-----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, HigR+6RDAuE96ddAl85y2QWMt4TP0kxdcm4SAiCBCPFXtwJMEkpLb+VrjbkBk/ZG plBExi3YGPmJDrx9/pjqEA== 0000936772-03-000374.txt : 20030909 0000936772-03-000374.hdr.sgml : 20030909 20030909172628 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000936772-03-000374 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030909 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20030909 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000003794 IRS NUMBER: 132754393 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-02383 FILM NUMBER: 03888606 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 PLAZA DRIVE STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: SECAUCUS STATE: NJ ZIP: 07094 BUSINESS PHONE: 2013194105 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 PLAZA DRIVE STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: SECAUCUS STATE: NJ ZIP: 07094 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCE BOND FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 N-CSR 1 edg9304.txt United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Form N-CSR CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number: 811-02383 AllianceBernstein Bond 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) Edmund P. Bergan, Jr. Alliance Capital Management, L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105 (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672 Date of fiscal year end: June 30, 2003 Date of reporting period: June 30, 2003 ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Government Fixed Income - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AllianceBernstein [LOGO](SM) Investment Research and Management AllianceBernstein Bond Fund U.S. Government Portfolio Annual Report -- June 30, 2003 Investment Products Offered - ------------------------- o Are Not FDIC Insured o May Lose Value o Are Not Bank Guaranteed - ------------------------- This shareholder report must be preceded or accompanied by the Fund's prospectus for individuals who are not current shareholders of the Fund. AllianceBernstein Investment Research and Management, Inc., the principal underwriter of the AllianceBernstein mutual funds and an affiliate of Alliance Capital Management L.P., the manager of the funds, is a member of the NASD. August 14, 2003 Annual Report We're excited to announce that Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc. has become AllianceBernstein Investment Research and Management, Inc. All of Alliance Capital's domestic mutual funds have been renamed AllianceBernstein. This report provides management's discussion of fund performance for AllianceBernstein Bond Fund U.S. Government Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for the annual reporting period ended June 30, 2003. Investment Objective and Policies This open-end fund seeks a high level of current income that is consistent with Alliance's determination of prudent investment risk. The Portfolio invests primarily in U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements and forward contracts relating to U.S. government securities. Investment Results The following table shows the performance of the Portfolio for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2003. Also included in the table are returns for the Portfolio's benchmark, the Lehman Brothers (LB) Government Bond Index, which represents the U.S. government bond market, and the Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average (the "Lipper Average"). INVESTMENT RESULTS* Periods Ended June 30, 2003 --------------------------------- Returns --------------------------------- 6 Months 12 Months -------------- -------------- AllianceBernstein Bond Fund U.S. Government Portfolio Class A 2.78% 8.82% - ------------------------------------------------------------ Class B 2.43% 8.07% - ------------------------------------------------------------ Class C 2.42% 8.06% - ------------------------------------------------------------ Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index 3.63% 11.34% - ------------------------------------------------------------ Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average 2.46% 8.63% - ------------------------------------------------------------ * The Portfolio's investment results are for the periods shown and are based on the net asset value (NAV) of each class of shares as of June 30, 2003. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Portfolio have been deducted, but no adjustment has been made for sales charges that may apply when shares are purchased or redeemed. Returns for Advisor Class shares will vary due to different expenses associated with this class. Returns for the Portfolio include the reinvestment of any distributions paid during each period. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 1 The unmanaged Lehman Brothers (LB) Government Bond Index is composed of the LB U.S. Treasury and Agency Bond Indices, the LB 1-3 Year Government Index and the LB 20+ Year Treasury Index. The unmanaged Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average is based on the performance of a universe of funds that invests at least 65% of their assets in U.S. government and agency issues. These funds generally have similar investment objectives to the Portfolio, although investment policies for the various funds may differ. In particular, many funds in the Lipper U.S. government universe are not required to invest solely in securities backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. For the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2003, the Lipper Average consisted of 186 and 180 funds, respectively. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of any particular investment, including AllianceBernstein Bond Fund U.S. Government Portfolio. Additional investment results appear on page 6. For the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2003, the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index. The Portfolio's interest rate exposure was the primary source of underperformance versus the benchmark, as it was positioned for a period of rising rates at the start of the year. In April, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced concerns about deflation risk and moved to an easing bias, finally cutting interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.00% at its June meeting. Market Overview and Investment Strategy Business conditions worsened in the first quarter of the year, despite record high corporate cash flow and signs of consumer strength in rising building permits and a new high in the mortgage refinance index. The U.S. economy contracted in February and March, in part because of bad weather, and also because of corporate and consumer hesitancy to make purchase and investment decisions during the Iraqi conflict. The second quarter saw interest rates fall sharply in anticipation of Federal Reserve easing. As a result, the bond markets delivered very strong absolute returns. Despite sluggish economic growth and the Fed's talk of deflation, the credit-sensitive sectors were the top performers, and lower-rated credits outperformed higher-rated debt. Notwithstanding a dramatic decline in Treasury yields, government bonds were the weakest performers in _______________________________________________________________________________ 2 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO the fixed income markets. Continued bank demand for mortgage-backed securities in the face of skyrocketing prepayment risk helped support prices in the mortgage sector, which returned 0.7% in the second quarter. Mortgage rates continued to plummet, hitting 4.7% in May. Investor wariness about the new prepayment frontier led to the outperformance of lower-coupon and prepay-sheltered pass-throughs. During the six-month period, we significantly reduced the Portfolio's exposure to U.S. government agency securities, as the rating agencies placed Freddie Mac's subordinated debt on credit watch and spreads on its debt widened. In the face of a massive refinancing wave, we reduced exposure to mortgage-backed securities and increased the Portfolio's U.S. Treasury holdings. Growing default rates in the first quarter led us to reduce the Portfolio's commercial mortgage-backed securities holdings. In asset-backed securities, we focused the Portfolio's holdings in upper-tier names that we believed were well protected from the looming regulatory and legal issues troubling the sector. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 3 PERFORMANCE UPDATE ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT 6/30/93 - 6/30/03 Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index: $19,968 Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average: $18,040 AllianceBernstein Bond Fund U.S. Government Portfolio Class A: $16,734 [THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS DEPICTED BY A MOUNTAIN CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL.] AllianceBernstein Lehman Lipper Bond Fund U.S. Brothers General Government Government U.S. Government Portfolio Bond Index Funds Average - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/30/93 $ 9,579 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 6/30/94 $ 9,394 $ 9,866 $ 9,749 6/30/95 $ 10,368 $ 11,056 $ 10,486 6/30/96 $ 10,549 $ 11,555 $ 11,222 6/30/97 $ 11,233 $ 12,410 $ 12,021 6/30/98 $ 12,357 $ 13,806 $ 13,302 6/30/99 $ 12,584 $ 14,227 $ 13,521 6/30/00 $ 13,139 $ 14,939 $ 14,053 6/30/01 $ 14,360 $ 16,483 $ 15,402 6/30/02 $ 15,380 $ 17,935 $ 16,633 6/30/03 $ 16,734 $ 19,968 $ 18,040 This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AllianceBernstein Bond Fund U.S. Government Portfolio Class A shares (from 6/30/93 to 6/30/03) as compared to the performance of an appropriate index. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The chart reflects the deduction of the maximum 4.25% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance for Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares will vary from the results shown above due to differences in expenses charged to these classes. Past performance is not indicative of future results, and is not representative of future gain or loss in capital value or dividend income. The unmanaged Lehman Brothers (LB) Government Bond Index is composed of the LB U.S. Treasury and Agency Bond Indices, the LB 1-3 Year Government Index and the LB 20+ Year Treasury Index. The unmanaged Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average is based on the performance of 64 funds (based on the number of funds in the average from 6/30/93 to 6/30/03). These funds generally have similar investment objectives to the Portfolio, although investment policies for the various funds may differ. When comparing AllianceBernstein Bond Fund U.S. Government Portfolio to the index and average shown above, you should note that no sales charges are reflected in the performance of the index. An investor cannot invest directly in an index or an average, and its results are not indicative of any specific investment, including AllianceBernstein Bond Fund U.S. Government Portfolio. _______________________________________________________________________________ 4 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO SUMMARY June 30, 2003 INCEPTION DATES Class A Shares 12/1/85 Class B Shares 9/30/91 Class C Shares 5/3/93 PORTFOLIO STATISTICS Net Assets ($mil): $1,786.4 SECURITY TYPE 43.1% U.S. Treasury 18.3% Federal National Mortgage Association 14.9% Collateralized Mortgage Obligations/ Asset Backed Securities [PIE CHART OMITTED] 8.5% Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 3.6% Government National Mortgage Association 2.0% Stripped MBS 0.9% Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Short-Term 8.7% Repurchase Agreement All data as of June 30, 2003. The Portfolio's security type breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 5 INVESTMENT RESULTS AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF JUNE 30, 2003 Class A Shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Without Sales Charge With Sales Charge 1 Year 8.82% 4.20% 5 Years 6.25% 5.32% 10 Years 5.74% 5.28% SEC Yield* 3.85% Class B Shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Without Sales Charge With Sales Charge 1 Year 8.07% 5.07% 5 Years 5.49% 5.49% 10 Years(a) 5.28% 5.28% SEC Yield* 3.29% Class C Shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Without Sales Charge With Sales Charge 1 Year 8.06% 7.06% 5 Years 5.52% 5.52% 10 Years 4.98% 4.98% SEC Yield* 3.29% The Portfolio's investment results represent average annual returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or capital gains distributions in additional shares without and with the effect of the 4.25% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A or applicable contingent deferred sales charge for Class B (3% year 1, 2% year 2, 1% year 3, 0% year 4); and for Class C shares (1% year 1). Returns for Class A shares do not reflect the imposition of the 1 year, 1% contingent deferred sales charge for accounts over $1,000,000. Returns for Advisor Class shares will vary due to different expenses associated with this class. The Portfolio normally invests all of its assets in securities that are rated at least BBB by Standard & Poor's or, if unrated, are of comparable quality. The Portfolio also may invest in convertible debt securities, preferred stock and dividend-paying stocks, U.S. government obligations, and foreign fixed-income securities. The Portfolio may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities, which may magnify fluctuations. Price fluctuations may also be caused by changes in interest rates or bond credit quality ratings. These changes have a greater effect on bonds with longer maturities than on those with shorter maturities. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. * SEC yields are based on SEC guidelines and are calculated on 30 days ended June 30, 2003. (a) Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years. _______________________________________________________________________________ 6 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS June 30, 2003 Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-76.2% U.S. Treasury Bonds-29.5% 5.375%, 2/15/31 $ 10,000 $ 11,263,680 6.125%, 11/15/27 45,000 54,791,055 6.25%, 8/15/23 75,000 91,892,625 6.375%, 8/15/27 40,000 50,120,320 7.125%, 2/15/23 45,000 60,315,840 7.25%, 5/15/16 20,000 26,604,700 7.50%, 11/15/16 95,000 128,988,530 11.25%, 2/15/15 20,000 34,087,500 12.50%, 8/15/14 45,150 69,659,768 --------------- 527,724,018 --------------- U.S. Treasury Notes-14.6% 2.00%, 5/15/06 92,000 93,006,296 2.625%, 5/15/08 10,000 10,094,540 3.625%, 5/15/13 45,000 45,365,670 3.875%, 2/15/13 16,100 16,572,310 4.00%, 11/15/12 91,700 95,450,438 --------------- 260,489,254 --------------- Federal National Mortgage Association-18.7% Zero coupon, 2/15/08 22,130 19,570,533 2.90%, 10/25/32 9,027 9,132,796 5.00%, TBA 50,000 50,406,250 5.50%, 9/25/13-4/25/33 112,507 57,759,181 6.00%, 12/01/13-11/25/27 39,308 41,053,410 7.00%, 4/01/07-1/01/21 119,859 127,476,979 7.50%, 12/01/09 4,832 5,135,328 8.00%, 3/25/07 3,876 4,118,704 8.50%, 4/01/08 3,461 3,650,000 9.00%, 8/01/21 1,058 1,171,047 10.00%, 11/01/13-10/01/14 12,549 14,189,212 11.00%, 7/01/16 1,049 1,214,797 --------------- 334,878,237 --------------- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.-8.8% 1.58%, 2/15/33 18,926 18,973,576 4.05%, 6/21/05 25,000 25,685,500 6.00%, 3/15/23 17,120 17,719,564 6.25%, 1/15/27 5,981 6,052,610 6.75%, 3/15/31 60,000 74,961,840 7.00%, 12/01/10 5,174 5,464,982 8.00%, 9/01/11 2,272 2,399,930 12.00%, 8/01/15-7/01/20 4,400 5,123,115 --------------- 156,381,117 --------------- _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 7 Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Government National Mortgage Association-3.7% Single Family Homes 7.50%, 12/15/14-3/15/32 $ 45,641 $ 48,924,404 8.00%, 3/15/12 10,408 11,242,691 8.15%, 9/15/20 1,593 1,731,111 9.00%, 12/15/09-12/15/19 3,301 3,621,675 --------------- 65,519,881 --------------- Federal Agricultural Mortgage Association-0.9% 6.725%, 7/25/13 15,219 16,591,325 --------------- Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (cost $1,304,780,227) 1,361,583,832 --------------- ASSET BACKED SECURITIES-5.9% Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2002-3 Cl.AV2 1.335%, 9/25/32 6,052 6,060,003 GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2003-FL1AC Cl.A 1.623%, 3/11/15(a) 24,634 24,630,565 MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2003-C Cl.A1 1.358%, 6/25/28 15,000 15,000,000 Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2003-2 