Sec Form 4 Filing - AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO @ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. - 2018-12-31

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. [ AB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/31/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10104 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Units ( 1 ) 12/31/2018 J( 2 ) 1,444,356 D 0 I See footnotes

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANC E CO 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY10104 See Remarks Signatures /s/ Anders B. Malmstrom, Senior Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer 01/03/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests ("Holding Units") in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ( 2 )On December 31, 2018, ACMC, LLC distributed 1,444,356 Holding Units and 74,406,933 units of limited partnership interests of AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AB Capital Units") to its sole member, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company ("AXA Equitable"). Upon receipt of the 1,444,356 Holding Units and 74,406,933 AB Capital Units, AXA Equitable immediately contributed the 1,444,356 Holding Units and 74,406,933 AB Capital Units to its wholly owned subsidiary, Alpha Units Holdings, Inc. AXA Equitable distributed the shares of Alpha Units Holdings, Inc. to its direct parent company, AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC. Upon receipt of the shares of Alpha Units Holdings, Inc., AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC immediately distributed the shares of Alpha Units Holdings, Inc. to its sole member, AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. ( 3 )Not applicable.

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