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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2023 (May 31, 2023)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On May 31, 2023, Kate Burke notified AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB”) of her resignation from her positions as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 31, 2023, to become the president of a large privately-owned asset management firm.
(c) AB appointed William R. Siemers, AB's Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Siemers, age 63, has served as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since March 2018, and will continue in that role in addition to serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Prior to serving as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Mr. Siemers served as Director of Financial Reporting, a position that he held since July 2004. Mr. Siemers also served as Interim Chief Financial Officer for AB from March 22, 2022 to July 6, 2022.
In addition, AB appointed Karl Sprules, AB's Head of Global Technology & Operations, as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Sprules, age 50, has served as Head of Global Technology & Operations since July 2019, and will continue in that role in addition to serving as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Sprules joined AB's technology department in 1998 as a senior systems engineer in the firm's London office. From 2012 to 2020, Mr. Sprules served as AB’s chief technology officer. In 2012, Mr. Sprules became head of Infrastructure Services for Equities, managing investment operations, operational risk and technology teams. From 2005 to 2012, Mr. Sprules led technology for AB's Private Wealth, Institutional and Client groups. Before joining AB, Mr. Sprules held research analyst positions in cellular and defense product development.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. | |||||||||||
| Dated: June 1, 2023 | By: | /s/ David M. Lesser | |||||||||
| David M. Lesser Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||