Notice of Iran-related Disclosure Filed Pursuant to Section 13(r)(3) of the Exchange Act (irannotice)

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

July 30, 2015

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20449

Re:    Notice of Disclosure Filed in Exchange Act Annual Report Under

Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012

and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2015. This disclosure can be found on pages 16 and 17 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated by reference herein.

Sincerely,

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.

By: /s/ Mona Bhalla        

Mona Bhalla

Corporate Secretary

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