8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2020

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-09818	13-3434400
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY  10105

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(212) 969-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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

Emerging growth company    ☐

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

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

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Units rep. assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AB Holding	AB	NYSE

Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB”) and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. are furnishing a news release (“AUM Release”) issued on April 13, 2020 announcing AB’s preliminary assets under management as of March 31, 2020. The AUM Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.01.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.01 AUM Release.

SIGNATURE

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

	ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
Dated: April 13, 2020	By:	/s/ David M. Lesser
		David M. Lesser Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

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

AB Announces March 31, 2020 Assets Under Management

New York, NY, April 13, 2020 - AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB”) and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB Holding”) (NYSE: AB) today announced that preliminary assets under management decreased to $542 billion during March 2020 from $614 billion at the end of February. The 11.7% decrease resulted predominantly from sharp market declines as well as net outflows from all three client channels - Retail, Institutions, and Private Wealth. March month-end AUM also reflected $1 billion in outflows resulting from AXA S.A.'s redemption of certain low-fee fixed income mandates; we expect these redemptions to total approximately $14 billion and to be completed in the first half of 2020, as previously reported on our fourth quarter 2019 earnings call.

AllianceBernstein L.P. (The Operating Partnership)
Assets Under Management ($ in Billions)
	At March 31, 2020								At Feb 29
									2020
					Private
	Institutions		Retail		Wealth		Total		Total
Equity
Actively Managed	$	36	$	67	$	39	$	142	$	164
Passive	21		26		—		47		55
Total Equity	57		93		39		189		219
Fixed Income
Taxable	153		71		12		236		268
Tax-Exempt	1		20		25		46		49
Passive	—		10		—		10		10
Total Fixed Income	154		101		37		292		327
Other(1)	46		5		10		61		68
Total	$	257	$	199	$	86	$	542	$	614
	At February 29, 2020
Total	$	281	$	236	$	97	$	614
(1) Includes certain multi-asset services and solutions and certain alternative investments.

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Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

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

About AllianceBernstein

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

As of March 31, 2020, including both the general partnership and limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein, AllianceBernstein Holding owned approximately 35.9% of AllianceBernstein and Equitable Holdings, Inc. ("EQH"), directly and through various subsidiaries, owned an approximate 64.9% economic interest in AllianceBernstein.

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

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