ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. — Director's Dealing 2017

Jun 5, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. (AB)
CIK: 0000825313
Period of Report: 2017-06-01

Reporting Person: Gingrich James A (Chief Operating Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-06-01	units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests	S	3500	$22.775	Disposed	386331	Direct
2017-06-01	units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests	M	3500	$17.05	Acquired	389831	Direct
2017-06-01	units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests	S	3500	$22.775	Disposed	386331	Direct
2017-06-02	units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests	S	1750	$22.55	Disposed	384581	Direct
2017-06-02	units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests	M	1750	$17.05	Acquired	386331	Direct
2017-06-02	units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests	S	1750	$22.70	Disposed	384581	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-06-01	AB Holding Unit option (right to buy)	$17.05	M	3500	Disposed	2019-01-23	AB Holding Units (3500.0)	Direct
2017-06-02	AB Holding Unit option (right to buy)	$17.05	M	1750	Disposed	2019-01-23	AB Holding Units (1750.0)	Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: Reporting Person sold his AB Holding Units pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Plan.

F3: Reporting Person sold 1,750 AB Holding Units at $22.55 per Unit and 1,750 AB Holding Units at $23.00 per Unit. The price set forth in the table is the weighted average of his sales at these prices.

F4: The option vested in equal annual increments on each of January 23, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.