Cl.A 1.468%, 8/25/33 25,000 25,000,000 Residential Asset Securities Corp. Series 2002-KS8 Cl.A3 3.69%, 4/25/27 10,000 10,310,200 Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance Series 2003-BC1 Cl.A 1.375%, 1/25/34 9,633 9,636,183 Winston Funding, Ltd. Series 2003-1 Cl.A2 2.18%, 4/23/09(a) 15,000 15,000,000 --------------- Total Asset Backed Securities (cost $105,302,464) 105,636,951 --------------- COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS-5.1% Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 1987-3 Cl.A1 9.00%, 5/25/17 2,367 2,367,357 MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2003B Cl.A1 1.375%, 4/25/28 10,849 10,848,834 _______________________________________________________________________________ 8 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prudential Home Mortgage Securities Co. Series 1994-1 Cl.A11 6.00%, 2/25/09 $ 28,030 $ 28,240,225 Structured Asset Securities Corp. Series 2003-20 Cl.1A1 5.50%, 7/25/33 18,495 19,090,354 Series 2003-7H Cl.A11 6.00%, 3/25/33 23,684 24,475,849 Summit Mortgage Trust Series 2003-1 Cl.1A1 6.88%, 4/28/35 6,634 6,752,151 --------------- Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost $92,102,859) 91,774,770 --------------- COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES-4.2% Asset Securitization Corp. Series 1997-MD7 Cl.A1B 7.41%, 1/13/30 16,847 18,983,368 Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Series 1997-ML1 Cl.A2 6.53%, 6/15/07 13,077 14,063,267 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 1995-C3 Cl.D 7.847%, 12/26/25 20,016 22,105,470 Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 1998-CF1 Cl.A1 6.33%, 7/15/32 9,617 9,998,147 Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association Series 2001-Cl Cl.A2 6.30%, 6/19/21(a) 8,708 9,662,770 --------------- Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (cost $70,214,734) 74,813,022 --------------- STRIPPED MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES-2.1% Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. Series 2002-2, Cl.XP 1.803%, 7/11/43(a) 90,000 8,291,700 Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Series 2001-CK3 Cl.AX 1.275%, 6/15/34(a) 38,319 2,258,504 Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. Series 2003-C1 Cl.XC zero coupon, 7/05/35(a) 113,250 4,972,807 Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2003-IQ4 Cl.X1 zero coupon, 5/15/40(a) 103,000 3,515,390 _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 9 Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mortgage Capital Funding, Inc. Series 1996-MC2 Cl.X 2.03%, 12/21/26 $ 104,715 $ 4,377,100 Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp. Series 1999-NRF1 Cl.AEC zero coupon, 11/01/31(a) 342,951 13,296,227 SACO I, Inc. Series 1997-2 Cl.X 1.59%, 8/25/36(a) 31,275 713,998 --------------- Total Stripped Mortgage Backed Securities (cost $43,383,354) 37,425,726 --------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-8.9% Repurchase Agreement-8.9% State Street Bank and Trust Co. 1.12%, dated 6/30/03, due 7/01/03 in the amount of $158,424,929 (collateralized by $23,775,000 FHLB, 1.40%, 9/17/04, value $23,890,570, $91,650,000 FNMA, 1.30%, 6/7/04, value $91,808,830 and $45,275,000 FHLB, 2.125%, 12/15/04, value $45,902,240) (cost $158,420,000) 158,420 158,420,000 --------------- Total Investments-102.4% (cost $1,774,203,638) 1,829,654,301 Other assets less liabilities*-(2.4%) (43,278,409) --------------- Net Assets-100% $ 1,786,375,892 =============== See footnote summary on page 11. _______________________________________________________________________________ 10 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO * SECURITIES LENDING INFORMATION Includes cash collateral received of $549,466,250 (representing 30.8% of net assets) for securities on loan as of June 30, 2003 (see Note E). The lending agent invested the cash collateral in short-term investments and interest received on these investments as follows:
Principal Current Amount Short-Term Investments Yield (000) U.S.$ Value =============== ============= ============= Associated Finance, 11/01/03 1.50% $ 1,800 $ 1,880,894 Bank America, 6/15/04 1.26% 25,295 27,452,923 Deutsche Bank, 2/2/04 1.34% 50,000 50,000,000 FHLB, 6/25/04 - 6/28/04 1.246% - 1.30% 50,000 50,000,000 FNMA, 5/5/05 2.00% 34,128 34,128,000 General Electric, 11/3/03 - 3/19/04 1.27% - 1.44% 13,245 14,024,222 Household Finance, 7/15/03 - 5/1/04 1.35% - 2.79% 61,954 62,966,568 JPM, 8/15/03 1.48% 1,000 1,075,776 K2 (USA) LLC, 4/26/04 1.55% 10,000 10,040,972 LB Baden-Wuerttemberg, 4/15/04 1.27% 5,000 5,332,956 Lion Connecticut, 8/3/15 1.89% 10,000 10,499,467 National Westminister Bancorp, 11/15/03 1.50% 5,000 5,401,715 Sigma, 12/15/03 - 6/16/04 1.26% - 1.52% 150,000 150,101,108 Wells Fargo, 11/1/03 1.30% 1,640 1,680,249 ZCM Matched Funding, 7/11/03 - 7/14/03 1.21% - 1.31% 110,000 109,813,954 ------------ 534,398,804 Shares ============ UBS Private Money Market Fund, LLC 1.15% 15,300,533 15,300,533 ------------ Total Short-Term Investments $549,699,337 ============
(a) Security exempt from Registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At June 30, 2003, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $82,341,961 or 4.6% of net assets. Glossary of Terms: FHLB - Federal Home Loan Bank FNMA - Federal NationalMortgage Association TBA - (To Be Assigned)-Securities are purchased on a forward commitment with an appropriate principal amount (generally +/- 1.0%) and no definite maturity date. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned. See notes to financial statements. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 11 STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES June 30, 2003 ASSETS Investments in securities, at value (cost $1,774,203,638) $ 1,829,654,301(a) Cash 43,912,986 Collateral held for securities loaned 549,466,250 Receivable for investment securities sold 345,375,725 Interest receivable 15,329,873 Receivable for capital stock sold 3,334,465 --------------- Total assets 2,787,073,600 --------------- LIABILITIES Payable for collateral received on securities loaned 549,466,250 Payable for investment securities purchased 439,271,041 Payable for capital stock redeemed 6,305,766 Advisory fee payable 2,359,546 Dividends payable 1,792,630 Distribution fee payable 812,152 Accrued expenses 690,323 --------------- Total liabilities 1,000,697,708 --------------- Net Assets $ 1,786,375,892 =============== COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS Capital stock, at par $ 238,423 Additional paid-in capital 1,939,621,597 Distributions in excess of net investment income (12,613,658) Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions (196,319,234) Net unrealized appreciation of investments 55,448,764 --------------- $ 1,786,375,892 =============== CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE Class A Shares Net asset value and redemption price per share ($889,114,693 / 118,700,915 shares of capital stock issued and outstanding) $7.49 Sales charge--4.25% of public offering price .33 ----- Maximum offering price $7.82 ===== Class B Shares Net asset value and offering price per share ($495,606,374 / 66,177,727 shares of capital stock issued and outstanding) $7.49 ===== Class C Shares Net asset value and offering price per share ($204,005,687 / 27,204,691 shares of capital stock issued and outstanding) $7.50 ===== Advisor Class Shares Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share ($197,649,138 / 26,339,599 shares of capital stock issued and outstanding) $7.50 ===== (a) Includes securities on loan with a value of $532,711,592 (see Note E). See notes to financial statements. _______________________________________________________________________________ 12 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Year Ended June 30, 2003 INVESTMENT INCOME Interest $ 86,923,790 EXPENSES Advisory fee $ 9,698,623 Distribution fee--Class A 2,702,157 Distribution fee--Class B 5,220,716 Distribution fee--Class C 2,293,231 Transfer agency 3,546,502 Printing 496,678 Custodian 402,874 Administrative 124,000 Audit and legal 114,788 Registration fees 74,141 Directors' fees 18,000 Miscellaneous 97,318 ------------ Total expenses before interest 24,789,028 Interest expense 226,944 ------------ Total expenses 25,015,972 Less: expense offset arrangement (see Note B) (2,955) ------------ Net expenses 25,013,017 ------------ Net investment income 61,910,773 ------------ REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS Net realized gain (loss) on: Investment transactions 53,152,476 Written options 954,531 Futures (6,605,444) Swap contracts (7,714,477) Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of: Investments 42,249,044 Futures 1,239,412 Swap contracts 2,598,092 ------------ Net gain on investment transactions 85,873,634 ------------ NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS $147,784,407 ============ See notes to financial statements. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 13 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS Year Ended Year Ended June 30, 2003 June 30, 2002 ============== ============== INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment income $ 61,910,773 $ 76,503,030 Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions 39,787,086 (2,033) Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of investments 46,086,548 20,025,936 -------------- -------------- Net increase in net assets from operations 147,784,407 96,526,933 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM Net investment income Class A (41,821,063) (45,917,533) Class B (20,589,855) (16,272,061) Class C (9,059,572) (8,987,433) Advisor Class (8,628,587) (5,326,003) Distributions in excess of net investment income Class A -0- (3,697,433) Class B -0- (1,310,281) Class C -0- (722,436) Advisor Class -0- (428,868) Tax return of capital Class A -0- (3,106,367) Class B -0- (1,100,822) Class C -0- (606,948) Advisor Class -0- (360,309) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net increase 72,866,684 279,883,858 -------------- -------------- Total increase 140,552,014 288,574,297 NET ASSETS Beginning of period 1,645,823,878 1,357,249,581 -------------- -------------- End of period $1,786,375,892 $1,645,823,878 ============== ============== See notes to financial statements. _______________________________________________________________________________ 14 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2003 NOTE A Significant Accounting Policies AllianceBernstein Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), formerly Alliance BondFund, Inc., is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company currently comprised of three portfolios: the Corporate Bond Portfolio, the Quality Bond Portfolio and the U.S. Government Portfolio. Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to the U.S. Government Portfolio. The U.S. Government Portfolio (the "Portfolio") offers Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.25% for purchases not exceeding $1,000,000. With respect to purchases of $1,000,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Class B shares are currently sold with a contingent deferred sales charge which declines from 3% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase. Advisor Class shares are sold without any initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. Advisor Class shares are offered to investors participating in fee-based programs and to certain retirement plan accounts. All four classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that each class bears different distribution expenses and has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Additional information about some of the items discussed in these Notes to Financial Statements is contained in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information, which is available upon request. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolio. 1. Security Valuation In accordance with Pricing Policies adopted by the Board of Directors of the Fund (the "Pricing Policies") and applicable law, portfolio securities are valued at current market value or at fair value. The Board of Directors has delegated to the Adviser, subject to the Board's continuing oversight, certain responsibilities with respect to the implementation of the Pricing Policies. Pursuant to the Pricing Policies, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their current market value. In general, the market value of these securities is determined as follows: _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 15 Securities listed on a national securities exchange or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices on such day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, then the security is valued in good faith at fair value in accordance with the Pricing Policies. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities not listed on an exchange but traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ") are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed put or call options are valued at the last sale price. If there has been no sale on that day, such securities will be valued at the closing bid prices on that day; open futures contracts and options thereon are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuations, the last available closing settlement price is used; securities traded in the over-the-counter market, (but excluding securities traded on NASDAQ) are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or other comparable sources; U.S. Government securities and other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are valued at amortized cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing their fair value as of the 61st day prior to maturity if their original term to maturity exceeded 60 days; fixed-income securities, including mortgage backed and asset backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker/dealers. In cases where broker/dealer quotes are obtained, the Pricing Policies provide that 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 are valued at fair value in accordance with the Pricing Policies. 2. Taxes It is the Portfolio'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. 3. Investment Income and Investment Transactions Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis. The Portfolio accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. Additionally, the Portfolio amortizes premiums on debt securities for financial statement reporting purposes. _______________________________________________________________________________ 16 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO 4. Income and Expenses All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro rata basis by each settled class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except that the Portfolio's Class B and Class C shares bear higher distribution and transfer agent fees than Class A and Advisor Class shares. Advisor Class shares have no distribution fees. 5. Dividends and Distributions Dividends and distributions to shareholders 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. 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. 6. Repurchase Agreements It is the Portfolio's policy that its custodian or designated subcustodian take control of securities as collateral under repurchase agreements and to determine on a daily basis that the value of such securities are sufficient to cover the value of the repurchase agreements. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of collateral by the Portfolio may be delayed or limited. NOTE B Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates Under the terms of an investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio pays Alliance Capital Management L.P. (the "Adviser") an advisory fee at a quarterly rate of .15 of 1% (approximately .60 of 1% on an annual basis) of the first $500 million of the Portfolio's net assets and .125 of 1% (approximately .50 of 1% on an annual basis) of its net assets over $500 million, valued on the last business day of the previous quarter. Pursuant to the advisory agreement, the Portfolio paid $124,000 to the Adviser representing the cost of certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser for the year ended June 30, 2003. The Portfolio compensates Alliance Global Investor Services, Inc. (AGIS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation amounted to $2,495,897 for the year ended June 30, 2003. