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Form 10-K ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDIN For: Dec 31

February 12, 2020 6:25 AM EST

DESCRIPTION OF ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN UNITS AND
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. UNITS


General

Interests in AllianceBernstein L.P. (“ABLP”) are in the form of units of limited partnership interest (“ABLP units”). Interests in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB Holding”) are in the form of units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests (“AB Holding units”). AB Holding is the record owner of a number of ABLP units equal to the number of AB Holding units then outstanding. As of December 31, 2019, there were 98,192,098 AB Holding units outstanding and 270,380,314 ABLP units outstanding.

The Board of Directors (the “GP Board”) of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner, controls the activities of both AB Holding and ABLP. The Board is not classified. Unitholders of ABLP and AB Holding do not have the right to vote for members of the GP Board. The right to appoint members of the GP Board rests with Alpha Units Holdings, Inc. (“Alpha”), the sole stockholder of the general partner. Alpha is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“EQH”). The common stock of EQH trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “EQH.”

Among other rights, Delaware law gives limited partners the right to maintain a derivative action, the right to exercise voting powers and the right to inspect and copy a partnership's books and records. The respective Amended and Restated Agreements of Limited Partnership of ABLP and AB Holding also grant limited partners such rights.

The general partner may, without the consent of the limited partners, amend either partnership agreement to qualify the partnership as a limited partnership or to preserve the limited liability of limited
partners.

ABLP units do not trade publicly and are subject to significant transfer restrictions. AB Holding units trade publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “AB.”

Restrictions on Transfers of ABLP Units

As noted above, ABLP units are subject to significant liquidity restrictions. In general, transfers of ABLP units are allowed only with the written consent of both Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“EQH”) and ABLP’s general partner. Only the written consent of EQH, and not the written consent of the general partner, is required for a "block transfer," as described below, of units by a corporation or other business entity, provided that the partnership has received an opinion of counsel to the effect that the partnership will not be treated as a publicly-traded partnership for tax purposes as a result of the transfer. Either EQH or, where applicable, the general partner may withhold its consent to a transfer in its sole discretion, for any reason. Generally, neither EQH nor the general partner will permit any transfer that it believes would create a risk that ABLP would be treated as a corporation for tax purposes.

    ABLP does not recognize any transfer made without the appropriate consents.

EQH and the general partner may refuse to consent to any transfer that is not described in the safe harbors set forth in United States Treasury regulations. This fact does not imply, however, that either EQH or the general partner necessarily intends to permit transfers that are described in the safe harbors. Neither EQH, where relevant, the general partner is required to approve any transfer, and there can be no assurance that EQH or the general partner will approve a transfer even if the transfer would be permissible under the safe harbors. Permissible transfers under the safe harbors may include:

(1) transfers at death;

(2) transfers between certain family members; and

(3) "block transfers."

In general, a "block transfer" is the transfer within a 30-day period by a single holder, or group of related holders, of ABLP units representing more than 2% of the outstanding ABLP units. For these purposes, units held by EQH and its affiliates, other than AB Holding, will not be counted as outstanding.
     
Unitholders Have No Right to Direct the Business of AB Holding or ABLP
 
The activities of AB Holding and ABLP are managed and controlled by the general partner. The general partner has agreed that it will conduct no active business other than managing AB Holding and ABLP, although it may make certain investments for its own account. Neither AB Holding unitholders nor ABLP unitholders have any rights to manage or control AB Holding or ABLP, or, as noted above, to elect directors of the general partner.

Change in Control

As noted above, the general partner controls the activities of AB Holding and ABLP, and the general partner is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQH. Accordingly, any change in control of AB Holding or ABLP would require a sale by EQH of its interest in the general partner and consent of EQH.

Comparison of ABLP and AB Holding Unitholder Rights

    Set forth below is a comparison of AB Holding units and ABLP units. This summary is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the respective Amended and Restated Agreements of Limited Partnership of ABLP and AB Holding, each of which can be found on our firm’s website, www.alliancebernstein.com.

Under Delaware law and the Partnership Agreements, ABLP unitholders and AB Holding unitholders have substantially similar voting rights.

The general partner may not be removed by AB Holding unitholders unless it is not, or is simultaneously removed as, the general partner of ABLP. The general partner also may not withdraw unless it is not, or simultaneously withdraws as, the general partner of both AB Holding and ABLP.

Voting Rights

AB Holding and ABLP unitholders generally have voting rights with respect to:

the withdrawal, removal, transfer and replacement of the general partner;

the merger or consolidation of AB Holding or ABLP with another entity,

the sale of all or substantially all of the assets owned, directly or indirectly, by either AB Holding or ABLP;

the dissolution of either AB Holding or ABLP;

certain types of amendments to the Partnership Agreements;

reconstitution of AB Holding or ABLP;

election, compensation and approval of a liquidating trustee;

conversion or reorganization of AB Holding or ABLP into another type of legal entity;

issuance of units that rank senior to the originally issued AB Holding units or ABLP units, as the case may be.

Each AB Holding unit and ABLP unit entitles the holder thereof to cast one vote on all matters presented to unitholders.

    Approval of any matter submitted to unitholders generally requires the affirmative vote of unitholders holding more than 50% of the units then outstanding, except that:

any transfer by the general partner of all or substantially all of AB Holding’s or ABLP’s assets where the general partner or its corporate affiliates have any direct or indirect equity interest in the person acquiring the partnership requires a vote of more than 50% of AB Holding or ABL unitholders, excluding employees of ABLP, their families, the general partner and its corporate affiliates;

withdrawal of the general partner requires the approval of the holders of a majority of the units other than the general partner and its corporate affiliates;

removal of the general partner without cause requires the vote of 80% of the outstanding units;

except in limited circumstances, an election by the general partner to dissolve AB Holding or ABLP requires the approval of the holders of a majority of the units other than the general partner and its corporate affiliates;

in certain circumstances upon which AB Holding or ABLP would otherwise be dissolved, a unanimous vote of the unitholders to continue the business of the partnership is necessary to avoid dissolution;

any amendment that would adversely alter the rights and preferences of AB Holding or ABLP units requires the approval of the holders of a majority of the units other than the general partner and its corporate affiliates;

any amendment that would adversely alter the rights and preference of any other class or series of units must be approved by a majority of that class; and

any amendment for which AB Holding or ABLP does not receive a determination that as a result of such amendment:

o
the unitholders would not lose their limited liability pursuant to Delaware law or the applicable Partnership Agreement;

o
the partnership would not become subject to federal income tax or otherwise incur additional tax liabilities; and

o
certain advisory contracts of ABLP would not automatically be terminated or breached

requires the approval of the holders of a majority of the units other than the general partner and its corporate affiliates.

Only the general partner may propose amendments to either the ABLP Partnership Agreement or the AB Holding Partnership Agreement.

Any action that may be taken at a meeting of unitholders of AB Holding or ABLP may be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting executed by unitholders of AB Holding or ABLP sufficient to authorize such action at a meeting of unitholders.

Distributions / Taxation

    AB Holding and ABLP each is required under its Partnership Agreement to distribute its available cash flow.

AB Holding is subject to a 3.5% federal tax on its gross business income. Otherwise, AB Holding is not subject to federal or state income tax. Rather, unitholders include their respective shares of AB Holding’s income, gain, losses, deductions and credits in computing taxable income, without regard to the cash distributed to unitholders quarterly. Generally, cash distributions are not taxable, unless distributions
exceed a unitholder’s basis in units.

ABLP is not subject to the 3.5% federal tax, or any corresponding state tax, on its gross business income. Otherwise, its tax treatment identical to the tax treatment of AB Holding.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2019, each ABLP unit will be paid $0.93 per unit, while each AB Holding unitholder will be paid $0.85 per unit. The difference in distribution rate primarily results from applicability of the 3.5% federal tax described immediately above.

Meetings

Meetings of AB Holding unitholders may be called for any purpose with respect to which the unitholders are entitled to vote. Such meetings may be called by the general partner or by unitholders holding at least 50% of the issued and outstanding AB Holding units.

Meetings of ABLP unitholders may be called for any purpose with respect to which the unitholders are entitled to vote. Such meetings may be called by the general partner, by unitholders holding at least 25% of the issued and outstanding ABLP units or at the request of AB Holding, in its capacity as a limited partner of ABLP, pursuant to the request of AB Holding unitholders holding at least 50% of the issued and outstanding AB Holding units. AB Holding unitholders have the right to attend meetings of ABLP unitholders.
Liquidation Rights

In the event of the liquidation of either ABLP or AB Holding, the assets of the partnership remaining after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities of the partnership will be distributed to unitholders pro rata in accordance with the positive balances in their capital accounts. Any remaining assets will be distributed to the unitholders in accordance with their percentage interests.

Right to Compel Dissolution

Under each Partnership Agreement, the general partner may dissolve AB Holding or ABLP if the general partner receives the approval of the holders of a majority of ABLP units or AB Holding units, as applicable, excluding units owned by the general partner and its corporate affiliates. The general partner can compel dissolution by (1) means of a written determination that the projected future revenues of either AB Holding or ABLP over the next five years will not cover the partnership’s projected costs and expenses in the same period, or (2) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the partnership. In most cases, the withdrawal, removal, bankruptcy or dissolution of the general partner will also compel dissolution.



ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN 2019 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARD PROGRAM

This AllianceBernstein 2019 Incentive Compensation Award Program (the “Program”) under the AB 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) has been adopted by the Compensation and Workplace Practices Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB”) and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB Holding”). Any incentive compensation awards granted under the 2017 Plan shall be governed solely by the 2017 Plan document, this Program and the terms of any related award agreement.
The portion of the Program pursuant to which Awards are granted hereunder is a separate plan within the Program. Such separate plan shall be referred to as the “AB Incentive Plan.” The purpose of the AB Incentive Plan is to enhance the ability of the Company to attract, motivate, and retain certain of the Company’s key employees and to strengthen their commitment to the Company by providing additional incentive compensation awards payable under, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Program. The AB Incentive Plan is a “bonus program” as defined in ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder. Accordingly, the AB Incentive Plan is not covered by ERISA.
The right to defer Awards hereunder shall be considered a separate plan within the Program. Such separate plan shall be referred to as the “APCP Deferral Plan.” The APCP Deferral Plan is maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation to a select group of management or highly compensated employees (a “Top Hat Employee”). No one who is not a Top Hat Employee may defer compensation under the APCP Deferral Plan.
Any deferral or payment hereunder is subject to the terms of the Program and compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and the guidance issued thereunder (“Section 409A”), as interpreted by the Committee in its sole discretion. Although none of the Company, the Committee, their affiliates, and their agents make any guarantee with respect to the treatment of payments under the Program and shall not be responsible in any event with regard to the Program’s compliance with Section 409A, the payments contained herein are intended to be exempt from Section 409A or otherwise comply with the requirements of Section 409A, and the Program shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with the foregoing. None of the Company, the Committee, any of their affiliates, and any of their agents shall have any liability to any Participant or Beneficiary as a result of any tax, interest, penalty or other payment required to be paid or due pursuant to, or because of a violation of, Section 409A.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01    Definitions. Whenever used in the Program, each of the following terms shall have the meaning for that term set forth below:
(a)    AB Holding Units”: units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AB Holding.
(b)    Account”: a separate bookkeeping account established for each Participant for each Award, with such Award, as described in Article 2, credited to the Account maintained for such Award.
(c)    Award”: any award granted subject to the Program.
(d)    “Award Agreement”: an agreement between a Participant and a Company setting forth the terms of an Award.
(e)    Beneficiary”: one or more Persons, trusts, estates or other entities, designated in accordance with Section 6.04(a), that are entitled to receive, in the event of a Participant’s death, any amount or property to which the Participant would otherwise have been entitled under the Program.
(f)    Beneficiary Designation Form”: the form established from time to time by the Committee that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Committee to designate one or more Beneficiaries.
(g)    Board”: the Board of Directors of the general partner of AB Holding and AB.
(h)    “Cause”: shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Award Agreement. To the extent that the term “Cause” is not defined in the Award Agreement, all references to the term “Cause” herein shall be inapplicable.
(i)    Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
(j)    Committee”: the Board or one or more committees of the Board designated by the Board to administer the Program.
(k)    Company”: AB Holding, AB and any corporation or other entity of which AB Holding or AB (i) has sufficient voting power (not depending on the happening of a contingency) to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body, as the case may be, or (ii) otherwise has the power to direct or cause the direction of its management and policies.
(l)    Deferral Election Form”: the form(s) established from time to time by the Committee that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Committee to elect to defer the distribution of an Award pursuant to Article 5.
(m)    Disability”: shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Award Agreement. To the extent that the term “Disability” is not defined in the Award Agreement, all references to the term “Disability” herein shall be inapplicable.
(n)    Effective Date”: the date Awards are approved by the Committee.
(o)    “Eligible Employee”: an active employee of a Company whom the Committee determines to be eligible for an Award. If the Committee determines that Awards made for the subsequent calendar year shall be eligible for deferral, the Committee or its designee shall specify in writing prior to such calendar year those Eligible Employees, or the methodology used to determine those Eligible Employees, who shall be eligible to participate in the APCP Deferral Plan for that calendar year and so notify those Eligible Employees prior to the end of the then calendar year or such later date permitted by Section 409A. Any advance deferral election made by such Eligible Employee is made on the condition that such Eligible Employee satisfies the conditions established by the Committee and, if not, such deferral election shall be null and void ab initio.
(p)    ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
(q)    Fair Market Value”: with respect to an AB Holding Unit as of any given date and except as otherwise expressly provided by the Board or the Committee, the closing price of an AB Holding Unit on such date as published in the Wall Street Journal or, if no sale of AB Holding Units occurs on the New York Stock Exchange on such date, the closing price of an AB Holding Unit on such exchange on the last preceding day on which such sale occurred as published in the Wall Street Journal.
(r)    “Participant”: any Eligible Employee of any Company who has been designated by the Committee to receive an Award for any calendar year and who thereafter remains employed by a Company.
(s)    “Person”: any individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or political subdivision thereof or other entity.
(t)    “Program”: the AllianceBernstein 2019 Incentive Compensation Award Program.
(u)    “Restricted Unit”: a right to receive an AB Holding Unit in the future, as accounted for in an Account, subject to vesting and any other terms and conditions established hereunder or by the Committee.
(v)    “Termination of Employment”: the Participant is no longer performing services as an employee of any Company, other than pursuant to a severance or special termination arrangement, and has had a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A.
(w)    “Unforeseeable Emergency”: a severe financial hardship to a Participant or former Participant within the meaning of Section 409A resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Participant or former Participant, the spouse of the Participant or former Participant, or a dependent (as defined in Code Section 152, without regard to Code Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)) of the Participant or former Participant, (ii) loss of property of the Participant or former Participant due to casualty or (iii) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant or former Participant, all as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.
ARTICLE 2
PARTICIPATION
Section 2.01    Eligibility. The Committee, in its sole discretion, will designate those Eligible Employees employed by a Company who will receive Awards with respect to a calendar year. In making such designation, the Committee may consider any criteria that it deems relevant, which may include an Eligible Employee’s position with a Company and the manner in which the Eligible Employee is expected to contribute to the future growth and success of the Company. The Committee may vary the amount of Awards to a particular Participant from year to year and may determine that a Participant who received an Award for a particular year is not eligible to receive any Award with respect to any subsequent year. An Eligible Employee who is a member of the Committee during a particular year shall be eligible to receive an Award for that year only if the Award is approved by the majority of the other members of the Committee.
Section 2.02    Grant of Awards. The number of Restricted Units constituting an Award will be determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion and, in the event the Committee elects to designate Awards by dollar amount, such amount will be converted into a number of Restricted Units as of the Effective Date for such Award based on the Fair Market Value of an AB Holding Unit on such Effective Date and will be credited to the Participant’s Account as of such Effective Date. From and after such Effective Date, the Award shall be treated for all purposes as a grant of that number of Restricted Units determined pursuant to the preceding sentence. Awards vest in accordance with the terms set forth in the Award Agreement, and any such vested Award will be subject to the rules on distributions and deferral elections set forth below in Articles 4 and 5, respectively. As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each calendar year, a statement shall be provided to each such Participant indicating the current balance in each Account maintained for the Participant as of the end of the calendar year.
Section 2.03    Distributions on AB Holding Units.
(a)    When a regular cash distribution is made with respect to AB Holding Units, within 70 days thereafter, a distribution will be made to each Participant in an amount (the “Equivalent Distribution Amount”) equal to the number of such Restricted Units (whether vested or unvested) credited to the Participant’s Account as of the record date for such cash distribution times the value of the regular cash distribution per AB Holding Unit.
(b)    If an Award is designated by dollar amount, fractional unit amounts remaining after conversion under Section 2.02 may be used for any purposes for the benefit of the Participant as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, including but not limited to the payment of taxes with respect to an Award or, if the Committee so elects, such fractional unit amounts may be cancelled.
(c)    AB Holding Units shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 4(c) of the 2017 Plan (or such applicable successor provision).
ARTICLE 3
VESTING AND FORFEITURES
Section 3.01    Vesting. Terms related to vesting of Awards are set forth in the Award Agreement.
Section 3.02    Forfeitures. Terms related to forfeiture of Awards are set forth in the Award Agreement.

