EX-3.2 3 ex3_2.htm EXHIBIT 3.2 Exhibit 3.2

EXHIBIT 3.2
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1
 
TO
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED
 
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
OF
 
ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.
 
 
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Alliance Capital Management L.P. (the “Partnership”) dated as of October 29, 1999 (the “Partnership Agreement”), is made and entered into as of February 24, 2006. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment that are not otherwise herein defined are used as defined in the Partnership Agreement.
 
WHEREAS, Section 17.01(a) of the Partnership Agreement provides that the General Partner may, without the approval of any Partner or other Person, amend any provision of the Partnership Agreement to reflect a change in the name of the Partnership;
 
WHEREAS, Section 17.01(d) of the Partnership Agreement provides that the General Partner may, without the approval of any Partner or other Person, amend any provision of the Partnership Agreement to reflect a change that the General Partner in its sole discretion determines does not adversely affect the Limited Partners in any material respect; and
 
WHEREAS, Section 17.01(g) of the Partnership Agreement provides that the General Partner may, without the approval of any Partner or other Person, amend any provision of the Partnership Agreement to reflect an amendment that the General Partner in its sole discretion determines is necessary or desirable to conform the provisions of the Partnership Agreement to the provisions of the Alliance Holding Partnership Agreement.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
 
1.    Amendments. (a) Section 2.01(b) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
 
“(b) “AllianceBernstein L.P.” shall be the name of the Partnership. The business of the Partnership shall be conducted under such name or such other name as the General Partner may from time to time in its sole discretion determine. “Limited Partnership” or “Ltd.” or “L.P.” (or similar words or letters) shall be included in the Partnership’s name where necessary or appropriate to maintain the limited liability of the Limited Partners or otherwise for the purpose of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires or as the General Partner may deem appropriate.”

(b) Section 2.02 of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Section 2.02 Names and Addresses of Partners. The General Partner of the Partnership is AllianceBernstein Corporation. The business address of the General Partner is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105. The General Partner may change its address at any time and from time to time. The names and business, residence or mailing addresses of the Limited Partners and the date upon which each such Person became a Limited Partner are as set forth from time to time in the records of the Partnership.
 
 
 

 
 
(c) The definition of “Alliance Holding” in Article 1 of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“AllianceBernstein Holding” shall mean AllianceBernstein Holding L.P., a publicly-traded Delaware limited partnership whose name was Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P., following a prior change from Alliance Capital Management L.P., in connection with the Reorganization.
 
2.    Application of Amendments. All references in the Partnership Agreement to (a) “Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P.” shall be deemed references to “AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.”, (b) “Alliance Capital Management Corporation” or “ACMC” shall be deemed references to “AllianceBernstein Corporation”, and (c) “Alliance Capital Management L.P.” shall be deemed references to “AllianceBernstein L.P.”
 
3.    Agreement. Except as amended pursuant to this Amendment, the Partnership Agreement is ratified, adopted, approved and confirmed in all respects and remains in full force and effect.
 
4.    Governing Law. Notwithstanding the place where this Amendment may be executed, all of the terms and provisions hereof shall be construed under and governed by the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the General Partner has executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
 
 
GENERAL PARTNER:
     
 
AllianceBernstein Corporation
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Adam R. Spilka
 
Name:
Adam R. Spilka
 
Title:
Senior Vice President,
   
Counsel and Secretary