-----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, TLdB+kpiXJ+YCvMwWVJHLJtJJroS+IQLZNOAnojlsJclk389Cvhh3yxVx3kqwz0X rjAK6OACnKbMepSIrOk3xA== 0001193125-08-145778.txt : 20080702 0001193125-08-145778.hdr.sgml : 20080702 20080702143653 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-145778 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080430 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080702 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080702 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080702 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GROWTH & INCOME FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000029292 IRS NUMBER: 136020888 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-00126 FILM NUMBER: 08933333 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129691000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCE GROWTH & INCOME FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCE DIVIDEND SHARES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19891102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BULLOCK DIVIDEND SHARES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870713 0000029292 S000010080 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GROWTH & INCOME FUND INC C000027911 Class A CABDX C000027912 Class B CBBDX C000027913 Class C CBBCX C000027914 Advisor Class CBBYX C000027915 Class R CBBRX C000027916 Class K CBBKX C000027917 Class I CBBIX N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GROWTH AND INCOME FUND, INC. AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Fund, Inc.

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: 811-00126

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GROWTH AND INCOME 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)

Joseph J. Mantineo

AllianceBernstein 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: October 31, 2008

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2008

 


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

AllianceBernstein Growth & Income Fund

 

 

LOGO

 

April 30, 2008

 

Semi-Annual Report


 

 

Investment Products Offered

   

Are Not FDIC Insured

   

May Lose Value

   

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 Investments, Inc. is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the manager of the AllianceBernstein funds, and is a member of FINRA.

AllianceBernstein® and the AB Logo are registered trademarks and service marks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


June 12, 2008

 

Semi-Annual Report

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for AllianceBernstein Growth & Income Fund (the “Fund”) for the semi-annual reporting period ended April 30, 2008.

Investment Objective and Policies

This open-end Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Fund invests primarily in the equity securities of U.S. companies that the Adviser believes are undervalued. The Adviser believes that, over time, a company’s stock price will come to reflect its intrinsic economic value. The Adviser uses a disciplined investment process to evaluate the investment opportunity of the companies in the Adviser’s extensive research universe. The Fund may invest in companies of any size and in any industry. The Adviser anticipates that the Fund’s portfolio normally will include approximately 60-90 companies. The Fund also invests in high-quality securities of non-U.S. issuers. The Fund may enter into derivatives transactions, such as options, futures, forwards and swap agreements.

Investment Results

The table on page 4 shows the Fund’s performance compared to its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended April 30, 2008. Also included in the table are returns for the Fund’s peer group, as represented by the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Average (the “Lipper Average”). Funds in the Lipper Average have generally similar investment objectives to the

Fund, although some may have different investment policies and sales and management fees.

The Fund’s Class A shares without sales charges underperformed the benchmark and the Lipper Average for both the six- and 12-month periods ended April 30, 2008. After a solid recent run from May to December 2007where the Fund outperformed the Lipper Average by 3.2% and the benchmark by 5.2%—the Fund experienced a disappointing first quarter in 2008. While overall portfolio fundamentals remained strong, moderate fundamental disappointments in a number of the Fund’s economically stable health care and consumer holdings met with a negative market overreaction, which drove most of the Fund’s underperformance.

At the start of 2008, the Fund’s Relative Value Investment Team (the “Team”) believed the Fund was well positioned to withstand weak financial markets and a further slowdown in the U.S. economy. Versus the value benchmark, the Fund was meaningfully underweight in the consumer discretionary and financial sectors—the areas of greatest fundamental weakness—and overweight in the economically defensive consumer staples and health care sectors. While the Fund’s defensive sector positioning contributed to relative returns, it didn’t offset the negative impact of steep stock price drops for five health care holdings that appeared to be excessive in relation to the size of the Team’s forecast adjustments. Despite


 

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the weakness of the Fund’s health care holdings, the Fund had more upward revisions than the value benchmark and better average revisions, even without the benefit of lower exposure to financial stocks.

Market Review and Investment Strategy

Renewed fears of a financial-market crisis drove down global equity markets for the semi-annual period ended April 30, 2008. The current financial crisis shares key features with crises past: a run-up in asset prices and debt fueled by cheap credit. But two new elements contributed to the recent crisis: securitization (creating tradable financial instruments from pools of mortgages or other loans) and mark-to-market accounting (basing asset values on current market price, not purchase price or estimated value). A key issue for the economy is whether banks’ unwillingness to lend and consumers’ unwillingness to spend will end up choking off economic activity. After remaining

relatively resilient during the early stages of the financial crisis last year, the global economy is showing signs of stress. Consumer and business confidence measures are falling, activity in the U.K. housing market has slowed, Japan’s economy is flagging and the U.S. jobs market is deteriorating.

The Fund retained its tilt toward high-quality stocks and stocks with above-average exposure to strong foreign markets. But, as a larger number of stocks become very attractively valued, the Team began to take profits on high-quality stocks which outperformed, and to pursue a number of deeper-value opportunities. In sector terms, the Team added significantly to industrials, trimmed the Fund’s overweight in consumer staples versus the value benchmark and reduced the Fund’s underweight in consumer discretionary stocks. The financial sector remains a large underweight, while technology remains the Fund’s largest overweight. The Fund also retains a large overweight in health care.


 

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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 website at www.alliancebernstein.com or call your financial advisor or AllianceBernstein Investments at 800.227.4618. You should read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

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 the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

Benchmark Disclosure

The unmanaged Russell 1000 Value Index does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The Russell 1000 Value Index contains those securities in the Russell 1000 Index with a less-than-average growth orientation. The Russell 1000 Index comprises 1000 of the largest capitalized companies that are traded in the United States. For the six- and 12-month periods ended April 30, 2008, the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Average consisted of 558 and 543 funds, respectively. These funds have generally similar investment objectives to the Fund, although some may have different investment policies and sales and management fees. An investor cannot invest directly in an index or average, and their results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Fund.

A Word About Risk

Value investing does not guarantee profit or eliminate risk. Not all companies whose stocks are considered to be value stocks are able to turn their businesses around or successfully employ corrective strategies which would result in stock prices that do not rise as initially expected. The Fund’s assets can be invested in foreign securities which may magnify asset value fluctuations due to changes in foreign exchange rates and the possibility of substantial volatility due to political and economic uncertainties in foreign countries. 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)

 

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Historical Performance


HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

(continued from previous page)

 

   
THE FUND VS. ITS BENCHMARK
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2008
  Returns    
  6 Months      12 Months     

AllianceBernstein Growth & Income Fund

        

Class A

  -12.21%      -9.39%  
 

Class B

  -12.53%      -10.04%  
 

Class C

  -12.50%      -10.22%  
 

Advisor Class*

  -12.09%      -9.09%  
 

Class R*

  -12.29%      -9.64%  
 

Class K*

  -12.33%      -9.32%  
 

Class I*

  -12.05%      -9.04%  
 

Russell 1000 Value Index

  -9.83%      -8.97%  
 

Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Average

  -10.34%      -7.92%  
 

*  Please note that these share classes are for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealer and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Funds.

 

See Historical Performance and Benchmark Disclosures on previous page.

(Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

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Historical Performance


HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

(continued from previous page)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF APRIL 30, 2008  
     NAV Returns        SEC Returns  
       
Class A Shares        

1 Year

   -9.39 %      -13.28 %

5 Years

   10.18 %      9.23 %

10 Years

   5.18 %      4.73 %
       
Class B Shares        

1 Year

   -10.04 %      -13.33 %

5 Years

   9.41 %      9.41 %

10 Years(a)

   4.53 %      4.53 %
       
Class C Shares        

1 Year

   -10.22 %      -11.03 %

5 Years

   9.38 %      9.38 %

10 Years

   4.39 %      4.39 %
       
Advisor Class Shares        

1 Year

   -9.09 %      -9.09 %

5 Years

   10.54 %      10.54 %

10 Years

   5.47 %      5.47 %
       
Class R Shares        

1 Year

   -9.64 %      -9.64 %

Since Inception*

   7.23 %      7.23 %
       
Class K Shares        

1 Year

   -9.32 %      -9.32 %

Since Inception*

   4.39 %      4.39 %
       
Class I Shares        

1 Year

   -9.04 %      -9.04 %

Since Inception*

   4.68 %      4.68 %

The Fund’s current prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total operating expense ratios as 0.97%, 1.73%, 1.71%, 0.69%, 1.29%, 0.93% and 0.65% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K and Class I shares, respectively. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

(a)

Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

* Inception Dates: 11/3/03 for Class R shares; 3/1/05 for Class K and Class I shares.

 

These share classes are offered at net asset value (NAV) to eligible investors and their SEC returns are the same as the NAV returns. Please note that these share classes are for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Funds. The inception dates for Class R, K and I are listed above.