ARTICLE 4
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 4.01    General. No Award will be distributed unless such distribution is permitted under this Article 4. The distribution of the vested portion of an Award shall be made in AB Holding Units. Any portion of an Award that is not vested will not be distributed hereunder.
Section 4.02    Distributions If Deferral Election Is Not In Effect.
(a)    Unless a Participant elects otherwise on a Deferral Election Form under Sections 5.01 or 5.02 (if such election is permitted by the Committee), or unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, a Participant who has not incurred a Disability or a Termination of Employment will have the vested portion of his or her Award distributed to him or her within 70 days after such portion vests under the applicable vesting provisions set forth in the Award Agreement.
(b)    Unless a Participant elects otherwise on a Deferral Election Form under Sections 5.01 or 5.02 (if such election is permitted by the Committee), or unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, a Participant who has had a Disability or a Termination of Employment will have the balance of any vested Award not distributed under Section 4.02(a) distributed to him or her as follows:
(i)    In the event of a Participant’s Disability, a distribution will be made to the Participant within 70 days following the Participant’s Disability.
(ii)    In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Employment due to the Participant’s death, a distribution will be made to the Participant’s Beneficiary within 70 days following the 180th day anniversary of the death.
(iii)    In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Employment for any reason other than Disability or death, distributions due with respect to the Award, if any, shall be made in the same manner as prescribed in Section 4.02(a) above.

Section 4.03    Distributions If Deferral Election Is In Effect.
(a)    Subject to Section 4.03(b), in the event that a deferral election is in effect with respect to a Participant pursuant to Sections 5.01 or 5.02 and the Participant has not incurred a Disability but has a Termination of Employment for any reason other than death, the vested portion of such Participant’s Award will be distributed to him within 70 days following the benefit commencement date specified on such Deferral Election Form.
(b)    In the event that a Deferral Election Form is in effect with respect to a Participant pursuant to Sections 5.01 or 5.02 and such Participant subsequently incurs a Termination of Employment due to death, the elections made by such Participant in his or her Deferral Election Form shall be disregarded, and the Participant’s Award will be distributed to his or her Beneficiary within 70 days following the 180th day anniversary of the death.
(c)    In the event that a Deferral Election is in effect with respect to a Participant pursuant to Section 5.01 or 5.02 and such Participant incurs a subsequent Disability, distribution will be made in accordance with such Participant’s election in his or her Deferral Election Form.
Section 4.04    Unforeseeable Emergency. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, if a Participant or former Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency, such individual may petition the Committee to (i) suspend any deferrals under a Deferral Election Form submitted by such individual and/or (ii) receive a partial or full distribution of a vested Award deferred by such individual. The Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether to accept or deny such petition, and the amount to be distributed, if any, with respect to such Unforeseeable Emergency; provided, however, that such amount may not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy such Unforeseeable Emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, by liquidation of the individual’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship), and by suspension of the individual’s deferral(s) under the Program.
Section 4.05    Documentation. Each Participant and Beneficiary shall provide the Committee with any documentation required by the Committee for purposes of administering the Program.
ARTICLE 5
DEFERRALS OF COMPENSATION
Section 5.01    Initial Deferral Election.
(a)    The Committee may permit deferral elections of Awards in its sole and absolute discretion in accordance with procedures established by the Committee for this purpose from time to time. If so permitted, a Participant may elect in writing on a Deferral Election Form to have the portion of the Award which vests distributed as of a permitted distribution commencement date elected by the Participant that occurs following the date that such Award becomes or is scheduled to become 100% vested under the applicable vesting period set forth in the Award Agreement and specifying among the forms of distribution alternatives permitted by the Committee and specified on the Deferral Election Form. In addition, if permitted by the Committee and specified on the Deferral Election Form, a Participant who elects a distribution commencement date may also elect that if a Termination of Employment occurs prior to such distribution commencement date, the distribution commencement date shall be six months after the Termination of Employment. A Participant may make the deferral election with respect to all or a portion of an Award as permitted by the Committee. Any such distribution shall be made in such form(s) as permitted by the Committee at the time of deferral (including, if permitted by the Committee, a single distribution or distribution of a substantially equal number of AB Holding Units over a period of up to ten years) as elected by the Participant. If the Participant fails to properly fully complete and file with the Committee (or its designee) the Deferral Election Form on a timely basis, the Deferral Election Form and the deferral election shall be null and void. If deferrals are permitted by the Committee and the Participant is eligible to make a deferral election, such Deferral Election Form must be submitted to the Committee (or its delegate) no later than the last day of the calendar year prior to the Effective Date of an Award, except that a Deferral Election Form may also be submitted to the Committee (or its delegate) in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 5.01(b) and (c).
(b)    In the case of the first year in which a Participant becomes eligible to participate in the Program and with respect to services to be performed subsequent to such deferral election, a Deferral Election Form may be submitted within 30 days after the date the Participant becomes eligible to participate in the Program.
(c)    A Deferral Election Form may be submitted at such other time or times as permitted by the Committee in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.
Section 5.02    Changes in Time and Form of Distribution. The elections set forth in a Participant’s Deferral Election Form governing the payment of the vested portion of an Award pursuant to Section 5.01 shall be irrevocable as to the Award covered by such election; provided, however, if permitted by the Committee, a Participant shall be permitted to change the time and form of distribution of such Award by making a subsequent election on a Deferral Election Form supplied by the Committee for this purpose in accordance with procedures established by the Committee from time to time, provided that any such subsequent election does not take effect for at least 12 months, is made at least 12 months prior to the scheduled distribution commencement date for such Award and the subsequent election defers commencement of the distribution for at least five years from the date such payment otherwise would have been made. With regard to any installment payments, each installment thereof shall be deemed a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A, provided, however, the Committee may limit the ability to treat the deferral as a separate installment for purposes of changing the time and form of payment. Whenever a payment under the Program specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee.

ARTICLE 6
ADMINISTRATION; MISCELLANEOUS
Section 6.01    Administration. The Program is intended to constitute an unfunded, non-qualified incentive plan within the meaning of ERISA and shall be administered by the Committee as such. The purpose of the AB Incentive Plan is to enhance the ability of the Company to attract, motivate, and retain certain of the Company’s key employees and to strengthen their commitment to the Company by providing additional incentive compensation awards payable under, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Program. The AB Incentive Plan is a “bonus program” as defined in ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder. Accordingly, the AB Incentive Plan is not covered by ERISA. The APCP Deferral Plan is intended to be an unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of ERISA and shall be administered by the Committee as such. The right of any Participant or Beneficiary to receive distributions under the Program shall be as an unsecured claim against the general assets of AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, AB, in its sole discretion, may establish a “rabbi trust” or separate custodial account to pay benefits hereunder. The Committee shall have the full power and authority to administer and interpret the Program and to take any and all actions in connection with the Program, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to prescribe all applicable procedures, forms and agreements. The Committee’s interpretation and construction of the Program shall be conclusive and binding on all Persons.
Section 6.02    Authority to Vary Terms of Awards. The Committee shall have the authority to grant Awards other than as described herein, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine in its discretion.
Section 6.03    Amendment, Suspension and Termination of the Program. The Committee reserves the right at any time, without the consent of any Participant or Beneficiary and for any reason, to amend, suspend or terminate the Program in whole or in part in any manner; provided that no such amendment, suspension or termination shall reduce the balance in any Account prior to such amendment, suspension or termination or impose additional conditions on the right to receive such balance, except as required by law.
Section 6.04    General Provisions.
(a)    To the extent provided by the Committee, each Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of one or more Persons, including a trust or the Participant’s estate, as the Beneficiary entitled to receive, in the event of the Participant’s death, any amount or property to which the Participant would otherwise have been entitled under the Program. A Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change his or her Beneficiary designation by filing a new designation with the Committee. If (i) no such Beneficiary designation is in effect at the time of a Participant’s death, (ii) no designated Beneficiary survives the Participant, or (iii) a designation on file is not legally effective for any reason, then the Participant’s estate shall be the Participant’s Beneficiary.
(b)    Neither the establishment of the Program nor the grant of any Award or any action of any Company, the Board, or the Committee pursuant to the Program, shall be held or construed to confer upon any Participant any legal right to be continued in the employ of any Company. Each Company expressly reserves the right to discharge any Participant without liability to the Participant or any Beneficiary, except as to any rights which may expressly be conferred upon the Participant under the Program.
(c)    An Award hereunder shall not be treated as compensation, whether upon such Award’s grant, vesting, payment or otherwise, for purposes of calculating or accruing a benefit under any other employee benefit plan except as specifically provided by such other employee benefit plan.
(d)    Nothing contained in the Program, and no action taken pursuant to the Program, shall create or be construed to create a fiduciary relationship between any Company and any other person.
(e)    Neither the establishment of the Program nor the granting of an Award hereunder shall be held or construed to create any rights to any compensation, including salary, bonus or commissions, nor the right to any other Award or the levels thereof under the Program.
(f)    No Award or right to receive any payment may be transferred or assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered by any Participant or Beneficiary other than by will, by the applicable laws of descent and distribution or by a court of competent jurisdiction. Any other attempted assignment or alienation of any payment hereunder shall be void and of no force or effect.
(g)    If any provision of the Program shall be held illegal or invalid, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Program, and the Program shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included in the Program.
(h)    Any notice to be given by the Committee under the Program to any party shall be in writing addressed to such party at the last address shown for the recipient on the records of any Company or subsequently provided in writing to the Committee. Any notice to be given by a party to the Committee under the Program shall be in writing addressed to the Committee at the address of AB.
(i)    Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision of the Program.
(j)    The Program shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
(k)    There shall be withheld from each payment made pursuant to the Program any tax or other charge required to be withheld therefrom pursuant to any federal, state or local law. A Company by whom a Participant is employed shall also be entitled to withhold from any compensation payable to a Participant any tax imposed by Section 3101 of the Code, or any successor provision, on any amount credited to the Participant; provided, however, that if for any reason the Company does not so withhold the entire amount of such tax on a timely basis, the Participant shall be required to reimburse AB for the amount of the tax not withheld promptly upon AB’s request therefore. With respect to Restricted Units: (i) in the event that the Committee determines that any federal, state or local tax or any other charge is required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Units or the vesting of Restricted Units (a “Withholding Amount”) then, in the discretion of the Committee, either (X) prior to or contemporaneously with the delivery of AB Holding Units to the recipient, the recipient shall pay the Withholding Amount to AB in cash or in vested AB Holding Units already owned by the recipient (which are not subject to a pledge or other security interest), or a combination of cash and such AB Holding Units, having a total fair market value, as determined by the Committee, equal to the Withholding Amount; (Y) AB shall retain from any vested AB Holding Units to be delivered to the recipient that number of AB Holding Units having a fair market value, as determined by the Committee, equal to the Withholding Amount (or such portion of the Withholding Amount that is not satisfied under clause (X) as payment of the Withholding Amount; or (Z) if AB Holding Units are delivered without the payment of the Withholding Amount pursuant to either clause (X) or (Y), the recipient shall promptly pay the Withholding Amount to AB on at least seven business days’ notice from the Committee either in cash or in vested AB Holding Units owned by the recipient (which are not subject to a pledge or other security interest), or a combination of cash and such AB Holding Units, having a total fair market value, as determined by the Committee, equal to the Withholding Amount, and (ii) in the event that the recipient does not pay the Withholding Amount to AB as required pursuant to clause (i) or make arrangements satisfactory to AB regarding payment thereof, AB may withhold any unpaid portion thereof from any amount otherwise due the recipient from AB.



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ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN 2019 DEFERRED CASH COMPENSATION PROGRAM

This AllianceBernstein 2019 Deferred Cash Compensation Program (the “Program”), under the AllianceBernstein 2019 Incentive Compensation Award Program (the “ICAP”), has been adopted by the Compensation and Workplace Practices Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB”) and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB Holding”). Any cash awards granted under this Program shall be governed solely by this Program document, the ICAP and the terms of any related award agreement.
The purpose of the Program is to enhance the ability of the Company to attract, motivate, and retain certain of the Company’s key employees and to strengthen their commitment to the Company by providing additional incentive compensation awards payable under, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Program. The Program is a “bonus program” as defined in ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder. Accordingly, the Program is not covered by ERISA.

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01    Definitions. Whenever used in the Program, each of the following terms shall have the meaning for that term set forth below:
(a)    Account”: a separate bookkeeping account established for each Participant for each Award, with such Award, as described in Article 2, credited to the Account maintained for such Award.
(b)    Award”: any award granted subject to the Program.
(c)    “Award Agreement”: an agreement between a Participant and a Company setting forth the terms of an Award.
(d)    Beneficiary”: one or more Persons, trusts, estates or other entities, designated in accordance with Section 5.04(a), that are entitled to receive, in the event of a Participant’s death, any amount or property to which the Participant would otherwise have been entitled under the Program.
(e)    Beneficiary Designation Form”: the form established from time to time by the Committee that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Company to designate one or more Beneficiaries.
(f)    Board”: the Board of Directors of the general partner of AB Holding and AB.
(g)    “Cause”: shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Award Agreement. To the extent that the term “Cause” is not defined in the Award Agreement, all references to the term “Cause” herein shall be inapplicable.
(h)    Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
(i)    Committee”: the Compensation and Workplace Practices Committee of the Board or one or more other committees of the Board designated by the Board to administer the Program; or if no such committee exists or is designated, the Board.
(j)    Company”: AB Holding, AB and any corporation or other entity of which AB Holding or AB currently has sufficient voting power to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body, as the case may be, or (ii) otherwise has the power to direct or cause the direction of its management and policies.
(k)    Disability”: shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Award Agreement. To the extent that the term “Disability” is not defined in the Award Agreement, all references to the term “Disability” herein shall be inapplicable.
(l)    Effective Date”: the date Awards are approved by the Committee.
(m)    “Eligible Employee”: an active employee of a Company who the Committee determines to be eligible for an Award.
(n)    ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
(o)    “Participant”: any Eligible Employee of any Company who has been designated by the Committee to receive an Award for any calendar year and who thereafter remains employed by a Company.
(p)    “Person”: any individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or political subdivision thereof or other entity.
(q)    “Program”: the AllianceBernstein 2019 Deferred Cash Compensation Program.
(r)    “Termination of Employment”: the Participant is no longer performing services as an employee of any Company, other than pursuant to a severance or special termination arrangement, and has had a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
ARTICLE 2
PARTICIPATION
Section 2.01    Eligibility. The Committee, in its sole discretion, will designate those Eligible Employees who will receive Awards with respect to a calendar year. In making such designation, the Committee may consider any criteria that it deems relevant, which may include an Eligible Employee’s position with a Company and the manner in which the Eligible Employee is expected to contribute to the future growth and success of the Company. The Committee may vary the amount of Awards to a particular Participant from year to year and may determine that a Participant who received an Award for a particular year is not eligible to receive any Award with respect to any subsequent year. An Eligible Employee who is a member of the Committee during a particular year shall be eligible to receive an Award for that year only if the Award is approved by the majority of the other members of the Committee.
Section 2.02    Grant of Awards. The amount of cash constituting an Award will be determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion in U.S. dollars and will be credited to the Participant’s Account as of such Effective Date. If the Participant is based outside the United States, such amount will be converted into the local currency of the Participant as of the Effective Date for such Award based on the exchange rates on such Effective Date; from and after such Effective Date, the Award shall be treated for all purposes as a grant in that currency. Awards vest in accordance with the terms set forth in the Award Agreement, and any such vested Award will be subject to the rules on distributions set forth below in Articles 4 and 5, respectively. As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each calendar year, a statement shall be provided to each such Participant indicating the current balance in each Account maintained for the Participant as of the end of the calendar year.
Section 2.03    Interest. Interest on Awards will be accrued monthly based on AB’s monthly weighted average cost of funds. The return will be nominal. The interest earned will be credited to the Participant’s Account balance annually.

