Sec Form 4 Filing - Equitable Holdings, Inc. @ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. - 2025-07-10

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 L.P. [ NONE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 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) 07/10/2025 (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 ) 07/10/2025 J( 2 )( 3 ) 19,682,946 A $ 0 81,445,154 D ( 4 ) Units ( 1 ) 75,851,289 I ( 4 ) Held by affiliate Units ( 1 ) 41,934,582 I ( 4 ) Held by additional 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 Exchange Right ( 2 ) ( 3 ) $ 0 07/10/2025 J 14,894,140 07/10/2025 07/10/2025 Units 14,894,140 $ 0 19,682,946 D Exchange Right ( 2 ) ( 3 ) $ 0 07/10/2025 J 19,682,946 07/10/2025 07/10/2025 Units 19,682,946 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Equitable Holdings, Inc. 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY10105 X See Remarks Signatures /s/ Michael Brudoley, Assistant Secretary, Equitable Holdings, Inc. 07/14/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Units Representing Assignments of Beneficial Ownership of Limited Partnership Interests ("AB Units") in AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AB"). ( 2 )As previously disclosed by the Reporting Person ("EQH") on a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2024, EQH and AB entered into a Master Exchange Agreement (the "Exchange Agreement") providing for the issuance by AB of up to 10,000,000 AB Units to EQH and any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries in exchange for an equal number of units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ("AB Holding Units") owned by EQH or any such subsidiary. At the time the Exchange Agreement was entered into, AB and EQH exchanged 5,211,194 AB Holding Units for AB Units (thereby reducing the 10,000,000 AB Units available for future exchange to 4,788,806 AB Units), and the acquired AB Holding Units were retired. ( 3 )On July 10, 2025, AB entered in an Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement (the "Amended Exchange Agreement") to increase the AB Units that remain available for exchange from 4,788,806 AB Units to 19,682,946 AB Units. At the time the Amended Exchange Agreement was entered into, AB and EQH exchanged 19,682,946 AB Holding Units for AB Units and the acquired AB Holding Units were retired. For more information concerning EQH's holdings of AB Holding Units, see its separate Form 4 filing with respect to AB Holding Units. ( 4 )Prior to the exchange, EQH beneficially owned directly 61,762,208 AB Units and beneficially owned indirectly 75,851,289 AB Units beneficially owned directly by Alpha Units Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQH, and beneficially owned indirectly 41,934,582 AB Units beneficially owned directly by Alpha Units Holdings II, Inc, also a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQH. For more information on the Reporting Person's affiliates' holdings of AB Units, see their separate Form 4 filings with respect to AB Units.

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