 

Reflects the positive impact of proceeds related to class action settlements that were originated from individual fund holdings. For further information, please visit:/www.alliancebernstein.com/CmsObjectABD/PDF/HistoricalPricing/settlements.pdf

(See Historical Performance disclosures on page 3.)

 

(Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

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Historical Performance


HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

(continued from previous page)

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2008)   
            SEC Returns  
Class A Shares        

1 Year

        -14.43 %

5 Years

        9.80 %

10 Years

        4.25 %
       
Class B Shares        

1 Year

        -14.73 %

5 Years

        9.89 %

10 Years(a)

        4.05 %
       
Class C Shares        

1 Year

        -12.03 %

5 Years

        10.01 %

10 Years

        3.94 %
       
Advisor Class Shares        

1 Year

        -10.33 %

5 Years

        11.11 %

10 Years

        5.00 %
       
Class R Shares        

1 Year

        -10.89 %

Since Inception*

        6.12 %
       
Class K Shares        

1 Year

        -10.58 %

Since Inception*

        2.79 %
       
Class I Shares        

1 Year

        -10.29 %

Since Inception*

        3.09 %

 

(a)

Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

* Inception Dates: 11/3/03 for Class R shares; 3/1/05 for Class K and Class I shares.

 

Please note that these share classes are for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Funds. The inception dates for Class R, K and I are listed above.

 

Reflects the positive impact of proceeds related to class action settlements that were originated from individual fund holdings. For further information, please visit:/www.alliancebernstein.com/CmsObjectABD/PDF/HistoricalPricing/settlements.pdf

See Historical Performance disclosures on page 3.

 

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Historical Performance


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 table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information, 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 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 table below also 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 hypothetical example 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
Account Value
November 1, 2007
   Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2008
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
     Actual    Hypothetical    Actual    Hypothetical**    Actual    Hypothetical
Class A    $   1,000    $   1,000    $   877.95    $   1,019.84    $   4.72    $   5.07
Class B    $ 1,000    $ 1,000    $ 874.73    $ 1,016.01    $ 8.30    $ 8.92
Class C    $ 1,000    $ 1,000    $ 875.02    $ 1,016.16    $ 8.16    $ 8.77
Advisor Class    $ 1,000    $ 1,000    $ 879.08    $ 1,021.23    $ 3.41    $ 3.67
Class R    $ 1,000    $ 1,000    $ 877.06    $ 1,019.14    $ 5.37    $ 5.77
Class K    $ 1,000    $ 1,000    $ 876.70    $ 1,019.89    $ 4.67    $ 5.02
Class I    $ 1,000    $ 1,000    $ 879.46    $ 1,021.68    $ 2.99    $ 3.22
* Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios of 1.01%, 1.78%, 1.75%, 0.73%, 1.15%, 1.00% and 0.64%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

** Assumes 5% return before expenses.

 

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Fund Expenses


PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $3,306

LOGO

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS**

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

Company    U.S. $ Value      Percent of
Net Assets
 

Schering-Plough Corp.

   $ 120,031,359      3.6 %

Loews Corp.

     109,100,322      3.3  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     106,587,360      3.2  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     105,271,896      3.1  

ACE Ltd.

     102,306,101      3.1  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     100,398,672      3.0  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

     97,118,240      3.0  

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

     96,406,092      2.9  

Safeway, Inc.

     94,800,000      2.9  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     94,335,752      2.9  
   $   1,026,355,794      31.0 %

 

* All data are as of April 30, 2008. The Portfolio’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time.

Please Note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard and Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the Broad Market. These sector classifications are broadly defined. The “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report reflects more specific industry information and is consistent with the investment restrictions discussed in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

** Long-term investments.

 

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Portfolio Summary and Ten Largest Holdings


 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares   U.S. $ Value
 
    

COMMON STOCKS – 99.7%

    

Financials – 19.8%

    

Capital Markets – 3.4%

    

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   196,500   $ 8,553,645

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   252,800     24,053,920

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

   541,743     23,966,710

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   503,500     25,089,405

MF Global Ltd.(a)

   417,172     5,494,155

Morgan Stanley

   334,800     16,271,280

Northern Trust Corp.

   100,600     7,455,466
        
       110,884,581
        

Commercial Banks – 0.2%

    

Wells Fargo & Co.

   197,300     5,869,675
        

Consumer Finance – 0.2%

    

American Express Co.

   168,100     8,072,162
        

Diversified Financial Services – 3.4%

    

Bank of America Corp.

   816,200     30,640,148

Citigroup, Inc.

   1,172,300     29,624,021

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   1,129,900     53,839,735
        
       114,103,904
        

Insurance – 12.2%

    

ACE Ltd.

   1,696,900     102,306,101

American International Group, Inc.

   1,784,800     82,457,760

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

   2,864,000     97,118,240

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   675,500     48,142,885

Loews Corp.

   600,000     25,266,000

MetLife, Inc.

   421,400     25,642,190

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   281,400     21,304,794
        
       402,237,970
        

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.4%

    

Federal National Mortgage Association

   502,700     14,226,410
        
       655,394,702
        

Health Care – 14.5%

    

Health Care Providers & Services – 4.5%

    

Aetna, Inc.

   1,255,900     54,757,240

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   1,684,500     54,965,235

WellPoint, Inc.(a)

   754,400     37,531,400
        
       147,253,875
        

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.4%

    

Applera Corp. - Applied Biosystems Group

   254,100     8,108,331

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)

   76,608     4,433,305
        
       12,541,636
        

 

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Portfolio of Investments


 

Company    Shares   U.S. $ Value
 
    

Pharmaceuticals – 9.6%

    

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   897,600   $ 19,720,272

Eli Lilly & Co.

   1,271,000     61,185,940

Merck & Co., Inc.

   2,767,400     105,271,896

Schering-Plough Corp.

   6,519,900     120,031,359

Wyeth

   250,000     11,117,500
        
       317,326,967
        
       477,122,478
        

Industrials – 14.2%

    

Aerospace & Defense – 8.1%

    

Honeywell International, Inc.

   1,794,400     106,587,360

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   946,800     100,398,672

United Technologies Corp.

   845,400     61,266,138
        
       268,252,170
        

Electrical Equipment – 3.8%

    

Ametek, Inc.

   623,365     30,245,670

Cooper Industries Ltd.-Class A

   122,100     5,175,819

Emerson Electric Co.

   1,433,200     74,899,032

EnerSys(a)

   586,800     13,731,120
        
       124,051,641
        

Industrial Conglomerates – 1.4%

    

General Electric Co.

   1,441,100     47,123,970
        

Machinery – 0.9%

    

Eaton Corp.

   344,600     30,269,664
        
       469,697,445
        

Information Technology – 13.6%

    

Communications Equipment – 1.4%

    

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.(a)

   422,200     5,919,244

Ciena Corp.(a)

   310,400     10,494,624

JDS Uniphase Corp.(a)

   542,800     7,767,468

Juniper Networks, Inc.(a)

   842,600     23,272,612
        
       47,453,948
        

Computers & Peripherals – 2.9%

    

Sun Microsystems, Inc.(a)

   6,156,200     96,406,092
        

Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.8%

    

Tyco Electronics Ltd.

   740,300     27,694,623
        

Internet Software & Services – 0.9%

    

Yahoo!, Inc.(a)

   1,131,500     31,014,415
        

IT Services – 1.9%

    

Accenture Ltd.-Class A

   1,619,100     60,797,205
        

 

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Portfolio of Investments


 

Company    Shares   U.S. $ Value
 
    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.1%

    

Broadcom Corp.-Class A(a)

   970,500   $ 25,194,180

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(a)

   2,263,300     24,194,677

Lam Research Corp.(a)

   168,200     6,869,288

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.(a)

   293,900     18,506,883

Nvidia Corp.(a)

   2,948,500     60,591,675
        
       135,356,703
        

Software – 1.6%

    

Adobe Systems, Inc.(a)

   675,200     25,178,208

Microsoft Corp.

   922,000     26,295,440
        
       51,473,648
        
       450,196,634
        

Energy – 12.7%

    

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.1%

    

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

   87,100     3,269,734
        

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 12.6%

    

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   169,200     11,261,952

Chevron Corp.

   654,800     62,959,020

ConocoPhillips

   844,900     72,788,135

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   1,013,600     94,335,752

Marathon Oil Corp.

   595,300     27,127,821

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   376,100     31,295,281

StatoilHydro ASA (ADR)

   715,700     25,886,869

Total SA (Sponsored) (ADR)

   1,094,500     91,938,000
        
       417,592,830
        
       420,862,564
        

Consumer Staples – 9.4%

    

Food & Staples Retailing – 2.9%

    

Safeway, Inc.

   3,000,000     94,800,000
        

Household Products – 1.2%

    

Procter & Gamble Co.

   595,300     39,914,865
        

Tobacco – 5.3%

    

Altria Group, Inc.

   1,430,900     28,618,000

Loews Corp.