ARTICLE 3
VESTING AND FORFEITURES
Section 3.01    Vesting. Terms related to vesting of Awards are set forth in the Award Agreement.
Section 3.02    Forfeitures. Terms related to forfeiture of Awards are set forth in the Award Agreement.

ARTICLE 4
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 4.01    General. No Award will be distributed unless such distribution is permitted under this Article 4. The distribution of the vested portion of an Award shall be made in cash in the local currency of the Participant. Any portion of an Award that is not vested will not be distributed hereunder.
Section 4.02    Distributions.
(a)    Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, a Participant who has not incurred a Disability or a Termination of Employment will have the vested portion of his or her Award distributed to him or her within 70 days after such portion vests under the applicable vesting provisions set forth in the Award Agreement.
(b)    Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, a Participant who has had a Disability or a Termination of Employment will have the balance of any vested Award not distributed under Section 4.02(a) distributed to him or her as follows:
(i)    In the event of a Participant’s Disability, a distribution will be made to the Participant within 70 days following the Participant’s Disability.
(ii)    In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Employment due to the Participant’s death, a distribution will be made to the Participant’s Beneficiary within 70 days following the 180th day anniversary of the death.
(iii)    In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Employment for any reason other than Disability or death, distributions due with respect to the Award, if any, shall be made in the same manner as prescribed in Section 4.02(a) above.
Section 4.03    Documentation. Each Participant and Beneficiary shall provide the Committee with any documentation required by the Committee for purposes of administering the Program.

ARTICLE 5
ADMINISTRATION; MISCELLANEOUS
Administration. To the extent a Participant is a U.S. taxpayer or receives U.S. source income, the Program is intended to constitute an unfunded, non-qualified incentive plan within the meaning of ERISA and shall be administered by the Committee as such. The purpose of the Program is to enhance the ability of the Company to attract, motivate, and retain certain of the Company’s key employees and to strengthen their commitment to the Company by providing additional incentive compensation awards payable under, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Program. The Program is a “bonus program” as defined in ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder. Accordingly, the Program is not covered by ERISA. The right of any Participant or Beneficiary to receive distributions under the Program shall be as an unsecured claim against the general assets of AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, AB, in its sole discretion, may establish a “rabbi trust” or separate custodial account to pay benefits hereunder. The Committee shall have the full power and authority to administer and interpret the Program and to take any and all actions in connection with the Program, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to prescribe all applicable procedures, forms and agreements. The Committee’s interpretation and construction of the Program shall be conclusive and binding on all Persons.
Section 5.01    Authority to Vary Terms of Awards. The Committee shall have the authority to grant Awards other than as described herein, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine in its discretion.
Section 5.02    Amendment, Suspension and Termination of the Program. The Committee reserves the right at any time, without the consent of any Participant or Beneficiary and for any reason, to amend, suspend or terminate the Program in whole or in part in any manner; provided that no such amendment, suspension or termination shall reduce the balance in any Account prior to such amendment, suspension or termination or impose additional conditions on the right to receive such balance, except as required by law.
Section 5.03    General Provisions.
(a)    To the extent provided by the Committee, each Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of one or more Persons, including a trust or the Participant’s estate, as the Beneficiary entitled to receive, in the event of the Participant’s death, any amount or property to which the Participant would otherwise have been entitled under the Program. A Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change his or her Beneficiary designation by filing a new designation with the Committee. If (i) no such Beneficiary designation is in effect at the time of a Participant’s death, (ii) no designated Beneficiary survives the Participant, or (iii) a designation on file is not legally effective for any reason, then the Participant’s estate shall be the Participant’s Beneficiary.
(b)    Neither the establishment of the Program nor the grant of any Award or any action of any Company, the Board or the Committee pursuant to the Program, shall be held or construed to confer upon any Participant any legal right to be continued in the employ of any Company. Each Company expressly reserves the right to discharge any Participant without liability to the Participant or any Beneficiary, except as to any rights which may expressly be conferred upon the Participant under the Program.
(c)    An Award hereunder shall not be treated as compensation, whether upon such Award’s grant, vesting, payment or otherwise, for purposes of calculating or accruing a benefit under any other employee benefit plan except as specifically provided by such other employee benefit plan.
(d)    Nothing contained in the Program, and no action taken pursuant to the Program, shall create or be construed to create a fiduciary relationship between any Company and any other Person.
(e)    Neither the establishment of the Program nor the granting of an Award hereunder shall be held or construed to create any rights to any compensation, including salary, bonus or commissions, nor the right to any other Award or the levels thereof under the Program.
(f)    No Award or right to receive any payment may be transferred or assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered by any Participant or Beneficiary other than by will, by the applicable laws of descent and distribution or by a court of competent jurisdiction. Any other attempted assignment or alienation of any payment hereunder shall be void and of no force or effect.
(g)    If any provision of the Program shall be held illegal or invalid, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Program, and the Program shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included in the Program.
(h)    Any notice to be given by the Committee under the Program to any party shall be in writing addressed to such party at the last address shown for the recipient on the records of any Company or subsequently provided in writing to the Committee. Any notice to be given by a party to the Committee under the Program shall be in writing addressed to the Committee at the address of AB.
(i)    Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision of the Program.
(j)    To the extent not preempted by ERISA, the Program shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
(k)    There shall be withheld from each payment made pursuant to the Program any tax or other charge required to be withheld therefrom pursuant to any federal, state or local law. A Company by whom a Participant is employed shall also be entitled to withhold from any compensation payable to a Participant any tax imposed by Section 3101 of the Code, or any successor provision, on any amount credited to the Participant; provided, however, that if for any reason the Company does not so withhold the entire amount of such tax on a timely basis, the Participant shall be required to reimburse AB for the amount of the tax not withheld promptly upon AB’s request therefore.





















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ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARD PROGRAM,
DEFERRED CASH COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND
AB 2017 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

AWARD AGREEMENT FOR 2019 AWARDS

AWARD AGREEMENT, dated as of December 31, 2019, among AllianceBernstein L.P. (together with its subsidiaries, “AB”), AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB Holding”) and <PARTC_NAME> (the “Participant”), an employee of AB.

WHEREAS, the Compensation and Workplace Practices Committee (the “Committee” or “Administrator”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AllianceBernstein Corporation (the “Corporation”), pursuant to the AB 2018 Incentive Compensation Award Program (the “Incentive Compensation Program”) and the AB 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan” and, together with the Incentive Compensation Program, the “Plans”), copies of which have been delivered electronically to the Participant, has granted to the Participant an award (the “Award”) consisting of units representing assignments of the beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AB Holding (“AB Holding Units”) subject to certain restrictions described herein (“Restricted Units”), and authorized the execution and delivery of this Award Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Committee has granted to the Participant the right to receive a portion of the Award in cash instead of Restricted Units, as contemplated in the AB 2019 Deferred Cash Compensation Program (the “Deferred Cash Program”);

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the grant of the Award, and as a condition thereto, AB, AB Holding and the Participant agree as follows:

1.    Grant. Subject to and under the terms and conditions set forth in this Award Agreement and the Plans, the Committee hereby awards to the Participant the amount of deferred cash (“Deferred Cash”) elected by the Participant and as set forth in Section 2 of Schedule A and the number of Restricted Units set forth in Section 3 of Schedule A, together with the right to receive interest on Deferred Cash, if elected, as specified in Section 2 below and regular cash distributions with regard to the underlying AB Holding Units pursuant to Section 2.03(a) of the Incentive Compensation Program. The aggregate dollar amount of the Award (including Deferred Cash and Restricted Units) was determined by the Committee on December 10, 2019, with the number of Restricted Units being based on the closing price of an AB Holding Unit on that date.

2.    Earnings on Deferred Cash. Interest on Deferred Cash, if elected, will be accrued monthly based on AB’s monthly weighted average cost of funds. The interest earned will be credited to the Participant’s Deferred Cash balance annually.

3.    Vesting and Distribution. The Deferred Cash and Restricted Units shall vest in accordance with Section 5 of Schedule A so long as the Participant remains employed by AB on each vesting anniversary, except as specifically set forth in Section 7 of this Award Agreement. Once the Deferred Cash, if elected, has vested, cash shall be distributed to the Participant as specified in Article 4 of the Deferred Cash Program. Once Restricted Units have vested, AB Holding Units shall be distributed to the Participant as specified in Article 4 of the Incentive Compensation Program.

4.    Notice of Resignation. As a condition of receiving the Award, the Participant agrees that in the event of the Participant’s resignation, the Participant shall provide AB with prior written notice of the Participant’s intent to resign based on the schedule set forth below. Notwithstanding the terms of any other agreement between the Participant and AB (or its subsidiaries), including, but not limited to, any employment agreement, which agreement shall be deemed amended by this Award Agreement, the Participant will continue to be eligible for base salary or draw, available health and welfare benefits, and quarterly distribution payments on unvested Restricted Units, so long as the Participant’s employment with AB continues during the notice period. Once the Participant has provided AB with prior written notice of the Participant’s intent to resign, AB may, in its sole discretion, either shorten the Participant’s notice period at any time during the notice period in accordance with Section 9 of this Award Agreement or require the Participant to discontinue or limit regular duties, including prohibiting the Participant from further entry to any of AB’s premises. (In either case, the Participant shall be treated as having informed AB of his or her intent to resign and continue to be obligated to satisfy the requirements of Sections 7(c) and 7(d), as applicable, of this Award Agreement.) If AB shortens the Participant’s notice period, the Participant’s resignation shall become effective as of the end of the shortened notice period and, thereafter, the Participant shall not receive salary or draw, health and welfare benefits, quarterly distribution payments on unvested Restricted Units, or any Restricted Units or Deferred Cash that otherwise would have vested in accordance with Section 5 of Schedule A, except for Restricted Units (and quarterly distribution payments on unvested Restricted Units) and Deferred Cash that continue to vest and be distributed as provided in Sections 7(c), 7(d) and 7(e) of this Award Agreement. The notice period shall be as follows:

Senior Vice President or above:    90 days
Vice President:            60 days
Assistant Vice President or below:    30 days

5.    Covenants. As an additional condition of receiving the Award, the Participant agrees to the following covenants and remedies for failure to comply:

(a)    Competition. At no time while employed by AB (including any applicable notice period) shall the Participant provide Competing Services, in any capacity, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, owner, partner, shareholder, director or otherwise, to any Direct Competitor; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent the Participant from being a passive owner of not more than 5% of the outstanding equity of any class of securities of an entity that is publicly traded and that owns or may acquire any corporation or business that competes with AB. “Competing Services” means services provided to a Direct Competitor that involve (i) the direct or indirect solicitation (including through financial intermediaries or consultants) of actual or prospective clients of AB with respect to investment management or research products or services; (ii) the creation, management, marketing or maintenance (or providing material support for, or managing or supervising, the creation, management, marketing or maintenance) of an investment management or research product or service that competes directly with a significant investment management or research product or service then offered or provided by AB or that AB intends to offer or provide as part of a Planned Business; or (iii) the Participant functioning in a senior executive, operational, administrative, financial, advisory or consulting role, which is the same as or substantially similar to the Participant’s role with AB. “Direct Competitor” means a business that offers or provides products or services that compete directly with products or services offered or provided by AB or that AB intends to offer or provide as part of a Planned Business, where the business activities of the Direct Competitor either constitute or can reasonably be expected to constitute meaningful competition for AB. “Planned Business” means a business: (i) that the Participant is aware that AB plans to enter within six months after the Participant’s last date of employment, (ii) that is material to the AB entity or business unit that plans to enter such business, and (iii) in which such AB entity or business unit has invested material resources (including time of senior management) in preparation for launch.

(b)    Employee Solicitation. At no time while employed by AB (including any applicable notice period) shall the Participant (whether directly or indirectly through instruction to any other person or entity) recruit, solicit or hire any employee of AB to work for the Participant or any other person or entity.

(c)    Confidentiality. From the date hereof and continuing after the Participant’s last date of employment, and except as otherwise required by law, the Participant shall not disclose or make accessible to any business, person or entity, or make use of (other than in the course of the business of AB) any trade secrets, proprietary knowledge or confidential information that the Participant shall have obtained during his or her employment by AB and that shall not be generally known to or recognized by the general public. All information regarding or relating to any aspect of the business of AB, including but not limited to existing or contemplated business plans, activities or procedures, current or prospective clients, current or prospective contracts or other business arrangements, current or prospective products, facilities and methods, manuals, intellectual property, price lists, financial information (including the revenues, costs, or profits associated with any of the products or services of AB), or any other information acquired because of the Participant’s employment by AB, shall be conclusively presumed to be confidential; provided, however, that confidential information shall not include any information known generally to the public (other than as a result of unauthorized disclosure by the Participant). The Participant’s obligations under this Section 5(d) shall be in addition to any other confidentiality or nondisclosure obligations the Participant has to AB at law or under any other of AB’s policies or agreements. Furthermore, nothing in this Award Agreement prohibits the Participant from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. The Participant need not seek prior authorization from AB to make any such report or disclosure, nor is the Participant required to notify AB that such report or disclosure has been made.

(d)    Non-disparagement. The Participant shall not make intentionally disparaging remarks about AB, or issue any communication, written or otherwise, that reflects adversely on or encourages any adverse action against AB, except if testifying truthfully under oath pursuant to any subpoena, order, directive, request or other legal process, or as may be otherwise required by law.

(e)    Remedies. If the Participant fails to comply with the agreements and covenants set forth in Section 4 or this Section 5, AB shall have the following remedies:

(i)    The Participant agrees that in the event of a breach of any of the agreements or covenants contained in Section 4 or this Section 5, any Deferred Cash or Restricted Units that have not vested or have vested but have not been delivered (other than as a result of a voluntary long-term deferral election) shall be forfeited.

(ii)    Without intending to limit the remedies available to AB, the Participant acknowledges that a breach of any of the agreements or covenants contained in Section 4 or this Section 5 shall result in material irreparable injury to AB for which the forfeiture remedy described in Section (i) above may not be adequate and that, in the event of such a breach or threat thereof, AB shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining the Participant from engaging in activities prohibited by this Award Agreement or such other relief as may be required to specifically enforce any of the agreements or covenants in Section 4 or this Section 5. The Participant acknowledges that the above restrictions are part of a program of AB covering employees in many jurisdictions and that it is necessary to maintain consistency of administration and interpretation with respect to such program, and accordingly, the Participant consents to the applicability of New York law and jurisdiction in accordance with Section 14 hereof. In the event that any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction shall determine this Section 5 or Section 7 to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the Participant agrees that this Section 5 shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, and/or over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, and/or to the maximum extent in any and all respects as to which this Section 5 or Section 7 may be enforceable, all as determined by such court or tribunal.

(iii)    In addition to the remedies set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above, AB retains the right to seek damages and other relief for any breach by the Participant of any agreement or covenant contained in this Award Agreement.
 
6.    Forfeiture for Failure to Consider Certain Risks. If the Committee determines that, during the calendar year in which the Award was granted, (a) the Participant participated in the structuring or marketing of any investment management or research product or service, or participated on behalf of AB or any of its clients in the purchase or sale of any security or other property as part of providing investment management services or otherwise, and (b) (i) the Participant failed to follow or violated any written AB policy guideline or process designed in whole or in part to manage or mitigate risk; (ii) as a result, appropriate consideration was not given to the risk to AB or the Participant’s business unit (for example, where the Participant has improperly analyzed such risk or where the Participant failed sufficiently to raise concerns about such risk); and (iii) there has been, or reasonably could be expected to be, a material adverse impact on AB or the Participant’s business unit, the Participant shall forfeit all unvested Deferred Cash, if elected, and all unvested Restricted Units granted pursuant to such Award.

