SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kraus Peter S

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

(Street)

NEW YORK

10105

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. [ AB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chairman and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/21/2012

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests⁽¹⁾	06/21/2012		A⁽²⁾		2,722,052⁽²⁾	A	$12.17	3,810,873	I	by rabbi trust under incentive compensation plan
AB Holding Units⁽¹⁾								800,717	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ("AB Holding Units").

2. On June 21, 2012, Reporting Person, AllianceBernstein Corporation (the "Corporation"), AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AllianceBernstein") and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ("AB Holding") entered into an agreement (the "Extended Employment Agreement") pursuant to which Reporting Person will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of the Corporation and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, AllianceBernstein and AB Holding from January 2, 2014, the end of the term of his existing employment agreement, until January 2, 2019 (the "Employment Term"), unless the Extended Employment Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms. In connection with the signing of the Extended Employment Agreement on June 21, 2012, Reporting Person was granted 2,722,052 restricted AB Holding Units. Subject to accelerated vesting clauses in the Extended Employment Agreement (e.g., immediate vesting upon AXA ceasing to control the management of AllianceBernstein's business or AB Holding ceasing to be publicly traded and certain qualifying terminations of employment), Reporting Person's restricted AB Holding Units will vest ratably on each of the first five anniversaries of December 19, 2013, commencing December 19, 2014, provided, with respect to each installment, Reporting Person continues to be employed by AllianceBernstein on the vesting date. Delivery of all of the restricted AB Holding Units will be delayed until after the final vesting date on December 19, 2018, subject to acceleration upon termination of employment. Reporting Person will be paid the cash distributions payable with respect to his unvested and vested restricted AB Holding Units until they are delivered or forfeited. These cash distributions will be paid at the time distributions are made to AB Holding Unitholders generally.

Remarks:

	/s/ Mona Bhalla, by power or attorney	06/21/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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