   1,276,600     83,834,322

Philip Morris International, Inc.(a)

   1,266,200     64,614,186
        
       177,066,508
        
       311,781,373
        

Consumer Discretionary – 6.9%

    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.2%

    

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

   329,300     7,073,364
        

Household Durables – 0.8%

    

Garmin Ltd.

   673,800     27,558,420
        

 

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Portfolio of Investments


 

Company    Shares   U.S. $ Value  
   
    

Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.6%

    

Expedia, Inc.(a)

   700,000   $ 17,682,000  
          

Media – 5.3%

    

CBS Corp.-Class B

   1,332,300     30,736,161  

The DIRECTV Group, Inc.(a)

   424,200     10,452,288  

EW Scripps Co.-Class A

   193,800     8,703,558  

Gannett Co., Inc.

   1,268,500     36,304,470  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   839,000     40,053,860  

Viacom, Inc.-Class B(a)

   1,256,500     48,299,860  
          
       174,550,197  
          
       226,863,981  
          

Telecommunication Services – 5.7%

    

Diversified Telecommunication
Services – 5.7%

    

AT&T, Inc.

   1,826,200     70,692,202  

CenturyTel, Inc.

   1,823,700     59,179,065  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   1,517,400     58,389,552  
          
       188,260,819  
          

Materials – 1.5%

    

Chemicals – 1.5%

    

Dow Chemical Co.

   499,500     20,054,925  

Eastman Chemical Co.

   390,700     28,716,450  
          
       48,771,375  
          

Utilities – 1.4%

    

Electric Utilities – 0.6%

    

Entergy Corp.

   101,700     11,681,262  

FirstEnergy Corp.

   125,800     9,515,512  
          
       21,196,774  
          

Gas Utilities – 0.4%

    

Oneok, Inc.

   294,900     14,190,588  
          

Multi-Utilities – 0.4%

    

Sempra Energy

   208,800     11,832,697  
          
       47,220,059  
          

Total Common Stocks
(cost $3,213,584,780)

       3,296,171,430  
          
    

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.4%

    

Investment Companies – 1.4%

    

AllianceBernstein Fixed-Income Shares,
Inc. – Government STIF Portfolio(b)
(cost $47,457,769)

   47,457,769     47,457,769  
          

Total Investments – 101.1%
(cost $3,261,042,549)

       3,343,629,199  

Other assets less liabilities – (1.1)%

       (37,896,936 )
          

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 3,305,732,263  
          

 

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Portfolio of Investments


 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund.

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments


STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

Assets   

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,213,584,780)

   $ 3,296,171,430

Affiliated issuers (cost $47,457,769)

     47,457,769

Receivable for investment securities sold

     81,493,880

Receivable for capital stock sold

     13,820,114

Dividends receivable

     2,645,143
      

Total assets

     3,441,588,336
      
Liabilities   

Payable for investment securities purchased

     112,006,990

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     20,284,146

Advisory fee payable

     1,417,378

Distribution fee payable

     1,362,341

Transfer Agent fee payable

     200,213

Administrative fee payable

     17,823

Accrued expenses

     567,182
      

Total liabilities

     135,856,073
      

Net Assets

   $ 3,305,732,263
      
Composition of Net Assets   

Capital stock, at par

   $ 8,685,702

Additional paid-in capital

     3,019,334,456

Undistributed net investment income

     11,426,447

Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions

     183,699,008

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     82,586,650
      
   $     3,305,732,263
      

Net Asset Value Per Share—21 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.01 par value

 

Class   Net Assets      Shares
Outstanding
     Net Asset
Value
 
A   $   2,066,012,907      539,865,065      $   3.83 *
   
B   $ 658,708,180      175,409,840      $ 3.76  
   
C   $ 419,298,681      111,236,421      $ 3.77  
   
Advisor   $ 150,886,449      39,216,683      $ 3.85  
   
R   $ 2,759,109      726,932      $ 3.80  
   
K   $ 5,751,307      1,509,932      $ 3.81  
   
I   $ 2,315,630      605,367      $ 3.83  
   

 

* The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $4.00 which reflects a sales charge of 4.25%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets & Liabilities


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income     

Dividends

    

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $505,711)

   $     34,191,896    

Affiliated issuers

     741,658    

Interest

     149,659     $ 35,083,213  
          
Expenses     

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     9,329,433    

Distribution fee—Class A

     3,051,880    

Distribution fee—Class B

     3,937,198    

Distribution fee—Class C

     2,298,054    

Distribution fee—Class R

     7,321    

Distribution fee—Class K

     7,538    

Transfer agency—Class A

     1,947,134    

Transfer agency—Class B

     909,414    

Transfer agency—Class C

     450,926    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

     139,516    

Transfer agency—Class R

     1,340    

Transfer agency—Class K

     6,031    

Transfer agency—Class I

     698    

Custodian

     238,419    

Printing

     129,130    

Registration fees

     84,952    

Administrative

     41,882    

Audit

     30,400    

Directors’ fees

     20,331    

Legal

     18,950    

Miscellaneous

     55,864    
          

Total expenses

     22,706,411    

Less: expense offset arrangement
(see Note B)

     (82,124 )  
          

Net expenses

       22,624,287  
          

Net investment income

       12,458,926  
          
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions     

Net realized gain on investment transactions

       195,084,417  

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation of investments

       (707,886,491 )
          

Net loss on investment transactions

       (512,802,074 )
          

Contribution from Adviser (see Note B)

       328,990  
          

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

     $     (500,014,158 )
          

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 12,458,926     $ 36,450,404  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     195,084,417       547,734,855  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (707,886,491 )     (79,424,556 )

Contribution from Adviser (see Note B)

     328,990       36,006,972  
                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (500,014,158 )     540,767,675  
Dividends and Distributions
to Shareholders from
    

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (28,331,821 )     (27,503,944 )

Class B

     (1,953,187 )     (3,738,628 )

Class C

     (1,101,899 )     (1,600,243 )

Advisor Class

     (2,453,478 )     (2,800,620 )

Class R

     (24,023 )     (45,093 )

Class K

     (100,530 )     (10,196 )

Class I

     (14,807 )     (13,131 )

Net realized gain on investment transactions

    

Class A

     (199,840,522 )     – 0

Class B

     (77,152,713 )     – 0

Class C

     (43,526,208 )     – 0

Advisor Class

     (14,045,271 )     – 0

Class R

     (271,115 )     – 0

Class K

     (551,517 )     – 0

Class I

     (80,122 )     – 0
                
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase (decrease)

     16,344,091       (891,015,137 )
Capital Contributions     

Proceeds from third party regulatory settlement (see Note F)

     11,479       111,119  
                

Total decrease

     (853,105,801 )     (385,848,198 )
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     4,158,838,064       4,544,686,262  
                

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $11,426,447 and $32,947,266, respectively)

   $     3,305,732,263     $     4,158,838,064  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) 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, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K and Class I 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. Class R and Class K shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge. Advisor Class and Class I shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All seven classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class 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 requires 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. 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 (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) 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 listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed put or 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements


 

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”) 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, AllianceBernstein 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.

2. 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.

3. 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 the securities are purchased or sold.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements


 

Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income.

4. Class Allocations

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 for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

5. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends 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.

NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .55% of the first $2.5 billion, .45% of the next $2.5 billion and .40% in excess of $5 billion, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.

During the six months ended April 30, 2008 and the year ended October 31, 2007, and in response to the Independent Director’s request, the Adviser made payments of $328,990 and $36,006,972, respectively, to the Fund in connection with an error made by the Adviser in processing a claim for class action settlement proceeds on behalf of the Fund.

Pursuant to the Advisory agreement, the Fund paid $41,882 to the Adviser representing the cost of certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

The Fund compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), 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. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,731,551 for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund’s expenses were reduced by $82,124 under an expense offset arrangement with ABIS.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements


 

AllianceBernstein Investments, 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 $12,632 from the sale of Class A shares and received $28,042, $109,649 and $11,860 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 April 30, 2008.

The Fund may invest in the AllianceBernstein Fixed-Income Shares, Inc.—Government STIF Portfolio an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. The Government STIF Portfolio is offered as a cash management option to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by the Adviser, and is not available for direct purchase by members of the public. The Government STIF Portfolio pays no investment management fees. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund had purchases and sales of Government STIF Portfolio in the amount of $844,623,467 and $864,143,787, respectively.

Brokerage commissions paid on investment transactions for the six months ended April 30, 2008 amounted to $3,653,604, of which $28,728 and $0, respectively, was paid to Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC and Sanford C. Bernstein Limited, affiliates of the Adviser.