7.    Termination of Employment. The Deferred Cash and Restricted Units shall vest in accordance with Section 5 of Schedule A only while the Participant is employed by AB, except as follows:

(a)    Disability. Any unvested Deferred Cash and Restricted Units shall fully vest immediately upon a Participant’s Disability and shall be distributed to the Participant as specified in Article 4 of each of the Deferred Cash Program and the Incentive Compensation Program. The Participant shall be deemed to have incurred a “Disability” if the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as determined by the carrier of the long-term disability insurance program maintained by AB or its affiliate that covers the Participant, or such other person or entity designated by the Administrator in its sole discretion. In order to assist in the process described in this Section 7(a), the Participant shall, as reasonably requested by the Administrator, (i) be available for medical examinations by one or more physicians chosen by the long-term disability insurance provider or the Administrator and approved by the Participant, whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and (ii) grant the long-term disability insurance provider, the Administrator and any such physicians access to all relevant medical information concerning the Participant, arrange to furnish copies of medical records to them, and use best efforts to cause the Participant’s own physicians to be available to discuss the Participant’s health with them.

(b)    Death. If the Participant dies (i) while in the employ of AB, or (ii) while the Participant otherwise holds outstanding unvested Deferred Cash or Restricted Units, any unvested Deferred Cash and all unvested Restricted Units held by the Participant (and not previously forfeited or cancelled) shall vest immediately and be distributed in accordance with Article 4 of each of the Deferred Cash Program and the Incentive Compensation Program.

(c)    Resignation. If the Participant resigns or otherwise voluntarily terminates his or her employment with AB (other than due to the Participant’s Retirement, as defined below, or Disability), any unvested Deferred Cash and all unvested Restricted Units held by the Participant (and not previously forfeited or cancelled) on the date of resignation shall continue to vest as specified in Section 5 of Schedule A and be distributed as specified in Article 4 of each of the Deferred Cash Program and the Incentive Compensation Program. The provisions in this Section 7(c) are conditioned upon the Participant’s continued compliance with the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4 and 5 of this Award Agreement from the date of resignation until the Deferred Cash and Restricted Units have fully vested and been delivered (or would have been delivered but for a voluntary long-term deferral election), the Participant providing to AB in writing (in a form to be provided by AB, a “Resignation Questionnaire”) within 10 calendar days from the first date the Participant informs AB about his or her resignation, information relating to the Participant’s new employment opportunity, if any, the Participant confirming in writing continued compliance with the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4 and 5 of this Award Agreement (in a form to be provided by AB, a “Confirmation Certificate”) in connection with each vesting date, and the Participant executing and complying with a standard release in favor of AB (in a form to be provided by AB, a “Release”); provided, however, that the only remedy available to AB for any breach by the Participant of the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5(a) and 5(b) of this Award Agreement that occurs after the Participant’s last date of employment (including any applicable notice period), or for the Participant failing to provide to AB the Resignation Questionnaire, the Release or each annual Confirmation Certificate, shall be the forfeiture remedy described in Section 5(e)(i) of this Award Agreement. In addition, the terms of this Section 7(c) are also conditioned on the Participant not receiving replacement equity from a new employer for the unvested Deferred Cash and Restricted Units as to which continued vesting is to apply and the Participant confirming such fact in the Resignation Questionnaire and each Confirmation Certificate.

(d)    Retirement. If the Participant’s employment with AB terminates because of the Participant’s Retirement (as defined below), any unvested Deferred Cash and all unvested Restricted Units held by the Participant (and not previously forfeited or cancelled) on the date of Retirement shall continue to vest as specified in Section 5 of Schedule A and be distributed as specified in Article 4 of each of the Deferred Cash Program and the Incentive Compensation Program. The provisions in this Section 7(d) are conditioned upon the Participant’s continued compliance with the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4 and 5 of this Award Agreement (except that the Participant shall comply with the non-competition covenant attached hereto as Schedule B (the “Retirement Non-Competition Covenant”) rather than the covenant contained in Section 5(a)) from the date of Retirement until the Deferred Cash and Restricted Units have fully vested and been delivered (or would have been delivered but for a voluntary long-term deferral election), the Participant confirming in writing continued compliance with the agreements and covenants set forth in the Retirement Non-Competition Covenant and Sections 4 and 5(b), (c) and (d) of this Award Agreement (in a form to be provided by AB, a “Retirement Confirmation Certificate”) in connection with each vesting date, and the Participant executing and complying with a standard release in favor of AB (in a form to be provided by AB, a “Retirement Release”); provided, however, that the only remedy available to AB for any breach by the Participant of the agreements and covenants set forth in the Retirement Non-Competition Covenant and Sections 4 and 5(b) of this Award Agreement that occurs after the Participant’s last date of employment, or for the Participant failing to provide to AB the Retirement Release or each annual Retirement Confirmation Certificate, shall be the forfeiture remedy described in Section 5(e)(i) of this Award Agreement. In addition, the terms of this Section 7(d) are also conditioned on the Participant not receiving replacement equity from a new employer for the unvested Deferred Cash and Restricted Units as to which continued vesting is to apply and the Participant confirming such fact in each Retirement Confirmation Certificate.

Retirement” with respect to a Participant means that the employment of the Participant with AB has terminated on or after the time when the sum of the Participant’s age and full years of service with AB equals or exceeds 70 under circumstances where the Participant has provided to AB written notice of retirement at least nine months prior to the retirement date (the “Retirement Date”) and where the Participant has entered into, at least six months prior to the Retirement Date, a retirement transition agreement (in a form to be provided by AB, the “Retirement Agreement”) and has complied with the terms thereof through the Retirement Date.

(e)    Termination Without Cause. If AB terminates the Participant’s employment without Cause (other than due to the Participant’s Disability or death), any unvested Deferred Cash and all unvested Restricted Units held by the Participant (and not previously forfeited or cancelled) on the date of such termination shall continue to vest as specified in Section 5 of Schedule A and be distributed as specified in Article 4 of each of the Deferred Cash Program and the Incentive Compensation Program. The provisions in this Section 7(e) are conditioned upon the Participant’s continued compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 5 of this Award Agreement (except Section 5(a), with respect to which the Participant need not comply after the Participant’s termination date) until the Deferred Cash and Restricted Units have fully vested and been delivered (or would have been delivered but for a voluntary long-term deferral election), signing and returning a Confirmation Certificate to AB in connection with each vesting date, and executing and complying with a standard release in favor of AB (in a form to be provided by AB); provided, however, that the only remedy available to AB for any breach by the Participant of the covenants set forth in Section 5(b) of this Award Agreement that occurs after the Participant’s last date of employment (including any applicable notice period) shall be the forfeiture remedy described in Section 5(e)(i).

(f)    Termination for Cause. If AB terminates the Participant’s employment for Cause (or, if after termination of the Participant’s employment other than for “Cause,” as that term is defined in the 2017 Plan, AB determines than an event occurred during the Participant’s employment that would have entitled AB to terminate the Participant’s employment for Cause), the Participant shall forfeit all unvested Deferred Cash and Restricted Units.

8.    No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Award nor any term of this Award Agreement is intended to create a contract of employment or alter the at-will status of the Participant, who is employed on an at-will basis, nor shall they confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of AB before, during or after any applicable notice period. In addition, neither the Award nor any term of this Award Agreement shall interfere in any way with the right of AB to terminate the service of the Participant at any time for any reason, or shorten any notice period at any time as prescribed by Section 4 of this Award Agreement.

9.    Non-Transferability. The Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any of the Deferred Cash or Restricted Units, or any interest therein, until the Participant’s rights in such Deferred Cash or Restricted Units vest in accordance with this Award Agreement. Any purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition or encumbrance in violation of this Award Agreement will be void and of no effect.

10.    Payment of Withholding Tax. The provisions set forth in Section 5.04(k) of the Deferred Cash Program and Section 6.04(k) of the Incentive Compensation Program shall apply in the event that AB determines that any federal, state or local tax or any other charge is required by law to be withheld with respect to a vesting or distribution of Deferred Cash or Restricted Units.

11.    Dilution and Other Adjustments. The existence of the Award shall not impair the right of AB, AB Holding or their respective partners to, among other things, conduct, make or effect any change in AB’s or AB Holding’s business, any distribution (whether in the form of cash, limited partnership interests, other securities or other property), recapitalization (including, without limitation, any subdivision or combination of limited partnership interests), reorganization, consolidation, combination, repurchase or exchange of limited partnership interests or other securities of AB or AB Holding, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase limited partnership interests or other securities of AB or AB Holding, or any incorporation (or other change in form) of AB or AB Holding. AB Holding Units shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 4(c) of the 2017 Plan (or such applicable successor provision).

12.    Electronic Delivery. The Plans contemplate that each award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement which shall be delivered to the Participant. It is hereby understood that electronic delivery of this Award Agreement constitutes delivery under the Plans.
 
13.    Administrator. If at any time there shall be no Committee, the Board shall be the Administrator.
14.    Governing Law. This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York. The Participant hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located within the State of New York, County of New York, with respect to any legal action, dispute or otherwise, arising out of, related to, or in connection with this Award Agreement. The Participant hereby waives any objection in any such action or proceeding based on forum non-conveniens, and any objection to venue with respect to any such legal action, which may be instituted in any of the aforementioned courts. Furthermore, the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement shall not apply to the extent that any such term and/or condition is unenforceable under or otherwise inconsistent with applicable state law.

15.    Sections and Headings. All section references in this Award Agreement are to sections hereof for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the meaning of any provision of this Award Agreement.

16.    Interpretation. The Participant accepts the Award subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plans and this Award Agreement. In the event of any conflict between any clause of the Plans and this Award Agreement, this Award Agreement shall control. The Participant accepts as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator or the Board upon any questions arising under the Plans and/or this Award Agreement. The Participant acknowledges and accepts that (i) the purpose of the AB Incentive Plan (as defined in the Incentive Compensation Program document) is to enhance the ability of AB and AB Holding to attract, motivate and retain certain key employees and to strengthen their commitment to AB and AB Holding by providing additional incentive compensation awards payable under, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Incentive Compensation Program, and (ii) the AB Incentive Plan is a “bonus program” as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and the regulations issued thereunder, and is therefore not covered by ERISA.

17.    Notices. Any notice under this Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally (whether by hand or by facsimile) or when deposited in the United States mail, registered, postage prepaid, and addressed, in the case of AB and AB Holding, to the Corporate Secretary at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, or if AB should move its principal office, to such principal office, and, in the case of the Participant, to his or her last permanent address as shown on AB’s records, subject to the right of either party to designate some other address at any time hereafter in a notice satisfying the requirements of this Section 17.

18.    Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Award Agreement supersedes any and all existing agreements between the Participant, AB and AB Holding relating to the Award. It may not be amended except by a written agreement signed by all parties.



ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.


By:    /s/ Kate Burke            
Kate Burke
Chief Administrative Officer



The Participant hereby acknowledges and accepts the terms and conditions set forth in this Award Agreement, including AB’s remedies if the Participant fails to comply with the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4 and 5 of this Award Agreement, and the forfeiture of unvested Deferred Cash and Restricted Units for failure to consider certain risks as described in Section 6 of this Award Agreement. To accept the terms of this Award Agreement, please click the “Accept” button below:


ACCEPT

DECLINE

                        















    
SCHEDULE A
TO
AWARD AGREEMENT


1.    $___________ 2019 Award

2.
$___________2019 Deferred Cash Award (may not exceed the lesser of $250,000 and 50% of the Award; provided, however, if the Participant is based outside of the United States, is treated as a local hire rather than as an expatriate and received an Award of $100,000 or less, the Deferred Cash Award may be up to 100% of the Award)

3.
____________ Restricted Units have been awarded pursuant to this Award Agreement.

4.
The per AB Holding Unit price used to determine the number of Restricted Units awarded hereunder is $28.75 per AB Holding Unit, which is the closing price of an AB Holding Unit as published for composite transactions on the New York Stock Exchange on December 10, 2019.

5.
Restrictions lapse with respect to the AB Holding Units in accordance with the following schedule:

Percentage of Awarded AB Holding Units Vested and Delivered on the
Date     Date Indicated

December 1, 2020          25.0%
December 1, 2021          50.0%
December 1, 2022          75.0%
December 1, 2023          100.0%


    
SCHEDULE A
TO
AWARD AGREEMENT
FOR AB SALES PROFESSIONALS


1.    $___________ 2019 Award*

2.
$___________2019 Deferred Cash Award (may not exceed the lesser of $250,000 and 50% of the Award; provided, however, if the Participant is based outside of the United States, is treated as a local hire rather than as an expatriate and received an Award of $100,000 or less, the Deferred Cash Award may be up to 100% of the Award)*

3.
____________ Restricted Units have been awarded pursuant to this Award Agreement.*

4.
The per AB Holding Unit price used to determine the number of Restricted Units awarded hereunder is $_____ per AB Holding Unit, which is the closing price of an AB Holding Unit as published for composite transactions on the New York Stock Exchange on December 10, 2019.

5.
Restrictions lapse with respect to the AB Holding Units in accordance with the following schedule:

Percentage of Awarded AB Holding Units Vested and Delivered1 in the
Date    Date Indicated

December 1, 2020          25.0%
December 1, 2021          50.0%
December 1, 2022          75.0%
December 1, 2023          100.0%


    



* The amount of the 2019 Award, 2019 Deferred Cash Award and the number of Restricted Units awarded pursuant to this Award Agreement are based on an estimate of Total Variable Compensation (“TVC”). The final amounts will be calculated once TVC is finalized in early 2020 and, if the final amounts differ from the estimates stated above, the 2019 Award amount, the amount of the Deferred Cash Award and the number of Restricted Units awarded pursuant to this Agreement will be adjusted accordingly.

1 Assuming the Participant has not elected to voluntarily defer receipt of AB Holding Units.    

SCHEDULE B
TO
AWARD AGREEMENT
RETIREMENT NON-COMPETITION COVENANT

Competition. The Participant shall not provide Competing Services, in any capacity, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, owner, partner, shareholder, director or otherwise, to any Direct Competitor. “Competing Services” means services provided to a Direct Competitor that involve (i) the direct or indirect personal solicitation of actual clients of AB (who, to the knowledge of the Participant, also were clients of AB while the Participant was employed by AB) (“AB Client Solicitation”) with respect to investment management or research products or services which compete directly with a significant investment management or research product or service then offered by AB (a Competing AB Product or Service”); (ii) the creation, management, marketing or maintenance (or providing material support for, or managing or supervising, the creation, management, marketing or maintenance, as the Participant’s principal activity for the Direct Competitor, of an investment management or research product or service that competes directly with a Competing AB Product or Service; or (iii) the Participant functioning in a senior executive role with a Direct Competitor, which is the same as or substantially similar to the Participant’s role with AB. “Direct Competitor” means a business that offers or provides products or services that compete directly with any Competing AB Product or Service, where the business activities of the Direct Competitor either constitute or can reasonably be expected to constitute meaningful competition for AB; provided that a Direct Competitor shall not include (i) any business focused primarily on the formation and management of private equity or hedge funds that have a substantially different investment focus than any private equity or hedge fund then offered by AB; or (ii) any family office which does not as its principal activity offer to unrelated third parties investment products or services that compete directly with any Competing AB Product or Service (any such business or family office being referred to as a “Permitted Competitor”); and provided further that this exclusion of a Permitted Competitor from the definition of Direct Competitor shall not apply to the extent that the Participant engages in, directs or facilitates AB Client Solicitation on behalf of any Permitted Competitor with respect to any Competing AB Product or Service.













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AB 2017 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
AWARD AGREEMENT


AWARD AGREEMENT, dated as of May 14, 2019, among AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB”), AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB Holding”) and DIRECTOR (the “Participant”), a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AllianceBernstein Corporation (the “Corporation”), the general partner of AB and AB Holding.

WHEREAS, the Board, pursuant to the AB 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), a copy of which has been delivered to the Participant, has granted to the Participant an award (the “Award”) consisting of the number of units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AB Holding (the “Units”) having an aggregate fair value of $170,000 based on the closing price of a Unit on May 14, 2019 as reported for New York Stock Exchange composite transactions (the “May 14 Closing Price”), which Units are subject to certain restrictions described herein (the “Restricted Units”); and

WHEREAS, the Board has authorized the execution and delivery of this Award Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the grant of the Award, and as a condition thereto, AB, AB Holding and the Participant agree as follows:

1.    Grant. Subject to and under the terms and conditions set forth in this Award Agreement and the Plan, the Board hereby awards the Participant the number of Restricted Units set forth in Section 1 of Schedule A, subject to the vesting schedule set forth in Section 2 of Schedule A. The Restricted Units shall be delivered to the Participant promptly after vesting.

