellaneous

     16,504       6,077  
                

Total expenses

     2,480,413       798,923  

Less: advisory fee waived (see Note B)

     (572,292 )     (28,520 )

Less: expense offset arrangement
(see Note B)

     (4,112 )     (1,120 )
                

Net expenses

     1,904,009       769,283  
                

Net investment income

     9,874,935       2,621,858  
                
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions     

Net realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investment transactions

     (124,571 )     (350,549 )

Futures contracts

     (119,256 )     (34,768 )

Swap contracts

     309,298       75,598  

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation of:

    

Investments

     (10,493,939 )     (925,144 )

Swap contracts

     (87,385 )     (252,499 )
                

Net loss on investment transactions

     (10,515,853 )       (1,487,362 )
                

Contribution from Adviser (see Note B)

     1,686       –0
                

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

   $ (639,232 )   $ 1,134,496  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     75

 

Statement of Operations


 

     New York     California  
Investment Income     

Interest

   $     11,078,546     $ 18,435,273  
                
Expenses     

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     1,053,913       1,653,378  

Distribution fee—Class A

     529,973       879,039  

Distribution fee—Class B

     336,791       187,456  

Distribution fee—Class C

     238,662       556,585  

Transfer agency—Class A

     90,008       110,608  

Transfer agency—Class B

     22,381       9,287  

Transfer agency—Class C

     13,042       22,834  

Custodian

     84,956       112,407  

Administrative

     50,000       47,000  

Printing

     32,426       39,259  

Audit

     25,750       23,980  

Legal

     16,542       14,009  

Registration fees

     9,914       12,318  

Directors’ fees

     4,154       3,665  

Miscellaneous

     17,166       11,125  
                

Total expenses

     2,525,678       3,682,950  

Less: advisory fee waived (see Note B)

     (761,005 )     (329,497 )

Less: expense offset arrangement
(see Note B)

     (3,479 )     (3,511 )
                

Net expenses

     1,761,194       3,349,942  
                

Net investment income

     9,317,352       15,085,331  
                
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions     

Net realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investment transactions

     28,099       160,487  

Futures contracts

     (125,471 )     (197,529 )

Swap contracts

     362,506       406,857  

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation of:

    

Investments

     (5,609,606 )     (14,437,940 )

Swap contracts

     (140,223 )     (1,696,282 )
                

Net loss on investment transactions

     (5,484,695 )         (15,764,407 )
                

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

   $ 3,832,657     $ (679,076 )
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

76     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Statement of Operations


 

     Insured
California
 
Investment Income   

Interest

   $     2,306,671  
        
Expenses   

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     220,367  

Distribution fee—Class A

     119,323  

Distribution fee—Class B

     22,641  

Distribution fee—Class C

     69,318  

Transfer agency—Class A

     15,349  

Transfer agency—Class B

     1,249  

Transfer agency—Class C

     2,841  

Custodian

     62,760  

Administrative

     49,000  

Audit

     23,746  

Legal

     16,224  

Registration fees

     7,382  

Printing

     4,900  

Directors’ fees

     3,562  

Miscellaneous

     9,885  
        

Total expenses

     628,547  

Less: expense offset arrangement (see Note B)

     (499 )
        

Net expenses

     628,048  
        

Net investment income

     1,678,623  
        
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions

     689,833  

Futures contracts

     (27,968 )

Swap contracts

     93,214  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

  

Investments

     (1,839,072 )

Swap contracts

     (15,448 )
        

Net loss on investment transactions

     (1,099,441 )
        

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

   $ 579,182  
        

See notes to financial statements.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     77

 

Statement of Operations


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     National  
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 9,874,935     $ 18,822,001  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     65,471       1,803,968  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (10,581,324 )     (10,396,541 )

Contribution from Adviser (see Note B)

     1,686       –0
                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (639,232 )     10,229,428  
Dividends to Shareholders from     

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (8,389,148 )     (15,320,135 )

Class B

     (399,191 )     (1,183,292 )

Class C

     (1,112,522 )     (2,249,586 )
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase

     73,487,985       6,429,782  
                
Capital Contributions     

Proceeds from third party regulatory settlement (see Note E)

     2,177       10,166  
                

Total increase (decrease)

     62,950,069       (2,083,637 )
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     447,645,960       449,729,597  
                

End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($229,767) and ($203,841), respectively)

   $     510,596,029     $     447,645,960  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

78     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 

     Insured National  
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 2,621,858     $ 5,476,261  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (309,719 )     768,937  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (1,177,643 )     (3,006,798 )
                

Net increase in net assets from operations

     1,134,496       3,238,400  
Dividends to Shareholders from     

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (2,328,840 )     (4,771,707 )

Class B

     (84,283 )     (304,144 )

Class C

     (182,505 )     (353,557 )
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase (decrease)

     11,765,726       (11,366,252 )
                

Total increase (decrease)

     10,304,594       (13,557,260 )
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     134,164,005       147,721,265  
                

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $246,948 and $220,718, respectively)

   $     144,468,599     $     134,164,005  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     79

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 

     New York  
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 9,317,352     $ 18,583,548  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     265,134       (9,395 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (5,749,829 )     (7,728,392 )
                

Net increase in net assets from operations

     3,832,657       10,845,761  
Dividends to Shareholders from     

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (7,352,465 )     (13,544,965 )

Class B

     (1,166,480 )     (3,376,635 )

Class C

     (826,018 )     (1,612,235 )
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase

     3,987,031       2,594,723  
                

Total decrease

     (1,525,275 )     (5,093,351 )
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     477,636,299       482,729,650  
                

End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($410,473) and ($382,862), respectively)

   $     476,111,024     $     477,636,299  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

80     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 

     California  
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 15,085,331     $ 31,296,031  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     369,815       3,100,022  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (16,134,222 )     (17,449,810 )
                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (679,076 )     16,946,243  
Dividends to Shareholders from     

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (12,295,779 )     (24,791,280 )

Class B

     (654,500 )     (2,221,530 )

Class C

     (1,945,895 )     (4,008,352 )
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase (decrease)

     3,823,856       (32,416,454 )
                

Total decrease

     (11,751,394 )     (46,491,373 )
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     749,318,111       795,809,484  
                

End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($549,426) and ($738,583), respectively)

   $     737,566,717     $     749,318,111  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     81

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets


 

     Insured California  
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 1,678,623     $ 3,744,924  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     755,079       509,556  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (1,854,520 )     (2,083,399 )
                

Net increase in net assets from operations

     579,182       2,171,081  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from     

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (1,427,221 )     (3,061,927 )

Class B

     (64,691 )     (239,472 )

Class C

     (199,927 )     (427,742 )
Net realized gain on investment transactions     

Class A

     (422,083 )     (995,859 )

Class B

     (24,199 )     (114,063 )

Class C

     (70,498 )     (179,622 )
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net decrease

     (9,304,943 )     (8,265,941 )
                

Total decrease

     (10,934,380 )     (11,113,545 )
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

         105,584,142           116,697,687  
                

End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($101,548) and ($88,332), respectively)

   $ 94,649,762     $ 105,584,142  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

82     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Fund, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company currently comprised of the diversified National Portfolio, Insured National Portfolio, New York Portfolio and California Portfolio and the non-diversified Insured California Portfolio (the “Portfolios”). Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. Each Portfolio offers three classes of shares: Class A, Class B and Class C Shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.25% for purchases not exceeding $1,000,000. With respect to purchases of $1,000,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Class B shares are currently sold with a contingent deferred sales charge which declines from 3% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase. All three classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at their current market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

In general, the market value of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows. Securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices on such day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     83

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

Official Closing Price; listed put or call options are valued at the last sale price. If there has been no sale on that day, such securities will be valued at the closing bid prices on that day; open futures contracts and options thereon are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; securities traded in the over-the-counter market, (“OTC”) are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or other comparable sources; U.S. government securities and other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are valued at amortized cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less; or by amortizing their fair value as of the 61st day prior to maturity if their original term to maturity exceeded 60 days; fixed-income securities, including mortgage backed and asset backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker/dealers. In cases where broker/dealer quotes are obtained, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security; and OTC and other derivatives are valued on the basis of a quoted bid price or spread from a major broker/dealer in such security.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities.

2. Taxes

It is each Portfolios’ policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required.

3. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. As described more fully in the prospectus for the Portfolios, each portfolio may buy and sell securities from other affiliated funds in accordance with the requirements of Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Each Portfolio has adopted procedures to ensure that all such transactions are done in accordance with the requirements of

 

84     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

Rule 17a-7. Investment gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis. The Portfolios amortize premiums and accrete original issue discount and market discount as adjustments to interest income.

The New York, Insured California and California Portfolios follow an investment policy of investing primarily in municipal obligations of one state. Economic changes affecting the state and certain of its public bodies and municipalities may affect the ability of issuers within the state to pay interest on, or repay principal of, municipal obligations held by the Portfolios.

4. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolios are borne on a pro-rata basis by each settled class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in each Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged to each Portfolio in proportion to net assets. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

5. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .45% of the first $2.5 billion, .40% of the next $2.5 billion and .35% in excess of $5 billion, of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets. Such fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.

Effective June 16, 2004, the Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit the total portfolio operating expenses on an annual basis as follows:

 

Portfolio    Class A     Class B     Class C  

National

   .68 %   1.38 %   1.38 %

Insured National

   1.04 %   1.74 %   1.74 %

New York

   .58 %   1.28 %   1.28 %

California

   .77 %   1.47 %   1.47 %

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, such reimbursement waivers amounted to $572,292, $28,520, $761,005 and $329,497 for National, Insured National, New York and California Portfolios, respectively.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     85

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

During the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Adviser reimbursed the National Portfolio $1,686 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.

Pursuant to the Advisory agreement, the New York Portfolio paid $50,000; the National and Insured California Portfolios each paid $49,000; and the Insured National and the California Portfolios each paid $47,000 to the Adviser representing the cost of certain legal and accounting services provided to each Portfolio by the Adviser for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

The Portfolios compensate AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolios. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to: National Portfolio, $87,387; Insured National Portfolio, $22,709; New York Portfolio, $70,676; California Portfolio, $81,674; and Insured California Portfolio, $10,175 for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Portfolios’ expenses were reduced by: National Portfolio, $4,112; Insured National Portfolio, $1,120; New York Portfolio, $3,479; California Portfolio, $3,511; and Insured California Portfolio, $499 under an expense offset arrangement with ABIS.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has retained front-end sales charges from the sale of Class A shares and received contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A, Class B and Class C shares for each Portfolio for the six months ended April 30, 2008 as follows:

 

     Front-End Sales
Charges
   Contingent Deferred Sales
Charges
Portfolio    Class A    Class A     Class B    Class C

National

   $ 18,062    $ 511     $ 4,092    $ 4,965

Insured National

     4,811      –0     993      326

New York

         21,290      –0         30,024          7,613

California

     14,906          31,585       2,294      6,278

Insured California

     3,245      –0     144      234

NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of .30 of 1% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares and 1% of the average daily net assets attributable to both Class B and Class C shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides

 

86     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. The distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by each Portfolio as follows:

 

Portfolio    Class B    Class C

National

   $     3,790,252    $     5,114,353

Insured National

     3,582,795      2,069,260

New York

     6,910,909      3,071,688

California

     6,698,537      6,117,476

Insured California

     3,045,802      2,055,638

While such costs may be recovered from the Portfolios in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolios’ shares.

NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended April 30, 2008, were as follows:

 

Portfolio    Purchases     Sales

National

   $     89,325,871     $     51,699,516

Insured National

     7,580,373       9,042,969

New York

     6,281,951       3,065,782

California

     8,746,150       6,869,491

Insured California

     –0     9,491,616

There were no purchases or sales of U.S. government and government agency obligations for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation (excluding swap transactions) are as follows:

 

     Gross Unrealized     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

Portfolio

   Appreciation    (Depreciation)    

National

   $ 8,901,575    $ (7,125,719 )   $ 1,775,856

Insured National

     6,392,285      (288,801 )     6,103,484

New York

     12,495,355          (3,086,968 )     9,408,387

California

         37,991,178      (5,964,988 )         32,026,190

Insured California

     3,336,196      (520,355 )     2,815,841

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     87

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

1. Financial Futures Contracts

The Fund may buy or sell financial futures contracts for the purpose of hedging its portfolio against adverse effects of anticipated movements in the market. The Fund bears the market risk that arises from changes in the value of these financial instruments and the imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures contracts and movements in the price of the securities hedged or used for cover.

At the time the Fund enters into a futures contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

2. Swap Agreements

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates and credit risk or for investment purposes. A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.

Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities.

As of November 1, 2003, the Fund has adopted the method of accounting for interim payments on swap contracts in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133. The Fund accrues for the interim payments on swap contracts on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts on the statement of assets and liabilities. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/loss on swaps, in addition to realized gain/loss recorded upon termination of swap contracts on the statement of operations. Prior to November 1, 2003, these interim payments were reflected within interest income/expense in the statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of swap contracts are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments.

 

88     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

NOTE E

Capital Stock

The Fund has allocated 9,100,000,000 of authorized shares each to the National Portfolio and Insured National Portfolio and 9,050,000,000 of authorized shares each to the New York Portfolio, California Portfolio and Insured California Portfolio. All shares are divided evenly into three classes. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

            
     Shares         Amount      
National Portfolio*    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
        Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended
October 31,

2007

     
     
Class A             

Shares sold

   10,457,611     5,004,964       $     103,672,543     $ 50,536,910    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   543,299     840,876         5,383,276       8,498,439    
     

Shares converted from Class B

   410,663     1,002,435         4,056,539       10,120,115    
     

Shares redeemed

   (3,997,765 )   (5,008,770 )       (39,640,303 )         (50,622,785 )  
     

Net increase

   7,413,808     1,839,505       $ 73,472,055     $ 18,532,679    
     
            
Class B             

Shares sold

   145,912     416,933       $ 1,444,632     $ 4,216,929    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   26,145     68,094         258,995       688,262    
     

Shares converted to Class A

   (411,111 )   (1,003,487 )       (4,056,539 )     (10,120,115 )  
     

Shares redeemed

   (315,507 )   (615,715 )       (3,131,234 )     (6,221,228 )  
     

Net decrease

   (554,561 )   (1,134,175 )     $ (5,484,146 )   $ (11,436,152 )  
     
            
Class C             

Shares sold

   1,073,575     785,190       $ 10,599,715     $ 7,918,699    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   61,898     131,224         612,902       1,325,544    
     

Shares redeemed

   (576,897 )   (981,470 )       (5,712,541 )     (9,910,988 )  
     

Net increase (decrease)

   558,576     (65,056 )     $ 5,500,076     $ (666,745 )  
     

 

* During the six months ended and year ended, the Portfolio received $2,177 and $10,166, respectively, related to a third-party’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading. These amounts are presented in the Portfolio’s statement of changes in net assets. Neither the Portfolio nor it’s affiliates were involved in the proceedings or the calculation of the payment.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     89

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

            
     Shares         Amount      
Insured National
Portfolio
   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
       

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2008
(unaudited)

   

Year Ended
October 31,

2007

     
     
Class A             

Shares sold

   1,685,064     1,252,074       $     17,078,922     $ 12,733,841    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   137,141     245,756         1,384,280       2,500,018    
     

Shares converted from Class B

   164,147     332,456         1,533,857       3,375,982    
     

Shares redeemed

   (788,445 )   (2,442,457 )       (7,953,678 )         (24,863,214 )  
     

Net increase (decrease)

   1,197,907     (612,171 )     $ 12,043,381     $ (6,253,373 )  
     
            
Class B             

Shares sold

   21,116     37,415       $ 213,004     $ 377,209    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   6,603     18,370         66,495       186,543    
     

Shares converted to Class A

   (398,896 )   (333,225 )       (1,533,857 )     (3,375,982 )  
     

Shares redeemed

   176,983     (203,372 )       (703,213 )     (2,064,993 )  
     

Net decrease

   (194,194 )   (480,812 )     $ (1,957,571 )   $ (4,877,223 )  
     
            
Class C             

Shares sold

   245,127     103,621       $ 2,459,541     $ 1,048,501    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   6,816     18,632         68,648       189,120    
     

Shares redeemed

   (84,218 )   (145,142 )       (848,273 )     (1,473,277 )  
     

Net increase (decrease)

   167,725     (22,889 )     $ 1,679,916     $ (235,656 )  
     

 

            
     Shares         Amount      
New York Portfolio   

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2008

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2007

       

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2008

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2007

     
     
Class A             

Shares sold

   3,466,964     6,738,125       $ 33,945,568     $ 66,529,207    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   548,587     876,434         5,367,511       8,645,281    
     

Shares converted from Class B

   1,187,883     2,763,070         11,561,706       27,170,644    
     

Shares redeemed

   (4,006,779 )   (6,161,717 )           (39,182,630 )         (60,671,945 )  
     

Net increase

   1,196,655     4,215,912       $ 11,692,155     $ 41,673,187    
     

 

90     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

            
     Shares         Amount      
New York Portfolio   

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2008

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2007

       

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2008

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2007

     
     
Class B             

Shares sold

   441,718     708,353       $ 4,306,195     $ 6,995,261    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   93,971     241,916         918,522       2,385,924    
     

Shares converted to Class A

   (1,189,105 )   (2,767,069 )       (11,561,706 )     (27,170,644 )  
     

Shares redeemed

   (632,173 )   (2,061,311 )       (6,167,306 )     (20,327,480 )  
     

Net decrease

   (1,285,589 )   (3,878,111 )     $ (12,504,295 )   $ (38,116,939 )  
     
            
Class C             

Shares sold

   809,816     685,977       $ 7,916,389     $ 6,764,276    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   50,851     109,373         497,113       1,078,464    
     

Shares redeemed

   (370,923 )   (894,394 )       (3,614,331 )     (8,804,265 )  
     

Net increase (decrease)

   489,744     (99,044 )     $ 4,799,171     $ (961,525 )  
     

 

            
     Shares         Amount      
California Portfolio    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
        Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended
October 31,

2007

     
     
Class A             

Shares sold

   4,126,696     5,179,042       $ 44,302,499     $ 56,853,929    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   767,577     1,156,653         8,268,152       12,655,065    
     

Shares converted from Class B

   932,864     2,389,111         9,989,760       26,123,609    
     

Shares redeemed

   (4,657,723 )   (7,776,383 )       (50,068,402 )     (84,977,233 )  
     

Net increase

   1,169,414     948,423       $ 12,492,009     $ 10,655,370    
     
            
Class B             

Shares sold

   89,633     186,531       $ 964,961     $ 2,042,124    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   41,273     126,875         444,703       1,389,916    
     

Shares converted to Class A

   (933,012 )   (2,390,298 )       (9,989,760 )     (26,123,609 )  
     

Shares redeemed

   (313,471 )   (1,227,148 )       (3,369,554 )     (13,430,443 )  
     

Net decrease

   (1,115,577 )   (3,304,040 )     $ (11,949,650 )   $ (36,122,012 )  
     

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     91

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

     Shares         Amount      
California Portfolio    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended

October 31,

2007

        Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended

October 31,

2007

     
     
Class C             

Shares sold

   810,504     659,274       $ 8,733,476     $ 7,227,021    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

   95,278     193,698         1,025,800       2,119,210    
     

Shares redeemed

   (603,004 )   (1,488,656 )       (6,477,779 )     (16,296,043 )  
     

Net increase (decrease)

   302,778     (635,684 )     $ 3,281,497     $ (6,949,812 )  
     

 

            
     Shares         Amount      
Insured California
Portfolio
   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
        Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended
October 31,

2007

     
     
Class A             

Shares sold

   158,302     260,519       $ 2,118,064     $ 3,569,049    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   91,593     160,099         1,238,177       2,199,313    
     

Shares converted from Class B

   130,856     209,597         1,758,742       2,861,292    
     

Shares redeemed

   (858,400 )   (781,504 )       (11,667,883 )     (10,688,596 )  
     

Net decrease

   (477,649 )   (151,289 )     $ (6,552,900 )   $ (2,058,942 )  
     
            
Class B             

Shares sold

   10,791     7,286       $ 147,669     $ 100,332    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   4,936     19,125         66,747       262,969    
     

Shares converted to Class A

   (130,947 )   (209,661 )       (1,758,742 )     (2,861,292 )  
     

Shares redeemed

   (71,192 )   (161,958 )       (964,104 )     (2,227,167 )  
     

Net decrease

   (186,412 )   (345,208 )     $ (2,508,430 )   $ (4,725,158 )  
     
            
Class C             

Shares sold

   53,827     50,367       $ 721,547     $ 686,914    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   13,582     24,002         183,458       329,546    
     

Shares redeemed

   (85,451 )   (183,564 )       (1,148,618 )     (2,498,301 )  
     

Net decrease

   (18,042 )   (109,195 )     $ (243,613 )   $ (1,481,841 )  
     

 

92     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

NOTE F

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Concentration of Credit Risk — The Portfolios of the AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund are State Portfolios that may invest a large portion of their assets in a particular state’s municipal securities and their various political subdivisions, and the performance of each of these Portfolios may be closely tied to economic conditions within the applicable state and the financial condition of that state and its agencies and municipalities.

The Fund may purchase municipal securities that are insured under policies issued by certain insurance companies. Insured municipal securities typically receive a higher credit rating which means that the issuer of the securities pays a lower interest rate. In purchasing such insured securities, the Adviser gives consideration to both the insurer and the credit quality of the underlying issuer. The insurance reduces the credit risk for a particular municipal security by supplementing the creditworthiness of the underlying bond and provides additional security for payment of the principal and interest of a municipal security. Certain of the insurance companies that provide insurance for municipal securities provide insurance for other types of securities, including some involving subprime mortgages. The value of subprime mortgage securities has declined recently and some may default increasing a bond insurer’s risk of having to make payments to holders of subprime mortgage securities. Because of this risk, the ratings of some insurance companies have been, or may be, downgraded and it is possible that an insurance company may become insolvent. If an insurance company’s rating is downgraded or the company becomes insolvent, the prices of municipal securities insured by the insurance company may decline.

