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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
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September
19, 2008
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AllianceBernstein
Holding l.p.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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001-09818
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13-3434400
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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1345
Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
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10105
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
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212-969-1000
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Section
1.
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Registrant’s Business
and Operations
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Item
1.01.
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Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement.
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Item
1.02.
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Termination of a
Material Definitive
Agreement.
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Item
1.03.
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Bankruptcy or
Receivership.
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Section
2.
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Financial
Information
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Item
2.01.
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Completion of
Acquisition or Disposition of
Assets.
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Item
2.02.
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Results of Operations
and Financial Condition.
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Item
2.03.
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Creation
of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
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Item
2.04.
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Triggering
Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an
Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement.
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Item
2.05.
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Costs Associated with
Exit or Disposal Activities.
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Item
2.06.
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Material
Impairments.
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Section
3.
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Securities and Trading
Markets
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Item
3.01.
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Notice of Delisting or
Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of
Listing.
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Item
3.02.
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Unregistered Sales of
Equity Securities.
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Item
3.03.
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Material Modification
to Rights of Security
Holders.
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Section
4.
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Matters Related to
Accountants and Financial
Statements
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Item
4.01.
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Changes in
Registrant’s Certifying
Accountant.
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Item
4.02.
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Non-Reliance
on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or
Completed Interim Review.
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Section
5.
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Corporate Governance
and Management
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Item
5.01.
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Changes in Control of
Registrant.
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Item
5.02.
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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Item
5.03.
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Amendments to Articles
of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal
Year.
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Item
5.04.
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Temporary Suspension
of Trading under Registrant’s Employee Benefit
Plans.
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Item
5.05.
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Amendments to
Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of
Ethics.
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Item
5.06.
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Change in Shell
Company Status.
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Section
6.
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Asset-Backed
Securities
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Item
6.01.
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ABS Informational and
Computational Material.
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Item
6.02.
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Change of Servicer or
Trustee.
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Item
6.03.
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Change in Credit
Enhancement or Other External
Support.
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Item
6.04.
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Failure to Make a
Required Distribution.
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Item
6.05.
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Securities Act
Updating Disclosure.
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Section
7.
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Regulation
FD
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Item
7.01.
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Regulation FD
Disclosure.
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Section
8.
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Other
Events
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Item
8.01.
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Other
Events.
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Section
9.
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Financial Statements
and Exhibits
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Item
9.01.
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Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
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(a)
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Financial
statements of businesses acquired.
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(b)
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Pro
forma financial information.
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(c)
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Shell
company transactions.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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AllianceBernstein
Holding l.p.
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Dated: September
19, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Laurence E. Cranch
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Laurence
E. Cranch
Executive
Vice President,
General
Counsel and Secretary
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