2.    Account. AB shall establish an uncertificated account (the “Account”) with AB’s transfer agent, currently Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, representing the Restricted Units or deposit the Restricted Units in a grantor trust maintained by AB generally for this purpose, in either case within a reasonable time after the Participant’s execution and delivery of this Award Agreement.

3.    Termination. (a) If the Participant's service on the Board terminates for any reason other than the reason specified in Section 3(b) below, any unvested Restricted Units held by the Participant on the date of such termination shall vest immediately and be delivered to the Participant (or the Participant’s estate) promptly after the date of such termination.
 
(b) The Participant shall immediately forfeit any unvested Restricted Units awarded under this Award Agreement if the Participant’s service as a Director is terminated for Cause. “Cause” shall mean the Participant’s (i) continuing willful failure to perform the Participant’s duties as a Director (other than as a result of the Participant’s total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (ii) gross negligence or malfeasance in the performance of the Participant’s duties, (iii) a finding by a court or other governmental body with proper jurisdiction that an act or acts by the Participant constitutes (A) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or (B) a violation of federal or state securities law, by reason of which finding the Board determines in good faith that the continued service of the Participant would be seriously detrimental to AB and its business, (iv) in the absence of such a finding by a court or other governmental body with proper jurisdiction, such a determination in good faith by the Board by reason of such act or acts constituting such a felony, serious crime or violation, or (v) any breach by the Participant of any obligation of confidentiality.

4.    No Right to Continued Directorship. The granting of the Award shall not confer upon the Participant any right to continue to be retained as a Director, and shall not interfere in any way with the right of the sole stockholder of the Corporation to terminate the service of the Participant at any time for any reason.

5.    Non-Transferability. Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement, the Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any of the Restricted Units, or any interest therein, until the Participant’s rights in such Units vest in accordance with this Award Agreement. Any purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition or encumbrance in violation of this Award Agreement will be void and of no effect.

6.    Tax. As soon as administratively feasible after each vesting date, AB shall deliver to the Participant the gross number of Restricted Units that have vested. The Participant shall be responsible for payment of any federal, state and/or local taxes relating to the grant and/or delivery of Restricted Units. The Participant should consult a personal tax advisor to ensure any quarterly estimated or other taxes are paid as appropriate.

7.    Dilution and Other Adjustments. The existence of the Award shall not impair the right of AB, AB Holding or their respective partners to, among other things, conduct, make or effect any change in AB’s or AB Holding’s business, any distribution (whether in the form of cash, limited partnership interests, other securities, or other property), recapitalization (including, without limitation, any subdivision or combination of limited partnership interests), reorganization, consolidation, combination, repurchase or exchange of limited partnership interests or other securities of AB or AB Holding, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase limited partnership interests or other securities of AB or AB Holding, or any incorporation of AB or AB Holding. In the event of such a change in the partnership interests of AB or AB Holding, the Board shall make such adjustments to the Award as it deems appropriate and equitable. In the event of incorporation of AB or AB Holding, the Board shall make such arrangements as it deems appropriate and equitable with respect to the Award for the Participant to receive stock in the resulting corporation in place of the Restricted Units. Any decision by the Board under this Section shall be final and binding upon the Participant.

8.    Distributions on Unvested Units. AB Holding shall pay to the Participant cash distributions with respect to any unvested Restricted Units on the same basis as cash distributions are paid to holders of Units.
9.    Administrator. The Board shall be the Administrator.

10.    Governing Law. This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

11.    Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Award Agreement supersedes any and all existing agreements between the Participant, AB and AB Holding relating to the Restricted Unit awards. It may not be amended except by a written agreement signed by both parties.

12.    Interpretation. The Participant accepts this Award subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plan, which shall control in the event of any conflict between any provision of the Plan and this Award Agreement, and accepts as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any questions arising under the Plan and/or this Award Agreement.

13.    Notices. Any notice under this Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or when deposited in the United States mail, registered, postage prepaid, and addressed, in the case of AB and AB Holding, to the Corporate Secretary at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, or if AB should move its principal office, to such principal office, and, in the case of the Participant, to the Participant’s last permanent address as shown on AB's records, subject to the right of either party to designate some other address at any time hereafter in a notice satisfying the requirements of this Section.

14.    Sections and Headings. All section references in this Award Agreement are to sections hereof for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the meaning of any provision of this Award Agreement.


ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

                    
By:    /s/ Laurence E. Cranch            
Laurence E. Cranch
General Counsel


ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.

                        
By:    Laurence E. Cranch                
Laurence E. Cranch
General Counsel





                    
DIRECTOR



SCHEDULE A


1.
__________ Restricted Units have been awarded pursuant to this Award Agreement.

2.
Restrictions lapse with respect to the Units in accordance with the following schedule:

Percentage of Units
Vested on the
Date    Date Indicated

May 14, 2020     25.0%
May 14, 2021     50.0%
May 14, 2022     75.0%
May 14, 2023     100.0%


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SUMMARY OF ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.’S LEASE AT
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Parties and Documents    1
Demised Premises    4
Monthly Fixed Rent    7
Electricity    12
Tax Escalation    15
Expense Escalation    17
Cleaning    19
Maintenance and Repairs    22
Alterations    23
Miscellaneous Matters Relating to Improvements    24
SNDA & Estoppel    26
Insurance and Liability    27
Use    28
Term    29
Services    31
Casualty/Condemnation    35
Assignment/Subletting    36
Rights to Additional Space    38
Default and Landlord Remedies    40
Access    42
Notices    43





PARTIES
Landlord:    1345 Leasehold LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”)    
Tenant:
AllianceBernstein L.P. (formerly known as Alliance Capital Management L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership (“Alliance”)
DOCUMENTS
Agreement of Lease dated July 3, 1985 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Avenue Corp. as landlord, and Alliance Capital Management Corporation, as tenant (“orig.”)
Supplemental Agreement dated September 30, 1985 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Avenue Corp. as landlord, and Alliance Capital Management Corporation, as tenant (“Sup1”)
Second Supplemental Agreement dated December 31, 1985 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Avenue Corp. as landlord, and Alliance Capital Management Corporation, as tenant
Third Supplemental Agreement dated July 29, 1987 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Ave. Corp. as landlord, and Alliance Capital Management Corporation, as tenant
Fourth Supplemental Agreement dated February, 1989 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Ave. Corp. as landlord, and Alliance, as tenant (“Sup4”)
Fifth Supplemental Agreement dated October 9, 1989 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Ave. Corp. as landlord, and Alliance, as tenant (“Sup5”)
Sixth Supplemental Agreement dated December 13, 1991 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Ave. Corp. as landlord, and Alliance, as tenant (“Sup6”)
Seventh Supplemental Agreement dated May 27, 1993 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Ave. Corp. as landlord, and Alliance, as tenant (“Sup7”)
Eighth Supplemental Agreement dated June 1, 1994 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Ave. Corp. as landlord, and Alliance, as tenant (“Sup8”)
Ninth Supplemental Agreement dated August 16, 1994 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Ave. Corp. as landlord, and Alliance, as tenant (“Sup9”)    
Tenth Supplemental Agreement dated December 31, 1994 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Ave. Corp. as landlord, and Alliance, as tenant (“Sup10”)
Eleventh Supplemental Agreement dated April 30, 1995 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Ave. Corp. as landlord, and Alliance, as tenant (“Sup11”)
Letter Agreement dated December 21, 1995 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company and Hawaiian Sixth Ave. Corp., Carter-Wallace, Inc., Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Inc. and Alliance (“LTR1”)
Letter Agreement dated December 21, 1995 among The Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company, Hawaiian Sixth Ave. Corp. and Alliance
Twelfth Supplemental Agreement dated September 9, 1998 between 1345 Leasehold Limited Partnership and Alliance (“Sup12”)
Letter Agreement dated October 7, 1998 between 1345 Leasehold Limited Partnership and Alliance
Thirteenth Supplemental Agreement dated March 15, 1999 between 1345 Leasehold Limited Partnership and Alliance (“Sup13”)
Fourteenth Supplemental Agreement dated February 8, 2000 between 1345 Leasehold Limited Partnership and Alliance (“Sup14”)
Fifteenth Supplemental Agreement dated August 3, 2000 between 1345 Leasehold Limited Partnership and Alliance (“Sup15”)
Letter dated September 7, 2000 from Alliance to Landlord (“LTR2”)
Sixteenth Supplemental Agreement dated August 31, 2001 between 1345 Leasehold Limited Partnership and Alliance (“Sup16”)
Seventeenth Supplemental Agreement dated October 31, 2001 between 1345 Leasehold Limited Partnership and Alliance (“Sup17”)
Eighteenth Supplemental Agreement dated February 15, 2002 between 1345 Leasehold Limited Partnership and Alliance (“Sup18”)
Nineteenth Supplemental Agreement dated December 4, 2002 between 1345 Leasehold Limited Partnership and Alliance (“Sup19”)
Twentieth Supplemental Agreement dated December 4, 2002 between 1345 Leasehold Limited Partnership and Alliance (“Sup20”)
Letter Agreement dated December 4, 2002 between Alliance and Hearst Communications, Inc. (“LTR3”)
Twenty-first Supplemental Agreement dated December 22, 2003 between Landlord and Alliance (“Sup21”)
Twenty-second Supplemental Agreement dated October 31, 2004 between Landlord and Alliance (“Sup22”)
Twenty-third Supplemental Agreement dated June 30, 2007 between Landlord and Alliance (“Sup23”)
Twenty-fourth Supplemental Agreement dated July 31, 2007 between Landlord and Alliance (“Sup24”)
Twenty-fifth Supplemental Agreement dated July 31, 2007 between Landlord and Alliance (“Sup25”)
Twenty-sixth Supplemental Agreement dated July 31, 2007 between Landlord and Alliance (“Sup26”)
Twenty-seventh Supplemental Agreement dated August 30, 2008 between Landlord and Alliance (“Sup27”)
Twenty-eighth Supplemental Agreement dated May 2, 2014 between Landlord and Alliance (“Sup28”)
Cleaning Agreements
Cleaning Agreement (“CAO”) dated August 16, 1994 between 1345 Cleaning Service Co. (“Original Cleaning Contractor”) and Alliance regarding the office space
First Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-1”) dated December 31, 1994 between Original Cleaning Contractor and Alliance
Second Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-2”) dated April 30, 1995 between Original Cleaning Contractor and Alliance
Third Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-3”) dated September 9, 1998 between Original Cleaning Contractor and Alliance
Fourth Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-4”) dated February 8, 2000 between Original Cleaning Contractor and Alliance
Fifth Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-5”) dated August 3, 2000 between Original Cleaning Contractor and Alliance
Sixth Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-6”) dated August 31, 2001 between Original Cleaning Contractor and Alliance
Seventh Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-7”) dated October 31, 2001 between Original Cleaning Contractor and Alliance
Eighth Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-8”) dated February 15, 2002 between Original Cleaning Contractor and Alliance
Ninth Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-9”) dated October 31, 2004 between Original Cleaning Contractor and Alliance
Tenth Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-10”) dated July 31, 2007 between 1345 Cleaning Service Company II, L.P. (“Cleaning Contractor”) and Alliance
Eleventh Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-11”) dated July 31, 2007 between Cleaning Contractor and Alliance
Twelfth Amendment to Cleaning Agreement (“CAO-12”) dated July 31, 2007 between Cleaning Contractor and Alliance
Cleaning Agreement (“CAG”) dated as of March 15, 1999 between Original Cleaning Contractor and Alliance regarding the ground floor space
SNDAs
Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement (Ground Lease) dated August 3, 2000 between 1345 Fee Limited Partnership, as owner, and Alliance, as tenant (“SNDA-G”)
Subordination, Nondisturbance and Attornment Agreement dated July 6, 2005 between Alliance, Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc. and UBS Rea Estate Investments Inc. (“SNDA-M”)
First Amendment to Subordination, Nondisturbance and Attornment Agreement dated July 6, 2005 between Alliance and LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee
DEMISED PREMISES
Floor (entire floor unless otherwise noted)
Delivery Date
Concourse (part) (Sup15 §23(a), Sup17 §13, Sup23 §2a)
Delivered.
Ground Floor (part) **
The Ground Floor (part) formerly leased to Alliance has been surrendered and deleted from the demised premises. Landlord has leased the Ground Floor (part) to Wachovia Bank, National Association (“Wachovia”) pursuant to the Agreement of Lease dated December 22, 2003 (the “Wachovia Lease”), for a term coterminous with Alliance's lease which Wachovia may extend pursuant to its three 5-year extension options. If the term of the Wachovia Lease expires or terminates prior to the expiration or termination of Alliance’s lease, then, on the day after said termination, the Ground Floor (part) will be added back to the demised premises on substantially the same terms (including the rent terms) as were in effect prior to its surrender and deletion from the demised premises (Sup21 §3). For more information regarding the terms of the surrender of Ground Floor part, see below.
2, 8, 9, 11 through 14 (Sup15 §2(a); Ltr2; Sup16 §11)
Delivered.
10 (Sup19 §3(a)) ***
Delivered.
15 (Sup12 §2(a))
Delivered.
16 (Sup12 §2(b))
Delivered.
17 (Sup16 §2(b); Sup17 §2(b); Sup18 §2(b); Sup22 §2(b))
Delivered.
31 (part) (Sup7 §2(c))
Delivered.
31 (part) (Sup24 §2(a))
Delivered.
32 (Sup6 §2)
Delivered.
33 (Sup7 §2(a))
Delivered.
34 (NW Cor. 94) (Sup8 §2(a))
Delivered.
34 (NW Cor. 95) (Sup8 §1(c))
Delivered.
34 (balance) (Sup7 §2(b))
Delivered.
35 (Sup14 §2(a))
Delivered.
36 (Sup14 §2(b))
Delivered.
37 (NE Cor.) (orig. intro.)
Delivered.
37 (NW Cor.) (orig. §46.01)
Delivered.
37 (SE Cor.) (Sup1 §2)
Delivered.
37 (SW Cor.) (Sup5 §2)
Delivered.
38 (orig. intro.)
Delivered.
39 (Sup4 §2)
Delivered.
40 and 41 (Sup9 §3(a); LTR1 par 2)
Delivered.
42 (Sup25 §2(a))
Delivered.
43 and 44 (Sup26 §2(a))
Delivered.