The Adviser believes that downgrades in insurance company ratings or insurance company insolvencies present limited risk to the Fund. The Fund is well diversified by bond insurer, minimizing the exposure to any single insurer. In addition, the generally investment grade underlying credit quality of the insured municipal securities reduces the risk of a significant reduction in the value of the insured municipal security.

Indemnification Risk — In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote.

NOTE G

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $250 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with abnormal redemption activity. Commitment fees

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     93

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the six months ended April 30, 2008.

NOTE H

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending October 31, 2008 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006 were as follows:

 

National    2007    2006

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 65,962    $ 144,766

Tax-exempt income

         18,687,051          19,516,141
             

Total distributions paid

   $ 18,753,013    $ 19,660,907
             

As of October 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income

   $ 286,830  

Accumulated capital and other losses

         (42,268,592 )(a)

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     12,121,995 (b)
        

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $ (29,859,767 )(c)
        

 

(a) On October 31, 2007, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward of $42,268,592, of which $18,808,737 expires in the year 2008, $12,984,821 expires in the year 2010 and $10,475,034 expires in the year 2011. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforward, such gains will not be distributed. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, the Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $1,861,928. The Portfolio had $5,987,285 of capital loss carryforwards expire in the fiscal year.
(b) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, and the difference between the book and tax treatment of swap income.
(c) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable primarily to dividends payable.

 

Insured National    2007    2006

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 27,021    $ 3,704

Tax-exempt income

     5,402,387      5,807,219
             

Total distributions paid

   $     5,429,408    $     5,810,923
             

 

94     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

As of October 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income

   $ 355,004  

Accumulated capital and other losses

         (1,732,161 )(a)

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     6,972,012 (b)
        

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $ 5,594,855 (c)
        

 

(a) On October 31, 2007, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward of $1,732,161 of which $1,312,177 expires in the year 2008, and $419,984 expires in the year 2010. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforward, such gains will not be distributed. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, the Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $666,968.
(b) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the difference between the book and tax treatment of swap income.
(c) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable primarily to dividends payable.

 

New York    2007    2006

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 61,877    $ 32,211

Tax-exempt income

     18,471,958      19,093,672
             

Total distributions paid

   $     18,533,835    $     19,125,883
             

As of October 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income

   $ 106,798  

Accumulated capital and other losses

         (12,269,207 )(a)

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     15,146,238 (b)
        

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $ 2,983,829 (c)
        

 

(a) On October 31, 2007, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward of $12,269,207, of which $1,523,575 expires in the year 2008, $6,973,404 expires in the year 2009, $3,771,908 expires in the year 2011 and $320 expires in the year 2015. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforward, such gains will not be distributed.
(b) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of loses on wash sales, and the difference between the book and tax treatment of swap income.
(c) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable primarily to dividends payable.

 

California    2007    2006

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 167,610    $ 317,409

Tax-exempt income

     30,853,552      33,165,553
             

Total distributions paid

   $     31,021,162    $     33,482,962
             

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     95

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

As of October 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income

   $ 41,639  

Accumulated capital and other losses

         (18,626,292 )(a)

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     45,795,486 (b)
        

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $ 27,210,833 (c)
        

 

(a) On October 31, 2007, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward of $18,626,292, of which $3,712,265 expires in the year 2008, $10,406,492 expires in the year 2009, and $4,507,535 expires in the year 2010. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforward, such gains will not be distributed. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007 the Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $3,362,635.
(b) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, and the difference between the book and tax treatment of swap income.
(c) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable primarily to dividends payable.

 

Insured California    2007    2006

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 30,236    $ 71,548

Tax-exempt income

     3,698,905      4,468,372

Net long term capital gains

     1,289,544      2,126,272
             

Total distributions paid

   $     5,018,685    $     6,666,192
             

As of October 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Long-term capital gain

   $ 504,535  

Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income

     4,273  

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     4,746,426 (a)
        

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $     5,255,234 (b)
        

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the difference between the book and tax treatment of swap income.
(b) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable primarily to dividends payable.

NOTE I

Legal Proceedings

On October 2, 2003, a purported class action complaint entitled Hindo, et al. v. AllianceBernstein Growth & Income Fund, et al. (“Hindo Complaint”) was filed against the Adviser, Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P. (“Alliance Holding”), Alliance Capital Management Corporation, AXA Financial, Inc., the AllianceBernstein Funds, certain officers of the Adviser (“AllianceBernstein defendants”), and certain other unaffiliated defendants, as well as unnamed Doe defendants. The Hindo Complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by alleged shareholders of two of the

 

96     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

AllianceBernstein Funds. The Hindo Complaint alleges that certain of the AllianceBernstein defendants failed to disclose that they improperly allowed certain hedge funds and other unidentified parties to engage in “late trading” and “market timing” of AllianceBernstein Fund securities, violating Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act, Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Sections 206 and 215 of the Advisers Act. Plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of compensatory damages and rescission of their contracts with the Adviser, including recovery of all fees paid to the Adviser pursuant to such contracts.

Following October 2, 2003, 43 additional lawsuits making factual allegations generally similar to those in the Hindo Complaint were filed in various federal and state courts against the Adviser and certain other defendants. On September 29, 2004, plaintiffs filed consolidated amended complaints with respect to four claim types: mutual fund shareholder claims; mutual fund derivative claims; derivative claims brought on behalf of Alliance Holding; and claims brought under ERISA by participants in the Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of the Adviser. All four complaints include substantially identical factual allegations, which appear to be based in large part on the Order of the SEC dated December 18, 2003 as amended and restated January 15, 2004 (“SEC Order”) and the New York State Attorney General Assurance of Discontinuance dated September 1, 2004 (“NYAG Order”).

On April 21, 2006, the Adviser and attorneys for the plaintiffs in the mutual fund shareholder claims, mutual fund derivative claims, and ERISA claims entered into a confidential memorandum of understanding containing their agreement to settle these claims. The agreement will be documented by a stipulation of settlement and will be submitted for court approval at a later date. The settlement amount ($30 million), which the Adviser previously accrued and disclosed, has been disbursed. The derivative claims brought on behalf of Alliance Holding, in which plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of damages, remain pending.

It is possible that these matters and/or other developments resulting from these matters could result in increased redemptions of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds’ shares or other adverse consequences to the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds. This may require the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds to sell investments held by those funds to provide for sufficient liquidity and could also have an adverse effect on the investment performance of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds. However, the Adviser believes that these matters are not likely to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform advisory services relating to the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds.

NOTE J

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     97

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

(“FIN 48”). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing a fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded in the current period. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. On April 30, 2008, the Fund implemented FIN 48 which supplements FASB 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended October 31, 2004-2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

On September 20, 2006, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157 and believes the adoption of FAS 157 will have no material impact on its financial statements.

On March 19, 2008, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“FAS 161”). FAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The application of FAS 161 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 161 and believes the adoption of FAS 161 will have no material impact on its financial statements.

 

98     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Notes to Financial Statements


 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    National Portfolio  
    Class A  
   

Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008

(unaudited)

    Year Ended October 31,  
      2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value,
beginning of
period

  $  10.03     $  10.22     $  10.05     $  10.13     $  9.96     $  9.80  
     

Income From
Investment
Operations

           

Net investment
income(b)(c)

  .21     .44     .46     .47     .50     .52  

Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)
on investment transactions

  (.22 )   (.19 )   .17     (.07 )   .17     .18  
     

Net increase (decrease)
in net asset value
from operations

  (.01 )   .25     .63     .40     .67     .70  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.21 )   (.44 )   (.46 )   (.48 )   (.50 )   (.54 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  9.81     $  10.03     $  10.22     $  10.05     $  10.13     $  9.96  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (.08 )%   2.52  %   6.43  %   3.95  %   6.92  %   7.32  %

Ratios/Supplemental
Data

           

Net assets, end of
period (000’s
omitted)

  $426,493     $361,701     $349,884     $337,201     $344,557     $373,416  

Ratio to average net
assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers and
interest expense

  .68  %(e)   .68  %   .68  %(f)   .68  %   .68  %   .68  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  .92  %(e)   .92  %   1.01  %(f)   .93  %(g)   1.08  %   1.11  %

Expenses, before waivers, excluding interest expense

  .92  %(e)   .92  %   .92  %   .93  %   1.08  %   1.11  %

Net investment
income(b)

  4.29  %(e)   4.38  %   4.56  %(f)   4.65  %   4.94  %   5.25  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  12  %   15  %   22  %   25  %   47  %   35  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     99

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    National Portfolio  
    Class B  
   

Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008

(unaudited)

    Year Ended October 31,  
      2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  10.02     $  10.21     $  10.04     $  10.12     $  9.95     $  9.79  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

  .18     .37     .39     .40     .43     .45  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.22 )   (.19 )   .17     (.07 )   .17     .18  
     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

  (.04 )   .18     .56     .33     .60     .63  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.18 )   (.37 )   (.39 )   (.41 )   (.43 )   (.47 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  9.80     $  10.02     $  10.21     $  10.04     $  10.12     $  9.95  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (.42 )%   1.81  %   5.70  %   3.25  %   6.18  %   6.57  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $19,345     $25,332     $37,399     $49,801     $72,264     $101,287  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers and interest expense

  1.38  %(e)   1.38  %   1.38  %(f)   1.38  %   1.39  %   1.39  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.64  %(e)   1.63  %   1.73  %(f)   1.64  %(g)   1.79  %   1.81  %

Expenses, before fee waivers, excluding interest
expense

  1.64  %(e)   1.63  %   1.64  %   1.64  %   1.79  %   1.81  %

Net investment income(b)

  3.60  %(e)   3.69  %   3.89  %(f)   3.96  %   4.24  %   4.54  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  12  %   15  %   22  %   25  %   47  %   35  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

100     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    National Portfolio  
    Class C  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
    Year Ended October 31,  
    (unaudited)     2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of
period

  $  10.02     $  10.21     $  10.05     $  10.13     $  9.95     $  9.79  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

  .18     .37     .39     .40     .43     .45  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.22 )   (.19 )   .16     (.07 )   .18     .18  
     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
from operations

  (.04 )   .18     .55     .33     .61     .63  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.18 )   (.37 )   (.39 )   (.41 )   (.43 )   (.47 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  9.80     $  10.02     $  10.21     $  10.05     $  10.13     $  9.95  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (.42 )%   1.81  %   5.59  %   3.24  %   6.28  %   6.57  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $64,758     $60,613     $62,447     $61,622     $68,769     $82,167  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers and
interest expense

  1.38  %(e)   1.38  %   1.38  %(f)   1.38  %   1.38  %   1.38  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.63  %(e)   1.62  %   1.72  %(f)   1.64  %(g)   1.78  %   1.81  %

Expenses, before fee waivers, excluding interest
expense

  1.63  %(e)   1.62  %   1.63  %   1.64  %   1.78  %   1.81  %

Net investment income(b)

  3.60  %(e)   3.68  %   3.87  %(f)   3.96  %   4.24  %   4.55  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  12  %   15  %   22  %   25  %   47  %   35  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     101

