-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LMwSbI/TSibDturLcSpLrkr9ZPsrGjRklHRLoLatqloz5vVDbwZAij5ifjl5V8ul zax1Adh+odzjoDq/XJag3Q== 0000936772-05-000096.txt : 20050408 0000936772-05-000096.hdr.sgml : 20050408 20050407200056 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000936772-05-000096 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050131 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050408 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050407 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050408 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001050658 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08527 FILM NUMBER: 05740254 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP STREET 2: 1345 AVE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129692292 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP STREET 2: 1345 AVE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971202 N-CSRS 1 edg10817_sr.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-CSR CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number: 811-08527 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Mark R. Manley Alliance Capital Management L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105 (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672 Date of fiscal year end: July 31, 2005 Date of reporting period: January 31, 2005 ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Large-Cap - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [LOGO] AllianceBernstein(SM) Investment Research and Management AllianceBernstein International Premier Growth Fund Semi-Annual Report -- January 31, 2005 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fund expects to hold a meeting of shareholders on or about November 15, 2005, at which the election of directors will be considered. For information with respect to submitting a candidate for director for consideration by the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Fund's Board of Directors, please see the Nominating Procedures in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investment Products Offered - --------------------------- o Are Not FDIC Insured o May Lose Value o Are Not Bank Guaranteed - --------------------------- The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate as the prices of the individual securities in which it invests fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For a free copy of the Fund's prospectus, which contains this and other information, visit our web site at www.alliancebernstein.com or call your financial advisor or AllianceBernstein at (800) 227-4618. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.alliancebernstein.com. This shareholder report must be preceded or accompanied by the Fund's prospectus for individuals who are not current shareholders of the Fund. You may obtain a description of the Fund's proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AllianceBernstein's web site at www.alliancebernstein.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "Commission") web site at www.sec.gov, or call AllianceBernstein at (800) 227-4618. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Forms N-Q are available on the Commission's web site at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. AllianceBernstein publishes full portfolio holdings for the Fund monthly at www.alliancebernstein.com. AllianceBernstein Investment Research and Management, Inc. is an affiliate of Alliance Capital Management L.P., the manager of the funds, and is a member of the NASD. March 21, 2005 Semi-Annual Report This report provides management's discussion of fund performance for AllianceBernstein International Premier Growth Fund (the "Fund") for the semi-annual reporting period ended January 31, 2005. Investment Objective and Policies This open-end fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing predominantly in the equity securities of a limited number of carefully selected, international companies that are judged likely to achieve superior earnings growth. Current income is incidental to the Fund's objective. Investment Results The table on page 4 shows the Fund's performance compared to its benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended January 31, 2005. The MSCI EAFE Growth Index is also included in the table as a second comparison since the Fund generally holds stocks that are categorized as growth stocks as opposed to value stocks. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, for both the six- and 12-month periods ended January 31, 2005. In 2004, the Fund continued to struggle against the headwinds to its high-quality, large-cap growth strategy, as value stocks and low-quality growth stocks continued their relative outperformance during the period under review. In particular, the Fund's relative performance was hurt by poor stock selection in the finance and capital goods sectors. The Fund's holdings in the consumer staples sector had a strong showing during 2004, but this showing was not enough to offset the Fund's underperformance. Market Review and Investment Strategy The driving force of international equity markets during the 12-month period ended January 31, 2005 has primarily been energy prices. For most of 2004, fears that higher energy prices would curb the ongoing global economic expansion and dent corporate profits provided little incentive for investors to pump new money into stocks. But in the latter part of the year, investors staged a powerful rally, encouraged by a positive combination of falling energy prices and renewed optimism about the U.S. economy, perceived as the main engine of the world's economic growth. In January 2005, international investors decided to lock in some of the robust gains registered in the fourth calendar quarter of 2004, as profit taking dragged down the stock prices of many of the winners of the previous few quarters. In comparison to the MSCI EAFE Index, the Fund held overweighted positions in consumer discretionary, health care and technology stocks, and underweighted positions in financials, industrials and telecommunication stocks during the reporting period. The Fund's regional allocation was slightly underweighted in Europe and overweighted in emerging markets. The Fund continues to own fundamentally superior stocks with strong earnings growth and positive analysts' earnings revisions that offer attractive rates of return on equity to their shareholders, while maintaining valuation _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 1 characteristics that are very similar to the MSCI EAFE Index in terms of price/earnings and price/book ratios. In Memory It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Clifford L. Michel, a member of the Board of Directors of AllianceBernstein International Premier Growth Fund. Mr. Michel served the interests of the Fund's shareholders for the last six years. His hard work, dedication and contributions to the Fund will be greatly missed. _______________________________________________________________________________ 2 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Historical Performance - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE An Important Note About the Value of Historical Performance The performance shown on the following pages represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.alliancebernstein.com. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For a free copy of the Fund's prospectus, which contains this and other information, visit our web site at www.alliancebernstein.com or call your financial advisor or AllianceBernstein at (800) 227-4618. You should read the prospectus carefully before you invest. Returns are annualized for periods longer than one year. All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Fund's quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 4.25% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares; the applicable contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares (4% year 1, 3% year 2, 2% year 3, 1% year 4); a 1% 1 year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Returns for Advisor Class shares will vary due to different expenses associated with this class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes. Benchmark Disclosure The unmanaged Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) Index and the unmanaged MSCI EAFE Growth Index do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The MSCI EAFE Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that measures stock market performance in 21 countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The MSCI EAFE Growth Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that measures stock performance in 21 countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East with a greater-than-average growth orientation. Investors cannot invest directly in indices, and their results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Fund. A Word About Risk Substantially all of the Fund's assets will be invested in foreign securities. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market or economic developments. In addition, because the Fund will invest in foreign currency denominated securities, fluctuations in the value of the Fund's investments may be magnified by changes in foreign exchange rates. The Fund concentrates its investments in a limited number of issues and an investment in the Fund is therefore subject to greater risk and volatility than investments in a more diversified portfolio. While the Fund invests principally in common stocks and other equity securities, in order to achieve its investment objectives, the Fund may at times use certain types of investment derivatives, such as options, futures, forwards and swaps. These instruments involve risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than, the risks presented by more traditional investments. These risks are fully discussed in the Fund's prospectus. (Historical Performance continued on next page) _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 3 Historical Performance - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued from previous page) Returns THE FUND VS. ITS BENCHMARK ------------------------- PERIODS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2005 6 Months 12 Months - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AllianceBernstein International Premier Growth Fund Class A 13.06% 7.74% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class B 12.59% 6.92% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class C 12.72% 7.03% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advisor Class 13.30% 8.17% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSCI EAFE Index 16.77% 16.83% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSCI EAFE Growth Index 15.47% 11.61% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See Historical Performance and Benchmark disclosures on previous page. (Historical Performance continued on next page) _______________________________________________________________________________ 4 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Historical Performance - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued from previous page) AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF JANUARY 31, 2005 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV Returns SEC Returns Class A Shares 1 Year 7.74% 3.11% 5 Years -7.35% -8.15% Since Inception* -0.09% -0.71% Class B Shares 1 Year 6.92% 2.92% 5 Years -8.07% -8.07% Since Inception* -0.84% -0.84% Class C Shares 1 Year 7.03% 6.03% 5 Years -8.05% -8.05% Since Inception* -0.82% -0.82% Advisor Class Shares 1 Year 8.17% 5 Years -7.10% Since Inception* 0.19% SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (DECEMBER 31, 2004) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A Shares 1 Year 8.28% 5 Years -7.79% Since Inception* -0.23% Class B Shares 1 Year 8.11% 5 Years -7.70% Since Inception* -0.35% Class C Shares 1 Year 11.23% 5 Years -7.66% Since Inception* -0.33% * Inception Date: 3/3/98 for Class A, B, C and Advisor Class shares. See Historical Performance disclosures on page 3. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 5 Fund Expenses - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FUND EXPENSES As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below. Actual Expenses The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning Ending Account Value Account Value Expenses Paid August 1, 2004 January 31, 2005 During Period* - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A Actual $1,000 $1,130.59 $11.17 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000 $1,014.72 $10.56 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class B Actual $1,000 $1,125.93 $15.43 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000 $1,010.69 $14.60 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class C Actual $1,000 $1,127.16 $15.12 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000 $1,010.99 $14.29 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advisor Class Actual $1,000 $1,132.95 $ 9.62 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000 $1,016.18 $ 9.10 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Expenses are equal to the classes' annualized expense ratios of 2.08%, 2.88%, 2.82% and 1.79%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). _______________________________________________________________________________ 6 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Portfolio Summary - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO SUMMARY January 31, 2005 (unaudited) PORTFOLIO STATISTICS Net Assets ($mil): $85.6 SECTOR BREAKDOWN* 20.5% Finance 18.5% Consumer Services 17.1% Technology 15.3% Health Care 11.6% Consumer Manufacturing 5.4% Energy [PIE CHART OMITTED] 4.2% Multi-Industry 4.0% Consumer Staples 2.6% Capital Goods 0.8% Basic Industry COUNTRY BREAKDOWN* 24.0% United Kingdom 22.3% Japan 13.2% Switzerland 7.3% France 4.6% Germany 4.2% Spain [PIE CHART OMITTED] 4.1% Ireland 3.0% Netherlands 2.5% Australia 2.4% Italy 2.2% Hong Kong 10.2% Other * All data are as of January 31, 2005. The Fund's sector and country breakdowns are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. "Other" country weightings represent less than 2% weightings in the following countries: Greece, India, Israel, Mexico, South Korea, Sweden and Taiwan. Please Note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the sector categorization methodology of the Adviser. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 7 Ten Largest Holdings - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS January 31, 2005 (unaudited) Percent of Company U.S. $ Value Net Assets _______________________________________________________________________________ Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. $ 3,515,514 4.1% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tesco Plc. 3,250,738 3.8 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, SA 2,925,626 3.4 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Novartis AG 2,884,519 3.4 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoya Corp. 2,482,824 2.9 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reckitt Benckiser Plc. 2,452,929 2.9 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAP AG 2,348,127 2.7 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Denso Corp. 2,293,724 2.7 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HSBC Holdings Plc. 2,244,158 2.6 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carnival Plc. 2,197,390 2.6 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $26,595,549 31.1% _______________________________________________________________________________ 8 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Portfolio of Investments - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2005 (unaudited) Company Shares U.S. $ Value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS & OTHER INVESTMENTS-98.5% Australia-2.5% Coles Myer, Ltd. 99,437 $ 715,797 Publishing & Broadcasting, Ltd. 1,083 13,761 Rinker Group, Ltd. 159,890 1,389,099 ------------- 2,118,657 ------------- France-7.1% BNP Paribas, SA 16,547 1,195,441 Essilor International, SA 8,578 609,099 Sanofi-Aventis 12,373 922,809 Schneider Electric, SA 5,783 442,840 Total, SA 13,591 2,925,626 ------------- 6,095,815 ------------- Germany-4.5% Porsche AG pfd. 1,970 1,286,935 SAP AG 15,134 2,348,127 Siemens AG 2,711 216,873 ------------- 3,851,935 ------------- Greece-0.4% EFG Eurobank Ergasias 10,340 334,091 ------------- Hong Kong-2.2% Esprit Holdings, Ltd. 321,000 1,856,120 ------------- India-1.3% Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. 