**Ground Floor (part):
For a summary of the payments Alliance makes in lieu of rent and the credits Alliance receives in respect of the Ground Floor (part), see Monthly Fixed Rent, Tax Escalation and Expense Escalation. Other terms of the surrender and deletion of Ground Floor (part) from the demised premises are summarized below.
Enforcement: Landlord will make reasonable efforts to enforce the Wachovia Lease (including the rent obligations). If Wachovia defaults under the Wachovia Lease, then Alliance may, at its option, participate in any action Landlord takes in respect of said default. If Landlord does not take any action, then Alliance may, at its option, (1) cause the Landlord to assign its right to proceed against Wachovia, in which case Alliance may then proceed directly against Wachovia provided that Alliance indemnifies Landlord from any loss arising from such action, or (2) require the Landlord to proceed against Wachovia in which case Alliance will reimburse Landlord within 30 days after demand for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Landlord in respect of enforcing the Wachovia Lease (Sup21 §4(f)).
Amendments, Terminations, Extensions and Consents: Landlord is prohibited from amending the Wachovia Lease or waiving any provision thereof without first obtaining Alliance’s consent. Alliance must be reasonable in respect of consenting to any amendment that would not have an economic or adverse impact on Alliance and Alliance’s failure to respond to a request for such a consent within 5 business days of receipt is deemed consent. Landlord is prohibited from terminating the term of the Wachovia Lease except in the event of a default thereunder or extending the term of the Wachovia Lease except pursuant to the express provisions thereof without first obtaining Alliance's consent (Sup21 §5(a)). Landlord is prohibited from granting its consent to any matter contemplated by the Wachovia Lease (e.g., subleases and alterations) without first obtaining Alliance’s consent. Alliance's rights in respect of Wachovia signage is summarized in more detail below. Alliance is required to be reasonable in granting its consent to any such matter if Landlord is obligated to be reasonable under the Wachovia Lease. Alliance is required to respond in the same time period as Landlord is obligated to respond to any request for consent and Alliance will be deemed to have given its consent if it fails to respond (Sup21 §5(c); LTR3 §3).
Signage: Wachovia is prohibited from displaying signage on the window, doors or the exterior of the perimeter walls of its demised premises unless Wachovia obtains the prior written reasonable consent of the Landlord and said signage is in conformity with the building standard sign program (Wachovia Lease §46.2(e)). However, Wachovia has the right to install signage on the interior and exterior of the demised premises that conforms with Wachovia's standard national or NYC signage program provided that said signage pertains primarily to general retail banking, safe deposits or electronic banking and not to certain permitted ancillary uses (e.g. brokerage, insurance, investment services). Nevertheless, Wachovia has the right to display temporary signage which describes said ancillary uses in certain designated areas provided that Wachovia is obligated to remove said signage if either Landlord or Alliance reasonably believes that said temporary signage is not in keeping with the quality or character of the building. The size and location of signage on or visible from the exterior of the Ground Floor (part) is subject to the reasonable approval and Landlord and Alliance. Wachovia also has the right to display promotional banners provided the size, color and location of said banners is subject to the reasonable approval of Landlord and Alliance. Landlord's (and, therefore, Alliance's) failure to respond within 15 business days to any request for consent regarding signage is deemed consent (Wachovia Lease §46.3(a)).
Assignment/Subletting Profits: Landlord and Alliance will share equally any sublease or assignment of lease profits payable to Landlord under the Wachovia Lease (Sup21 §6(a)).
Hold Over by Wachovia: If Wachovia holds over following the termination of the Wachovia Lease term, then Landlord will promptly commence summary dispossess proceedings and will use commercially reasonable efforts to evict Wachovia. Landlord will pay to Alliance any amounts recovered from Wachovia arising from said proceedings after first deducting Landlord's actual out-of-pocket expenses, provided that if the amounts paid over by Landlord exceed the sums paid by Alliance in respect of the Ground Floor (part) for the corresponding period, then Landlord will be permitted to retain 50% of said excess (Sup21 §8).
Reimbursement of Landlord on Account of Payments to Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.: Alliance will reimburse Landlord up to $601,854.52 in respect of any amounts paid by Landlord to Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. arising from Sup21 (Sup21 §10).
MONTHLY FIXED RENT
Concourse (part):
Approximately 3,000 rsf:
12/01/01 through 11/30/06:    $7,000 (Sup17 §13(b)(i))
12/01/06 through 11/30/11:    $8,250 (Sup17 §13(b)(ii))
12/01/11 through 12/31/19:    $9,500 (Sup17 §13(b)(iii))
Balance of Concourse Space Leased Pursuant to Sup15:
Date the concourse space (or portion thereof) is included in the demised premises through the day before the 5th anniversary of such inclusion date: $28 per rsf (Sup15 §23(d)).
5th anniversary of such inclusion date through the day before the 10th anniversary of such inclusion date: $33 per rsf (Sup15 §23(d)).
10th anniversary of such inclusion date through 12/31/19: $38 per rsf (Sup15 §23(d)).
Concourse Space Leased Pursuant to Sup23:
Date the concourse space is included in the demised premises through the day before the 5th anniversary of such inclusion date: $9,616.25 (Sup23 §3(a)(1)).
5th anniversary of such inclusion date through the day before the 10th anniversary of such inclusion date: $10,440.50 (Sup23 §3(a)(2)).
10th anniversary of such inclusion date through 12/31/19: $11,264.75 (Sup23 §3(a)(3)).
Ground Floor (part) - Payments in Lieu of Rent and Credits:
Notwithstanding that the Ground Floor (part) has been deleted from the demised premises, Alliance is obligated to pay monthly installments equal to the fixed rent and the tax and operating expense escalation payments Alliance would have been obligated to pay had the Ground Floor (part) not been deleted from the demised premises. The rate for the payment in lieu of the fixed rent payment is described below and the payments in lieu of the tax and operating expense escalations are described in the applicable portions of this summary.
Payment in Lieu of Fixed Rent
01/16/05 through 01/15/10: $58,333.33 (Sup13 §3(a)(2))
01/16/10 through 12/31/19: $62,500.00 (Sup13 §3(a)(3); Sup20 §3(b))
Wachovia Credit
Wachovia pays monthly installments of fixed rent as follows (assuming that the lease commencement date was January 1, 2004):
06/01/07 through 05/31/10:    $107,662.50
06/01/10 through 05/31/13:    $118,428.75
06/01/13 through 05/31/16:    $130,271.58
06/01/16 through 12/30/19:    $143,298.79
Wachovia also pays a tax escalation based on a 0.483% share of the excess over a 2003/04 base year.
Each month, Landlord and Alliance apportion the fixed rent and tax escalation payments (if any) made by Wachovia that month and the portion to which Alliance is entitled is a credit against rent next payable. The apportionment is done as follows:
First, to Alliance up to the sum of the fixed rent and tax and operating expense escalation payments Alliance made for such month in respect of the Ground Floor (part);
Second, to Alliance up to $10,408.26 a month provided that the aggregate of such installments cannot exceed $1,935,941.10);
Third, to Landlord up to $2,889.79 a month provided that the aggregate of such installments cannot exceed $537,500; and
Finally, any remainder is shared equally between Landlord and Tenant (Sup21 §4).
2nd, 8th, 9th, 11th through 14th Floors:
09/01/04 through 08/31/09: $1,419,941.25 (Sup15 §3(a); Sup19 §26))
09/01/09 through 08/31/14: $1,532,635.00 (Sup15 §3(a); Sup19 §26)
09/01/14 through 12/31/19: $1,645,328.75 (Sup15 §3(a); Sup19 §26))
This schedule assumes that all of this space was delivered simultaneously on May 1, 2004. It was anticipated, however, that floors 8 and 9 would be delivered six months after Floors 2, 11-14 are delivered (Sup16 §11). If that occurred, the commencement and subsequent increases in fixed rent for Floors 8 and 9 occurs six months after the commencement of and subsequent increases in fixed rent for Floors 2, 11-14.
For the extended term of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024 with respect to the premises located on Floor 8: $235,905.58 (Sup28 §2)
10th Floor:
From the termination or expiration of the Hearst Lease through 04/30/09: $203,589.75 (Sup19 §3(b)(1))
05/01/09 through 04/30/14:    $219,747.67 (Sup19 §3(b)(2))
05/01/14 through 12/31/19:    $235,905.58 (Sup19 §3(b)(3))
15th Floor:
12/01/04 through 11/30/10: $172,851.87 (Sup12 §3(a)(1))
12/01/09 through 12/31/16: $189,313.95 (Sup12 §3(a)(1))
01/01/17 through 12/31/19: Rent for the 15th, 16th, 31st (part), 32nd-41st floors will be the product of the average of fixed annual rent per square foot as of 12/30/16 of all space leased to Alliance other than concourse/subconcourse space, multiplied by the square footage of such space (Sup15 §12(b)); Sup20 §3(a)).
16th Floor:
05/01/05 through 04/30/09: $172,851.87 (Sup12 §3(b)(1))
05/01/10 through 12/31/16: $189,313.95 (Sup12 §3(b)(1))
01/01/17 through 12/31/19: Rent for the Ground (part), 15th, 16th, 31st (part), 32nd-41st floors will be the product of the average of fixed annual rent per square foot as of 12/30/16 of all space leased to Alliance other than concourse/subconcourse space, multiplied by the square footage of such space (Sup15 §12(b); Sup20 §3(a)).
17th Floor:
02/01/07 through 01/31/12:
$90,995.33 (Sup16 §3(a)) + $35,054.00 (Sup17 §3(a)) + $14,104.33 (Sup18 §3(a)) + $65,104.58 (Sup22 §3(a)) = $205,258.24
02/01/12 through 12/31/19:
$97,686.17 (Sup16 §3(a)) + $37,631.50 (Sup17 §3(a)) + $15,141.42 (Sup18 §3(a)) + $70,161.25 (Sup22 §3(a)) = $220,620.34
*Fixed annual rent on the portion of the 17th floor demised under the 22nd Supplemental Agreement is abated through July 31, 2005.
31st Floor (part):
7/1/94 through 10/31/09: $45,180.84 (Sup7 §3(c))
11/1/09 through 12/31/16: For the aggregate of Floors 31 (part)-34 and 37-39, $1,031,773.10 (Sup9 §4(b)). Note that by 11/1/09, Floors 31 (part)-34 and 37-39 are scheduled to have check meters and, therefore, Alliance will be charged separately for electricity for such floors instead of paying electricity charges as a “rent inclusion factor” included in fixed rent for such floors.
01/01/17 through 12/31/19: Rent for the 15th, 16th, 31st (part), 32nd-41st floors will be the product of the average of fixed annual rent per square foot as of 12/30/16 of all space leased to Alliance other than concourse/subconcourse space, multiplied by the square footage of such space (Sup15 §12(b); Sup20 §3(a)).
31st Floor (part):
commencement through April 30, 2015: $194,794.67 (Sup24 §3(a)(1)), except that the first 5 months are abated (Sup24 §3(b)).
5/1/09 through 12/31/19: $209,616 (Sup24 §3(b)).
32nd Floor:
05/01/94 through 10/31/09: $120,936.94 (Sup6 §3(a) and §7(b); Sup7 §7))
11/1/09 through 12/31/16: For the aggregate of Floors 31 (part)-34 and 37-39, $1,031,773.10 (Sup9 §4(b)). Note that by 11/1/09, Floors 31 (part)-34 and 37-39 are scheduled to have check meters and, therefore, Alliance will be charged separately for electricity for such floors instead of paying electricity charges as a “rent inclusion factor” included in fixed rent for such floors.
01/01/17 through 12/31/19: Rent for the Ground (part), 15th, 16th, 31st (part), 32nd-41st floors will be the product of the average of fixed annual rent per square foot as of 12/30/16 of all space leased to Alliance other than concourse/subconcourse space, multiplied by the square footage of such space (Sup15 §12(b); Sup20 §3(a)).
33rd Floor:
1/1/94 through 10/31/09: $105,185.28 (Sup7 §3(a)(i) and §7)
(Note: Calendar 1994’s rent is deferred and will be paid in monthly installments of $11,007.76 beginning July 1, 1995 through December 1, 2004 with $7,339.00 due on January 1, 2005 (Sup7 §3(a)(ii)). (Rent for the first half of calendar 1995 is deferred and will be paid in monthly installments of $3,668.76 due on January 1, 2005 and $11,007.76 per month beginning February 1, 2005 through October 1, 2009 (Sup7 §3(a)(iii)).
11/01/09 through 12/31/16: For the aggregate of Floors 31 (part)-34 and 37-39, $1,031,773.10 (Sup9 §4(b)). Note that by 11/1/09, Floors 31 (part)-34 and 37-39 are scheduled to have check meters and, therefore, Alliance will be charged separately for electricity for such floors instead of paying electricity charges as a “rent inclusion factor” included in fixed rent for such floors.
01/01/17 through 12/31/19: Rent for the 15th, 16th, 31st (part), 32nd-41st floors will be the product of the average of fixed annual rent per square foot as of 12/30/16 of all space leased to Alliance other than concourse/subconcourse space, multiplied by the square footage of such space (Sup15 §12(b); Sup20 §3(a)).
34th Floor:
05/01/99 through 10/31/09: $114,614.66 (Sup7 §3(b) and §7)
11/01/09 through 12/31/16: For the aggregate of Floors 31 (part)-34 and 37-39, $1,031,773.10 (Sup9 §4(b)). Note that by 11/1/09, Floors 31 (part)-34 and 37-39 are scheduled to have check meters and, therefore, Alliance will be charged separately for electricity for such floors instead of paying electricity charges as a “rent inclusion factor” included in fixed rent for such floors.
01/01/17 through 12/31/19: Rent for the 15th, 16th, 31st (part), 32nd-41st floors will be the product of the average of fixed annual rent per square foot as of 12/30/16 of all space leased to Alliance other than concourse/subconcourse space, multiplied by the square footage of such space (Sup15 §12(b); Sup20 §3(a)).
35th Floor:
08/01/05 through 07/31/10: $215,974.08 (Sup14 §3(a)(1))
08/01/10 through 12/31/16: $232,979.92 (Sup14 §3(a)(1))
01/01/17 through 12/31/19: Rent for the 15th, 16th, 31st (part), 32nd-41st floors will be the product of the average of fixed annual rent per square foot as of 12/30/16 of all space leased to Alliance other than concourse/subconcourse space, multiplied by the square footage of such space (Sup15 §12(b) ; Sup20 §3(a)).
36th Floor (assuming that the space is delivered on 07/01/01, as anticipated):
08/01/05 through 07/31/10: $216,201.63 (Sup14 §3(b)(1))
08/01/10 through 12/31/16: $233,225.38 (Sup14 §3(b)(1))
01/01/17 through 12/31/19: Rent for the 15th, 16th, 31st (part), 32nd-41st floors will be the product of the average of fixed annual rent per square foot as of 12/30/16 of all space leased to Alliance other than concourse/subconcourse space, multiplied by the square footage of such space (Sup15 §12(b); Sup20 §3(a)).
37th, 38th and 39th Floors:
11/01/06 through 10/31/09: $437,872.58 (Sup7 §7)
11/01/09 through 12/31/16: For the aggregate of Floors 31 (part)-34 and 37-39, $1,031,773.10 (Sup9 §4(b)). Note that by 11/1/09, Floors 31 (part)-34 and 37-39 are scheduled to have check meters and, therefore, Alliance will be charged separately for electricity for such floors instead of paying electricity charges as a “rent inclusion factor” included in fixed rent for such floors.
01/01/17 through 12/31/19: Rent for the Ground (part), 15th, 16th, 31st (part), 32nd-41st floors will be the product of the average of fixed annual rent per square foot as of 12/30/16 of all space leased to Alliance other than concourse/subconcourse space, multiplied by the square footage of such space (Sup15 §12(b)).
40th and 41s Floors:
Through 11/30/16: $422,395.67 (Sup11 §2(c)(i); LTR1)
01/01/17 through 12/31/19: Rent for the 15th, 16th, 31st (part), 32nd-41st floors will be the product of the average of fixed annual rent per square foot as of 12/30/16 of all space leased to Alliance other than concourse/subconcourse space, multiplied by the square footage of such space (Sup15 §12(b); Sup20 §3(a)).
42nd Floor
Through 4/30/11: $214,170.05 (Sup25 §3(a)(i)).
5/1/11 through 9/30/11: Abated (Sup25 §3(b)).
10/1/11 through 4/30/16: $337,624.00 (Sup25 §3(a)(ii)).
5/1/16 through 12/31/19: $362,242.41 (Sup25 §3(a)(iii)).
Note that by 5/1/11, Floor 42 is scheduled to have check meters and, therefore, Alliance will be charged separately for electricity for Floor 42 instead of paying electricity charges as a “rent inclusion factor” included in fixed rent for Floor 42.
43rd and 44th Floors
commencement through 4/30/12: $670,920.00 (Sup26 §3(a)(i)), except that the first 131 days are abated (Sup26 §3(b))
5/1/12 through 4/30/17: $740,807.50 (Sup26 §3(a)(ii))
5/1/17 through 12/31/19: $810,695 (Sup26 §3(a)(iii))
28th Supplemental Agreement
Fixed Rent is increased by $6,463.17 per month from May 2, 2014 through December 31, 2024.
ELECTRICITY