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Insured National Portfolio  
   

Class A

 
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
    Year Ended October 31,  
    (unaudited)     2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  10.11     $  10.27     $  10.18     $  10.29     $  10.11     $  9.92  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

  .19     .41     .41     .42     .44     .47  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.10 )   (.17 )   .09     (.11 )   .20     .14  
     

Net increase
in net asset value from operations

  .09     .24     .50     .31     .64     .61  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.19 )   (.40 )   (.41 )   (.42 )   (.46 )   (.42 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  10.01     $  10.11     $  10.27     $  10.18     $  10.29     $  10.11  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  .94  %   2.42  %   4.98  %   3.05  %   6.42  %   6.32  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $127,594     $116,843     $124,967     $124,957     $129,888     $139,179  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  1.04  %(e)   1.04  %   1.04  %(f)   1.04  %   1.03  %   1.04  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.08  %(e)   1.06  %   1.04  %(f)   1.04  %   1.18  %   1.16  %

Net investment income(b)

  3.92  %(e)   4.00  %   4.00  %(f)   4.07  %   4.28  %   4.69  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  6  %   12  %   10  %   17  %   12  %   28  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

102     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Insured National Portfolio  
    Class B  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
    Year Ended October 31,  
    (unaudited)     2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of
period

  $  10.09     $  10.25     $  10.15     $  10.26     $  10.09     $  9.89  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b(c)

  .16     .34     .34     .35     .36     .40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.11 )   (.17 )   .10     (.11 )   .19     .16  
     

Net increase
in net asset value from operations

  .05     .17     .44     .24     .55     .56  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.16 )   (.33 )   (.34 )   (.35 )   (.38 )   (.36 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  9.98     $  10.09     $  10.25     $  10.15     $  10.26     $  10.09  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  .50  %   1.72  %   4.36  %   2.34  %   5.60  %   5.71  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $4,443     $6,449     $11,477     $16,375     $22,968     $34,243  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  1.74  %(e)   1.74  %   1.74  %(f)   1.74  %   1.74  %   1.75  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.80  %(e)   1.77  %   1.75  %(f)   1.75  %   1.89  %   1.87  %

Net investment income(b)

  3.23  %(e)   3.31  %   3.32  %(f)   3.39  %   3.58  %   4.00  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  6  %   12  %   10  %   17  %   12  %   28  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     103

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Insured National Portfolio  
   

Class C

 
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
    Year Ended October 31,  
    (unaudited)     2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of
period

  $  10.09     $  10.25     $  10.16     $  10.27     $  10.09     $  9.90  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

  .16     .34     .34     .35     .37     .40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.10 )   (.17 )   .09     (.11 )   .19     .15  
     

Net increase
in net asset value from operations

  .06     .17     .43     .24     .56     .55  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.16 )   (.33 )   (.34 )   (.35 )   (.38 )   (.36 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  9.99     $  10.09     $  10.25     $  10.16     $  10.27     $  10.09  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  .59  %   1.71  %   4.26  %   2.34  %   5.71  %   5.60  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $12,432     $10,872     $11,277     $11,732     $12,198     $14,149  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  1.74  %(e)   1.74  %   1.74  %(f)   1.74  %   1.73  %   1.74  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.79  %(e)   1.77  %   1.74  %(f)   1.75  %   1.88  %   1.86  %

Net investment income(b)

  3.23  %(e)   3.31  %   3.31  %(f)   3.38  %   3.59  %   3.98  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  6  %   12  %   10  %   17  %   12  %   28  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

104     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Financial Highlights


 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    New York Portfolio  
    Class A  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
    Year Ended October 31,  
    (unaudited)     2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  9.82     $  9.97     $  9.81     $  9.93     $  9.79     $  9.69  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

  .20     .41     .42     .46     .48     .50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.12 )   (.15 )   .16     (.12 )   .15     .11  
     

Net increase
in net asset value from operations

  .08     .26     .58     .34     .63     .61  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.20 )   (.41 )   (.42 )   (.46 )   (.49 )   (.51 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  9.70     $  9.82     $  9.97     $  9.81     $  9.93     $  9.79  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  .84  %   2.62  %   6.06  %   3.46  %   6.58  %   6.39  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $364,544     $356,989     $320,580     $294,005     $280,213     $311,596  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  .58  %(e)   .58  %   .58  %(f)   .58  %   .59  %   .58  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  .90  %(e)   .90  %   .89  %(f)   .91  %   1.05  %   1.06  %

Net investment income(b)

  4.15  %(e)   4.12  %   4.27  %(f)   4.62  %   4.93  %   5.09  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  1  %   5  %   39  %   19  %   33  %   35  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     105

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    New York Portfolio  
    Class B  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
    Year Ended October 31,  
    (unaudited)     2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of
period

  $  9.80     $  9.96     $  9.80     $  9.92     $  9.78     $  9.68  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

  .17     .34     .35     .39     .41     .43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.11 )   (.16 )   .16     (.12 )   .15     .11  
     

Net increase
in net asset value from operations

  .06     .18     .51     .27     .56     .54  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.17 )   (.34 )   (.35 )   (.39 )   (.42 )   (.44 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  9.69     $  9.80     $  9.96     $  9.80     $  9.92     $  9.78  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  .60  %   1.82  %   5.33  %   2.75  %   5.85  %   5.64  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $61,038     $74,342     $114,128     $133,746     $151,474     $171,881  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  1.28  %(e)   1.28  %   1.28  %(f)   1.28  %   1.30  %   1.29  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.62  %(e)   1.61  %   1.60  %(f)   1.62  %   1.76  %   1.77  %

Net investment income(b)

  3.45  %(e)   3.42  %   3.59  %(f)   3.93  %   4.22  %   4.38  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  1  %   5  %   39  %   19  %   33  %   35  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

106     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

   

New York Portfolio

 
    Class C  
   

Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008

(unaudited)

    Year Ended October 31,  
      2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of
period

  $  9.81     $  9.96     $  9.80     $  9.92     $  9.78     $  9.68  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

  .17     .34     .35     .39     .41     .43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.11 )   (.15 )   .16     (.12 )   .15     .11  
     

Net increase
in net asset value from operations

  .06     .19     .51     .27     .56     .54  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.17 )   (.34 )   (.35 )   (.39 )   (.42 )   (.44 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  9.70     $  9.81     $  9.96     $  9.80     $  9.92     $  9.78  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  .60  %   1.91  %   5.32  %   2.74  %   5.85  %   5.64  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $50,528     $46,305     $48,022     $45,956     $45,121     $52,206  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  1.28  %(e)   1.28  %   1.28  %(f)   1.28  %   1.29  %   1.29  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.61  %(e)   1.60  %   1.60  %(f)   1.61  %   1.75  %   1.77  %

Net investment income(b)

  3.45  %(e)   3.43  %   3.58  %(f)   3.92  %   4.23  %   4.38  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  1  %   5  %   39  %   19  %   33  %   35  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     107

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    California Portfolio  
    Class A  
   

Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008

(unaudited)

    Year Ended October 31,  
      2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  10.88     $  11.07     $  10.86     $  10.93     $  10.63     $  10.84  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

  .23     .46     .47     .48     .51     .53  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.24 )   (.20 )   .21     (.07 )   .30     (.19 )
     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

  (.01 )   .26     .68     .41     .81     .34  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.22 )   (.45 )   (.47 )   (.48 )   (.51 )   (.55 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  10.65     $  10.88     $  11.07     $  10.86     $  10.93     $  10.63  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (.05 )%   2.45  %   6.42  %   3.78  %   7.80  %   3.15  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $594,167     $594,039     $594,150     $590,042     $587,874     $644,868  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  .77  %(e)   .77  %   .77  %(f)   .77  %   .78  %   .77  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  .86   %(e)   .85  %   .85  %(f)   .86  %   1.01  %   1.02  %

Net investment income(b)

  4.25  %(e)   4.19  %   4.33  %(f)   4.36  %   4.75  %   4.93  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  1  %   21  %   10  %   17  %   34  %   33  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

108     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    California Portfolio  
    Class B  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
    Year Ended October 31,  
    (unaudited)     2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  10.87     $  11.07     $  10.86     $  10.93     $  10.63     $  10.84  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

  .19     .38     .40     .40     .44     .46  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.22 )   (.20 )   .21     (.07 )   .30     (.20 )
     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

  (.03 )   .18     .61     .33     .74     .26  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.19 )   (.38 )   (.40 )   (.40 )   (.44 )   (.47 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  10.65     $  10.87     $  11.07     $  10.86     $  10.93     $  10.63  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (.30 )%   1.65  %   5.69  %   3.06  %   7.05  %   2.43  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $30,796     $43,581     $80,928     $122,128     $175,215     $237,147  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  1.47  %(e)   1.47  %   1.47  %(f)   1.47  %   1.48  %   1.48  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.57  %(e)   1.56  %   1.56  %(f)   1.56  %   1.71  %   1.73  %

Net investment income(b)

  3.54  %(e)   3.48  %   3.64  %(f)   3.66  %   4.05  %   4.22  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  1  %   21  %   10  %   17  %   34  %   33  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     109

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    California Portfolio  
    Class C  
   

Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008

(unaudited)

    Year Ended October 31,  
      2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of
period

  $  10.88     $  11.07     $  10.86     $  10.93     $  10.63     $  10.84  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

  .19     .38     .40     .40     .44     .46  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.23 )   (.19 )   .21     (.07 )   .30     (.20 )
     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

  (.04 )   .19     .61     .33     .74     .26  
     

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.19 )   (.38 )   (.40 )   (.40 )   (.44 )   (.47 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  10.65     $  10.88     $  11.07     $  10.86     $  10.93     $  10.63  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (.40 )%   1.73  %   5.69  %   3.06  %   7.05  %   2.43  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $112,603     $111,697     $120,731     $125,067     $141,031     $170,003  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  1.47  %(e)   1.47  %   1.47  %(f)   1.47  %   1.48  %   1.47  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.56  %(e)   1.55  %   1.56  %(f)   1.56  %   1.71  %   1.72  %

Net investment income(b)

  3.55  %(e)   3.49  %   3.64  %(f)   3.66  %   4.05  %   4.23  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  1  %   21  %   10  %   17  %   34  %   33  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

110     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Insured California  
    Class A  
   

Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008

(unaudited)

    Year Ended October 31,  
      2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value,
beginning of
period

  $  13.61     $  13.95     $  14.01     $  14.21     $  14.03     $  14.17  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(c)

  .24     .48     .53     .57     .61 (b)   .60  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.16 )   (.18 )   .17     (.20 )   .18     (.12 )
     

Net increase
in net asset value
from operations

  .08     .30     .70     .37     .79     .48  
     

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.24 )   (.48 )   (.53 )   (.57 )   (.61 )   (.62 )

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

  (.07 )   (.16 )   (.23 )   – 0   – 0   – 0
     

Total dividends and distributions

  (.31 )   (.64 )   (.76 )   (.57 )   (.61 )   (.62 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  13.38     $  13.61     $  13.95     $  14.01     $  14.21     $  14.03  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  .58  %   2.17  %   5.19  %   2.60  %   5.75  %   3.39  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of
period (000’s omitted)