29,269 521,545 Infosys Technologies, Ltd. 11,800 558,083 ------------- 1,079,628 ------------- Ireland-4.1% Allied Irish Banks Plc. 43,125 860,378 Anglo Irish Bank Corp. Plc. 22,259 542,804 CRH Plc. 78,631 2,079,665 ------------- 3,482,847 ------------- Israel-1.8% Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (ADR) 53,400 1,534,182 ------------- Italy-2.4% ENI SpA 68,202 1,665,618 Fastweb(a) 7,373 357,577 ------------- 2,023,195 ------------- Japan-22.0% Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd. 12,100 850,277 Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. 8,900 210,262 Canon, Inc. 39,400 2,055,913 Daikin Industries, Ltd. 27,800 749,138 Denso Corp. 88,400 2,293,724 _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 9 Portfolio of Investments - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Shares U.S. $ Value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eisai Co., Ltd. 32,400 $ 1,050,485 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 31,500 1,645,838 Hoya Corp. 24,100 2,482,824 Keyence Corp. 6,500 1,490,603 Mitsubishi Corp. 163,000 1,913,636 Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc. 122 1,153,369 Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 94,000 871,594 Nitto Denko Corp. 18,100 962,921 Ricoh Co., Ltd. 14,000 247,317 Suzuki Motor Corp. 45,800 837,834 ------------- 18,815,735 ------------- Mexico-1.8% America Movil SA de CV Series L (ADR) 29,100 1,544,046 ------------- Netherlands-2.9% ASML Holding NV(a) 45,163 740,483 ING Groep NV 52,300 1,510,298 Royal Numico NV(a) 7,321 281,025 ------------- 2,531,806 ------------- South Korea-1.2% Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2,180 1,050,603 ------------- Spain-4.1% Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA 103,790 1,753,410 Gestevision Telecinco, SA(a) 34,316 743,644 Industria de Diseno Textil, SA (Inditex) 37,419 1,060,992 ------------- 3,558,046 ------------- Sweden-1.7% LM Ericsson AB(a) 495,939 1,457,927 ------------- Switzerland-13.0% Alcon, Inc. 16,200 1,283,040 Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG 36,480 1,142,618 Nobel Biocare Holding AG 5,736 1,008,350 Novartis AG 60,024 2,884,519 Roche Holding AG 20,214 2,158,725 Synthes, Inc. 3,991 457,879 UBS AG 27,017 2,194,904 ------------- 11,130,035 ------------- Taiwan-1.9% Asustek Computer, Inc. Warrants, expiring 3/18/07(a) 218,000 595,794 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (GDR) (b) 55,260 490,156 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Warrants, expiring 11/21/05(a) 271,000 512,461 ------------- 1,598,411 ------------- United Kingdom-23.6% BHP Billiton Plc. 51,747 641,781 Capita Group Plc. 141,710 957,591 _______________________________________________________________________________ 10 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Portfolio of Investments - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Shares U.S. $ Value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carnival Plc. 36,594 $ 2,197,390 Enterprise Inns Plc. 43,521 612,001 Hilton Group Plc. 101,826 566,337 HSBC Holdings Plc. 135,520 2,244,158 Man Group Plc. 10,431 267,225 Reckitt Benckiser Plc. 82,502 2,452,929 Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. 106,008 3,515,514 Smith & Nephew Plc. 105,261 1,029,768 Standard Chartered Plc. 48,860 897,053 Tesco Plc. 559,590 3,250,738 WPP Group Plc. 142,967 1,555,248 ------------- 20,187,733 ------------- Total Investments-98.5% (cost $62,807,451) 84,250,812 Other assets less liabilities-1.5% 1,308,693 ------------- Net Assets-100% $ 85,559,505 ============= (a) Non-income producing security. (b) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2005, the market value of this security amounted to $490,156 or 0.6% of net assets. Glossary of terms: ADR - American Depositary Receipt GDR - Global Depositary Receipt pfd. - Preferred Stock See notes to financial statements. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 11 Statement of Assets & Liabilities - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES January 31, 2005 (unaudited) ASSETS Investments in securities, at value (cost $62,807,451) $ 84,250,812 Cash 179,246 Foreign cash, at value (cost $1,055,247) 1,062,285 Receivable for investment securities sold 1,739,642 Receivable for capital stock sold 342,379 Dividends receivable 48,099 ------------- Total assets 87,622,463 ------------- LIABILITIES Payable for investment securities purchased 1,432,788 Payable for capital stock redeemed 344,727 Advisory fee payable 55,062 Distribution fee payable 47,310 Transfer Agent fee payable 28,399 Administrative fee payable 8,548 Accrued expenses 146,124 ------------- Total liabilities 2,062,958 ------------- Net Assets $ 85,559,505 ============= COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS Capital stock, at par $ 9,140 Additional paid-in capital 189,657,237 Accumulated net investment loss (598,632) Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions (124,958,823) Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities 21,450,583 ------------- $ 85,559,505 ============= CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE Class A Shares Net asset value and redemption price per share ($21,000,899/2,185,473 shares of capital stock issued and outstanding) $ 9.61 Sales charge--4.25% of public offering price .43 ------ Maximum offering price $10.04 ====== Class B Shares Net asset value and offering price per share ($36,696,222/4,022,890 shares of capital stock issued and outstanding) $ 9.12 ====== Class C Shares Net asset value and offering price per share ($11,763,561/1,288,617 shares of capital stock issued and outstanding) $ 9.13 ====== Advisor Class Shares Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share ($16,098,823/1,643,207 shares of capital stock issued and outstanding) $ 9.80 ====== See notes to financial statements. _______________________________________________________________________________ 12 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Statement of Operations - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Six Months Ended January 31, 2005 (unaudited) INVESTMENT INCOME Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $49,395) $ 485,003 Interest 933 $ 485,936 ------------ EXPENSES Advisory fee 349,036 Distribution fee -- Class A 33,111 Distribution fee -- Class B 189,737 Distribution fee -- Class C 61,724 Transfer agency 186,237 Custodian 86,847 Printing 41,582 Administrative 41,000 Audit 36,627 Legal 31,349 Registration 31,140 Directors' fees 13,191 Miscellaneous 4,665 ------------ Total expenses 1,106,246 Less: expenses waived by the Adviser (see Note B) (21,603) Less: expense offset arrangement (see Note B) (75) ------------ Net expenses 1,084,568 ------------ Net investment loss (598,632) ------------ REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS Net realized gain on: Investment transactions 4,382,127 Foreign currency transactions 32,955 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of: Investments 6,674,645 Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities 7,566 ------------ Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions 11,097,293 ------------ NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS $ 10,498,661 ============ See notes to financial statements. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 13 Statement of Changes in Net Assets - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS Six Months Ended Year Ended January 31, 2005 July 31, (unaudited) 2004 ============= ============= INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment loss $ (598,632) $ (1,187,964) Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions 4,415,082 9,686,771 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities 6,682,211 3,413,472 ------------- ------------- Net increase in net assets from operations 10,498,661 11,912,279 CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net decrease (12,194,002) (22,209,594) ------------- ------------- Total decrease (1,695,341) (10,297,315) NET ASSETS Beginning of period 87,254,846 97,552,161 ------------- ------------- End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of ($598,632) and $0, respectively) $ 85,559,505 $ 87,254,846 ============= ============= See notes to financial statements. _______________________________________________________________________________ 14 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 31, 2005 (unaudited) NOTE A Significant Accounting Policies AllianceBernstein International Premier Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") was incorporated as a Maryland Corporation on November 24, 1997 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.25% for purchases not exceeding $1,000,000. With respect to purchases of $1,000,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Class B shares are currently sold with a contingent deferred sales charge which declines from 4% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase. Advisor Class shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. Advisor Class shares are offered to investors participating in fee based programs and to certain retirement plan accounts. All four classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that each class bears different distribution expenses and has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Additional information about some of the items discussed in these Notes to Financial Statements is contained in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information, which is available upon request. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund. 1. Security Valuation Portfolio securities are valued at their current market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, at "fair value" as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund's Board of Directors. In general, the market value of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows. Securities listed on a national securities exchange or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices on such day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities not listed on an exchange but traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ") are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed put or _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 15 Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- call options are valued at the last sale price. If there has been no sale on that day, such securities will be valued at the closing bid prices on that day; open futures contracts and options thereon are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; securities traded in the over-the-counter market, ("OTC") (but excluding securities traded on NASDAQ) are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or other comparable sources; U.S. Government securities and other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are valued at amortized cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less; or by amortizing their fair value as of the 61st day prior to maturity if their original term to maturity exceeded 60 days; fixed-income securities, including mortgage backed and asset backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker/dealers. In cases where broker/dealer quotes are obtained, Alliance Capital Management, L.P. (the "Adviser") may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security; and OTC and other derivatives are valued on the basis of a quoted bid price or spread from a major broker/dealer in such security. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. 2. Currency Translation Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward exchange currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and asked prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued. Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, foreign currency exchange contracts, holding of foreign currencies, _______________________________________________________________________________ 16 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. 3. Taxes It is the Fund's policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned. 4. Investment Income and Investment Transactions Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis. The Fund accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. 5. Income and Expenses All income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Fund represented by the net assets of such class, except that the Fund's Class B and Class C shares bear higher distribution and transfer agent fees than Class A shares and Advisor Class shares. Advisor Class shares have no distribution fees. 6. Dividends and Distributions Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification. 7. Change of Fiscal Year End During 2003, the Fund changed its fiscal year end from November 30 to July 31. Accordingly, the financial highlights include the period from December 1, 2002 to July 31, 2003. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 17 Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE B Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates Until September 6, 2004, under the terms of an investment advisory agreement, the Fund paid the Advisor an advisory fee at an annual rate of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Effective September 7, 2004, the terms of the investment advisory agreement were amended so that the advisory fee was reduced at an annual rate of .75% of the first $2.5 billion, .65% of the next $2.5 billion and .60% in excess of $5 billion, of the Fund's average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis to 2.50%, 3.20%, 3.20%, and 2.20% of the average daily net assets for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Advisor Class shares, respectively. Effective January 1, 2004 through September 6, 2004, in contemplation of the final agreement with the Office of New York Attorney General ("NYAG"), the Adviser began waiving a portion of its advisory fee so as to charge the Fund at the reduced annual rate discussed above. From August 1, 2004 through September 6, 2004, such waiver amounted to $21,603. For a more complete discussion of the Adviser's settlement with the NYAG, please see "Legal Proceedings" below. Pursuant to the advisory agreement, the Adviser provides certain legal and accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended January 31, 2005, such fees amounted to $41,000. The Fund compensates Alliance Global Investor Services, Inc. (AGIS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. Such compensation amounted to $122,678 for the six months ended January 31, 2005. For the six months ended January 31, 2005, the Fund's expenses were reduced by $75 under an expense offset arrangement with AGIS. AllianceBernstein Investment Research and Management, Inc. (the "Distributor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Fund's shares. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has retained front-end sales charges of $1,054 from the sales of Class A shares and received $1,051, $20,144 and $319 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for the six months ended January 31, 2005. Brokerage commissions paid on investment transactions for the six months ended January 31, 2005, amounted to $117,779, none of which were paid to Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser. _______________________________________________________________________________ 18 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE C Distribution Services Agreement The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement the Fund pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .30% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares and 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the Class B and Class C shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Fund in the amount of $5,491,097 and $1,228,054 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively; such costs may be recovered from the Fund in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund's shares. NOTE D Investment Transactions Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended January 31, 2005, were as follows: Purchases Sales ============= ============= Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities) $ 26,801,887 $ 40,263,631 U.S. government securities -0- -0- The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation (excluding foreign currency transactions) are as follows: Gross unrealized appreciation $ 21,585,335 Gross unrealized depreciation (141,974) ------------- Net unrealized appreciation $ 21,443,361 ============= Forward Exchange Currency Contracts The Fund may enter into forward exchange currency contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for investment purposes. A forward exchange currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency on a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 19 Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions. Fluctuations in the value of open forward exchange currency contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and depreciation by the Fund. The Fund's custodian will place and maintain cash not available for investment or other liquid assets in a separate account of the Fund having a value at least equal to the aggregate amount of the Fund's commitments under forward exchange currency contracts entered into with respect to position hedges. Risks may arise from the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the Fund has in that particular currency contract. NOTE E Capital Stock There are 12,000,000,000 shares of $.001 par value capital stock authorized, divided into four classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares. Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital stock were as follows: Shares Amount --------------------------- ------------------------------ Six Months Six Months Ended Ended January 31, Year Ended January 31, Year Ended 2005 July 31, 2005 July 31, (unaudited) 2004 (unaudited) 2004 ------------ ------------ -------------- -------------- Class A Shares sold 500,330 1,998,756 $ 4,465,190 $ 15,389,180 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares converted from Class B 24,258 181,054 227,390 2,299,673 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares redeemed (927,674) (2,753,582) (8,403,344) (22,689,280) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net decrease (403,086) (573,772) $ (3,710,764) $ (5,000,427) =============================================================================== Class B Shares sold 110,264 383,084 $ 967,534 $ 3,129,394 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares converted to Class A (26,706) (193,452) (227,390) (2,299,673) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares redeemed (804,838) (1,765,752) (6,950,103) (13,718,755) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net decrease (721,280) (1,576,120) $ (6,209,959) $(12,889,034) =============================================================================== _______________________________________________________________________________ 20 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Amount --------------------------- ------------------------------ Six Months Six Months Ended Ended January 31, Year Ended January 31, Year Ended 2005 July 31, 2005 July 31, (unaudited) 2004 (unaudited) 2004 ------------ ------------ -------------- -------------- Class C Shares sold 55,104 1,319,585 $ 480,782 $ 9,878,860 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares redeemed (298,684) (1,892,005) (2,615,841) (14,621,055) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net decrease (243,580) (572,420) $ (2,135,059) $ (4,742,195) =============================================================================== Advisor Class Shares sold 175,270 785,270 $ 1,708,710 $ 6,778,674 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares redeemed (197,196) (768,694) (1,846,930) (6,356,612) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) (21,926) 16,576 $ (138,220) $ 422,062 =============================================================================== NOTE F Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund Concentration of Risk--Investing in securities of foreign companies involves special risks which include changes in foreign exchange rates and the possibility of future political and economic developments which could adversely affect the value of such securities. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of comparable United States companies. Indemnification Risk--In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. NOTE G Joint Credit Facility A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $500 million revolving credit facility (the "Facility") intended to provide for short-term financing if necessary, subject to certain restrictions, in connection with abnormal redemption activity. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the six months ended January 31, 2005. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 21 Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE H Components of Accumulated Earnings (Deficit) The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending July 31, 2005 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. As of July 31, 2004, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows: Accumulated capital and other losses $(127,403,195)(a) ------------- Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) 12,797,662(b) ------------- Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) $(114,605,533) ============= (a) On July 31, 2004, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $127,403,195, of which $2,970,600 expires in the year 2008, $97,068,324 expires in the year 2009, $19,888,061 expires in the year 2010 and $7,476,210 expires in the year 2011. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $7,357,074. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforwards, such gains will not be distributed. (b) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. NOTE I Legal Proceedings As has been previously reported, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the NYAG have been investigating practices in the mutual fund industry identified as "market timing" and "late trading" of mutual fund shares. Certain other regulatory authorities have also been conducting investigations into these practices within the industry and have requested that the Adviser provide information to them. The Adviser has been cooperating and will continue to cooperate with all of these authorities. On December 18, 2003, the Adviser confirmed that it had reached terms with the SEC and the NYAG for the resolution of regulatory claims relating to the practice of "market timing" mutual fund shares in some of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds. The agreement with the SEC is reflected in an Order of the Commission ("SEC Order"). The agreement with the NYAG is memorialized in an Assurrance of Discontinuance dated September 1, 2004 ("NYAG Order"). Among the key provisions of these agreements are the following: (i) The Adviser agreed to establish a $250 million fund (the "Reimbursement Fund") to compensate mutual fund shareholders for the adverse effects of market timing attributable to market timing relationships described in the SEC Order. According to the SEC Order, the Reimbursement Fund is to be paid, in order of priority, to fund investors based on (i) their aliquot share of losses suffered by the fund due to market timing, and (ii) a proportionate share of advisory fees paid by such fund during the period of such market timing; _______________________________________________________________________________ 22 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (ii) The Adviser agreed to reduce the advisory fees it receives from some of the AllianceBernstein long-term, open-end retail funds until December 31, 2008; and (iii) The Adviser agreed to implement changes to its governance and compliance procedures. Additionally, the SEC Order and the NYAG Order contemplate that the Adviser's registered investment company clients, including the Fund, will introduce governance and compliance changes. In anticipation of final, definitive documentation of the NYAG Order and effective January 1, 2004, the Adviser began waiving a portion of its advisory fee. On September 7, 2004, the Fund's investment advisory agreement was amended to reflect the reduced advisory fee. For more information on this waiver and amendment to the Fund's investment advisory agreement, please see "Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates" above. A