Check Meters:
All floors have check meters except for Floors 31 (part), 32-34, and 37-39, which will have check meters on or before November 1, 2009 (Sup9 §5) and Floor 42, which will have check meters on or before May 1, 2011 (Sup25 §4(c)(i)). The check meters measure electricity demand and consumption for each floor during a calendar month. Alliance pays Landlord, within 30 days after receipt of a bill, Landlord’s cost of the electricity consumed based on the applicable rate charged to the Landlord by the supplying utility, plus a 2% administrative fee (Sup9 §5(b) and (c); Sup12 §4(b) and (c); Sup14 §4(b) and (c); Sup15 §4(b) and (c); Sup22 §4(b); Sup24 §4(b); Sup25 §4(c); Sup26 §4(b)). Landlord will provide check meters for any portion of the Concourse (part) space measuring at least 3,000 contiguous rsf (Sup15 §23(f)(i)). If the check meters for Floors 31 (part), 32-34, and 37-39 are not installed by November 1, 2009, then Alliance will pay Landlord what Landlord’s electrical consultant determines to be Landlord’s cost for such electricity, provided that Alliance may dispute such determination in accordance with a specified procedure.
Dispute:
Each bill is binding on Alliance unless Alliance disputes such bill within 90 days of receipt. In case of a dispute, Alliance’s electrical consultant will submit its determination within such 90 day period and Landlord and Alliance will seek a resolution. Upon Alliance’s request, Landlord will make available its utility bills for the building for at least the last 3 years. If Landlord and Alliance cannot agree, they will choose a third electrical consultant to perform a limited review (Sup12, §5(c)(ii); Sup12 §4(c)(ii); Sup14 §4(c)(ii); Sup15 §4(c)(ii); Sup22 §4(c)(ii); Sup24 §4(c)(ii); Sup25 §4(c)(iii); Sup26 §4(b)).
Wattage:
6 watts per usable square foot excluding building HVAC systems and other base building systems (Sup9 §5(e); Sup12 §4(e); Sup14 §4(e); Sup15 §4(e); Sup22 §4(e); Sup24 §4(e); Sup25 §4(e); Sup26 §4(e)).
Additional Capacity:
Upon notice from Alliance, Landlord will provide Alliance with (1) an additional 400 amperes in the aggregate for the 15th and 16th floors (Sup12 §4(e)), and (2) up to another 1,800 amperes for the entire demised premises (Sup14 §4(f)). Such notice will be given by Alliance on or before, with regard to the 15th and 16th floors, the date Alliance delivers to Landlord its plans for its initial fit-out of the 15th floor (but in no event later than June 30, 2001), and, with regard to the rest of the demised premises, by December 31, 2001 (Sup12 §4(e) and Sup14 §4(e)). Alliance is responsible for any construction costs it would incur in connection with alterations relating to such additional electricity supply, as well as a pro-rata share of Landlord’s construction costs (Sup12 §4(e); Sup14 §4(e); and Sup15 §4(f)).
Discontinuance of Service:
Landlord may discontinue furnishing electricity to Alliance only if Landlord simultaneously discontinues service to 80% of the other building tenants (Sup15 §4(d)), upon 60 days’ written notice, provided such period is extended as reasonably necessary to permit Alliance to obtain electricity from the utility company servicing the Building. In such case, Alliance may use the existing wiring. The cost of installation of any additional wiring will be borne, if such discontinuance is voluntary, by Landlord, and if such discontinuance is involuntary, by Landlord and Alliance with Alliance’s share equal to the total cost of such additional wiring multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is remaining months of the Lease term and the denominator of which is as follows:
 
Floor(s)
Denominator
2, 8-14
188 (Sup15 §4(d))
15, 16
248 (Sup12 §4(d) and (h); Sup15 §4(d))
17
182 for the space demised by Sup22, 214 for the space demised by Sup18 and 219 for all other space on Floor 17 (Sup22 §4(d)).
31 (part), 32-34, 37-41
294 (Sup9 §15(d); Sup15 §4(d))
31 (part)
116 (Sup24 §4(d))
35 and 36
237 (Sup14 §4(d); Sup15 §4(d))
42
150 (Sup25 §4(d))
43 and 44
104 (Sup26 §4(d))

Electricity Rent Inclusion Factor for Floors 31 (part), 32-34, and 37-39:
Until November 1, 2009, the charge for electricity for Floors 31 (part), 32-34, and 37-39 (the “ERIF”) is included in fixed annual rent (orig. §7.02(a)). Such charge, however, is separately quantified (as listed below) and is subject to increase or decrease (but in no event below $2.75 per s.f. per annum) in proportion to increases or decreases in Landlord’s electricity costs for the building (orig. §7.02(a)).

Floor (entire floor unless otherwise noted)
Original ERIF
31(part), 33, 34
$249,902.46 (Sup7 §3(g))
32
$104,337.75 (Sup6 §3(c))
37 (NE Cor.), 38
$127,187.50 (orig. §7.02(a))
37 (NW Cor.)
$27,500.00 (orig. §46.02(d))
37 (SE Cor.)
$13,750.00 (Sup1 §3(e)
37 (SW Cor.)
$27,912.50 (Sup5 §3(c))
39
$96,937.50 (Sup4 §3(c))


A determination by Landlord of a change in the ERIF as a result of a survey of electrical consumption in the Demised Premises will be binding on Alliance unless Alliance disputes such determination within 15 days of receipt of such determination. If Alliance disputes such determination, it will have its own electrical consultant at its own cost, attempt to resolve the dispute in consultation with Landlord’s electrical consultant. If they cannot agree on a resolution, they will choose a third electrical consultant who’s decision will control (orig. §7.03(b)).

Electricity Rent Inclusion Factor for 42nd Floor:
Until May 1, 2011, the charge for electricity for Floor 42 is included in fixed annual rent. The initial amount of such charge is $5.81 per s.f. and is subject to increase or decrease (but in no event below $5.81 per s.f. per annum) in proportion to increases or decreases in Landlord’s electricity costs for the building as well based on Alliance’s electricity consumption. A determination by Landlord of a change in the rent inclusion charge as a result of a survey of electrical consumption in the Demised Premises will be binding on Alliance unless Alliance disputes such determination within 30 days of receipt of such determination. If Alliance disputes such determination, it will have its own electrical consultant at its own cost attempt to resolve the dispute in consultation with Landlord’s electrical consultant. If they cannot agree on a resolution, they will choose a third electrical consultant who’s decision will control (Sup25 §4(b)).

Supplies:
At Landlord’s option, Alliance is required to purchase (for a reasonable charge) from Landlord all lighting tubes, lamps, bulbs and ballasts used in the demised premises (orig. §7.05(b)).
Concourse Space:
Subject to the following sentence, for any portion of the demised premises located on the concourse consisting of less than 3,000 contiguous rsf, Alliance will pay an ERIF of $0.75/rsf, subject to increase if Alliance uses the space for anything other than storage (Sup15 §23(f)(ii)). For the portion of the demised premises located on the concourse and leased pursuant to Sup23, however, Landlord will provide electricity at no additional charge provided that if Landlord determines on a reasonable basis that Alliance is consuming excessive electricity, then Landlord may commence charging Alliance for such electricity on either (at Landlord’s option) a rent inclusion or submeter basis.
TAX ESCALATION
FLOOR
BASE YEAR
PERCENTAGE
Ground Floor (part)
1999/2000 (Sup13§3(c)(1)).
0.483%
(Sup13 §3(c)(2))
2, 8, 9, 11-14
Average of 2000/01 and 2001/02 (Sup15 §3(d)(i)).
14.72%
(Sup15 §3(d)(ii); Sup19 §2(d))
10
Average of 2000/01 and 2001/02 (Sup15 §3(d)(i)).
2.11% (Sup19 §3(d))
15
1999/2000 (Sup12 §3(a)(4)(a)).
2.150%
(Sup12 §3 (a)(4)(b))
16
1999/2000 (Sup12 §3(b)(4)(a)).
2.150%
(Sup12 §3(b)(4)(b))
17
Average of 2000/01 and 2001/02 (Sup16 §3(d)(i); Sup17 §3(d)(i); Sup18 §3(d)(i)) Except with respect to the Sup22 17th floor space, for which it is the average of 2003/04 and 2004/05 (Sup22 §3(d)(i)).
2.147% (Sup16 §3(d)(ii); Sup17 §3(d)(ii); Sup18 §3(d)(ii); Sup22 §3(d)(ii))
31 (part), 33, 34
Average of 1994/95 and 1995/96 (Sup7 §(3)(f)(i)). Beginning on 11/01/09, changed to 1995/96 (Sup9 §4(e)).
5.130%
(Sup7 §3(f)(ii))
31 (part)
Average of 2007/08 and 2008/09 (Sup24 §3(d)(i)).
1.35% (Sup24 §3(d)(ii))
32
1993/94 (Sup6 §3(b)(i)). Beginning on 11/01/09, changed to 1995/96 (Sup9 §4(e)).
2.150%
(Sup6 §3(b)(ii))
35
2000/01 (Sup14 §3(a)(4)(a)).
2.150%
(Sup14 §3(a)(4)(b))
36
2000/01 (Sup14 §3(b)(4)(a)).
2.150%
(Sup14 §3(b)(4)(b))
37 (NE Cor.), 38
1985/86 (orig. §4.01(a)(i)). Beginning on 11/01/09, changed to 1995/96 (Sup9 §4(e)).
2.820%
(orig. §4.01(a)(ii)
37 (NW Cor.)
1985/86 (orig. §4.01(a)(i)). Beginning on 11/01/09, changed to 1995/96 (Sup9 §4(e)).
0.610%
(orig. §46.02(b))
37 (SE Cor.)
1985/86 (Sup1 §3(a)). Beginning on 11/01/09, changed to 1995/96 (Sup9 §4(e)).
0.300%
(Sup1 §3(b))
37 (SW Cor.)
1988/89 (Sup5, §3(b)(i)). Beginning on 11/01/09, changed to 1995/96 (Sup9 §4(e)).
0.618%
(Sup5 §3(b)(ii)
39
1988/89 (Sup4 §3(b)(i)). Beginning on 11/01/09, changed to 1995/96 (Sup9 §4(e)).
2.150%
(Sup4 §3(b)(ii))
40, 41, 45
1995/96 (Sup9 §4(d)(i)).
6.446%
(Sup10 §2(a))
42
1988/89 (Sup25 §3(d)(i)(a)). Beginning on 5/1/11, changed to average of 2007/08 and 2008/09 (Sup25 §3(d)(i)(b)).
2.24%
(Sup25 §3(d)(ii))
43 and 44
Average of 2007/08 and 2008/09 (Sup26 §3(d)(i)).
4.45%
(Sup26 §3(d)(ii))

Due Date: 6/1 and 12/1 of each comparative year, subject to rescheduling based on the date tax payments are due from Landlord (orig §4.01(b)(1)).
Audit/Dispute: Landlord’s real estate tax statements given to Alliance are binding unless Alliance challenges such statement in writing within 90 days (Sup7 §6(d)) of receipt. Alliance must make payments in accordance with the statement pending dispute resolution (orig §4.01(b)(4)).
Tax Increase upon Disposition: Under certain circumstances, if, as a result of the sale of an interest in the property or entity owning the property, the real estate taxes increase, Alliance will receive an abatement of the resulting escalation, and thereafter this Lease provision is deleted. Under certain circumstances, if, after Fisher-Sixth Avenue Company’s or a Fisher family affiliate’s purchase of Hawaiian Sixth Avenue Corp.’s or its successor’s interest in the property or the entity owning the property, as a result of a sale of a less than majority interest in the property or the entity owning the property or the admission into the entity owning the property of an entity owning less than a majority interest in such entity, the real estate taxes increase, Landlord will pay Alliance $1,500,000.00 (Sup9 §15; Sup12 §17).
Building Square Footage: Total rentable area of the office and store space in the building is 1,641,000 sf for tax escalation purposes (orig §4.01(a)(ii)).
Concourse Space:     Alliance will pay a tax escalation for its concourse space only if the previous tenant of such space was subject to a tax escalation. The base year for any such escalation will be the average of 2000/01 and 2001/02 (Sup15, §23(g)).
Floor 8 Extended Term: Tax escalation additional rent will continue to be payable with respect to the premises located on Floor 8 floor for the extended term of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024 provided that the percentage with respect to such premises will be 2.11%. (Sup28 §2)
EXPENSE ESCALATION
Floor
Base
Percentage
Ground (part)
Expenses for 1999 calendar year (Sup13 §3(c)(3)).
0.483%
(Sup13 §3(c)(4))
2, 8, 9, 11-14
Expenses for 2001 calendar year (Sup15 §3(d)(ii)).
15.67%
(Sup15 §3(d)(iv); Sup19 §2(c))
15
Expenses for 1999 calendar year (Sup12 §3(a)(4)(c)).
2.290%
(Sup12 §3(c)(4)(d))
16
Expenses for 1999 calendar year (Sup12 §3(b)(4)(c)).
2.290%
(Sup12 §3(b)(4))
17
Expenses for 2001 calendar year (Sup16 §3(d)(iii); Sup17 §3(d)(iii); Sup18 §3(d)(iii)), except for the Sup22 17th floor space, for which it is 2004 (Sup22 §3(d)(iii)).
2.288% (Sup16 §3(d)(iv); Sup17 §3(d)9iv); Sup18 §3(d)(iv) and Sup22 §3(d)(iv))
31 (part), 33, 34
Expenses for 1995 calendar year (Sup7 §3(f)(iii); Sup9 §4(e)).
5.450%
(Sup7 §3(f)(iv))
31 (part)
Expenses for 2008 calendar year (Sup24 §3(d)(iii)).
1.43%
(Sup24 §3(d)(iv))
32
Expenses for 1993 calendar year (Sup6 §3(b)(iii)). As of 11/01/09, changed to expenses for calendar year 1995 (Sup9 §4(e)).
2.290%
(Sup6 §3(b)(iv))
35
Expenses for 2000 calendar year (Sup14 §3(a)(4)(c)).
2.290%
(Sup14 §3(a)(4)(d))
36
Expenses for 2000 calendar year (Sup14 §3(b)(4)(c)).
2.290%
(Sup14 §3(b)(4)(d))
37 (NE Cor.) and 38
$6,509,748 (orig §5.01(a)(i)). As of 11/01/09, changed to expenses for 1995 calendar year (Sup9 §4(e)).
3.000%
(orig §5.01(a)(iv))
37 (NW Cor.)
$6,509,748 (orig. §5.01(a)(i)). As of 11/01/09, changed to expenses for 1995 calendar year (Sup9 §4(e)).
0.650%
(orig. §46.01(b))
37 (SE Cor.)
$6,509,748 (Sup1 §5.01(a)(i)). As of 11/01/09, changed to expenses for calendar year 1995 (Sup9 §4(e)).
0.330%
(Sup1 §3(c))
37 (SW Cor.)
Expenses for calendar year 1989 (Sup5 §3(b)(iii)). As of 11/01/09, changed to expenses for calendar year 1995 (Sup9 §4(e)).
0.659%
(Sup5 §3(b)(iv)
39
Expenses for calendar year 1989 (Sup4 §3(b)(iii)). As of 11/01/09, changed to expenses for calendar year 1995 (Sup9 §4(e)).
2.290%
(Sup4 §3(b)(iv))
40, 41
Expenses for calendar year 1995 (Sup9 §4(d)9iii)).
6.865% (Sup11 §2(c))
42
Expenses for calendar year 1989 (Sup25 §3(d)(iii)(a)). As of 5/1/11, changed to expenses for calendar year 2008 (Sup25 §3(d)(iii)(b)).
2.38%
(Sup25 §3(d)(iv))
43 and 44
Expenses for calendar year 2008 (Sup26 §3(d)(iii)).
4.73%
(Sup26 §3(d)(iv))

Management Fee: The management fee included in building expenses is an amount equal to the greater of (a) $152,250, and (b) the product of $152,250 multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is building expenses (exclusive of management fees for such year) and the denominator of which is $6,357,498 (orig §5.01(a)(v)).

Payment Frequency: Monthly, equal to 1/12th of Alliance’s share of previous comparative year’s annual escalation over the base year, subject to adjustment for reasonably anticipated increases (orig §5.01(b)(1)).

Audit/Dispute: Landlord’s expense statements given to Alliance are final and determinative unless Alliance challenges such statement in writing (which will also set forth the basis of such challenge with particularity) within 90 days (Sup7 §6(d)) of receipt. Alliance must make payments in accordance with the statement pending dispute resolution. So long as Alliance has continued to pay the expense escalation pursuant to Landlord’s statements, Alliance has the right to examine Landlord’s books and records provided such examination is commenced within 60 days and concluded within 90 days (Sup7 §6(d)) following the rendition of the expense statement in dispute. Landlord and Alliance will resolve the dispute by arbitration with 3 arbitrators, each of whom will have at least 10 years experience in the operation and management of major Manhattan office buildings (orig. §5.01(b)(2)).