  $77,387     $85,238     $89,501     $97,079     $103,414     $124,817  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  1.15  %(e)   1.08  %   1.03  %(f)   1.02  %   1.00  %   1.07  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.15  %(e)   1.08  %   1.03  %(f)   1.02  %   1.07  %   1.07  %

Net investment income

  3.56  %(e)   3.52  %   3.85  %(f)   3.99  %   4.29  %(b)   4.24  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  0  %   18  %   26  %   37  %   5  %   34  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     111

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Insured California  
    Class B  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
    Year Ended October 31,  
    (unaudited)     2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of
period

  $  13.60     $  13.95     $  14.01     $  14.20     $  14.02     $  14.16  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(c)

  .19     .38     .44     .47     .50 (b)   .50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.16 )   (.19 )   .16     (.19 )   .19     (.12 )
     

Net increase
in net asset value from operations

  .03     .19     .60     .28     .69     .38  
     

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.19 )   (.38 )   (.43 )   (.47 )   (.51 )   (.52 )

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

  (.07 )   (.16 )   (.23 )   – 0   – 0   – 0
     

Total dividends and distributions

  (.26 )   (.54 )   (.66 )   (.47 )   (.51 )   (.52 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  13.37     $  13.60     $  13.95     $  14.01     $  14.20     $  14.02  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  .22  %   1.38  %   4.45  %   1.96  %   5.02  %   2.67  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $3,450     $6,046     $11,013     $15,626     $21,559     $29,285  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  1.87  %(e)   1.79  %   1.74  %(f)   1.73  %   1.71  %   1.77  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.87  %(e)   1.79  %   1.74  %(f)   1.73  %   1.77  %   1.77  %

Net investment income

  2.83  %(e)   2.81  %   3.15  %(f)   3.29  %   3.58  %(b)   3.52  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  0  %   18  %   26  %   37  %   5  %   34  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

112     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Insured California  
    Class C  
   

Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008

(unaudited)

    Year Ended October 31,  
      2007     2006     2005     2004(a)     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of
period

  $  13.60     $  13.94     $  14.00     $  14.20     $  14.02     $  14.16  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(c)

  .19     .39     .43     .47     .51 (b)   .50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.16 )   (.19 )   .17     (.20 )   .18     (.12 )
     

Net increase
in net asset value from operations

  .03     .20     .60     .27     .69     .38  
     

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.19 )   (.38 )   (.43 )   (.47 )   (.51 )   (.52 )

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

  (.07 )   (.16 )   (.23 )   – 0   – 0   – 0
     

Total dividends and distributions

  (.26 )   (.54 )   (.66 )   (.47 )   (.51 )   (.52 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  13.37     $  13.60     $  13.94     $  14.00     $  14.20     $  14.02  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  .23  %   1.46  %   4.46  %   1.88  %   5.02  %   2.67  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $13,813     $14,300     $16,184     $18,204     $19,603     $21,951  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of fee waivers

  1.85  %(e)   1.78  %   1.73  %(f)   1.73  %   1.70  %   1.77  %

Expenses, before fee waivers

  1.85  %(e)   1.78  %   1.73  %(f)   1.73  %   1.77  %   1.77  %

Net investment income

  2.86  %(e)   2.82  %   3.15  %(f)   3.29  %   3.59  %(b)   3.53  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  0  %   18  %   26  %   37  %   5  %   34  %

See footnote summary on page 114.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     113

 

Financial Highlights


 

(a) As of November 1, 2003, the Fund has adopted the method of accounting for interim payments on swap contracts in accordance with Financial Accounting standards Board Statement No. 133. These interim payments are reflected within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts, however prior to November 1, 2003, these interim payments were reflected within interest income/expense on the statement of operations. The effects of these changes for the year ended October 31, 2004 were as follows:

 

     Investment
Income
Per Share*
   Realized
and Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Investment
Transactions
Per Share*
   Ratio of Net
Investment
Income
to Average
Net Assets
 

National Portfolio

        

Class A

   $     .00    $     .00    .01 %

Class B

     .00      .00    .01 %

Class C

     .00      .00    .01 %

Insured National Portfolio

        

Class A

     .00      .00    .01 %

Class B

     .00      .00    .01 %

Class C

     .00      .00    .01 %

New York Portfolio

        

Class A

     .00      .00    .05 %

Class B

     .00      .00    .05 %

Class C

     .00      .00    .05 %

California Portfolio

        

Class A

     .00      .00    .00 %

Class B

     .00      .00    .00 %

Class C.

     .00      .00    .00 %

Insured California Portfolio

        

Class A

     .00      .00    .00 %

Class B

     .00      .00    .00 %

Class C

     .00      .00    .00 %

 

* Per share amounts less than $0.01

 

Amount is less than .01%

 

(b) Net of fees waived by the Adviser.

 

(c) Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(d) Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(e) Annualized.

 

(f) The ratio includes expenses attributable to cost of proxy solicitation.

 

(g) During 2006, the Fund determined that the criteria for sale accounting in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140 Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, had not been met for certain transfers of municipal bonds and that the transfers should have been accounted for as secured borrowings rather than as sales. Accordingly, the National Portfolio has restated the expense ratios (see table next page) for the year ended October 31, 2005 to give effect to recording the transfers of the municipal bonds as secured borrowings. The effects of the restatement have no effect on the previously reported net assets.

 

114     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Financial Highlights


 

    Class A     Class B     Class C  
    Previously
Reported
    Restated     Previously
Reported
    Restated     Previously
Reported
    Restated  

Ratio to average net assets of: Expenses, before fee waivers

  0.93 %   1.14 %   1.64 %   1.85 %   1.64 %   1.85 %

Expense, before waivers excluding interest expense

  N/A     .94 %   N/A     1.65 %   N/A     1.65 %

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     115

 

Financial Highlights


 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

William H. Foulk, Jr.(1), Chairman

Marc O. Mayer, President and Chief Executive Officer

David H. Dievler(1),(2)

John H. Dobkin(1)

Michael J. Downey(1)

D. James Guzy(1)

Nancy P. Jacklin(1)

Garry L. Moody(1)

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)

Earl D. Weiner(1)

OFFICERS

Philip L. Kirstein, Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer

Robert B. (Guy) Davidson, III(3), Senior Vice President

Douglas J. Peebles, Senior Vice President

Jeffrey S. Phlegar, Senior Vice President

Michael G. Brooks(3), Vice President

Fred S. Cohen(3), Vice President

Terrance T. Hults(3), Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Thomas R. Manley, Controller

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111

 

Principal Underwriter

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, NY 10004

  

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
5 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

 

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein Investor
Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 786003
San Antonio, TX 78278-6003
Toll-free (800) 221-5672

 

(1) Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Independent Directors Committee. Mr. Foulk is the sole member of the Fair Value Pricing Committee.

 

(2) Retiring effective June 30, 2008.

 

(3) The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Portfolios’ portfolios are made by the Municipal Bond Investment Team. Messrs. Brooks, Cohen, Davidson and Hults are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Portfolios’ portfolios.

 

116     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

Board of Directors


 

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) approved the continuance of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of each of the California Portfolio, Insured California Portfolio, Insured National Portfolio, National Portfolio and New York Portfolio (each, a “Portfolio,” and collectively, the “Portfolios”) at a meeting held on October 30-November 1, 2007.

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed an independent evaluation prepared by the Fund’s Senior Officer (who is also the Fund’s Independent Compliance Officer) of the reasonableness of the advisory fee in the Advisory Agreement in respect of each Portfolio wherein the Senior Officer concluded that the contractual fee for each Portfolio was reasonable. The directors also discussed the proposed continuances in private sessions with counsel and the Fund’s Senior Officer.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Portfolios gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AllianceBernstein Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they receive presentations from the Adviser on the investment results of the Portfolios and review extensive materials and information presented by the Adviser.

The directors also considered all other factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. In their deliberations, the directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage each Portfolio and the overall arrangements between each Portfolio and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     117


 

matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement in respect of each Portfolio provides that the Portfolio will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services provided at the Portfolio’s request by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are approved by the directors on a quarterly basis and, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Portfolios to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Portfolios’ Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant retained by the Fund’s Senior Officer. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Portfolios’ other service providers, also were considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to each of the Portfolios under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues, expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Portfolio to the Adviser for calendar years 2005 and 2006 that had been prepared with an updated expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant retained by the Fund’s Senior Officer. The directors reviewed the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and noted that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Portfolios, including those relating to its subsidiaries which provide transfer agency and distribution services to the Portfolios. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund advisory contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationships with the Portfolios before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with each Portfolio was not unreasonable. The directors noted that the Adviser’s relationship with the New York Portfolio was not profitable to it in 2005.

 

118     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


 

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Portfolios other than the fees and expense reimbursements payable under the Advisory Agreement, including but not limited to benefits relating to 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Portfolios’ shares and transfer agency fees paid by the Portfolios to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors noted that since the Portfolios do not engage in brokerage transactions, the Adviser does not receive soft dollar benefits in respect of portfolio transactions of the Portfolios. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Portfolios.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the meeting, the trustees receive detailed performance information for each Portfolio at each regular Board meeting during the year. At the meeting, the directors reviewed information prepared by Lipper showing the performance for Class A shares of each Portfolio as compared to a group of funds selected by Lipper (the “Performance Group”) and as compared to a broader array of funds selected by Lipper (the “Performance Universe”), and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares of each Portfolio as compared to the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index (the “Index”), in each case for periods ended July 31, 2007 over the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods and (in the case of the Index) the since inception period.

California Portfolio

The directors noted that the Portfolio (December 1986 inception) was in the 2nd quintile of the Performance Group and Performance Universe in all periods reviewed except in the 1-year period for the Performance Universe when it was in the 1st quintile and 10-year period for the Performance Group when it was in the 3rd quintile, and that the Portfolio outperformed the Index in all periods reviewed except in the 10-year and since inception periods when it underperformed the Index. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Portfolio’s relative performance over time had been satisfactory.

Insured California Portfolio

The directors noted that the Portfolio (November 1985 inception) was 1 out of 3 of the Performance Group and in the 2nd quintile of the Performance Universe in the 1- and 3-year periods and 2 out of 3 of the Performance Group and 4th quintile of the Performance Universe in the 5- and 10-year periods, and that the Portfolio underperformed the Index in all periods reviewed. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Portfolio’s relative performance over time had been satisfactory.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     119


 

Insured National Portfolio

The directors noted that the Portfolio (December 1986 inception) was in the 1st quintile of the Performance Group and Performance Universe in all periods reviewed except in the 10-year period when it was in the 3rd quintile of the Performance Group and 2nd quintile of the Performance Universe, and that the Portfolio outperformed the Index in the 3- and 5-year periods and underperformed the Index in all other periods reviewed. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Portfolio’s relative performance over time had been satisfactory.

National Portfolio

The directors noted that the Portfolio (December 1986 inception) was in the 1st quintile of the Performance Group and Performance Universe in all periods reviewed except in the 10-year period when it was in the 4th quintile of the Performance Group and Performance Universe, and that the Portfolio outperformed the Index in the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods and underperformed the Index in the 10-year and since inception periods. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Portfolio’s relative performance over time had been satisfactory.

