ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

April 27, 2017

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20449

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

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

and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that AllianceBernstein L.P. has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2017. This disclosure can be found on pages 51 and 52 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated by reference herein.

Sincerely,

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

By: /s/ David M. Lesser    

David M. Lesser

Corporate Secretary

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