special committee of the Adviser's Board of Directors, comprised of the members of the Adviser's Audit Committee and the other independent member of the Adviser's Board, is continuing to direct and oversee an internal investigation and a comprehensive review of the facts and circumstances relevant to the SEC's and the NYAG's investigations. In addition, the Independent Directors of the Fund ("the Independent Directors") have initiated an investigation of the above-mentioned matters with the advice of an independent economic consultant and independent counsel. The Independent Directors have formed a special committee to supervise the investigation. On October 2, 2003, a putative class action complaint entitled Hindo et al. v. AllianceBernstein Growth & Income Fund et al. (the "Hindo Complaint") was filed against the Adviser; Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P.; Alliance Capital Management Corporation; AXA Financial, Inc.; certain of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds, including the Fund; Gerald Malone; Charles Schaffran (collectively, the "Alliance Capital defendants"); and certain other defendants not affiliated with the Adviser. The Hindo Complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by alleged shareholders of two of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds. The Hindo Complaint alleges that certain of the Alliance Capital defendants failed to disclose that they improperly allowed certain hedge funds and other unidentified parties to engage in late trading and market timing of AllianceBernstein Fund securities, violating Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act, Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and Sections 206 and 215 of the Advisers Act. Plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of compensatory damages and rescission of their contracts with the Adviser, including recovery of all fees paid to the Adviser pursuant to such contracts. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 23 Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since October 2, 2003, numerous additional lawsuits making factual allegations similar to those in the Hindo Complaint were filed against the Adviser and certain other defendants, some of which name the Fund as a defendant. All of these lawsuits seek an unspecified amount of damages. The lawsuits are now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland pursuant to a ruling by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferring and centralizing all of the mutual fund cases involving market and late trading in the District of Maryland. As a result of the matters discussed above, investors in the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds may choose to redeem their investments. This may require the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds to sell investments held by those funds to provide for sufficient liquidity and could also have an adverse effect on the investment performance of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds. The Adviser and approximately twelve other investment management firms were publicly mentioned in connection with the settlement by the SEC of charges that an unaffiliated broker/dealer violated federal securities laws relating to its receipt of compensation for selling specific mutual funds and the disclosure of such compensation. The SEC has indicated publicly that, among other things, it is considering enforcement action in connection with mutual funds' disclosure of such arrangements and in connection with the practice of considering mutual fund sales in the direction of brokerage commissions from fund portfolio transactions. The SEC has issued subpoenas to the Adviser, and the NASD has issued requests for information, in connection with this matter and the Adviser has provided documents and other information to the SEC and NASD and is cooperating fully with the investigations. On March 11, 2005, discussions commenced with the NASD that management believes will conclude these investigations. On June 22, 2004, a purported class action complaint entitled Aucoin, et al. v. Alliance Capital Management L.P., et al. ("Aucoin Complaint") was filed against the Adviser, Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P., Alliance Capital Management Corporation, AXA Financial, Inc., AllianceBernstein Investment Research & Management, Inc., certain current and former directors of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds, and unnamed Doe defendants. The Aucoin Complaint names certain of the AllianceBernstein mutual funds as nominal defendants. The Aucoin Complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by an alleged shareholder of an AllianceBernstein mutual fund. The Aucoin Complaint alleges, among other things, (i) that certain of the defendants improperly authorized the payment of excessive commissions and other fees from fund assets to broker-dealers in exchange for preferential marketing services, (ii) that certain of the defendants misrepresented and omitted from registration statements and other reports material facts concerning such payments, and (iii) that certain defendants caused such conduct as control persons of other defendants. The Aucoin Complaint _______________________________________________________________________________ 24 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- asserts claims for violation of Sections 34(b), 36(b) and 48(a) of the Investment Company Act, Sections 206 and 215 of the Advisers Act, breach of common law fiduciary duties, and aiding and abetting breaches of common law fiduciary duties. Plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of compensatory damages and punitive damages, rescission of their contracts with the Adviser, including recovery of all fees paid to the Adviser pursuant to such contracts, an accounting of all fund-related fees, commissions and soft dollar payments, and restitution of all unlawfully or discriminatorily obtained fees and expenses. Since June 22, 2004, numerous additional lawsuits making factual allegations substantially similar to those in the Aucoin Complaint were filed against the Adviser and certain other defendants, and others may be filed. It is possible that these matters and/or other developments resulting from these matters could result in increased redemptions of the Fund's shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. However, the Adviser believes that these matters are not likely to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform advisory services relating to the Fund. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 25 Financial Highlights - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
Class A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Six Months Ended December 1, January 31, Year Ended 2002 to Year Ended November 30, 2005 July 31, July 31, -------------------------------------------------- (unaudited) 2004 2003(a) 2002 2001 2000 1999 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net asset value, beginning of period $8.50 $7.54 $7.31 $8.36 $10.50 $13.22 $9.63 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net investment loss(b) (.04)(c) (.07)(c)(d) (.03)(c) (.09) (.10) (.14) (.15)(c) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions 1.15 1.03 .26 (.96) (2.04) (2.14) 3.74 Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations 1.11 .96 .23 (1.05) (2.14) (2.28) 3.59 LESS: DISTRIBUTIONS Distributions from net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (.44) -0- Total distributions -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (.44) -0- Net asset value, end of period $9.61 $8.50 $7.54 $7.31 $8.36 $10.50 $13.22 TOTAL RETURN Total investment return based on net asset value(e) 13.06% 12.73% 3.15% (12.56)% (20.38)% (17.88)% 37.28% RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $21,001 $22,001 $23,851 $27,456 $40,555 $60,330 $12,851 Ratio to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers/ reimbursements 2.08%(f) 2.23% 2.50%(f) 2.47% 2.17% 1.95% 2.51%(g) Expenses, before waivers/ reimbursements 2.13%(f) 2.46% 2.99%(f) 2.47% 2.17% 1.95% 3.26% Net investment loss (.97)%(c)(f) (.81)%(c)(d) (.68)%(c)(f)(1.17)% (1.06)% (1.07)% (1.34)%(c) Portfolio turnover rate 31% 84% 56% 75% 171% 111% 107%