New York Portfolio

The directors noted that the Portfolio (December 1986 inception) was in the 2nd quintile of the Performance Group and Performance Universe in all periods reviewed except that it was in the 1st quintile of the Performance Universe in the 1-year period and 1st quintile of the Performance Group and Performance Universe in the 3-year period, and that the Portfolio outperformed the Index in the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods and underperformed the Index in the 10-year and since inception periods. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance over time had been satisfactory.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate paid by each Portfolio to the Adviser and information prepared by Lipper concerning fee rates paid by other funds in the same Lipper category as the Portfolio at a common asset level. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds.

The Adviser informed the directors that there are no institutional products managed by it that have a substantially similar investment style as the Portfolios. The directors reviewed information in the Adviser’s Form ADV and noted that it charged institutional clients lower fees for advising comparably sized institutional accounts using strategies that differ from those of the Portfolios but which involved investments in securities of the same type that the Portfolios invest in (i.e., fixed income municipal securities although such securities are of a shorter duration than the Portfolios invest in).

 

120     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


 

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Portfolios relative to institutional clients. The Adviser also noted that since mutual funds are constantly issuing and redeeming their shares, they are more difficult to manage than an institutional account, where the assets are relatively stable. In light of these facts, the directors did not place significant weight on these fee comparisons.

The directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of each Portfolio in comparison to the fees and expenses of funds within two comparison groups created by Lipper: an Expense Group and an Expense Universe. Lipper described an Expense Group as a representative sample of funds comparable to a Portfolio and an Expense Universe as a broader group, consisting of all funds in the Portfolio’s investment classification/objective with a similar load type as the Portfolio. The directors noted that because of the small number of funds in the Insured California Portfolio Lipper category, at the request of the Adviser and the Fund’s Senior Officer, Lipper had expanded the Expense Group of the Insured California Portfolio to include peers that had a similar (but not the same) Lipper investment objective/classification. The Expense Universe for that Portfolio had also been expanded by Lipper pursuant to Lipper’s standard guidelines and not at the request of the Adviser or the Fund’s Senior Officer. The Class A expense ratio of each Portfolio was based on the Portfolio’s latest fiscal year expense ratio. The directors recognized that the expense ratio information for each Portfolio potentially reflected on the Adviser’s provision of services, as the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to each Portfolio by others. The expense ratios of the California Portfolio, Insured National Portfolio, National Portfolio and New York Portfolio reflected fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements as a result of an applicable expense limitation undertaking by the Adviser. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some funds in each Portfolio’s Lipper category also were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases were voluntary and perhaps temporary.

California Portfolio

The information reviewed by the directors showed that the Portfolio’s at approximate current size contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points, plus the 1 basis point impact of the latest fiscal year administrative expense reimbursement by the Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, was lower than the Expense Group median. The directors noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was lower than the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians. The directors concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was satisfactory.

Insured California Portfolio

The information reviewed by the directors showed that the Portfolio’s at approximate current size contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points, plus

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     121


 

the 6.5 basis point impact of the latest fiscal year administrative expense reimbursement by the Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, was lower than the Expense Group median. The directors noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio was higher than the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians. The directors also noted that the Adviser had reviewed with them steps being taken that are intended to reduce the expenses of the AllianceBernstein Funds. The directors concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Insured National Portfolio

The information reviewed by the directors showed that the Portfolio’s at approximate current size contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points, plus the 5.3 basis point impact of the latest fiscal year administrative expense reimbursement by the Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, was lower than the Expense Group median. The directors noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was higher than the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians. The directors also noted that the Adviser had reviewed with them steps being taken that are intended to reduce the expenses of the AllianceBernstein Funds. The directors concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was acceptable.

National Portfolio

The information reviewed by the directors showed that the Portfolio’s at approximate current size contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points, plus the 1.8 basis point impact of the latest fiscal year administrative expense reimbursement by the Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, was lower than the Expense Group median. The directors noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was lower than the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians. The directors concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was satisfactory.

New York Portfolio

The information reviewed by the directors showed that the Portfolio’s at approximate current size contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points, plus the 1.7 basis point impact of the latest fiscal year administrative expense reimbursement by the Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, was lower than the Expense Group median. The directors noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was lower than the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians. The directors concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was satisfactory.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for each Portfolio contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors also considered presentations by an independent consultant discussing economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AllianceBernstein

 

122     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


 

Funds as well as a presentation by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Portfolios, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that each Portfolio’s breakpoint arrangements would result in a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Portfolio’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     123


 

THE FOLLOWING IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SUMMARY OF SENIOR OFFICER’S EVALUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT1

The following is a summary of the evaluation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) and AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), in respect of the following Portfolios: 2

California Portfolio

Insured California Portfolio

Insured National Portfolio

National Portfolio

New York Portfolio

The evaluation of the Investment Agreement was prepared by Philip L. Kirstein, the Senior Officer of the Fund, for the Directors of the Fund, as required by an August 2004 agreement between the Adviser and the New York State Attorney General (the “NYAG”). The Senior Officer’s evaluation of the Investment Advisory Agreement is not meant to diminish the responsibility or authority of the Board of Directors of the Fund to perform its duties pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ‘40 Act) and applicable state law. The purpose of the summary is to provide shareholders with a synopsis of the independent evaluation of the reasonableness of the advisory fees proposed to be paid by the Portfolios which was provided to the Directors in connection with their review of the proposed approval of the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Senior Officer’s evaluation considered the following factors:

 

  1. Advisory fees charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser for like services;

 

  2. Advisory fees charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;

 

  3. Costs to the Adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the advisory agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit;

 

  4. Profit margins of the Adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services;

 

1 It should be noted that the Senior Officer’s fee evaluation was completed on October 18, 2007.
2 Future references to the Portfolios do not include “AllianceBernstein.” References in the fee summary pertaining to performance and expense ratios refer to the Class A shares of the Portfolios.

 

124     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


 

  5. Possible economies of scale as the Portfolios grow larger; and

 

  6. Nature and quality of the Adviser’s services including the performance of the Portfolios.

PORTFOLIO ADVISORY FEES, EXPENSE CAPS, REIMBURSEMENTS, & RATIOS

The Adviser proposed that the Portfolios pay the advisory fee set forth in the table below for receiving the services to be provided pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. The fee schedule below, implemented in January 2004 in consideration of the Adviser’s settlement with the NYAG in December 2003, is based on a master schedule that contemplates eight categories of funds with almost all funds in each category having the same advisory fee schedule.3

 

Category    Advisory Fee    Fund
Low Risk Income    45 bp on 1st $2.5 billion    Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
   40 bp on next $2.5 billion   
   35 bp on the balance   

The Portfolios’ net assets on September 30, 2007 are set forth below:

 

Portfolio    Net Assets ($MM)

California Portfolio

   $     755.2

Insured California Portfolio

   $ 106.4

Insured National Portfolio

   $ 132.8

National Portfolio

   $ 442.5

New York Portfolio

   $ 469.9

The Adviser is reimbursed as specified in the Investment Advisory Agreement for certain clerical, legal, accounting, administrative, and other services provided to the Portfolios. Indicated below are the reimbursement amounts which the Adviser received from the Portfolios during their most recently completed fiscal year:

 

Portfolio    Amount   

As a % of Average

Daily Net Assets

 
California Portfolio    $     80,500    0.010 %
Insured California Portfolio    $ 80,500    0.065 %
Insured National Portfolio    $ 80,500    0.053 %
National Portfolio    $ 80,500    0.018 %
New York Portfolio    $ 80,500    0.017 %

 

3 Most of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds, which the Adviser manages, were affected by the Adviser’s settlement with the NYAG.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     125


 

The Adviser has agreed to waive that portion of its advisory fees and/or reimburse certain of the Portfolios for that portion of the Portfolios’ total operating expenses to the degree necessary to limit each Portfolio’s expense ratios to the amounts set forth below for each Portfolio’s current fiscal year. The waiver agreement is terminable by the Adviser at the end of the Portfolios’ fiscal year upon at least 60 days written notice. In addition, set forth below are the Portfolios’ gross expense ratios, annualized for the most recent semi-annual period:

 

Portfolio    Expense Cap Pursuant to
Expense Limitation
Undertaking
    Gross
Expense
Ratio
     Fiscal Year
End
California Portfolio    Class A    0.77 %   0.87 %    October 31
   Class B    1.47 %   1.56 %   
   Class C    1.47 %   1.55 %   
          
Insured National Portfolio    Class A    1.04 %   1.06 %    October 31
   Class B    1.74 %   1.78 %   
   Class C    1.74 %   1.77 %   
          
National Portfolio    Class A    0.68 %   0.94 %    October 31
   Class B    1.38 %   1.66 %   
   Class C    1.38 %   1.65 %   
          
New York Portfolio    Class A    0.58 %   0.89 %    October 31
   Class B    1.28 %   1.60 %   
   Class C    1.28 %   1.59 %   

Set forth below are annualized total expense ratios of Insured California Portfolio, which does not have an expense limitation undertaking:

 

Portfolio    Total Expense
Ratios
     Fiscal Year
End
Insured California Portfolio    Class A    1.06 %    October 31
   Class B    1.77 %   
   Class C    1.76 %   

I.  ADVISORY FEES CHARGED TO INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER CLIENTS

The advisory fees charged to investment companies which the Adviser manages and sponsors are normally higher than those charged to similar sized institutional accounts, including pension plans and sub-advised investment companies. The fee differential reflects, among other things, different services provided to such clients, and different liabilities assumed. Services provided by the Adviser to the Portfolios that are not provided to non-investment company clients include providing office space and personnel to serve as Fund Officers, who among other responsibilities make the certifications required under the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, and coordinating with and monitoring the Portfolios’ third party service providers such as Fund counsel, auditors, custodians, transfer agents and pricing services. The accounting, administrative, legal and compliance requirements for

 

126     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


 

the Portfolios are more costly than those for institutional client assets due to the greater complexities and time required for investment companies, although as previously noted, a portion of these expenses are reimbursed by the Portfolios to the Adviser. Also, retail mutual funds managed by the Adviser are widely held. Servicing the Portfolios’ investors is more time consuming and labor intensive compared to institutional clients since the Adviser needs to communicate with a more extensive network of financial intermediaries and shareholders. In addition, managing the cash flow of an investment company may be more difficult than that of a stable pool of assets, such as an institutional account with little cash movement in either direction, particularly, if a fund is in net redemption and the Adviser is frequently forced to sell securities to raise cash for redemptions. However, managing a fund with positive cash flow may be easier at times than managing a stable pool of assets. Finally, in recent years, investment advisers have been sued by institutional clients and have suffered reputational damage both by the attendant publicity and outcomes other than complete victories. Accordingly, the legal and reputational risks associated with institutional accounts are greater than previously thought, although still not equal to those related to the mutual fund industry.