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 17 For the year ended June 30, 2003, the Portfolio's expenses were reduced by $2,955 under an expense offset arrangement with AGIS. AllianceBernstein Investment Research and Management, Inc. (the "Distributor"), formerly Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Portfolio's shares. The Distributor has advised the Portfolio that it has received front-end sales charges of $48,272 from the sales of Class A shares and $108,249, $1,116,604 and $64,753 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended June 30, 2003. NOTE C Distribution Services Agreement The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .30 of 1% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares and 1% of the average daily net assets attributable to both Class B and Class C shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. The Distributor has advised the Portfolio that it has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Portfolio in the amount of $6,924,839, and $5,987,124 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively; such costs may be recovered from the Portfolio in future periods as long as the Agreement is in effect. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio's shares. NOTE D Investment Transactions Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended June 30, 2003, were as follows: Purchases Sales =============== =============== Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities) $ 383,713,776 $ 341,726,654 U.S. government securities 17,179,858,377 17,244,579,833 _______________________________________________________________________________ 18 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO At June 30, 2003, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows: Cost $ 1,786,273,989 --------------- Gross unrealized appreciation $ 57,373,390 Gross unrealized depreciation (13,993,078) --------------- Net unrealized appreciation $ 43,380,312 --------------- 1. Financial Futures Contracts The Portfolio may buy or sell financial futures contracts for the purpose of hedging its portfolio against adverse effects of anticipated movements in the market. The Portfolio bears the market risk that arises from changes in the value of these financial instruments and the imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures contracts and movements in the price of the securities hedged or used for cover. At the time the Portfolio enters into a futures contract, the Portfolio deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, the Portfolio agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Portfolio as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed. 2. Swap Agreements The Portfolio may enter into interest rate swaps to protect itself from interest rate fluctuations on the underlying debt instruments. A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interest payment to be received by the Portfolio, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Portfolio considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 19 The Portfolio records a net receivable or payable on a daily basis for the net interest income or expense expected to be received or paid in the interest period. Net interest received or paid on these contracts is recorded as interest income (or as an offset to interest income). Fluctuations in the value of swap contracts are recorded for financial statement purposes as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments. Realized gains and losses from terminated swaps are included in net realized gains or losses on investment transactions. 3. Option Transactions For hedging and investment purposes, the Portfolio 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 risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Portfolio pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Portfolio bears the risk of loss of 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 Portfolio writes an option, the premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Portfolio 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 in determining whether the Portfolio has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security purchased by the Portfolio. In writing an option, the Portfolio bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Exercise of an option written by the Portfolio could result in the Portfolio selling or buying a security at a price different from the current market value. _______________________________________________________________________________ 20 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO Transactions in options written for the year ended June 30, 2003 were as follows: Number of Premiums Contracts Received ============ ============ Options outstanding at beginning of the period -0- $ -0- Options written 1,100 1,071,609 Options terminated in closing purchase transactions (1,100) (1,071,609) Options expired -0- -0- ------------ ------------ Options outstanding at June 30, 2003 -0- $ -0- ============ ============ 4. Reverse Repurchase Agreements Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Portfolio sells securities and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon date and price. At the time the Portfolio enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish a segregated account with the custodian containing liquid assets having a value at least equal to the repurchase price. For the year ended June 30, 2003, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was $90,320,381 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 1.37%. NOTE E Securities Lending The Portfolio has entered into a securities lending agreement with AG Edwards & Sons, Inc. (the"Lending Agent"). Under the terms of the agreement, the Lending Agent, on behalf of the Portfolio, administers the lending of portfolio securities to certain broker-dealers. In return, the Portfolio receives fee income from the lending transactions or it retains a portion of interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Portfolio also continues to receive dividends or interest on the securities loaned. 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 Portfolio. 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 accordance with the investment restrictions of the Portfolio in one or more of the following investments: U.S. government or U.S. government agency obligations, bank obligations, corporate debt obligations, asset-backed securities, investment funds, structured products, repurchase agreements and an eligible money market fund. The Lending Agent will indemnify the Portfolio for any loss resulting from a borrower's failure to return a loaned security when due. As of June 30, 2003, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a value of $532,711,592 and received cash collateral of $549,466,250 which was invested in short-term securities as included in the footnotes to the accompanying portfolio of investments. For the year ended June 30, 2003, the Portfolio earned fee income of _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 21 $1,412,548 which is included in interest income in the accompanying statement of operations. NOTE F Capital Stock There are 12,000,000,000 shares of $.001 par value capital stock authorized, divided into four classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares. Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital stock were as follows: Shares Amount --------------------------- ------------------------------ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended June 30, 2003 June 30, 2002 June 30, 2003 June 30, 2002 ----------------------------------------------------------- Class A Shares sold 99,871,241 147,432,112 $ 738,562,949 $1,062,360,414 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends 3,397,687 4,167,873 25,217,655 30,124,250 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares converted from Class B 2,638,670 3,136,090 19,834,712 24,883,707 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares redeemed (107,352,732) (158,502,944) (794,926,312) (1,143,883,509) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net decrease (1,445,134) (3,766,869) $ (11,310,996) $ (26,515,138) =============================================================================== Class B Shares sold 41,363,192 39,137,935 $ 305,612,817 $ 285,085,120 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends 1,747,439 1,616,781 12,971,394 11,691,662 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares converted to Class A (2,666,482) (3,546,194) (19,834,712) (24,883,707) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares redeemed (29,791,395) (20,377,516) (221,190,959) (148,144,475) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net increase 10,652,754 16,831,006 $ 77,558,540 $ 123,748,600 =============================================================================== Class C Shares sold 17,523,866 19,154,718 $ 129,704,727 $ 139,438,986 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends 741,897 910,419 5,512,251 6,592,467 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares redeemed (19,058,320) (15,734,751) (141,500,884) (113,989,182) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) (792,557) 4,330,386 $ (6,283,906) $ 32,042,271 =============================================================================== Advisor Class Shares sold 5,728,180 20,316,829 $ 42,725,185 $ 146,617,899 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends 1,166,739 818,898 8,673,997 5,898,085 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares redeemed (5,229,251) (264,735) (38,496,136) (1,907,859) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net increase 1,665,668 20,870,992 $ 12,903,046 $ 150,608,125 =============================================================================== _______________________________________________________________________________ 22 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO NOTE G Joint Credit Facility A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolio, participate in a $750 million revolving credit facility (the "Facility") to provide short-term financing if necessary, in connection with abnormal redemption activity. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in the miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolio did not utilize the Facility during the year ended June 30, 2003. NOTEH Distributions to Shareholders The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002 were as follows: 2003 2002 ============= ============= Distributions paid from: Ordinary income $ 80,099,077 $ 82,835,463 ------------- ------------- Total taxable distributions 80,099,077 82,835,463 Tax return of capital -0- 5,174,446 ------------- ------------- Total distributions paid $ 80,099,077(a) $ 88,009,909(a) ============= ============= As of June 30, 2003, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows: Accumulated capital and other losses $(195,017,573)(b) Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) 43,326,075(c) ------------- Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) $(151,691,498) ============= (a) Total distributions paid differ from the Statement of Changes in Net Assets because for tax purposes dividends are recognized when actually paid. (b) On June 30, 2003, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes of $195,017,573 (of which $5,458,443 and $25,133,978 were attributable to the purchase of net assets of Alliance Limited Maturity Government Income Fund, Inc. and Alliance Mortgage Securities Income Fund, Inc., respectively, by the Fund in December of 2000), of which $64,973,014 expires in the year 2004, $51,829,521 expires in the year 2005, $6,928,773 expires in the year 2006, $16,083,708 expires in the year 2007, $48,732,137 expires in the year 2008, and $6,470,420 expires in the year 2009. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforwards, such gains will not be distributed. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003, $76,817,063 of capital loss carryforward expired. Based on certain provision in the Internal Revenue Code, various limitations regarding the future utilization of these carryforwards, brought forward as a result of the Portfolio's merger with Alliance Limited Maturity Government, Inc. and the Alliance Mortgage Securities Fund, Inc., may apply. (c) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 23 During the current fiscal year, permanent differences, primarily due to a tax distribution in excess of earnings, tax character of paydown losses, expiration of capital loss carryforwards and the tax treatment of bond premium, resulted in a net decrease in distributions in excess of net investment income, a net decrease in accumulated net realized loss on investments and a decrease in additional paid-in capital. This reclassification had no effect on net assets. _______________________________________________________________________________ 24 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
Class A --------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended June 30, --------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2002(a) 2001 2000 1999 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net asset value, beginning of period $7.21 $7.14 $6.99 $7.19 $7.57 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net investment income(b) .27 .37 .47 .50 .52 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions .35 .13 .17 (.20) (.37) Net increase in net asset value from operations .62 .50 .64 .30 .15 LESS: DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from net investment income (.34) (.37) (.47) (.49) (.52) Distributions in excess of net investment income -0- (.03) (.01) -0- (.01) Tax return of capital -0- (.03) (.01) (.01) -0- Total dividends and distributions (.34) (.43) (.49) (.50) (.53) Net asset value, end of period $7.49 $7.21 $7.14 $6.99 $7.19 TOTAL RETURN Total investment return based on net asset value(c) 8.82% 7.11% 9.30% 4.41% 1.83% RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $889,115 $865,739 $884,574 $430,895 $426,167 Ratio to average net assets of: Expenses 1.10% 1.23% 2.11% 2.14% 1.17% Expenses, excluding interest expense 1.09% 1.09% 1.13% 1.12% 1.08% Net investment income 3.64% 5.15% 6.57% 7.13% 6.86% Portfolio turnover rate 976% 1009% 712% 398% 320%
See footnote summary on page 28. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 25 Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
Class B --------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended June 30, --------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2002(a) 2001 2000 1999 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net asset value, beginning of period $7.21 $7.14 $7.00 $7.20 $7.57 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net investment income(b) .22 .32 .42 .44 .46 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions .35 .13 .16 (.19) (.36) Net increase in net asset value from operations .57 .45 .58 .25 .10 LESS: DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from net investment income (.29) (.32) (.42) (.44) (.46) Distributions in excess of net investment income -0- (.03) (.01) -0- (.01) Tax return of capital -0- (.03) (.01) (.01) -0- Total dividends and distributions (.29) (.38) (.44) (.45) (.47) Net asset value, end of period $7.49 $7.21 $7.14 $7.00 $7.20 TOTAL RETURN Total investment return based on net asset value(c) 8.07% 6.36% 8.39% 3.64% 1.22% RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $495,606 $400,221 $276,308 $200,283 $338,310 Ratio to average net assets of: Expenses 1.82% 1.93% 2.90% 2.80% 1.87% Expenses, excluding interest expense 1.81% 1.80% 1.83% 1.83% 1.79% Net investment income 2.95% 4.41% 5.95% 6.28% 6.13% Portfolio turnover rate 976% 1009% 712% 398% 320%
See footnote summary on page 28. _______________________________________________________________________________ 26 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period Financial Highlights
Class C --------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended June 30, --------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2002(a) 2001 2000 1999 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net asset value, beginning of period $7.22 $7.15 $7.00 $7.20 $7.57 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net investment income(b) .22 .32 .43 .45 .46 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions .35 .13 .16 (.20) (.36) Net increase in net asset value from operations .57 .45 .59 .25 .10 LESS: DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from net investment income (.29) (.32) (.43) (.44) (.46) Distributions in excess of net investment income -0- (.03) (.01) -0- (.01) Tax return of capital -0- (.03)-0- (.01) -0- Total dividends and distributions (.29) (.38) (.44) (.45) (.47) Net asset value, end of period $7.50 $7.22 $7.15 $7.00 $7.20 TOTAL RETURN Total investment return based on net asset value(c) 8.06% 6.35% 8.54% 3.64% 1.22% RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $204,006 $202,030 $169,213 $112,808 $144,145 Ratio to average net assets of: Expenses 1.81% 1.93% 2.89% 2.82% 1.87% Expenses, excluding interest expense 1.80% 1.79% 1.83% 1.83% 1.78% Net investment income 2.96% 4.42% 5.94% 6.35% 6.13% Portfolio turnover rate 976% 1009% 712% 398% 320%