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 0.30% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares, 1% of the average daily net assets attributable to both Class B and Class C shares, 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class K shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class and Class I shares. The Directors currently limit payments under the Class A plan to 0.28% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Fund in the amounts of $25,263,306, $10,124,241, $111,406 and $26,469 for Class B, Class C, Class R and Class K shares, respectively. While such costs may be recovered from the Fund in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements


 

NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended April 30, 2008 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding
U.S. government securities)

   $     2,723,497,899     $     3,031,489,984  

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 are as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 286,607,835  

Gross unrealized depreciation

         (204,021,185 )
        

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 82,586,650  
        

1. Option Transactions

For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign government securities and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. The Fund may also use options transactions for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

When the Fund writes an option, the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from options written. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces

 

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Notes to Financial Statements


 

the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Fund. In writing an option, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of an option written by the Fund could result in the Fund selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund had no transactions in written options.

2. Currency Transactions

The Fund may invest in non-U.S. Dollar securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Fund may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and options. The Fund may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Fund and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Fund may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E

Securities Lending

The Fund has entered into a securities lending agreement with UBS Securities LLC (the “Lending Agent”). Under the terms of the agreement, the Lending Agent, on behalf of the Fund, administers the lending of portfolio securities to certain broker-dealers. In return, the Fund receives fee income from the lending transactions or it retains a portion of interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund also continues to receive dividends or interest on the securities loaned. Under the terms of the securities lending agreement, security voting rights pass to the borrower, although the Fund can at will terminate a loan and regain the right to vote upon receipt of the security. Unrealized gain or loss on the value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be reflected in the accounts of the Fund. All loans are continuously secured by collateral exceeding the value of the securities loaned. All collateral consists of either cash or U.S. government securities. The Lending Agent may invest the cash collateral received in an eligible money market vehicle in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Fund. The Lending Agent will indemnify the Fund for any loss resulting from a borrower’s failure to return a loaned security when due. As of April 30, 2008, the Fund had no securities out on loan. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund earned fee income of $149,659 which is included in interest income in the accompanying statement of operations.

 

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NOTE F

Capital Stock

Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

            
     Shares         Amount      
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
        Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
     
        
Class A             

Shares sold

   18,926,828     42,680,692       $ 77,801,147     $ 194,897,644    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   46,916,386     5,478,467         201,740,402       24,269,726    
     

Shares converted from Class B

   25,516,080     55,864,119         102,841,048       258,902,816    
     

Shares redeemed

   (64,083,630 )   (151,261,921 )       (260,750,216 )     (695,734,853 )  
     

Net increase (decrease)

   27,275,664     (47,238,643 )     $ 121,632,381     $ (217,664,667 )  
     
            
Class B             

Shares sold

   3,686,278     6,169,628       $ 15,056,625     $ 27,669,455    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   16,019,312     785,487         67,761,706       3,424,742    
     

Shares converted to Class A

   (25,980,135 )   (56,915,592 )       (102,841,048 )     (258,902,816 )  
     

Shares redeemed

   (23,532,649 )   (67,382,518 )       (94,406,854 )     (303,052,049 )  
     

Net decrease

   (29,807,194 )   (117,342,995 )     $ (114,429,571 )   $ (530,860,668 )  
     
            
Class C             

Shares sold

   3,819,344     3,864,644       $ 15,848,489     $ 17,403,153    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   7,415,325     329,340         31,440,978       1,439,218    
     

Shares redeemed

   (12,721,003 )   (27,959,903 )       (50,724,412 )     (126,481,503 )  
     

Net decrease

   (1,486,334 )   (23,765,919 )     $ (3,434,945 )   $ (107,639,132 )  
     
            
Advisor Class             

Shares sold

   4,493,473     8,735,244       $ 17,814,025     $ 39,946,642    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   3,237,472     600,460         13,985,878       2,672,048    
     

Shares redeemed

   (5,350,090 )   (17,883,949 )       (22,173,353 )     (82,876,191 )  
     

Net increase (decrease)

   2,380,855     (8,548,245 )     $ 9,626,550     $ (40,257,501 )  
     

 

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     Shares         Amount      
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
        Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2007
     
        
            
Class R             

Shares sold

   229,510     278,325       $ 1,004,566     $ 1,265,329    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   52,732     10,272         224,639       45,093    
     

Shares redeemed

   (121,052 )   (584,203 )       (479,483 )     (2,688,701 )  
     

Net increase (decrease)

   161,190     (295,606 )     $ 749,722     $ (1,378,279 )  
     
            
Class K             

Shares sold

   158,727     1,400,058       $ 690,128     $ 6,639,120    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   152,060     2,271         650,815       10,016    
     

Shares redeemed

   (193,049 )   (33,812 )       (810,111 )     (158,227 )  
     

Net increase

   117,738     1,368,517       $ 530,832     $ 6,490,909    
     
            
Class I             

Shares sold

   393,147     76,585       $ 1,608,203     $ 341,177    
     

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   22,128     2,971         94,929       13,131    
     

Shares redeemed

   (9,133 )   (13,404 )       (34,010 )     (60,107 )  
     

Net increase

   406,142     66,152       $ 1,669,122     $ 294,201    
     

During the six months ended April 30, 2008 and the year ended October 31, 2007, the Fund received $11,479 and $111,119, respectively, related to a third-party’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading. These amounts are presented in the Fund’s statement of changes in net assets. Neither the Fund nor its affiliates were involved in the proceedings or the calculation of the payments.

NOTE G

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Foreign Securities Risk — Investing in securities of foreign companies or foreign governments involves special risks which include changes in foreign currency 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 or foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies or of the U.S. government.

 

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Currency Risk — This is the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce the returns of the Fund. For example, the value of the Fund’s investments in foreign currency-denominated securities or currencies may decrease if the U.S. Dollar is strong (i.e., gaining value relative to other currencies) and other currencies are weak (i.e., losing value relative to the U.S. Dollar). Currency markets are generally not as regulated as securities markets.

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 H

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $250 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide 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 April 30, 2008.

NOTE I

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending October 31, 2008 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006 were as follows:

 

     2007    2006

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 35,711,855    $ 32,567,480
             

Total taxable distributions

   $     35,711,855    $     32,567,480
             

As of October 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 32,947,267  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     334,420,649 (a)

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     780,134,550 (b)
        

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $     1,147,502,466  
        

 

(a)

During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforward of $209,013,993.

 

(b)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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NOTE J

Legal Proceedings

On October 2, 2003, a purported class action complaint entitled Hindo, et al. v. AllianceBernstein Growth & Income Fund, et al. (“Hindo Complaint”) was filed against the Adviser, Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P. (“Alliance Holding”), Alliance Capital Management Corporation, AXA Financial, Inc., the AllianceBernstein Funds, certain officers of the Adviser (“AllianceBernstein defendants”), and certain other unaffiliated defendants, as well as unnamed Doe defendants. 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 Funds. The Hindo Complaint alleges that certain of the AllianceBernstein 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.

Following October 2, 2003, 43 additional lawsuits making factual allegations generally similar to those in the Hindo Complaint were filed in various federal and state courts against the Adviser and certain other defendants. On September 29, 2004, plaintiffs filed consolidated amended complaints with respect to four claim types: mutual fund shareholder claims; mutual fund derivative claims; derivative claims brought on behalf of Alliance Holding; and claims brought under ERISA by participants in the Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of the Adviser. All four complaints include substantially identical factual allegations, which appear to be based in large part on the Order of the SEC dated December 18, 2003 as amended and restated January 15, 2004 (“SEC Order”) and the New York State Attorney General Assurance of Discontinuance dated September 1, 2004 (“NYAG Order”).

On April 21, 2006, the Adviser and attorneys for the plaintiffs in the mutual fund shareholder claims, mutual fund derivative claims, and ERISA claims entered into a confidential memorandum of understanding containing their agreement to settle these claims. The agreement will be documented by a stipulation of settlement and will be submitted for court approval at a later date. The settlement amount ($30 million), which the Adviser previously accrued and disclosed, has been disbursed. The derivative claims brought on behalf of Alliance Holding, in which plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of damages, remain pending.

It is possible that these matters and/or other developments resulting from these matters could result in increased redemptions of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds’ shares or other adverse consequences to the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds. This may require the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds to sell investments

 

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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. 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 AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds.

NOTE K

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing a fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded in the current period. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. On April 30, 2008, the Fund implemented FIN 48 which supplements FASB 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended October 31, 2004-2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

On September 20, 2006, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157 and believes the adoption of FAS 157 will have no material impact on its financial statements.