Notwithstanding the Adviser’s view that managing an investment company is not comparable to managing other institutional accounts because the services provided are different, it is worth considering information regarding the advisory fees charged to institutional accounts with substantially similar investment styles as the Portfolios. However, with respect to the Portfolios, the Adviser represented that there is no institutional product in the Adviser’s Form ADV that has a substantially similar investment style as any of the Portfolios. It should be noted that the Adviser has represented it does manage separately managed accounts that invest principally in municipal securities but those mandates have substantially lower risk profile (credit and interest rate risk) than the Portfolios.

The Adviser manages Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. (“SCB Fund”), an open-end management investment company. Several portfolios of SCB Fund have a somewhat similar investment style to certain of the Portfolios and their advisory fee schedules are set forth below. Also presented are what would have been the effective advisory fees of the Portfolios had the SCB Fund fee schedule been applicable to those Portfolios based on September 30, 2007 net assets versus the Portfolios’ advisory fees.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     127


 

Portfolio   SCB Fund
Portfolio
  Fee Schedule   SCB Fund
Effective
Fee
  Portfolio
Advisory
Fee
California Portfolio   Short Duration
California Municipal
Portfolio
 

45 bp on 1st $750 million

40 bp thereafter

  0.450%   0.450%
       
California Portfolio   California
Municipal Portfolio
 

50 bp on 1st $1 billion

45 bp on next $2 billion

40 bp on next $2 billion

35 bp thereafter

  0.500%   0.450%
       
National Portfolio   Short Duration
Diversified
Municipal Portfolio
 

45 bp on 1st $750 million

40 bp thereafter

  0.450%   0.450%
       
National Portfolio   Diversified
Municipal Portfolio
 

50 bp on 1st $1 billion

45 bp on next $2 billion

40 bp on next $2 billion

35 bp thereafter

  0.500%   0.450%
       
New York Portfolio   Short Duration
New York
Municipal Portfolio
 

45 bp on 1st $750 million

40 bp thereafter

  0.450%   0.450%
       
New York Portfolio   New York
Municipal Portfolio
 

50 bp on 1st $1 billion

45 bp on next $2 billion

40 bp on next $2 billion

35 bp thereafter

  0.500%   0.450%

The Adviser represented that it does not sub-advise any registered investment company that has a similar investment strategy as any of the Portfolios.

 

II. MANAGEMENT FEES CHARGED BY OTHER MUTUAL FUNDS COMPANIES FOR LIKE SERVICES.

Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an analytical service that is not affiliated with the Adviser, compared the fees charged to the Portfolios with fees charged to other investment companies for similar services by other investment advisers. Lipper’s analysis included the Portfolios’ rankings with respect to the contractual management fee relative to the median of the Portfolios’ Lipper Expense Group (“EG”) at the approximate current asset level of the Portfolio.4

 

4 The contractual management fee is calculated by Lipper using the Portfolios’ contractual management fee rate at a hypothetical asset level. The hypothetical asset level is based on the combined net assets of all classes of the Portfolio, rounded up to the next $25 million. Lipper’s total expense ratio information is based on the most recent annual report except as otherwise noted. A ranking of “1” means that the Portfolio has the lowest effective fee rate in the Lipper peer group.

 

128     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


 

Lipper describes an EG as a representative sample of comparable funds. Lipper’s standard methodology for screening funds to be included in an EG entails the consideration of several fund criteria, including fund type, investment classification/objective, load type and similar 12b-1/non-12b-1 service fees, asset (size) comparability, and expense components and attributes.5 An EG will typically consist of seven to twenty funds.

The original EG for Insured California Portfolio had an insufficient number of peers, in the view of the Senior Officer and the Adviser. Consequently, at the request of the Senior Officer and the Adviser, Lipper expanded the Portfolio’s EG to include peers that had a similar but not the same Lipper investment classification/objective.

 

Portfolio   

Contractual

Management
Fee (%)6

  

Lipper Group

Median (%)

     Rank

California Portfolio

   0.450    0.500      4/13

Insured California Portfolio7

   0.450    0.534      1/10

Insured National Portfolio

   0.450    0.547      1/9

National Portfolio

   0.450    0.520      3/14

New York Portfolio8

   0.450    0.533      2/9

Because Lipper had expanded Insured California Portfolio’s EG, under Lipper’s standard guidelines, the Portfolio’s Lipper Expense Universe (“EU”) was also expanded to include universes of those peers that had a similar but not the same Lipper investment objective/classification.9 A “normal” EU will include funds that have the same investment objective/classification as the subject fund. 10 Set

 

5 Lipper does not consider average account size when constructing EGs. Funds with relatively small average account sizes tend to have higher transfer agent expense ratios than comparable sized funds that have relatively large average account sizes. Note that there are limitations on Lipper expense category data because different funds categorize expenses differently.

 

6 The contractual management fee rate for the Portfolio does not reflect any expense reimbursements made by the Portfolio to the Adviser for certain clerical, legal, accounting, administrative, and other services. In addition, the contractual management fee does not reflect any management waivers or expense reimbursements for expense caps that effectively reduce the effective (actual) advisory fee rate.

 

7 The Portfolio’s EG was expanded by Lipper at the request of the Senior Officer and the Adviser.

 

8 Note that one of the Portfolio’s peers is excluded in the contractual management fee rankings because Lipper is unable to calculate the fund’s contractual management fee due to the fund’s breakpoint gross income component.

 

9 The expansion of the Portfolio’s EU was not requested by the Adviser or the Senior Officer. They requested only that the EGs be expanded.

 

10 Except for asset size comparability, Lipper uses the same criteria for selecting an EG peer when selecting an EU peer. Unlike the EG, the EU allows for the same adviser to be represented by more than just one fund.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     129


 

forth below is a comparison of the Portfolios’ total expense ratios and the medians of the Portfolios’ EG and EU. The Portfolios’ total expense ratio rankings are also shown:

 

Portfolio  

Expense

Ratio
(%)11

 

Lipper

Group
Median (%)

 

Lipper

Group

Rank

 

Lipper

Universe

Median (%)

 

Lipper
Universe

Rank

California Portfolio   0.770   0.776   6/13   0.826   9/30
         
Insured California Portfolio12   1.031   0.903   9/10   0.850   12/13
         
Insured National Portfolio   1.039   0.895   8/9   0.860   18/20
         
National Portfolio   0.679   0.860   1/14   0.851   4/60
         
New York Portfolio   0.580   0.784   1/10   0.803   1/25

Based on this analysis, except for National Portfolio and New York Portfolio, which have a more favorable ranking for total expense ratio basis compared to management fee basis, the Portfolios have a more favorable ranking on a management fee basis than they do on a total expense ratio basis.

 

III. COSTS TO THE ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES OF SUPPLYING SERVICES PURSUANT TO THE ADVISORY FEE ARRANGEMENT, EXCLUDING ANY INTRA-CORPORATE PROFIT.

The Adviser utilizes two profitability reporting systems, which operate independently but are aligned with each other, to estimate the Adviser’s profitability in connection with investment advisory services provided to the Portfolios. The Senior Officer has retained a consultant to provide independent advice regarding the alignment of the two profitability systems as well as the methodologies and allocations utilized by both profitability systems. See Section IV for additional discussion.

 

IV. PROFIT MARGINS OF THE ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES FOR SUPPLYING SUCH SERVICES.

The profitability information for the Portfolios prepared by the Adviser for the Board of Directors was reviewed by the Senior Officer and the consultant. The Adviser’s profitability from providing investment advisory services to all of the Portfolios increased during calendar year 2006 relative to 2005.

In addition to the Adviser’s direct profits from managing the Portfolios, certain of the Adviser’s affiliates have business relationships with the Portfolios and may earn a profit from providing other services to the Portfolios. The courts have referred to this type of business opportunity as “fall-out benefits” to the Adviser

 

11 Most recently completed fiscal year Class A share total expense ratio.

 

12 The Portfolio’s EU was expanded by Lipper under standard Lipper guidelines.

 

130     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


 

and indicated that they should be factored into the evaluation of the total relationship between the Portfolios and the Adviser. Neither case law nor common business practice precludes the Adviser’s affiliates from earning a reasonable profit on this type of relationship. These affiliates provide transfer agent and distribution related services to the Portfolios and receive transfer agent fees, Rule 12b-1 payments, front-end sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”).

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (“ABI”), an affiliate of the Adviser, is the Portfolios’ principal underwriter. ABI and the Adviser have disclosed in the Portfolios’ prospectus that they may make revenue sharing payments from their own resources, in addition to resources derived from sales loads and Rule 12b-1 fees, to firms that sell shares of the Portfolios. In 2006, ABI paid approximately 0.044% of the average monthly assets of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds or approximately $20.4 million for distribution services and educational support (revenue sharing payments). For 2007, it is anticipated, ABI will pay approximately 0.040% of the average monthly assets of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds or approximately $20 million.13

ABI retained the following amounts for Class A front-end load sales charges from sales of the Portfolios’ Class A shares during the Portfolios’ most recently completed fiscal year:

 

Portfolio    Amount Received
California Portfolio    $     33,367
Insured California Portfolio    $ 3,458
Insured National Portfolio    $ 5,116
National Portfolio    $ 28,657
New York Portfolio    $ 42,667

ABI received the following Rule 12b-1 fees and CDSC for the Portfolios during the Portfolios’ most recently completed fiscal year:

 

Portfolio   12b-1 Fee Received   CDSC Received
California Portfolio   $ 3,990,113   $ 37,249
Insured California Portfolio   $ 584,248   $ 4,616
Insured National Portfolio   $ 628,216   $ 19,139
National Portfolio   $ 2,069,953   $ 35,377
New York Portfolio   $     2,618,975   $     113,374

 

13 ABI currently inserts the “Advance” in quarterly account statements and pays the incremental costs associated with the mailing. The incremental cost is less than what an “independent mailing” would cost.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     131


 

Fees and reimbursements for out of pocket expenses charged by AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), the affiliated transfer agent for the Portfolios, are charged on a per account basis, based on the level of the service provided and the class of share held by the account. ABIS also receives a fee per shareholder sub-account for each account maintained by an intermediary on an omnibus basis. ABIS’ after-tax profitability decreased in 2006 in comparison to 2005. Set forth below are the net fees which ABIS retained from the Portfolios during the Portfolios’ most recently completed fiscal year:14

 

Portfolio    ABIS Fee      Expense Offset
California Portfolio    $ 167,938      $ 8,587
Insured California Portfolio    $ 25,417      $ 1,287
Insured National Portfolio    $ 56,551      $ 3,885
National Portfolio    $ 211,496      $ 13,806
New York Portfolio    $     158,945      $     12,010

 

V. POSSIBLE ECONOMIES OF SCALE

The Adviser has indicated that economies of scale are being shared with shareholders through fee structures,15 subsidies and enhancement to services. Based on some of the professional literature that has considered economies of scale in the mutual fund industry, it is thought that to the extent economies of scale exist, they may more often exist across a fund family as opposed to a specific fund. This is because the costs incurred by the Adviser, such as investment research or technology for trading or compliance systems, can be spread across a greater asset base as the fund family increases in size. It is also possible that as the level of services required to operate a successful investment company has increased over time, and advisory firms have made such investments in their business to provide services, there may be a sharing of economies of scale without a reduction in advisory fees.