See footnote summary on page 30. _______________________________________________________________________________ 26 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Financial Highlights - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
Class B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Six Months Ended December 1, January 31, Year Ended 2002 to Year Ended November 30, 2005 July 31, July 31, -------------------------------------------------- (unaudited) 2004 2003(a) 2002 2001 2000 1999 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net asset value, beginning of period $8.10 $7.25 $7.06 $8.12 $10.29 $13.05 $9.58 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net investment loss(b) (.08)(c) (.13)(c)(d) (.06)(c) (.14)(c) (.17) (.23) (.22)(c) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions 1.10 .98 .25 (.92) (2.00) (2.09) 3.69 Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations 1.02 .85 .19 (1.06) (2.17) (2.32) 3.47 LESS: DISTRIBUTIONS Distributions from net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (.44) -0- Total distributions -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (.44) -0- Net asset value, end of period $9.12 $8.10 $7.25 $7.06 $8.12 $10.29 $13.05 TOTAL RETURN Total investment return based on net asset value(e) 12.59% 11.72% 2.69% (13.05)% (21.09)% (18.44)% 36.22% RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $36,696 $38,430 $45,815 $52,744 $80,353 $122,503 $28,678 Ratio to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers/ reimbursements 2.88%(f) 2.99% 3.20%(f) 3.20% 2.92% 2.67% 3.21%(g) Expenses, before waivers/ reimbursements 2.93%(f) 3.26% 3.79%(f) 3.25% 2.92% 2.67% 3.93% Net investment loss (1.77)%(c)(f)(1.57)%(c)(d)(1.38)%(c)(f)(1.88)%(c) (1.84)% (1.79)% (2.07)%(c) Portfolio turnover rate 31% 84% 56% 75% 171% 111% 107%
See footnote summary on page 30. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 27 Financial Highlights - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
Class C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Six Months Ended December 1, January 31, Year Ended 2002 to Year Ended November 30, 2005 July 31, July 31, -------------------------------------------------- (unaudited) 2004 2003(a) 2002 2001 2000 1999 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net asset value, beginning of period $8.10 $7.25 $7.06 $8.13 $10.29 $13.05 $9.57 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net investment loss(b) (.07)(c) (.13)(c)(d) (.06)(c) (.14)(c) (.16) (.23) (.22)(c) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions 1.10 .98 .25 (.93) (2.00) (2.09) 3.70 Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations 1.03 .85 .19 (1.07) (2.16) (2.32) 3.48 LESS: DISTRIBUTIONS Distributions from net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (.44) -0- Total distributions -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (.44) -0- Net asset value, end of period $9.13 $8.10 $7.25 $7.06 $8.13 $10.29 $13.05 TOTAL RETURN Total investment return based on net asset value(e) 12.72% 11.72% 2.69% (13.16)% (20.99)% (18.44)% 36.36% RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $11,764 $12,417 $15,257 $17,942 $28,990 $46,894 $9,235 Ratio to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers/ reimbursements 2.82%(f) 2.97% 3.20%(f) 3.20% 2.88% 2.66% 3.21%(g) Expenses, before waivers/ reimbursements 2.87%(f) 3.21% 3.73%(f) 3.20% 2.88% 2.66% 3.92% Net investment loss (1.70)%(c)(f)(1.54)%(c)(d)(1.37)%(c)(f)(1.90)%(c) (1.80)% (1.79)% (2.06)%(c) Portfolio turnover rate 31% 84% 56% 75% 171% 111% 107%
See footnote summary on page 30. _______________________________________________________________________________ 28 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Financial Highlights - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
Advisor Class ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Six Months Ended December 1, January 31, Year Ended 2002 to Year Ended November 30, 2005 July 31, July 31, -------------------------------------------------- (unaudited) 2004 2003(a) 2002 2001 2000 1999 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net asset value, beginning of period $8.65 $7.66 $7.41 $8.44 $10.58 $13.27 $9.64 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net investment loss(b) (.03)(c) (.03)(c)(d) (.01)(c) (.07) (.07) (.09) (.12)(c) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions 1.18 1.02 .26 (.96) (2.07) (2.16) 3.75 Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations 1.15 .99 .25 (1.03) (2.14) (2.25) 3.63 LESS: DISTRIBUTIONS Distributions from net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (.44) -0- Total distributions -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (.44) -0- Net asset value, end of period $9.80 $8.65 $7.66 $7.41 $8.44 $10.58 $13.27 TOTAL RETURN Total investment return based on net asset value(e) 13.30% 12.92% 3.37% (12.20)% (20.23)% (17.57)% 37.66% RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $16,099 $14,407 $12,629 $11,437 $14,116 $18,800 $2,386 Ratio to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers/ reimbursements 1.79%(f) 1.90% 2.20%(f) 2.18% 1.86% 1.61% 2.21%(g) Expenses, before waivers/ reimbursements 1.84%(f) 2.13% 2.70%(f) 2.18% 1.86% 1.61% 2.96% Net investment loss (.68)%(c)(f) (.37)%(c)(d) (.32)%(c)(f) (.85)% (.78)% (.68)% (1.06)%(c) Portfolio turnover rate 31% 84% 56% 75% 171% 111% 107%
See footnote summary on page 30. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 29 Financial Highlights - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from November 30 to July 31. (b) Based on average shares outstanding. (c) Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser. (d) Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Transfer Agent. (e) Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. (f) Annualized. (g) Ratios reflect expenses grossed up for expense offset arrangement with the Transfer Agent. For the period shown below, the net expense ratios were as follows: Year Ended November 30, 1999 ----------------- Class A 2.50% Class B 3.20% Class C 3.20% Advisor Class 2.20% _______________________________________________________________________________ 30 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND Board of Directors - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARD OF DIRECTORS William H. Foulk, Jr.(1), Chairman Marc O. Mayer, President Ruth Block(1) David H. Dievler(1) John H. Dobkin(1) Michael J. Downey(1) OFFICERS(2) Bruce W. Calvert, Executive Vice President Philip L. Kirstein, Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer Christopher Toub, Senior Vice President Edward D. Baker III, Vice President Thomas J. Bardong, Vice President Stephen Beinhacker, Vice President Russell Brody, Vice President Mark R. Manley, Secretary Mark D. Gersten, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Vincent S. Noto, Controller Custodian Brown Brothers Harriman & Company 40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109-3661 Principal Underwriter AllianceBernstein Investment Research and Management, Inc. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105 Transfer Agent Alliance Global Investor Services, Inc. P.O. Box 786003 San Antonio, TX 76278-6003 Toll-Free (800) 221-5672 Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 300 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 Legal Counsel Seward & Kissel LLP One Battery Park Plaza New York, NY 10004 (1) Member of the Audit Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee. (2) The day-to-day management and investment decisions for AllianceBernstein International Premier Growth Fund, Inc. are made by the Adviser's International Large Cap Growth Portfolio Oversight Group. