ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 27, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. (AB)
CIK: 0000825313
Period of Report: 2011-05-11

Reporting Person: ELLIOTT STEVEN G (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-05-11	units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests	A	2759	$21.75	Acquired	2759	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-05-11	Holding Unit option (right to buy)	$21.75	A	10034	Acquired	2021-05-11	Holding Units (10034)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ("Holding Units").

F2: Reporting Person was awardded 2,759 restricted Holding Units under the AllianceBernstein 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan. Restrictions lapse on all 2,759 Holding Units on May 11, 2014.

F3: The option vests in thirds on each of May 11, 2012, 2013 and 2014.