EX-99.07 3 a04-4372_1ex99d07.htm EX-99.07

Exhibit 99.07

 

News Release

 

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contacts:

 

Valerie Haertel (Investor Relations)

 

John Meyers (Media)

 

 

(212) 969-6414

 

(212) 969-2301

 

 

investor_relations@acml.com

 

john_meyers@acml.com

 

 

ALLIANCE CAPITAL ANNOUNCES MARCH 31, 2004 ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

 

FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL TO BE HELD ON APRIL 29, 2004

 

New York, NY, April 12, 2004 – Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P. (“Alliance Holding”) (NYSE: AC) and Alliance Capital Management L.P. (“Alliance Capital”) today reported that preliminary assets under management decreased by $7 billion, or 1.4%, to approximately $482 billion at March 31, 2004 from $489 billion at February 29, 2004.

 

ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

($ billions)

 

 

 

At March 31, 2004
(preliminary)

 

At Feb 29,
2004

 

At Dec 31,
2003

 

At Mar 31,
2003

 

 

 

Retail

 

Institutional
Investment
Management

 

Private
Client

 

Total

 

Total

 

Total

 

Total

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth

 

$

47

 

$

72

 

$

9

 

$

128

 

$

131

 

$

130

 

$

104

 

Value

 

35

 

92

 

33

 

160

 

161

 

152

 

97

 

Total Equity

 

82

 

164

 

42

 

288

 

292

 

282

 

201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income

 

71

 

83

 

12

 

166

 

169

 

164

 

163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passive

 

5

 

23

 

0

 

28

 

28

 

29

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

158

 

$

270

 

$

54

 

$

482

 

$

489

 

$

475

 

$

386

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At February 29, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

159

 

$

276

 

$

54

 

$

489

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION RELATING TO FIRST QUARTER 2004 RESULTS

 

Alliance Capital’s management will review first quarter 2004 financial and operating results on Thursday, April 29, 2004, during a conference call at 5:00 p.m. (New York Time), following the release of its financial results after the close of the New York Stock Exchange, that will be hosted by Chief Executive Officer Lewis A. Sanders and Chief Operating Officer Jerry M. Lieberman.

 

Parties interested in listening to the conference call may access it by either telephone or webcast.

 

1.               To listen by telephone, please dial 888-428-4479 in the U.S. or 651-291-0900 outside the U.S., ten minutes before the 5:00 p.m. (New York Time) scheduled start time.  Please indicate access code “Alliance” when dialing in.

 

2.               To listen by webcast, please visit Alliance Capital’s Investor Relations website at http://ir.alliancecapital.com at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to download and install any necessary audio software.

 

The presentation slides that will be reviewed during the conference call are expected to be available immediately after the release of its results on April 29, 2004 on Alliance Capital’s website at the above web address.

 

A replay of the conference call will be made available for one week beginning at 8:30 p.m. (New York Time) April 29, 2004. In the U.S. please call 800-475-6701 or for callers outside the U.S. 320-365-3844, and provide the access code 727704.  The replay will also be available via webcast on Alliance Capital’s website for one week.

 

ABOUT ALLIANCE CAPITAL

 

Alliance Capital is a leading global investment management firm providing investment management services for many of the largest U.S. public and private employee benefit plans, foundations, public employee retirement funds, pension funds, endowments, banks, insurance companies and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Alliance Capital is also one of the largest mutual fund sponsors, with a diverse family of globally distributed mutual fund portfolios.  Through its Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC subsidiary, Alliance provides in-depth research, portfolio strategy and trade execution to the institutional investment community.

 

At March 31, 2004, Alliance Holding owned approximately 31.5% of the Alliance Capital Units. AXA Financial was the beneficial owner of approximately 57.9% of the outstanding Alliance Capital Units at March 31, 2004 (including those held indirectly through its ownership of approximately 1.8% of the outstanding Alliance Holding Units), which, including the general partnership interests in Alliance Capital and Alliance Holding, represent an approximate 58.4% economic interest in Alliance Capital. AXA Financial, Inc. is a wholly-owned

 

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subsidiary of AXA, one of the largest global financial services organizations.  Additional information may be found at www.alliancecapital.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements provided by Alliance Capital and Alliance Holding in this press 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, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  The most significant of such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the performance of financial markets, the investment performance of Alliance Capital’s sponsored investment products and separately managed accounts, general economic conditions, future acquisitions, competitive conditions, and government regulations, including changes in tax rates.  Alliance Capital and Alliance Holding caution readers to carefully consider such factors.  Further, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made; Alliance Capital and Alliance Holding undertake 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, please refer to the Risk Factors section in Part I of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. Any or all of the forward looking statements that we make in Form 10-K or any other public statements we issue may turn out to be wrong. It is important to remember that other factors besides those listed in the Risk Factors section of Form 10-K could also adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.

 

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