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND o 31 AllianceBernstein Family of Funds - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN FAMILY OF FUNDS - -------------------------------------------- Wealth Strategies Funds - -------------------------------------------- Balanced Wealth Strategy Wealth Appreciation Strategy Wealth Preservation Strategy Tax-Managed Balanced Wealth Strategy Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy Tax-Managed Wealth Preservation Strategy - -------------------------------------------- Blended Style Funds - -------------------------------------------- U.S. Large Cap Portfolio International Portfolio Tax-Managed International Portfolio - -------------------------------------------- Growth Funds - -------------------------------------------- Domestic Growth Fund Mid-Cap Growth Fund Large Cap Growth Fund* Small Cap Growth Portfolio Global & International All-Asia Investment Fund Global Health Care Fund* Global Research Growth Fund Global Technology Fund* Greater China '97 Fund International Premier Growth Fund New Europe Fund Worldwide Privatization Fund - -------------------------------------------- Value Funds - -------------------------------------------- Domestic Balanced Shares Focused Growth & Income Fund* Growth & Income Fund Real Estate Investment Fund Small/Mid-Cap Value Fund** Utility Income Fund Value Fund Global & International Global Value Fund International Value Fund - -------------------------------------------- Taxable Bond Funds - -------------------------------------------- Americas Government Income Trust Corporate Bond Portfolio Emerging Market Debt Fund Global Strategic Income Trust High Yield Fund Multi-Market Strategy Trust Quality Bond Portfolio Short Duration Portfolio U.S. Government Portfolio - -------------------------------------------- Municipal Bond Funds - -------------------------------------------- National Insured National Arizona California Insured California Florida Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia - -------------------------------------------- Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds - -------------------------------------------- Intermediate California Intermediate Diversified Intermediate New York - -------------------------------------------- Closed-End Funds - -------------------------------------------- All-Market Advantage Fund ACM Income Fund ACM Government Opportunity Fund ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund ACM Managed Income Fund ACM Municipal Securities Income Fund California Municipal Income Fund National Municipal Income Fund New York Municipal Income Fund The Spain Fund World Dollar Government Fund World Dollar Government Fund II We also offer Exchange Reserves,*** which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AllianceBernstein mutual funds. For more complete information on any AllianceBernstein mutual fund, including investment objectives and policies, sales charges, expenses, risks and other matters of importance to prospective investors, visit our web site at www.alliancebernstein.com or call us at (800) 227-4618 for a current prospectus. You should read the prospectus carefully before you invest. * Prior to December 15, 2004, these Funds were named as follows: Global Health Care Fund was Health Care Fund; Large Cap Growth Fund was Premier Growth Fund; Global Technology Fund was Technology Fund; and Focused Growth & Income Fund was Disciplined Value Fund. ** Prior to February 1, 2005, Small/Mid-Cap Value Fund was named Small Cap Value Fund. *** An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. _______________________________________________________________________________ 32 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105 (800) 221-5672 [LOGO] AllianceBernstein(SM) Investment Research and Management (SM) This service mark used under license from the owner, Alliance Capital Management L.P. IPGSR0105 ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS. Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders. ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders. ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. Not applicable to the registrant. ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. Please see Schedule of Investments contained in the Report to Shareholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR. ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. Not applicable to the registrant. ITEM 8. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. Not applicable to the registrant. ITEM 9. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund's Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item. ITEM 10. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document. (b) There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. ITEM 11. EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR: EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT - ---------- ---------------------- 11 (b) (1) Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 11 (b) (2) Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 11 (c) Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant): AllianceBernstein International Premier Growth Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Marc O. Mayer ----------------- Marc O. Mayer President Date: March 31, 2005 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Marc O. Mayer ----------------- Marc O. Mayer President Date: March 31, 2005 By: /s/ Mark D. Gersten ------------------- Mark D. Gersten Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Date: March 31, 2005 EX-99.CERT 2 edg10817_302b.txt CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER I, Marc O. Mayer, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of AllianceBernstein International Premier Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"); 2. Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Fund as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report; 4. The Fund's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Fund and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Fund, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared; b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Fund's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Report based on such evaluation; and d) disclosed in this Report any change in the Fund's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year [or second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report] that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The Fund's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the Fund's auditors and the audit committee of the Fund's board of directors: a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Fund's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Date: March 31, 2005 /s/ Marc O. Mayer ----------------- Marc O. Mayer President CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER I, Mark D. Gersten, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of AllianceBernstein International Premier Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"); 2. Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Fund as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report; 4. The Fund's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Fund and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Fund, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared; b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Fund's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Report based on such evaluation; and d) disclosed in this Report any change in the Fund's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year [or second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report] that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The Fund's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the Fund's auditors and the audit committee of the Fund's board of directors: a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Fund's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Date: March 31, 2005 /s/ Mark D. Gersten ------------------- Mark D. Gersten Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer EX-99.906 CERT 3 edg10817_906c.txt CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, each of the undersigned, being the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of AllianceBernstein International Premier Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), hereby certifies that the Registrant's report on Form N-CSR for the period ended January 31, 2005 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. Date: March 31, 2005 By: /s/ Marc O. Mayer ----------------- Marc O. Mayer President By: /s/ Mark D. Gersten ------------------- Mark D. Gersten Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----