On March 19, 2008, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“FAS 161”). FAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The application of FAS 161 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 161 and believes the adoption of FAS 161 will have no material impact on its financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  4.82     $  4.31     $  3.73     $  3.48     $  3.15     $  2.60  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(a)

  .02     .05     .04     .04     .03 (b)   .03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.55 )   .47     .57     .23     .34     .56  

Contribution from Adviser

  .00 (c)   .04     – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0
     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

  (.53 )   .56     .61     .27     .37     .59  
     

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.06 )   (.05 )   (.03 )   (.02 )   (.03 )   (.02 )

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

  (.40 )   – 0   – 0   – 0   (.01 )   – 0

Tax return of capital

  – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0   (.02 )
     

Total dividends and distributions

  (.46 )   (.05 )   (.03 )   (.02 )   (.04 )   (.04 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  3.83     $  4.82     $  4.31     $  3.73     $  3.48     $  3.15  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (12.21 )%*   13.10  %*   16.47  %   7.77  %   11.77  %   22.89  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $2,066,013     $2,470,801     $2,411,515     $2,553,632     $2,893,373     $3,003,001  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

  1.01  %(e)   .95  %(f)   1.00  %(f)   1.06  %   1.02  %   1.22  %

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

  1.01  %(e)   .95  %(f)   1.00  %(f)   1.06  %   1.13  %   1.22  %

Net investment income

  .94  %(e)   1.11  %(f)   .99  %(f)   1.19  %   .85  %(b)   .94  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  75  %   59  %   56  %   63  %   48  %   43  %

See footnote summary on page 34.

 

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Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class B  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  4.71     $  4.21     $  3.65     $  3.42     $  3.11     $  2.56  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(a)

  .00 (c)   .02     .01     .02     – 0 (b)(c)   .01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.54 )   .45     .56     .22     .33     .56  

Contribution from Adviser

  .00 (c)   .04     – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0
     

Net increase
(decrease) in net asset value from operations

  (.54 )   .51     .57     .24     .33     .57  
     

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.01 )   (.01 )   (.01 )   (.01 )   (.01 )   (.01 )

Distributions from
net realized gain
on investment transactions

  (.40 )   – 0   – 0   – 0   (.01 )   – 0

Tax return of capital

  – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0   (.01 )
     

Total dividends and distributions

  (.41 )   (.01 )   (.01 )   (.01 )   (.02 )   (.02 )
     

Net asset value,
end of period

  $  3.76     $  4.71     $  4.21     $  3.65     $  3.42     $  3.11  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment
return based on net asset value(d)

  (12.53 )%*   12.18  %*   15.73  %   6.96  %   10.49  %   22.19  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $658,708     $966,408     $1,356,534     $1,728,375     $2,218,606     $2,555,235  

Ratio to average
net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

  1.78  %(e)   1.71  %(f)   1.76  %(f)   1.80  %   1.77  %   1.97  %

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

  1.78  %(e)   1.71  %(f)   1.76  %(f)   1.80  %   1.88  %   1.97  %

Net investment income

  .19  %(e)   .37  %(f)   .24  %(f)   .47  %   .10  %(b)   .19  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  75  %   59  %   56  %   63  %   48  %   43  %

See footnote summary on page 34.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  4.72     $  4.22     $  3.66     $  3.43     $  3.11     $  2.57  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(a)

  .00 (c)   .02     .01     .02     – 0 (b)(c)   .01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.54 )   .45     .56     .22     .34     .55  

Contribution from Adviser

  .00 (c)   .04     – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0
     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

  (.54 )   .51     .57     .24     .34     .56  
     

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.01 )   (.01 )   (.01 )   (.01 )   (.01 )   (.01 )

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

  (.40 )   – 0   – 0   – 0   (.01 )   – 0

Tax return of capital

  – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0   (.01 )
     

Total dividends and distributions

  (.41 )   (.01 )   (.01 )   (.01 )   (.02 )   (.02 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  3.77     $  4.72     $  4.22     $  3.66     $  3.43     $  3.11  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (12.50 )%*   12.16  %*   15.69  %   6.94  %   10.82  %   21.71  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $419,299     $532,597     $575,678     $675,089     $835,755     $975,038  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

  1.75  %(e)   1.69  %(f)   1.74  %(f)   1.79  %   1.75  %   1.95  %

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

  1.75  %(e)   1.69  %(f)   1.74  %(f)   1.79  %   1.86  %   1.95  %

Net investment income

  .21  %(e)   .38  %(f)   .26  %(f)   .48  %   .12  %(b)   .21  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  75  %   59  %   56  %   63  %   48  %   43  %

See footnote summary on page 34.

 

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Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Advisor Class  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  4.85     $  4.33     $  3.75     $  3.49     $  3.16     $  2.61  
     

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(a)

  .02     .06     .05     .06     .04 (b)   .04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.55 )   .48     .57     .22     .34     .56  

Contribution from Adviser

  .00 (c)   .04     – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0
     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

  (.53 )   .58     .62     .28     .38     .60  
     

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

  (.07 )   (.06 )   (.04 )   (.02 )   (.04 )   (.03 )

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

  (.40 )   – 0   – 0   – 0   (.01 )   – 0

Tax return of capital

  – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0   – 0   (.02 )
     

Total dividends and distributions

  (.47 )   (.06 )   (.04 )   (.02 )   (.05 )   (.05 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  3.85     $  4.85     $  4.33     $  3.75     $  3.49     $  3.16  
     

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (12.09 )%*   13.54  %*   16.59  %   8.15  %   12.00  %   23.15  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $150,886     $178,669     $196,601     $385,823     $1,067,879     $994,254  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

  .73  %(e)   .67  %(f)   .74  %(f)   .75  %   .73  %   .94  %

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

  .73  %(e)   .67  %(f)   .74  %(f)   .75  %   .84  %   .94  %

Net investment income

  1.22  %(e)   1.39  %(f)   1.28  %(f)   1.53  %   1.13  %(d)   1.22  %

Portfolio turnover rate

  75  %   59  %   56  %   63  %   48  %   43  %

See footnote summary on page 34.

 

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Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class R  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,     November 3,
2003(g) to
October 31,
2004
 
      2007     2006     2005    
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  4.77     $  4.27     $  3.72     $  3.48     $  3.17  
     

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)

  .02     .04     .03     .01     .02 (b)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.55 )   .47     .56     .25     .32  

Contribution from Adviser

  .00 (c)   .04     – 0   – 0   – 0
     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

  (.53 )   .55     .59     .26     .34  
     

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

  (.04 )   (.05 )   (.04 )   (.02 )   (.02 )

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

  (.40 )   – 0   – 0   – 0   (.01 )
     

Total dividends and distributions

  (.44 )   (.05 )   (.04 )   (.02 )   (.03 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  3.80     $  4.77     $  4.27     $  3.72     $  3.48  
     

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (12.29 )%*   12.98  %*   16.03  %   7.36  %   10.81  %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $2,759     $2,696     $3,682     $1,625     $147  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

  1.15  %(e)   1.27  %(f)   1.29  %(f)   1.42  %   1.16  %(e)

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

  1.15  %(e)   1.27  %(f)   1.29  %(f)   1.42  %   1.27  %(e)

Net investment income

  .80  %(e)   .80  %(f)   .68  %(f)   .56  %   .67  %(b)(e)

Portfolio turnover rate

  75  %   59  %   56  %   63  %   48  %

See footnote summary on page 34.

 

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Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class K  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,     March 1,
2005(g) to
October 31,
2005
 
      2007     2006    
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  4.82     $  4.31     $  3.74     $  3.79  
     

Income From Investment Operations

       

Net investment income(a)

  .02     .04     .04     .03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.56 )   .50     .57     (.07 )

Contribution from Adviser

  .00 (c)   .04     – 0   – 0
     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

  (.54 )   .58     .61     (.04 )
     

Less: Dividends and Distributions

       

Dividends from net investment income

  (.07 )   (.07 )   (.04 )   (.01 )

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

  (.40 )   – 0   – 0   – 0
     

Total dividends and distributions

  (.47 )   (.07 )   (.04 )   (.01 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  3.81     $  4.82     $  4.31     $  3.74  
     

Total Return

       

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (12.33 )%*   13.56  %*   16.28  %   (1.02 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $5,751     $6,705     $102     $10  

Ratio to average net assets of:

       

Expenses

  1.00  %(e)   .88  %(f)   .96  %(f)   1.03  %(e)

Net investment income

  .93  %(e)   .91  %(f)   1.02  %(f)   .79  %(e)

Portfolio turnover rate

  75  %   59  %   56  %   63  %

See footnote summary on page 34.

 

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Financial Highlights


 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class I  
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,     March 1,
2005(g) to
October 31,
2005
 
      2007     2006    
     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $  4.83     $  4.32     $  3.74     $  3.79  
     

Income From Investment Operations

       

Net investment income(a)

  .02     .06     .05     .04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

  (.55 )   .48     .58     (.08 )

Contribution from Adviser

  .00 (c)   .04     – 0   – 0
     

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

  (.53 )   .58     .63     (.04 )
     

Less: Dividends and Distributions

       

Dividends from net investment income

  (.07 )   (.07 )   (.05 )   (.01 )

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

  (.40 )   – 0   – 0   – 0
     

Total dividends and distributions

  (.47 )   (.07 )   (.05 )   (.01 )
     

Net asset value, end of period

  $  3.83     $  4.83     $  4.32     $  3.74  
     

Total Return

       

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

  (12.05 )%*   13.58  %*   16.84  %   (.97 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $2,316     $962     $574     $10  

Ratio to average net assets of:

       

Expenses

  .64  %(e)   .62  %(f)   .67  %(f)   .74  %(e)

Net investment income

  1.17  %(e)   1.41  %(f)   1.27  %(f)   1.08  %(e)

Portfolio turnover rate

  75  %   59  %   56  %   63  %

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) Net of expenses waived by the Adviser and the Transfer Agent.

