Sec Form 4 Filing - Equitable Holdings, Inc. @ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. - 2024-12-19

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Equitable Holdings, Inc. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. [ AB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/19/2024 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10105 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Units ( 1 ) 12/19/2024 J( 2 ) 3,766,838 D $ 0 0 D ( 3 ) Units ( 1 ) 0 I ( 3 ) By affiliate

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Equitable Holdings, Inc. 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY10105 See Remarks Signatures /s/ Michael Brudoley, Assistant Secretary, Equitable Holdings, Inc. 12/19/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Units Representing Assignments of Beneficial Ownership of Limited Partnership Interests ("Holding Units") in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ("Holding"). ( 2 )On December 19, 2024, AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AB") entered into a Master Exchange Agreement ("Exchange Agreement") providing for the issuance by AB of up to 10,000,000 units ("AB Units") representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AB to Equitable Holdings, Inc. ("EQH") and any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries in exchange for an equal number of Holding Units owned by EQH and such subsidiary, with such exchanges to occur from time to time over the next two years. Each Holding Unit so exchanged will be retired following such exchange. At the time the Exchange Agreement was entered into, AB and EQH exchanged 3,766,838 AB Units and AB and Alpha Units Holdings, Inc. exchanged 1,444,356 AB Units, in each case for an equal amount of Holding Units (thereby reducing the 10,000,000 AB Units available for future exchange), and the acquired Holding Units were retired. ( 3 )In addition to the Holding Units reported in this Form 4, the Reporting Person and its affiliates beneficially own AB Units as follows. As of December 19, 2024, EQH beneficially owned directly 61,762,208 AB Units; Alpha Units Holdings, Inc. beneficially owned 75,851,289 AB Units; and Alpha Units Holdings II, Inc. beneficially owned directly 41,934,582 AB Units. For more information on the Reporting Person and its affiliates' holdings of AB Units, see their separate Form 4 filings with respect to AB Units.

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