[8-K] ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. Reports Material Event

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. has appointed Onur Erzan, age 50, as President with immediate effect. He takes over the President role from Seth Bernstein, who will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer. Erzan has been Head of Global Client Group and Private Wealth since 2022 and recently added responsibility for Global Private Alternatives after joining the firm in 2021.

Before joining AllianceBernstein, Erzan spent 20 years at McKinsey & Company, most recently as a Senior Partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. He remains a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee and will now serve as Chair of the AllianceBernstein Operating Committee.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 2026

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			001-09818			13-3434400
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(Commission File Number)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

501 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN  37203

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(615) 622-0000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class			Trading Symbol			Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Units rep. assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AB Holding			AB			NYSE

Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

AllianceBernstein Appointment of Onur Erzan as President

On January 5, 2026 AllianceBernstein L.P. (“ABLP”) and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (together with ABLP, “AB”) announced the appointment of Onur Erzan, age 50, as President, with immediate effect. Mr. Erzan has been serving as AB’s Head of Global Client Group and Private Wealth since 2022 and most recently assumed responsibility and oversight of Global Private Alternatives in Fall 2025. He has been employed by AB since 2021. Prior to joining AB, Mr. Erzan spent 20 years with McKinsey & Company, most recently as a Senior Partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. Further, he remains a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee and will now serve as Chair of the AB Operating Committee. Mr. Erzan assumes the role of President from Seth Bernstein, who will continue as Chief Executive Officer of AB.

Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 5, 2026 the Company issued a press release announcing the senior management changes discussed in Item 5.02 above, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01 including Exhibit 99.01 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such other filing.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

99.01			AB Leadership Changes.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

						ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
Dated: January 5, 2026						By:			/s/ Mark Manley
									Mark Manley Corporate Secretary