 

(c) Amount is less than $.005.

 

(d) 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 charges 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.

 

(e) Annualized.

 

(f) The ratio includes expenses attributable to costs of proxy solicitation.

 

(g) Commencement of distributions.

 

* Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Fund resulting from the Dynergy class action settlement, which enhanced the performance of each share class for the six months ended April 30, 2008 and the year ended October 31, 2007 by .01% and .78%, respectively.

 

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Financial Highlights


 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

William H. Foulk, Jr.(1), Chairman

Marc O. Mayer, President and Chief Executive Officer

David H. Dievler(1),(2)

John H. Dobkin(1)

Michael J. Downey(1)

  

D. James Guzy(1)

Nancy P. Jacklin(1)

Garry L. Moody(1)

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)

Earl D. Weiner (1)

OFFICERS

Philip L. Kirstein, Senior Vice President
and Independent Compliance Officer

Frank V. Caruso(3), Senior Vice President

Craig Ayers, Vice President

 

Aryeh Glatter, Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Vincent S. Noto, Controller`

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust

Company

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

 

Principal Underwriter

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

  

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein Investor

Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 786003

San Antonio, TX 78278-6003

Toll-Free (800) 221-5672

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

345 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor

New York, NY 10154

 

(1) Member of the Audit Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee and Independent Directors Committee. Mr. Foulk is the sole member of the Fair Value Pricing Committee.

 

(2) Retiring effective June 30, 2008.

 

(3) The day-to-day management of and investment decisions for the Fund’s portfolio are made by the Relative Value Investment Team. Mr. Caruso is the investment professional with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GROWTH & INCOME FUND     35

 

Board of Directors


 

THE FOLLOWING IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SUMMARY OF SENIOR OFFICER’S EVALUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT1

The following is a summary of the evaluation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) and the AllianceBernstein Growth & Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”).2 The evaluation of the Investment Advisory Agreement was prepared by Philip L. Kirstein, the Senior Officer of the Fund, for the Directors of the Fund, as required by a September 2004 agreement between the Adviser and the New York State Attorney General (the “NYAG”). The Senior Officer’s evaluation of the Investment Advisory Agreement is not meant to diminish the responsibility or authority of the Board of Directors of the Fund to perform its duties pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “40 Act”) and applicable state law. The purpose of the summary is to provide shareholders with a synopsis of the independent evaluation of the reasonableness of the advisory fees proposed to be paid by the Fund which was provided to the Directors in connection with their review of the proposed approval of the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Senior Officer’s evaluation considered the following factors:

 

  1. Advisory fees charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser for like services;

 

  2. Advisory fees charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;

 

  3. Costs to the Adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the advisory agreement, excluding any intra-corporate profit;

 

  4. Profit margins of the Adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services;

 

  5. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger; and

 

  6. Nature and quality of the Adviser’s services including the performance of the Fund.

FUND ADVISORY FEES, REIMBURSEMENTS & RATIOS

The Adviser proposed that the Fund pay the advisory fee set forth in the table below for receiving the services to be provided pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. The fee schedule below, implemented in January 2004 in consideration of the Adviser’s settlement with the NYAG in December 2003, is

 

1 It should be noted that the information in the fee summary was completed on April 23, 2008 and presented to the Board of Directors on May 6-8, 2008.

 

2 Future references to the Fund do not include “AllianceBernstein.” References in the fee summary pertaining to performance and expense ratios refer to the Class A shares of the Fund.

 

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based on a master schedule that contemplates eight categories of funds with almost all funds in each category having the same advisory fee schedule.3

 

Category    Advisory Fee Based on % of
Average Daily Net Assets
  

Net Assets

02/29/08

($MIL)

   Fund
Value    

55 bp on 1st $2.5 billion

45 bp on next $2.5 billion

40 bp on the balance

   $3,397.7     Growth & Income 

Fund, Inc.

The Adviser is reimbursed as specified in the Investment Advisory Agreement for certain clerical, legal, accounting, administrative and other services provided to the Fund. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Adviser received $80,981 (0.002% of the Fund’s average daily net assets) for such services.

Set forth below are the Fund’s total expense ratios, for the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year:

 

Fund    Total Expense
Ratio4
     Fiscal
Year
Growth & Income Fund, Inc.    Advisor    0.67 %    October 31
   Class A

Class B

Class C

Class R

Class K

Class I

   0.95

1.71

1.69

1.27

0.88

0.62

%

%

%

%

%

%

  

I.  ADVISORY FEES CHARGED TO INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER CLIENTS

The advisory fees charged to investment companies which the Adviser manages and sponsors are normally higher than those charged to similar sized institutional accounts, including pension plans and sub-advised investment companies. The fee differential reflects, among other things, different services provided to such clients, and different liabilities assumed. Services provided by the Adviser to the Fund that are not provided to non-investment company clients and sub-advised investment companies include providing office space and personnel to serve as Fund Officers, who among other responsibilities make the certifications required under the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, and coordinating with and monitoring the Fund’s third party service providers such as Fund counsel, auditors, custodians, transfer agents and pricing services. The accounting, administrative, legal and compliance requirements for the Fund are more costly than those for institutional assets due to the greater complexities and time required for investment companies, although as previously noted, a portion of

 

3 Most of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds, which the Adviser manages, were affected by the Adviser’s settlement with the NYAG.

 

4 Annualized.

 

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these expenses are reimbursed by the Fund to the Adviser. Also, retail mutual funds managed by the Adviser are widely held. Servicing the Fund’s investors is more time consuming and labor intensive compared to institutional clients since the Adviser needs to communicate with a more extensive network of financial intermediaries and shareholders. The Adviser also believes that it incurs substantial entrepreneurial risk when offering a new mutual fund since establishing a new mutual fund requires a large upfront investment and it may take a long time for the fund to achieve profitability since the fund must be priced to scale from inception in order to be competitive and assets are acquired one account at a time. In addition, managing the cash flow of an investment company may be more difficult than managing that of a stable pool of assets, such as an institutional account with little cash movement in either direction, particularly, if a fund is in net redemption and the Adviser is frequently forced to sell securities to raise cash for redemptions. However, managing a fund with positive cash flow may be easier at times than managing a stable pool of assets. Finally, in recent years, investment advisers have been sued by institutional clients and have suffered reputational damage both by the attendant publicity and outcomes other than complete victories. Accordingly, the legal and reputational risks associated with institutional accounts are greater than previously thought, although still not equal to those related to the mutual fund industry.

Notwithstanding the Adviser’s view that managing an investment company is not comparable to managing other institutional accounts because the services provided are different and legal and reputational risks are greater, it is worth considering information regarding the advisory fees charged to institutional accounts with a similar investment style as the Fund.5 In addition to the AllianceBernstein Institutional fee schedule, set forth below is what would have been the effective advisory fee of the Fund had the AllianceBernstein Institutional fee schedule been applicable to the Fund versus the Fund’s advisory fees based on February 29, 2008 net assets:

 

Fund  

Net Assets

02/29/08

($MIL)

 

AllianceBernstein (“AB”)
Institutional (“Inst.”)

Fee Schedule

  Effective
AB Inst.
Adv. Fee
 

Fund

Advisory
Fee

Growth & Income Fund, Inc.   $3,397.7  

Relative Value

65 bp on 1st $25 million
50 bp on next $25 million
40 bp on next $50 million
30 bp on next $100 million

25 bp on the balance

Minimum account size: $25m

  0.258%   0.524%

The AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (“AVPS”), which is managed by the Adviser and is available through variable annuity and variable

 

5 The Adviser has indicated that with respect to institutional accounts with assets greater than $300 million, it will negotiate a fee schedule. Discounts that are negotiated vary based upon each client relationship.