See footnote summary on page 28. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 27 Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period Advisor Class ------------------------------------ October 6, Year Ended June 30, 2000(d) to ------------------------ June 30, 2003 2002(a) 2001 ----------- ----------- ----------- Net asset value, beginning of period $7.21 $7.14 $7.05 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Net investment income(b) .29 .39 .34 Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions .37 .13 .12 Net increase in net asset value from operations .66 .52 .46 LESS: DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from net investment income (.37) (.39) (.34) Distributions in excess of net investment income -0- (.03) (.02) Tax return of capital -0- (.03) (.01) Total dividends and distributions (.37) (.45) (.37) Net asset value, end of period $7.50 $7.21 $7.14 TOTAL RETURN Total investment return based on net asset value(c) 9.29% 7.41% 6.65% RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $197,649 $177,834 $27,154 Ratio to average net assets of: Expenses .81% .89% 1.38%(e) Expenses, excluding interest expense .80% .81% .81%(e) Net investment income 3.96% 5.41% 6.74%(e) Portfolio turnover rate 976% 1009% 712% (a) As required, effective July 1, 2001, the Portfolio has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide, Audits of Investment Companies, and began amortizing premium on debt securities for financial statement reporting purposes only. The effect of this change for the year ended June 30, 2002 was to decrease net investment income per share by $.03, increase net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions per share by $.03, and decrease the ratio of net investment income to average net assets from 5.56% to 5.15% for Class A, from 4.82% to 4.41% for Class B, from 4.83% to 4.42% for Class C and from 5.81% to 5.41% for Advisor Class. Per share, ratios and supplemental data for periods prior to July 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation. (b) Based on average shares outstanding. (c) 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 investment 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. (d) Commencement of distribution. (e) Annualized. _______________________________________________________________________________ 28 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of AllianceBernstein Bond Fund, Inc. U.S. Government Portfolio We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the U.S. Government Portfolio (the "Portfolio") (one of the portfolios constituting the AllianceBernstein Bond Fund, Inc., formerly Alliance Bond Fund, Inc.) as of June 30, 2003, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2003, by correspondence with the custodian and others. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the U.S. Government Portfolio of the AllianceBernstein Bond Fund, Inc. at June 30, 2003, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the indicated periods, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP New York, New York August 8, 2003 _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 29 BOARD OF DIRECTORS John D. Carifa, Chairman and President Ruth Block(1) David H. Dievler(1) John H. Dobkin(1) William H. Foulk, Jr.(1) Clifford L. Michel(1) Donald J. Robinson(1) OFFICERS Kathleen A. Corbet, Senior Vice President Matthew D.W. Bloom, Vice President Paul J. DeNoon, Vice President S. Sean Kelleher, Vice President Jeffrey S. Phlegar, Vice President Edmund P. Bergan, Jr., Secretary Mark D. Gersten, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer Vincent S. Noto, Controller Custodian State Street Bank & Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Principal Underwriter AllianceBernstein Investment Research and Management, Inc. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105 Transfer Agent Alliance Global Investor Services, Inc. P.O. Box 786003 San Antonio, Texas 78278-6003 Toll-Free (800) 221-5672 Independent Auditors Ernst & Young LLP 5 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Legal Counsel Seward & Kissel LLP One Battery Park Plaza New York, NY 10004 (1) Member of the Audit Committee. _______________________________________________________________________________ 30 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND Board of Directors Information The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Fund's Directors is set forth below.
PORTFOLIOS IN FUND OTHER NAME, AGE OF DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL COMPLEX DIRECTORSHIPS ADDRESS OCCUPATION(S) OVERSEEN BY HELD BY (YEARS OF SERVICE*) DURING PAST 5 YEARS DIRECTOR DIRECTOR - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERESTED DIRECTOR John D. Carifa, **, 58 President, Chief Operating Officer 113 None 1345 Avenue of the and a Director of Alliance Capital Americas Management Corporation New York, NY 10105 (15) ("ACMC"), with which he has been associated with since prior to 1998. DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS Ruth Block, #+, 72 Formerly an Executive Vice 94 None P.O. Box 4623 President and Chief Insurance Stamford, CT 06903 (15) Officer of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ofEvlico. Formerly a Director of Avon, BP (oil and gas), Ecolab Incorporated (specialty chemicals), Tandem Financial Group and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation. Formerly Governor at Large National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. David H. Dievler, #+, 73 Independent Consultant. Until 98 None P.O. Box 167 December 1994, Senior Vice Spring Lake, NJ 07762 President of ACMC responsible (15) for mutual fund administration. Prior to joining ACMC in 1984, Chief Financial Officer of Eberstadt Asset Management since 1968. Prior to that, Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse & Co. Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1953. John H. Dobkin, #+, 61 Consultant. Formerly a President 95 None P.O. Box 12 of Save Venice, Inc. from 2001- Annandale, NY 12504 2002, Senior Advisor from June (5) 1999-June 2000 and President of Historic Hudson Valley from December 1989-May 1999. Previously, Director of the National Academy of Design and during 1988-1992, Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of ACMC.
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PORTFOLIOS IN FUND OTHER NAME, AGE OF DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL COMPLEX DIRECTORSHIPS ADDRESS OCCUPATION(S) OVERSEEN BY HELD BY (YEARS OF SERVICE*) DURING PAST 5 YEARS DIRECTOR DIRECTOR - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS (continued) William H. Foulk, Jr., #+, 70 Investment Adviser and 110 None 2 Sound View Drive Independent Consultant. Formerly Suite 100 Senior Manager of Barrett Greenwich, CT 06830 Associates, Inc.,a registered (5) investment adviser, with which he had been associated since prior to 1998. Formerly Deputy Comptroller of the State of New York and, prior thereto, Chief Investment Officer of the New York Bank for Savings. Clifford L. Michel, #+, 64 Senior Counsel of the law firm of 94 Placer Dome, Inc. 15 St. Bernard's Road Cahill Gordon & Reindel since Gladstone, NJ 07934 February 2001 and a partner of (15) that firm for more than twenty-five years prior thereto, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wenonah Development Company (investments) and a Director of Placer Dome, Inc. (mining). Donald J. Robinson, #+, 69 Senior Counsel to the law firm of 93 None 98 Hell's Peak Road Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Weston, VT 05161 (6) since prior to 1998. Formerly a senior partner and a member of the Executive Committee of that firm. Formerly a member and Chairman of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board and a Trustee of the Museum of the City of New York.