An independent consultant, retained by the Senior Officer, provided the Board of Directors an update of the Deli16 study on advisory fees and various fund characteristics. The preliminary results of the updated study, based on more recent data and using Lipper classifications, were found to be consistent with the results of the original study. The independent consultant observed patterns of lower advisory fees for funds with larger asset sizes and funds from larger family sizes compared to funds with smaller asset sizes and funds from smaller family sizes, which according to the independent consultant is indicative of a sharing of

 

14 The fees disclosed are net of any expense offsets with ABIS. An expense offset is created by the interest earned on the positive cash balance that occur within the transfer agent account as there is a one day lag with regards to money movement from the shareholder’s account to the transfer agent’s account and then from the transfer agent’s account to the Portfolio’s account.

 

15 Fee structures include fee reductions, pricing at scale and breakpoints in advisory fee schedules.

 

16 The Deli study was originally published in 2002 based on 1997 data.

 

132     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


 

economies of scale and scope. However, in less liquid and active markets, such is not the case, as the empirical analysis showed potential for diseconomies of scale in those markets. The empirical analysis also showed diminishing economies of scale and scope as funds surpassed a certain high level of assets.

 

VI. NATURE AND QUALITY OF THE ADVISER’S SERVICES INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PORTFOLIOS.

With assets under management of $813 billion as of September 30, 2007, the Adviser has the investment experience to manage and provide non-investment services (described in Section I) to the Portfolios.

The information below, prepared by Lipper, shows the 1, 3, 5 and 10 year performance returns and rankings of the Portfolios17 relative to their Lipper Performance Group (“PG”) and Lipper Performance Universe (“PU”)18 for the periods ended July 31, 2007.19

 

California Portfolio  

Portfolio

Return
(%)

  PG Median
(%)
  PU Median
(%)
  PG Rank   PU Rank

  1 year

  4.34   3.96   3.80   4/13   5/34

  3 year

  5.07   4.35   4.45   3/12   8/31

  5 year

  4.77   4.36   4.36   3/11   7/27

10 year

  4.89   4.89   4.82   6/11   10/26
         
Insured California
Portfolio
 

Portfolio

Return
(%)

  PG Median
(%)
  PU Median
(%)
  PG Rank   PU Rank

  1 year

  3.91   3.61   3.61   1/3   2/6

  3 year

  4.09   3.80   3.81   1/3   2/6

  5 year

  3.97   3.97   3.98   2/3   4/6

10 year

  4.56   4.56   4.57   2/3   4/6
         
Insured National
Portfolio
 

Portfolio

Return
(%)

  PG Median
(%)
  PU Median
(%)
  PG Rank   PU Rank

  1 year

  4.14   3.53   3.52   1/9   2/20

  3 year

  4.44   3.65   3.71   1/9   1/20

  5 year

  4.67   3.78   3.88   1/9   1/20

10 year

  4.52   4.39   4.48   4/9   8/20

 

17 The performance returns and rankings are for the Class A shares of the Portfolios. It should be noted that the performance returns of the Portfolios that were shown were provided by the Adviser. Lipper maintains its own database that includes the Portfolios’ performance returns. However, differences in distribution price (ex-date versus payable date) and rounding differences may cause the Adviser’s own performance returns of the Portfolios to be one or two basis points different from Lipper. To maintain consistency in this evaluation, the performance returns of the Portfolios, as reported by the Adviser, are provided instead of Lipper.

 

18 The Portfolios PG/PU may not be necessarily identical to the Portfolios EG/EU as the criteria for including or excluding a fund in/from a PG/PU are somewhat different than that of an EU/EG.

 

19 Note that the current Lipper investment classification/objective dictates the PG and PU throughout the life of each Portfolio even if the Portfolio may have had a different investment classification/objective at different points in time.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     133


 

National Portfolio  

Portfolio

Return
(%)

  PG Median
(%)
  PU Median
(%)
  PG Rank   PU Rank

  1 year

  4.77   3.64   3.67   1/14   2/65

  3 year

  5.06   4.29   4.10   1/13   4/63

  5 year

  4.69   4.21   4.11   2/13   9/61

10 year

  4.42   4.49   4.53   8/13   29/47
         
New York Portfolio  

Portfolio

Return
(%)

  PG Median
(%)
  PU Median
(%)
  PG Rank   PU Rank

  1 year

  4.28   3.97   3.78   3/10   5/28

  3 year

  4.74   3.98   3.96   2/10   4/27

  5 year

  4.60   4.02   4.11   3/10   6/24

10 year

  4.76   4.72   4.65   4/10   8/23

Set forth below are the 1, 3, 5, 10 year and since inception performance returns of the Portfolios (in bold)20 versus its benchmarks.21 Portfolio and benchmark volatility and reward-to-variability ratio (“Sharpe Ratio”) information is also shown.22 Note that each Portfolio’s benchmark is the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index.23

 

     Periods Ending July 31, 2007
Annualized Performance
    1 Year
(%)
  3 Year
(%)
  5 Year
(%)
  10 Year
(%)
  Since
Inception
(%)
  Annualized   Risk
Period
(Year)
               Volatility
(%)
  Sharpe
(%)
 
California Portfolio   4.34   5.07   4.77   4.89   6.58   4.00   0.28   10
Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index   4.27   4.38   4.50   5.23   6.62   3.65   0.39   10
Inception Date: December 29, 1986                

 

20 The performance returns and risk measures shown in the table are for the Class A shares of the Portfolios.

 

21 The benchmark’s since inception performance return for each Portfolio is from the nearest month-end after inception date. In contrast to the benchmark, each Portfolio’s since inception performance return is from the Portfolio’s actual inception date.

 

22 Portfolio and benchmark volatility and Sharpe Ratio information was obtained through Lipper LANA, a database maintained by Lipper. Volatility is a statistical measure of the tendency of a market price or yield to vary over time. A Sharpe Ratio is a risk adjusted measure of return that divides a fund’s return in excess of the riskless return by the fund’s standard deviation. A fund with a greater volatility would be seen as more risky than a fund with equivalent performance but lower volatility; for that reason, a greater return would be demanded for the more risky fund. A fund with a higher Sharpe Ratio would be viewed as better performing than a fund with a lower Sharpe Ratio.

 

23 The Lehman Brothers Municipal Index is a rules-based, market-value-weighted index engineered for the long-term tax-exempt bond market. To be included, bonds must be investment grade and be at least one year from maturity. The index has four main sectors: general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and pre-funded bonds. The index represents a national municipal bond index as opposed to a specific state index.

 

134     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


 

     Periods Ending July 31, 2007
Annualized Performance
    1 Year
(%)
  3 Year
(%)
  5 Year
(%)
  10 Year
(%)
  Since
Inception
(%)
  Annualized   Risk
Period
(Year)
               Volatility
(%)
  Sharpe
(%)
 
Insured California Portfolio   3.91   4.09   3.97   4.56   6.45   4.75   0.18   10
Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index   4.27   4.38   4.50   5.23   7.19   3.65   0.39   10
Inception Date: November 21, 1985                
               
Insured National Portfolio   4.14   4.44   4.67   4.52   6.29   4.26   0.18   10
Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index   4.27   4.38   4.50   5.23   6.62   3.65   0.39   10
Inception Date: December 29, 1986                
               
National Portfolio   4.77   5.06   4.69   4.42   6.44   3.63   0.18   10
Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index   4.27   4.38   4.50   5.23   6.62   3.65   0.39   10
Inception Date: December 29, 1986                
               
New York Portfolio   4.28   4.74   4.60   4.76   6.16   3.65   0.27   10
Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index   4.27   4.38   4.50   5.23   6.62   3.65   0.39   10
Inception Date: December 29, 1986                

CONCLUSION:

Based on the factors discussed above the Senior Officer’s conclusion is that the proposed advisory fees for the Portfolios are reasonable and within the range of what would have been negotiated at arms-length in light of all the surrounding circumstances. This conclusion in respect of the Portfolios is based on an evaluation of all of these factors and no single factor was dispositive.

Dated: November 26, 2007

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     135


THIS PAGE IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN FAMILY OF FUNDS

 

Wealth Strategies Funds

Balanced Wealth Strategy

Wealth Appreciation Strategy

Wealth Preservation Strategy

Tax-Managed Balanced Wealth Strategy

Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy

Tax-Managed Wealth Preservation Strategy

Blended Style Funds

U.S. Large Cap Portfolio

International Portfolio

Tax-Managed International Portfolio

Growth Funds

Domestic

Growth Fund

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Large Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

Global & International

Global Health Care Fund

Global Research Growth Fund

Global Technology Fund

Greater China ‘97 Fund

International Growth Fund

International Research Growth Fund

Value Funds

Domestic

Balanced Shares

Focused Growth & Income Fund

Growth & Income Fund

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Utility Income Fund

Value Fund

Global & International

Global Real Estate Investment Fund

Global Value Fund

International Value Fund

 

Taxable Bond Funds

Diversified Yield Fund*

Global Bond Fund*

High Income Fund*

Intermediate Bond Portfolio

Short Duration Portfolio

Municipal Bond Funds

 

National
Insured National
Arizona
California
Insured California
Florida
Massachusetts

  

Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia

Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds

Intermediate California

Intermediate Diversified

Intermediate New York

Closed-End Funds

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

AllianceBernstein Income Fund

AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income    Fund*

ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund

California Municipal Income Fund

New York Municipal Income Fund

The Spain Fund


Retirement Strategies Funds

 

2000 Retirement Strategy

 

2020 Retirement Strategy

 

2040 Retirement Strategy

2005 Retirement Strategy

 

2025 Retirement Strategy

 

2045 Retirement Strategy

2010 Retirement Strategy

 

2030 Retirement Strategy

 

2050 Retirement Strategy

2015 Retirement Strategy

 

2035 Retirement Strategy

 

2055 Retirement Strategy

We also offer Exchange Reserves,** which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AllianceBernstein mutual funds.

You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any AllianceBernstein fund/portfolio carefully before investing. For free copies of our prospectuses, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.alliancebernstein.com or contact your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

*   Prior to May 18, 2007, AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund was named National Municipal Income Fund. Prior to November 5, 2007, Diversified Yield Fund was named Global Strategic Income Trust and Global Bond Fund was named Global Government Income Trust. Prior to January 28, 2008, High Income Fund was named Emerging Market Debt Fund.

 

** An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

 

136     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

AllianceBernstein Family of Funds


NOTES

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     137


NOTES

 

138     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


NOTES

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND     139


NOTES

 

140     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND


 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105 800.221.5672

LOGO

 

 

MI-0152-0408   LOGO


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Please see Schedule of Investments contained in the Report to Shareholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.

 


ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:

 

EXHIBIT NO.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
12 (b) (1)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12 (b) (2)   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12 (c)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant): AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

 

By:   /s/ Marc O. Mayer
 

Marc O. Mayer

President

Date: June 30, 2008

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/ Marc O. Mayer
 

Marc O. Mayer

President

Date: June 30, 2008

 

By:   /s/ Joseph J. Mantineo
 

Joseph J. Mantineo

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date: June 30, 2008