 

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life contracts offered by other financial institutions, offers investors the option to invest in a portfolio with a substantially similar investment style as the Fund. The following table shows the fee schedule of the AVPS portfolio that has a substantially similar investment style as the Fund.6 Also shown is what would have been the effective advisory fee of the Fund had the AVPS fee schedule been applicable to the Fund:

 

Fund   AVPS
Portfolio
  Fee Schedule  

Effective
AVPS

Adv. Fee

  Fund
Advisory
Fee
Growth & Income Fund, Inc.   Growth &
Income Portfolio
 

0.55% on first $2.5 billion

0.45% on next $2.5 billion

0.40% on the balance

  0.524%   0.524%

The Adviser also manages and sponsors retail mutual funds, which are organized in jurisdictions outside the United States, generally Luxembourg and Japan, and sold to non-United States resident investors. The Adviser charges the following fees for American Value Portfolio, which is a Luxembourg fund that has a somewhat similar investment style as the Fund. It should be noted that Class A shares of the fund are charged an “all-in” fee, which covers investment advisory services and distribution related services, unlike Class I shares, whose fee is for investment advisory services only.

 

Fund    Fee  

American Value Portfolio

  

Class A

   1.50 %

Class I (Institutional)

   0.70 %

The Adviser provides sub-advisory services to certain other investment companies managed by other fund families. The Adviser charges the fees set forth below for each of these sub-advisory relationships. Also shown are what would have been the effective advisory fees of the Funds had the fee schedules of the sub-advisory relationships been applicable to those Funds based on February 29, 2008 net assets and the Funds’ advisory fees:

 

Fund        Fee Schedule  

Effective

Sub-Adv.

Fee

  Fund
Advisory
Fee

Growth & Income 

Fund, Inc.

  Client #1   

0.30% on 1st $1 billion

0.25% on next $500 million

0.20% thereafter

  0.237%    0.524% 
       
  Client #27   0.30%    0.300%    0.524% 

 

6 It should be noted that the AVPS portfolio was also affected by the settlement between the Adviser and the NYAG. As a result, the Fund has the same breakpoints in its advisory fee schedule as the AVPS portfolio.

 

7 This is the fee schedule of a fund managed by an affiliate of the Adviser.

 

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It is fair to note that the services the Adviser provides pursuant to sub-advisory agreements are generally confined to the services related to the investment process; in other words, they are not as comprehensive as the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser. In addition, to the extent that certain of these sub-advisory relationships are with affiliates of the Adviser, the fee schedules may not reflect arm’s-length bargaining or negotiations.

 

II. MANAGEMENT FEES CHARGED BY OTHER MUTUAL FUND COMPANIES FOR LIKE SERVICES.

Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an analytical service that is not affiliated with the Adviser, compared the fees charged to the Fund with fees charged to other investment companies for similar services offered by other investment advisers. Lipper’s analysis included the Fund’s ranking with respect to the proposed management fee relative to the median of the Fund’s Lipper Expense Group (“EG”)8 at the approximate current asset level of the Fund.9

Lipper describes an EG as a representative sample of comparable funds. Lipper’s standard methodology for screening funds to be included in an EG entails the consideration of several fund criteria, including fund type, investment classification/objective, load type and similar 12b-1/non-12b-1 service fees, asset (size) comparability, expense components and attributes. An EG will typically consist of seven to twenty funds.

 

Fund      Contractual
Management
Fee10
     Lipper
Expense
Group
Median
     Rank

Growth & Income Fund, Inc.

     0.513      0.607      4/14

Lipper also analyzed the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year total expense ratio in comparison to the Fund’s EG and Lipper Expense Universe (“EU”). The EU11 is a broader group compared to the EG, consisting of all funds that have the same investment classification/objective and load type as the subject Fund.

 

8 It should be noted that Lipper does not consider average account size when constructing EGs. Funds with relatively small average account sizes tend to have higher transfer agent expense ratio than comparable sized funds that have relatively large average account sizes. Note that there are limitations on Lipper expense category data because different funds categorize expenses differently.

 

9 The contractual management fee is calculated by Lipper using the Fund’s contractual management fee rate at a hypothetical asset level. The hypothetical asset level is based on the combined net assets of all classes of the Fund, rounded up to the next $25 million. Lipper’s total expense ratio information is based on the most recent annual report except as otherwise noted. A ranking of “1” would mean that the Fund had the lowest effective fee rate in the Lipper peer group.

 

10 The contractual management fee does not reflect any expense reimbursements made by the Fund to the Adviser for certain clerical, legal, accounting, administrative and other services.

 

11 Except for asset (size) comparability, Lipper uses the same criteria for selecting an EG when selecting an EU. Unlike the EG, the EU allows for the same adviser to be represented by more than just one fund.

 

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Fund   Expense
Ratio
(%)12
  Lipper
Expense
Group
Median (%)
  Lipper
Group
Rank
  Lipper
Expense
Universe
Median (%)
  Lipper
Universe
Rank

Growth & Income Fund, Inc.

  0.950   1.044   5/14   1.173   17/89

Based on this analysis, the Fund has a more favorable ranking on a management fee basis than on a total expense ratio basis.

 

III. COSTS TO THE ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES OF SUPPLYING SERVICES PURSUANT TO THE ADVISORY FEE ARRANGEMENT, EXCLUDING ANY INTRA-CORPORATE PROFIT.

The Adviser utilizes two profitability reporting systems, which operate independently but are aligned with each other, to estimate the Adviser’s profitability in connection with investment advisory services provided to the Fund. The Senior Officer has retained a consultant to provide independent advice regarding the alignment of the two profitability systems as well as the methodologies and allocations utilized by both profitability systems. See Section IV for additional discussion.

 

IV. PROFIT MARGINS OF THE ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES FOR SUPPLYING SUCH SERVICES.

The Fund’s profitability information, prepared by the Adviser for the Board of Directors, was reviewed by the Senior Officer and the consultant. The Adviser’s profitability from providing investment advisory services to the Fund decreased during calendar year 2007, relative to 2006.

In addition to the Adviser’s direct profits from managing the Fund, certain of the Adviser’s affiliates have business relationships with the Fund and may earn a profit from providing other services to the Fund. The courts have referred to this type of business opportunity as “fall-out benefits” to the Adviser and indicated that such benefits should be factored into the evaluation of the total relationship between the Fund and the Adviser. Neither case law nor common business practice precludes the Adviser’s affiliates from earning a reasonable profit on this type of relationship provided the affiliates’ charges and services are competitive. These affiliates provide transfer agent, distribution and brokerage related services to the Fund and receive transfer agent fees, Rule 12b-1 payments, front-end sales loads, contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) and brokerage commissions. In addition, the Adviser benefits from soft dollar arrangements which offset expenses the Adviser would otherwise incur.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (“ABI”), an affiliate of the Adviser, is the Fund’s principal underwriter. ABI and the Adviser have disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus that they may make revenue sharing payments from their own

 

12 Most recently completed fiscal year end Class A total expense ratio.

 

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resources, in addition to resources derived from sales loads and Rule 12b-1 fees, to firms that sell shares of the Fund. In 2006, ABI paid approximately 0.04% of the average monthly assets of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds or approximately $24 million for distribution services and educational support (revenue sharing payments). For 2008, it is anticipated, ABI will pay approximately 0.04% of the average monthly assets of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds or approximately $28 million.13 During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, ABI received from the Fund $38,576, $24,494,406 and $443,214 in front-end sales charges, Rule 12b-1 and CDSC fees, respectively.

Fees and reimbursements for out of pocket expenses charged by AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), the affiliated transfer agent for the Fund, are charged on a per account basis, based on the level of service provided and the class of share held by the account. ABIS also receives a fee per shareholder sub-account for each account maintained by an intermediary on an omnibus basis. ABIS’ after-tax profitability decreased in 2007 in comparison to 2006. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, ABIS received $3,610,661 in fees from the Fund.14

The Fund effected brokerage transactions through the Adviser’s affiliate, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC (“SCB & Co.”) and/or its U.K. affiliate, Sanford C. Bernstein Limited (“SCB Ltd.”), collectively “SCB,” and paid commissions for such transactions during the Portfolios’ most recently completed fiscal year. The Adviser represented that SCB’s profitability from business conducted with the Fund is comparable to the profitability of SCB’s dealings with other similar third party clients. In the ordinary course of business, SCB receives and pays liquidity rebates from electronic communications networks (“ECNs”) derived from trading for its clients, including the Fund. These credits and charges are not being passed onto any SCB client. The Adviser also receives certain soft dollar benefits from brokers that execute agency trades for the Fund and other clients. These soft dollar benefits reduce the Adviser’s cost of doing business and increase its profitability.

 

V. POSSIBLE ECONOMIES OF SCALE

The Adviser has indicated that economies of scale are being shared with shareholders through fee structures,15 subsidies and enhancement to services. Based

 

13 ABI currently inserts the “Advance” in quarterly account statements and pays the incremental costs associated with the mailing. The incremental cost is less than what an “independent mailing” would cost.

 

14 The fees disclosed are net of any expense offsets with ABIS. An expense offset is created by the interest earned on the positive cash balance that occurs within the transfer agent account as there is a one day lag with regards to money movement from the shareholder’s account to the transfer agent’s account and then the transfer agent’s account to the Fund’s account. During the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the fees paid by the Fund to ABIS were reduced by $383,293 under the offset agreement between the Fund and ABIS.