* There is no stated term of office for the Fund's Directors. ** Mr. Carifa is an "interested director", as defined in the 1940 Act, due to his position as President and Chief Operating Officer of ACMC, the Fund's investment adviser. # Member of the Audit Committee. + Member of the Nominating Committee. _______________________________________________________________________________ 32 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO Officer Information Certain information concerning the Fund's Officers is listed below.
NAME, POSITION(S) PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ADDRESS* AND AGE HELD WITH FUND DURING PAST 5 YEARS** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kathleen A. Corbet, (43) Senior Vice President Executive Vice President of Alliance Capital Management Corporation (ACMC),** with which she has been associated since prior to 1998. Matthew D.W. Bloom, (47) Vice President Senior Vice President of ACMC,** with which he has been associated since prior to 1998. Jeffrey S. Phlegar, (37) Vice President Vice President of ACMC,** with which he has been associated since prior to 1998. S. Sean Kelleher, (42) Vice President Senior Vice President of ACMC since 1999. Previously, a manager of the MBS swaps desk at Deutsche Bank since 1997 and worked in fixed income research at Merrill Lynch since prior to 1998. Paul J. DeNoon, (41) Vice President Senior Vice President of ACMC,** with which he has been associated since prior to 1998. Edmund P. Bergan, Jr., (53) Secretary Senior Vice President and General Counsel of AllianceBernstein Investment Research and Management, Inc. ("ABIRM")** and Alliance Global Investor Services, Inc. ("AGIS"),** with which he has been associated since prior to 1998. Mark D. Gersten, (52) Treasurer and Chief Senior Vice President of AGIS,** with which Financial Officer he has beenassociated since prior to 1998. Vincent S. Noto (38) Controller Vice President of AGIS,** with which he has been associated since prior to 1998.
* The address for each of the Fund's Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105. ** ACMC, ABIRM, and AGIS are affiliates of the Fund. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") has additional information about the Fund's Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or Alliance Capital at 1-800-227-4618 for a free prospectus or SAI. _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 33 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN FAMILY OF FUNDS U.S. Growth Funds Growth Fund Health Care Fund Mid-Cap Growth Fund Premier Growth Fund Quasar Fund Technology Fund Value Funds Balanced Shares Disciplined Value Fund Global Value Fund Growth & Income Fund International Value Fund Real Estate Investment Fund Small CapValue Fund Utility Income Fund Value Fund Blended Style Series U.S. Large Cap Portfolio Global & International Stock Funds All-Asia Investment Fund Global Small Cap Fund Greater China '97 Fund International Premier Growth Fund New Europe Fund Worldwide Privatization Fund Select Investor Series Biotechnology Portfolio Premier Portfolio Technology Portfolio Taxable Bond Funds Americas Government Income Trust Corporate Bond Portfolio Emerging Market Debt Fund Global Strategic Income Trust High Yield Fund Multi-Market Strategy Trust Quality Bond Portfolio U.S. Government Portfolio Tax-Exempt Bond Funds National Intermediate Diversified Insured National Arizona California Intermediate California Insured California Florida Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Jersey New York Intermediate New York Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia Asset Allocation Funds Conservative Investors Fund Growth Investors Fund Closed-End Funds All-Market Advantage Fund ACM Income Fund ACM Government Opportunity Fund ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund ACM Managed Income Fund ACM Municipal Securities Income Fund California Municipal Income Fund National Municipal Income Fund New York Municipal Income Fund The Spain Fund World Dollar Government Fund World Dollar Government Fund II AllianceBernstein also offers AllianceBernstein Exchange Reserves, which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AllianceBernstein mutual funds. To obtain a prospectus for any AllianceBernstein fund, call your investment professional, or call AllianceBernstein at (800) 227-4618 or visit our web site at www.alliancebernstein.com. _______________________________________________________________________________ 34 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO NOTES _______________________________________________________________________________ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO o 35 NOTES _______________________________________________________________________________ 36 o ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN BOND FUND U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105 (800) 221-5672 AllianceBernstein [LOGO](SM) Investment Research and Management SM This service mark used under license from the owner, Alliance Capital Management L.P. USGAR0603 ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS. Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not yet effective with respect to the registrant. ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not yet effective with respect to the registrant. ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not yet effective with respect to the registrant. ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. Not applicable to the registrant. ITEM 6. [RESERVED] ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. Not applicable to the registrant. ITEM 8. [RESERVED] ITEM 9. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document. (b) There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal controls that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. ITEM 10. EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR: Exhibit No. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT 10 (b) (1) Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 10 (b) (2) Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 10 (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 Bond Fund, Inc. By: /s/John D. Carifa --------------------------------- John D. Carifa President Date: August 22, 2003 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/John D. Carifa --------------------------------- John D. Carifa President Date: August 22, 2003 By: /s/Mark D. Gersten ------------------------------- Mark D. Gersten Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Date: August 22, 2003 EX-99.CERT 3 ex10b_302.txt Exhibit 10(b)(1) CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER I, John D. Carifa, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of AllianceBernstein Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"); 2. Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Fund as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report; 4. The Fund's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the Fund and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Fund, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the Fund's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Report based on such evaluation; and c) disclosed in this Report any change in the Fund's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year [or second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report] that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The Fund's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the Fund's auditors and the audit committee of the Fund's board of directors: a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Fund's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Fund's internal controls. Date: August 22, 2003 /s/ John D. Carifa --------------------------- John D. Carifa Chairman and President Exhibit 10(b)(2) CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER I, Mark D. Gersten, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of AllianceBernstein Bond Fund, Inc.(the "Fund"); 2. Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Fund as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report; 4. The Fund's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the Fund and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Fund, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the Fund's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Report based on such evaluation; and c) disclosed in this Report any change in the Fund's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year [or second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report] that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The Fund's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the Fund's auditors and the audit committee of the Fund's board of directors: a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Fund's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Fund's internal controls. Date: August 22, 2003 /s/ Mark D. Gersten --------------------------- Mark D. Gersten Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer EX-99.906 CERT 4 ex10c_906.txt Exhibit 10(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 Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), hereby certifies that the Registrant's report on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2003 (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: August 22, 2003 By: /s/John D. Carifa --------------------------------- John D. Carifa Chairman and President By: /s/Mark D. Gersten ---------------------------------- Mark D. Gersten Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----