FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Cranch Laurence E 		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
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
General Counsel
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P., 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/10/2010
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10105
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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 rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests   (1) 12/10/2010     A    47376   (2) A $23.72   (3) 94048   (2) (3) (4) I   by rabbi trust under employee incentive compensation award program  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 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

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ("Holding Units").
( 2)  Reporting Person's 2010 incentive compensation award was made in the form of Holding Units. He therefore may be deemed to have acquired 47,376 Holding Units. These Holding Units are held in a rabbi trust under the incentive compensation award program until they vest and are distributed to Reporting Person. The award vests (subject to various agreements and covenants set forth in the award agreement) in equal annual increments on each of December 1, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
( 3)  The price reflected in the table is the closing price of a Holding Unit as reported for New York Stock Exchange composite transactions on December 10, 2010, the date the award was approved by the Compensation Committee ("Committee") of the Board of Directors of AllianceBernstein Corporation. This form was not filed within 48 hours of the grant date because, on that date, the Committee authorized our Chief Executive Officer to finalize the exact amount of the award at a later date; our CEO finalized the award on December 16, 2010.
( 4)  Total includes 436 Holding Units acquired through quarterly distribution reinvestment.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Cranch Laurence E
C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10105

General Counsel

Signatures
/s/ Laurence E. Cranch 12/20/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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