 

15 Fee structures include fee reductions, pricing at scale and breakpoints in advisory fee schedules.

 

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on some of the professional literature that has considered economies of scale in the mutual fund industry, it is thought that to the extent economies of scale exist, they may more often exist across a fund family as opposed to a specific fund. This is because the costs incurred by the Adviser, such as investment research or technology for trading or compliance systems can be spread across a greater asset base as the fund family increases in size. It is also possible that as the level of services required to operate a successful investment company has increased over time, and advisory firms make such investments in their business to provide services, there may be a sharing of economies of scale without a reduction in advisory fees.

An independent consultant, retained by the Senior Officer, provided the Board of Directors an update of the Deli16 study on advisory fees and various fund characteristics. The independent consultant first reiterated the results of his previous two dimensional comparison analysis (fund size and family size) with the Board of Directors. In this regard, it was noted that the advisory fees of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds were within the 25th–75th percentile of their comparable peers.17 The independent consultant then discussed the results of the regression model that was utilized to study the effects of various factors on advisory fees. The regression model output indicated that the bulk of the variation in fees predicted were explained by various factors, but substantially by fund AUM, family AUM, index fund indicator and investment style. The independent consultant observed that the actual advisory fees of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds were generally lower than the fees predicted by the study’s regression model.

The independent consultant also compared the advisory fees of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds to similar funds managed by 19 other large asset managers, regardless of the fund size and each Adviser’s proportion of mutual fund assets to non-mutual fund assets. The independent consultant observed that the advisory fees of certain AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds were higher than the medians of these select groups of funds.

 

VI. NATURE AND QUALITY OF THE ADVISER’S SERVICES, INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND

With assets under management of approximately $746 billion as of February 29, 2008, the Adviser has the investment experience to manage and provide non-investment services (described in Section I) to the Fund.

 

16 The Deli study was originally published in 2002 based on 1997 data.

 

17 The two dimensional analysis also showed patterns of lower advisory fees for funds with larger asset sizes and funds from larger family sizes compared to funds with smaller asset sizes and funds from smaller family sizes, which according to the independent consultant is indicative of a sharing of economies of scale and scope. However, in less liquid and active markets, such is not the case, as the empirical analysis showed potential for diseconomies of scale in those markets. The empirical analysis also showed diminishing economies of scale and scope as funds surpassed a certain high level of assets.

 

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The information prepared by Lipper shows the 1, 3, 5, and 10 year performance rankings of the Fund18 relative to its Lipper Performance Group (“PG”) and Lipper Performance Universe (“PU”)19 for the periods ended January 31, 2008.20

 

     Fund Return
(%)
  PG Median
(%)
  PU Median
(%)
  PG Rank   PU Rank

1 year

  -2.50   -3.64   -3.73   6/14   40/99

3 year

  6.61   7.56   7.55   10/13   60/89

5 year

  12.47   13.03   12.56   10/13   43/81

10 year

  6.97   6.05   5.72   4/12   12/44

Set forth below are the 1, 3, 5, 10 year and since inception performance returns of the Fund (in bold)21 versus its benchmark.22 Fund and benchmark volatility and reward-to-variability ratio (“Sharpe Ratio”) information is also shown.23

 

     Periods Ending January 31, 2008
Annualized Performance
                         Annualized    
  1 Year
(%)
  3 Year
(%)
  5 Year
(%)
  10 Year
(%)
  Since
Inception
(%)
  Volatility
(%)
  Sharpe
(%)
  Risk
Period
(Year)

Growth & Income Fund, Inc.

  -2.50   6.61   12.47   6.97   10.43   15.73   0.27   10

Russell 1000 Value Index

  -5.38   8.48   14.25   7.40   N/A   13.93   0.32   10

Inception Date: July 1, 1932

           

 

18 The performance rankings are for the Class A shares of the Fund. It should be noted that the performance returns of the Fund shown were provided by the Adviser. Lipper maintains its own database that includes the Fund’s performance returns. Rounding differences may cause the Adviser’s Fund returns to be one or two basis points different from Lipper’s own Fund returns. To maintain consistency, the performance returns of the Fund, as reported by the Adviser, are provided instead of Lipper.

 

19 The Fund’s PG is identical to the Fund’s EG. The Fund’s PU is not identical to the Fund’s EU as the criteria for including or excluding a fund in a PU is somewhat different from that of an EU.

 

20 Note that the current Lipper investment classification/objective dictates the PG and PU throughout the life of the fund even if a fund had a different investment classification/objective at a different point in time.

 

21 The performance returns and risk measures shown in the table are for the Class A shares of the Fund.

 

22 The Adviser provided Fund and benchmark performance return information for periods through January 31, 2008.

 

23 Fund and benchmark volatility and Sharpe Ratio information was obtained through Lipper LANA, a database maintained by Lipper. Volatility is a statistical measure of the tendency of a market price or yield to vary over time. A Sharpe Ratio is a risk adjusted measure of return that divides a fund’s return in excess of the riskless return by the fund’s standard deviation. A fund with a greater volatility would be seen as more risky than a fund with equivalent performance but lower volatility; for that reason, a greater return would be demanded for the more risky fund. A fund with a higher Sharpe Ratio would be viewed as better performing than a fund with a lower Sharpe Ratio.

 

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CONCLUSION:

Based on the factors discussed above the Senior Officer’s conclusion is that the proposed advisory fee for the Fund is reasonable and within the range of what would have been negotiated at arm’s-length in light of all the surrounding circumstances. This conclusion in respect of the Fund is based on an evaluation of all of these factors and no single factor was dispositive.

Dated: June 5, 2008

 

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THIS PAGE IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

Global Health Care Fund

Global Research Growth Fund

Global Technology Fund

Greater China ‘97 Fund

International Growth Fund

International Research Growth Fund

Value Funds

Domestic

Balanced Shares

Focused Growth & Income Fund

Growth & Income Fund

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Utility Income Fund

Value Fund

Global & International

Global Real Estate Investment Fund

Global Value Fund

International Value Fund

 

Taxable Bond Funds

Diversified Yield Fund*

Global Bond Fund*

High Income Fund*

Intermediate Bond Portfolio

Short Duration 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

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

AllianceBernstein Income Fund

AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income    Fund*

ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund

California Municipal Income Fund

New York Municipal Income Fund

The Spain Fund


Retirement Strategies Funds

 

2000 Retirement Strategy

 

2020 Retirement Strategy

 

2040 Retirement Strategy

2005 Retirement Strategy

 

2025 Retirement Strategy

 

2045 Retirement Strategy

2010 Retirement Strategy

 

2030 Retirement Strategy

 

2050 Retirement Strategy

2015 Retirement Strategy

 

2035 Retirement Strategy

 

2055 Retirement Strategy

We also offer Exchange Reserves,** which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AllianceBernstein mutual funds.

You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any AllianceBernstein fund/portfolio carefully before investing. For free copies of our prospectuses, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.alliancebernstein.com or contact your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

*   Prior to May 18, 2007, AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund was named National Municipal Income Fund. Prior to November 5, 2007, Diversified Yield Fund was named Global Strategic Income Trust and Global Bond Fund was named Global Government Income Trust. Prior to January 28, 2008, High Income Fund was named Emerging Market Debt 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.

 

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AllianceBernstein Family of Funds


NOTES

 

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ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GROWTH & INCOME FUND

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

800.221.5672

LOGO

 

 

GI-0152-0408   LOGO


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. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

ITEM 10. 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 11. 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 changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:

 

EXHIBIT NO.

   DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
12 (b) (1)    Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12 (b) (2)    Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12 (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 Growth and Income Fund, Inc.

 

By:   /s/ Marc O. Mayer
  Marc O. Mayer
  President

Date: June 30, 2008

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: June 30, 2008

 

By:   /s/ Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date: June 30, 2008

 

EX-99.CERT 2 dex99cert.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification Pursuant to Section 302

Exhibit 12(b)(1)

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Marc O. Mayer, President of AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Fund, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Fund, Inc.;

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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, 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 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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 


5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 30, 2008

/s/ Marc O. Mayer                

Marc O. Mayer

President

 


Exhibit 12(b)(2)

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Fund, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Fund, Inc.;

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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, 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 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 registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures 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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 


5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 30, 2008

/s/ Joseph J. Mantineo                        

Joseph J. Mantineo

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

EX-99.906 CERT 3 dex99906cert.htm CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certifications Pursuant to Section 906

EXHIBIT 12(c)

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 Growth and Income Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), hereby certifies that the Registrant’s report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2008 (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: June 30, 2008

 

By:   /s/ Marc O. Mayer        
 

Marc O. Mayer

President

 

By:   /s/ Joseph J. Mantineo        
 

Joseph J. Mantineo

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.

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