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ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 12, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Feb 12, 2026

AB$34.00+0.5%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026

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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)There is no document filed as part of this Form 10-K.

Financial Statement Schedule.

Attached to this Form 10-K is a schedule describing Valuation and Qualifying Account-Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for the three years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

(b)Exhibits.

The following exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are filed herewith or incorporated by reference herein, as indicated:

ExhibitDescription
3.01AllianceBernstein Corporation By-Laws with amendments through September 21, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Ex. 3.01 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as filed February 10, 2023).
3.02Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership dated February 24, 2006 of AB Holding (incorporated by reference to Ex. 99.06 to Form 8-K, as filed February 24, 2006).
3.03Amendment No. 1 dated February 24, 2006 to Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AB Holding (incorporated by reference to Ex. 3.1 to Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006, as filed November 8, 2006).
3.04Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership dated October 29, 1999 of AB Holding (incorporated by reference to Ex. 3.2 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, as filed March 10, 2004).
3.05Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership dated February 24, 2006 of AB (incorporated by reference to Ex. 99.07 to Form 8-K, as filed February 24, 2006).
3.06Amendment No. 1 dated February 24, 2006 to Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AB (incorporated by reference to Ex. 3.2 to Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006, as filed November 8, 2006).
3.07Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership dated October 29, 1999 of AB (incorporated by reference to Ex. 3.3 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, as filed March 10, 2004).
3.08Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of AllianceBernstein Corporation (incorporated by reference to Ex. 99.08 to Form 8-K, as filed February 24, 2006).
4.01Description of AB Holding Units and AB Units.
10.01AllianceBernstein 2025 Incentive Compensation Award Program.*
10.02AllianceBernstein 2025 Deferred Cash Compensation Program.*
10.03Form of Award Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2025, under Incentive Compensation Award Program, Deferred Cash Compensation Program and AB 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan.*
10.04Form of Award Agreement under AB 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan relating to equity compensation awards to Independent Directors.*
10.05Summary of AB's Lease at 501 Commerce Street, Nashville, Tennessee.
10.06Summary of AB's Lease at 66 Hudson Boulevard, New York, New York.

Part IV

ExhibitDescription
10.07Guidelines for Transfer of AB Units.
10.08Transaction Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2022, by and among CarVal Investors, AB Holding and AB (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as filed April 29, 2022).
10.09Amendment to the Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of AllianceBernstein L.P., dated as of June 28, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.09 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as filed February 10, 2023).*
10.10Amendment No. 1 to the Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, originally dated October 13, 2021, amended February 9, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.09 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as filed February 10, 2024).
10.11Amendment and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, originally dated October 13, 2021, amended August 5, 2025.
10.12AllianceBernstein Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.01 to Form 8-K, as filed December 14, 2020).*
10.13Amendment No. 2 to Seth Bernstein's Employment Agreement (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.1 to Form 8-K, as filed December 19, 2019).*
10.14Credit Agreement dated as of November 4, 2019 between AllianceBernstein L.P., as borrower, and Equitable Holdings, Inc., as lender (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.01 to Form 8-K, as filed November 4, 2019).
10.15Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement dated as of August 30, 2024 between AllianceBernstein L.P., as borrower, and Equitable Holdings, Inc., as lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to Form 10-K, as filed February 14, 2025).
10.16Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement dated as of August 30, 2024 between AllianceBernstein L.P., as borrower, and Equitable Holdings, Inc., as lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to Form 10-K, as filed February 14, 2025).
10.17Amendment to Seth Bernstein's Employment Agreement (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.01 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as filed February 13, 2019).*
10.18Amendment to the Retirement Plan for Employees of AllianceBernstein L.P., dated as of April 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.11 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as filed February 13, 2019).*
10.19Amendment to the Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of AllianceBernstein L.P., dated as of April 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.12 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as filed February 13, 2019).*
10.20AB 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.06 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, as filed February 13, 2018).*
10.21Employment Agreement among Seth Bernstein, AB, AB Holding and AllianceBernstein Corporation (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.3 to Form 8-K, as filed May 1, 2017).*
10.22Amendment to the Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of AllianceBernstein L.P., dated as of October 20, 2016 and effective as of January 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.06 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, as filed February 13, 2018).*
10.23Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of AB, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.05 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, as filed February 11, 2016).*
10.24Amendment and Restatement of the Retirement Plan for Employees of AB, as of January 1, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.06 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, as filed February 11, 2016).*
10.25Amendment to the Retirement Plan for Employees of AllianceBernstein L.P, as of June 10, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed February 14, 2025).*
10.26Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement 4(a)(2) Program, dated as of June 1, 2015, between AllianceBernstein L.P., as Issuer, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as Dealer (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.08 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, as filed February 11, 2016).
10.27Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement 4(a)(2) Program, dated as of November 1, 2023, between AllianceBernstein L.P., as Issuer, and Barclays Capital Inc., as Dealer. (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.27 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 as filed February 9, 2024).
10.28Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement 4(a)(2) Program, dated as of June 1, 2015, between AllianceBernstein L.P., as Issuer, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Dealer (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.10 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, as filed February 11, 2016).
172AllianceBernstein

Part IV

ExhibitDescription
10.29Investment Advisory and Management Agreement for the General Account of Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.05 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, as filed March 15, 2005).
10.30Amended and Restated Investment Advisory and Management Agreement dated January 1, 1999 among AB Holding, Alliance Corporate Finance Group Incorporated, and Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company (incorporated by reference to Ex. (a)(6) to Form 10-Q/A for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1999, as filed September 28, 2000).
10.31Transaction agreement amendment between CarVal Investors, AB Holding and AB dated December 18, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed February 14, 2025).*
10.32Master Exchange Agreement between AllianceBernstein L.P and Equitable Holdings, Inc., dated December 19, 2024. (incorporated by reference to Ex. 10.1 to Form 8-K, as filed December 19, 2024).
10.33Purchase agreement between AllianceBernstein L.P and Equitable Holdings, Inc., dated December 19, 2024. (incorporated by reference to Ex.10.2 to Form 8-K, as filed December 19, 2024).
10.34Amended and Restated Master Exchange Agreement between AllianceBernstein L.P and Equitable Holdings, Inc., dated July 10, 2025.
19.01AB Insider Trading Policy.
21.01Subsidiaries of AB.
23.01Consents of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
31.01Certification of Seth Bernstein furnished pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.02Certification of Tom Simeone furnished pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.01Certification of Seth Bernstein furnished for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.02Certification of Tom Simeone furnished for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
97.01Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Incentive-based Compensation. (incorporated by reference to Ex. 97.01 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as filed February 9, 2024).*
101.INSXBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
104The cover page from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101).
*Denotes a compensatory plan or arrangement
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