Concourse Space: Alliance will pay an expense escalation for its concourse space only if the previous tenant of such space was subject to an expense escalation. The base year for any such escalation will be calendar year 2001 (Sup15, §23(g)).

Building Square Footage Total rentable area of the building is 1,540,000 sf for expense escalation purposes (orig. §5.01 (a)(iv)).

8th Floor Extended Term: Expense escalation additional rent will continue to be payable with respect to the premises located on Floor 8 for the extended term of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024 provided that the percentage with respect to such premises will be 2.25%. (Sup28 §2)


CLEANING
Cleaning services are provided by the Cleaning Contractor pursuant to two separate agreements, one covering the office space and the other covering the ground floor space. The following summary is applicable to both such agreements. Unless otherwise noted, the section references are also applicable to both agreements.
Services:
The Cleaning Contractor provides certain cleaning services for the office areas and lavatories of the demised premises (§1(a)). The cleaning services provided do not include the cleaning of below-grade space, kitchen, pantry or dining space, storage, shipping, computer or word-processing space, or private or executive lavatories (§1(b)). The Cleaning Contractor is not responsible for removing debris and rubbish from areas under construction in the demised premises (§2). The quality of the cleaning services will be comparable to that provided in first class buildings in midtown Manhattan (§1(a)).
Access:
The Cleaning Contractor has access to the demised premises from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on business days. The Cleaning Contractor has the right to use Alliance’s light, power and water, as reasonably required (§1(a)).
Term:
The cleaning agreements are co-terminous with the Lease (§2).
Fee:
Alliance pays the Cleaning Contractor, for the office space, a fixed monthly fee of $310,465.73, plus an amount equal to the fee for Floor 36 multiplied by the percentage increase in the labor rate in 2000 over 1999, plus an amount equal to the fee for Floors 2, 8, 9, 11-14 multiplied by the percentage increase in the labor rate in 2001 over 2000, plus an amount equal to the fee for Floor 10 multiplied by the percentage increase in the labor rate in 2001 over 2000 (CAO §3; CAO-2 §3; CAO-3 §3; CAO-4 §3; CAO-5 §3; CAO-6 §3; CAO-7 §3; CAO-8 §3; CAO-9 §3; CAO-11 §3). Alliance pays the Cleaning Contractor a fixed monthly fee of $2,833.33 for the ground floor space (CAG §3). The fixed monthly fee for cleaning the office space will increase by $11,087.73 plus an adjustment based on the increase in the labor rate in 2008 over 2007 with the addition of remainder of Floor 31 to demised premises (CAO-10 §3) and will increase by $36,604.68 plus an adjustment based on the increase in the labor rate in 2008 over 2007 with the addition of Floor 10 to demised premises (CAO-12 §3). The monthly fee with respect to Floor 8 for the extended term of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024 is $14,717.83. (Sup28 §2). The fixed monthly fee is inclusive of sales tax and is payable in advance on the first of each month (§3). Payment for any additional cleaning services will be made by Alliance within 20 days of demand. The cost of such additional services must be comparable to services provided in comparable buildings (§1(a)). In addition to the fixed fee, Alliance pays the Cleaning Contractor a percentage of annual increases in cleaning costs (which annual increases are equal to the annual percentage increase in porters’ wages over a porter’s wage base year) over an amount representing base year cleaning costs. The percentage for the office space is 53.899% (CAO §3 and §4; CAO-2 §3; CAO-3 §3; CAO-4 §3; CAO-5 §3; CAO-6 §3; CAO-7 §3; CAO-8 §3; CAO-9 §3; CAO-11 §3) and 0.483% for the ground floor space (CAG §4). The percentage for the office space will increase by 1.46% (CAO-10 §3) to with the addition of the remainder of Floor 31 and will increase by 4.82% with the addition of Floors 43 and 44. The percentage for Floor 8 for the extended term of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024 is 2.29%. (Sup28 §2). The other variables in such calculation are as follows:

Floor
Base Year for
Porter’s Wages
Base for Cleaning Costs
Ground (part)
1999 (CAG §4)
$6,286,271.55 (CAG §4)
2, 8-14
2001 (CAO-5, §4)
$6,444,056.97 (CAO-5, §4)
15 and 16
1999 (CAO-3 §4)
$6,247,986 (CAO-3, §4)
17 (except for the part demised by Sup22)
2001 (CAO-6 §4; CAO-7 §4; CAO-8 §4)
$6,629,645.81
17 (the part demised by Sup22)
2004 (CAO-9 §4)
$7,606,434.69 (CAO-9 §4)
31 (part) , 32-34, 37-41
1995 (CAO §4(a)(i))
$5,827,772 (CAO §4(a)(iii))
31 (the part demised by Sup24)
2008 (CAO-10 §4)
$8,408,948.97 (CAO-10 §4)
35 and 36
2000 (CAO-4 §4)
$6,381,693 (CAO-4 §4)
42
2008 (CAO-11 §4)
$8,408,948.97 (CAO-11 §4)
43 and 44
2008 (CAO-12 §4)
$8,408,948.97 (CAO-12 §4)

Dispute with Cleaning Contractor:
If Alliance believes that the Cleaning Contractor is not adequately performing under a cleaning agreement, and the Cleaning Contractor has not corrected such inadequate performance within 10 days after notice, Alliance may arbitrate whether the Cleaning Contractor is adequately performing. If a majority of the required arbitrators find that the Cleaning Contractor is not adequately performing, then the Cleaning Contractor will correct such inadequate performance within 10 days of such finding. If Contractor fails to do so, Alliance may terminate the cleaning agreement upon 10 days notice. (§5).
Default by Alliance:
If Alliance fails to make a payment due under a cleaning agreement within 15 days of notice of such failure, the Cleaning Contractor may, upon 10 days notice terminate the cleaning agreement if Alliance also fails to make such payment within such 10 day period. In case of such termination, Alliance may only use the approved cleaning contractor for the building (§6). If a payment is not made within 3 days of notice of such failure, such payment accrues interest from the due date at prime rate, provided that Cleaning Contractor is not obligated to give such notice more than twice a year (§12).
Rent Credit:
Alliance is entitled to a credit against the monthly installment of fixed rent in the amount of $169,479.10 per month (Sup9 §4(c); Sup10 §2(c); Sup11 §2(c); LTR1; Sup12 §3(a)(3) and §3(b)(3); Sup14 §3(a)(3) and §3(b)(3); Sup15 §3(c)) Sup16 §3(c); Sup17 §3(c); Sup18 §3(c) and Sup22 §3(c) plus an amount equal to the credit for Floor 36 multiplied by the percentage increase in the labor rate in 2000 over 1999 (Sup14 §3(b)(3)). The monthly credit will increase by (i) $92,734.38 plus an adjustment based on the increase in the labor rate in 2001 over 2000 with the addition of Floors 2, 8, 9, 11-14 to the demised premises (Sup15 §3(c); Sup19 §2(c)), (ii) by $13,296.17 plus an adjustment based on the increase in the labor rate in 2001 over 2000 with the addition of Floor 10 to the demised premises (Sup19 §3(c)); (iii) by $11,087.72 plus an adjustment based on the increase in the labor rate in 2008 over 2007 with the addition of remainder of Floor 31 to the demised premises (Sup24 §3(c)); (iv) by $220,539.40 plus an adjustment based on the increase in the labor rate in 2008 over 2007 on May 1, 2011 (Sup25 §3(c)); and (v) by $439,256.17 plus an adjustment based on the increase in the labor rate in 2008 over 2007 on May 1, 2011. The monthly credit with respect to Floor 8 for the extended term of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024 is $13,635.52. (Sup28 §2).
Termination of Cleaning Agreement:
In the event the cleaning agreement for the office space is terminated, Landlord will provide cleaning services and Alliance will pay Landlord on a monthly basis for the office space (assuming that all of the office space demised under the lease is delivered to Alliance at that time) 60.17% (Sup26 §7(a)) of annual increases in cleaning costs (which annual increases are equal to annual percentage increases in porter’s wages) over Landlord’s cleaning costs for the entire building during the first full calendar year after the Cleaning Agreement’s termination (orig. §6.04, as modified by Sup9 §8(a)). Landlord’s cleaning cost escalation statements are final and determinative unless Alliance challenges such statement in writing within 90 days (Sup7 §6(d)) of receipt. Alliance must make payment in accordance with such statement pending dispute resolution. Landlord and Alliance will resolve any dispute by arbitration with 3 arbitrators, each of whom will have at least 10 years’ experience in the operation and management of major Manhattan office buildings (orig. §6.01(d)).

Total rentable area of the building is 1,515,000 sf for cleaning cost escalation purposes.
MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS

Alliance’s Responsibility
Alliance will make repairs to the demised premises necessitated by its acts, omissions, occupancy or negligence (except for fire or other casualty caused by Alliance’s negligence if Landlord’s insurance is not invalidated thereby) (orig. §9.01).
Landlord’s Responsibility
Landlord will maintain the building and its common areas in a manner appropriate to a first class office building. The building exterior, the window sills outside the window and the windows are not part of the demised premises (orig. §9.01).

ALTERATIONS

Approval:
All alterations require Landlord’s prior written approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided that it does not (1) affect the structural integrity of the building, (2) affect the exterior of the building, or (3) adversely affect the building’s systems without, in Landlord’s opinion, adequate mitigation (orig. §8.01).
Landlord’s Reimbursement:
Alliance will reimburse Landlord’s out-of-pocket costs incurred in reviewing alterations (orig. §8.01).
Contractors:
Landlord’s affiliate will act as general contractor for any alteration work performed anywhere in the demised premises for one year after the delivery of the 2nd and 8th-14th floors, for a fee not to exceed 6% of the aggregate cost of such work. In acting as general contractor, Landlord’s affiliate will obtain competitive bids from at least 3 subcontractors approved by Landlord for each category of work, except that there is only one approved subcontractor for air conditioning balancing work (although Alliance may have another subcontractor verify the work) and there are only 2 unaffiliated subcontractors for the base building work (Sup15 §6(a)). Alliance and Plaza Construction Corp., Landlord'’s affiliate, have subsequently entered into that certain Master Agreement dated January 27, 2004 pursuant to which Plaza Construction Corp. will provide construction management services to Alliance in respect of construction projects at the building. Landlord must have given its approval of any contractors performing alterations. Alliance will inform the Landlord of the name of any contractors or subcontractors Alliance proposes to do any alterations at least 10 days prior to work commencement (orig. §8.01 2(a)).
Insurance Certificates:
Prior to commencing any alterations, Alliance will deliver to Landlord an insurance certificate evidencing the existence of workmen’s compensation insurance covering all persons involved in such alterations and reasonable comprehensive general liability and property damage insurance with coverage of at least $1 million single limit (orig. §8.01(7)).
Records:
Alliance will keep records of alterations exceeding $25,000 in cost and provide copies of such records to Landlord within 45 days of demand (orig. §8.07).
38th/39th Floor Staircase:
Alliance has the right to install a staircase between the 38th and 39th floors provided that Landlord approves the plans therefor and the staircase is installed in compliance with Articles 8 and 45 of the lease (Sup4 §14).
Expiration of Term:
All improvements installed by Landlord are the property of the Landlord (orig. §8.03) and all permanent improvements (including, therefore, any kitchen, pantry or dining room) will remain at the expiration of the term without Alliance being obligated to remove such permanent improvements. (orig. §8.04) All fixtures (other than trade fixtures) installed by Landlord become the property of the Landlord, and will remain as part of the demised premises, upon expiration of the lease. All furnishings and trade fixtures supplied by Alliance at its expense are Alliance’s property and, with regard to Alliance’s furniture and movable office equipment only (Sup7 §6(e)), will be removed upon the expiration of the lease term following the lease expiration unless Landlord notifies Alliance (within 30 days after Alliance’s notice, which notice will be given at least 3 months prior to expiration of the lease term) that such property may remain in the demised premise following the lease term expiration (orig. §8.05). Alliance has no obligation to remove any staircases in the demised premises (Sup9 §21).
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATING TO IMPROVEMENTS
Emergency Generator:
Alliance is permitted to install a 2800 KW Detroit diesel emergency generator back-up power system in specified locations in the building (Sup27 §2(b)). Alliance is permitted to connect the back-up power system to the building’s emergency generator system. Up to 1500 KW of the power generated by the back-up power system will back-up the building’s emergency generator system (Sup27 §2(d)). Landlord will operate and maintain the back-up power system at Alliance’s expense and, as part of such obligation, Landlord will enter into a maintenance contract for same subject to the reasonable approval of Alliance (Sup27 §2(d)). Alliance is obligated to pay a one-time fee for such emergency generator rights equal to $75,000, adjusted for inflation based on increases in the Consumer Price Index (Sup27 §2(f)). Alliance will pay for its proportionate share (based on KW capacity) of fuel purchased for the emergency generator system and has the right, subject to Landlord’s reasonable approval, to install its own fuel storage tanks (Sup27 §2(g)). The back-up power system will remain and not be removed at the end of the lease term (Sup27 §2(i)). Alliance has, through 1/31/10, a limited right of first offer to lease space to install another emergency generator. Alliance has 15 days to accept any such offer (Sup27 §3).
Communications Antenna or Dish:
Alliance has the right, subject to the other alteration provisions of the Lease and to all applicable legal requirements, to install a communications antenna or dish on the roof in a location reasonably determined by Landlord. Landlord may require Alliance to relocate the antenna, at Landlord’s expense, to mitigate interference with other uses, so long as the antenna is able to function in its relocated position, provided that if such relocation does mitigate the interference, Landlord may require Alliance to remove the antenna so long as no other antennas are allowed to be installed on the roof and Landlord bears the cost of such removal and the unamortized value of the antenna. If deemed reasonably advisable by Landlord’s engineer, Landlord will, at Alliance’s expense, reinforce the area under the antenna and, upon lease expiration, Alliance will remove the antenna and restore any damage caused thereby. Alliance will pay Landlord one-half of fair market rent for the roof space used by the antenna. Alliance, under Landlord’s supervision (the cost of which Alliance is obligated to reimburse, has access to the roof and other areas of the building as reasonably necessary to maintain and repair the antenna (Sup9 §20).
Communications Wiring:
Landlord will provide Alliance a reasonable area in a common vertical riser shaft in the building for the installation of data, communications and security system cabling.
Initial Fit-Out of Balance of 31st Floor:
Alliance, at its expense, will prepare a complete set of plans for the work, which is subject to the reasonable approval of Landlord (orig. §45.01). Although Alliance is permitted to use its own engineer, such plans ultimately are subject to the reasonable approval of Landlord’s designated engineer. There is no deadline for the delivery to Landlord of the plans for Alliance’s initial fit-out (Sup24 §6(a)). Landlord will provide Alliance with a $762,240 allowance for the hard costs and certain soft costs of the fit-out. The allowance can be disbursed in installments upon Alliance’s request and any unused portion will be credited against fixed rent (Sup24 §6(b)(i)). Alliance may use the allowance to pay for construction work undertaken in the demised premises leased prior to Sup24, but if Alliance draws on the allowance prior to May 1, 2010 then the allowance will be reduced by the future value of the amount drawn upon calculated at 6% per year (Sup24 §6(b)(ii)).
Initial Fit-Out of 42nd Floor:
Alliance, at its expense, will prepare a complete set of plans for the work, which is subject to the reasonable approval of Landlord (orig. §45.01). Although Alliance is permitted to use its own engineer, such plans ultimately are subject to the reasonable approval of Landlord’s designated engineer. There is no deadline for the delivery to Landlord of the plans for Alliance’s initial fit-out (Sup25 §6(a)). Landlord will provide Alliance with a $1,266,090 allowance for the hard costs and certain soft costs of the fit-out. The allowance can be disbursed in installments upon Alliance’s request and any unused portion will be credited against fixed rent (Sup25 §6(b)). If, however, Alliance draws on the allowance prior to May 1, 2011 then the allowance will be reduced by the future value of the amount drawn upon calculated at 6% per year (Sup25 §6(b)(ii)).
Initial Fit-Out of 43rd and 44th Floors:
Alliance, at its expense, will prepare a complete set of plans for the work, which is subject to the reasonable approval of Landlord (orig. §45.01). Although Alliance is permitted to use its own engineer, such plans ultimately are subject to the reasonable approval of Landlord’s designated engineer. There is no deadline for the delivery to Landlord of the plans for Alliance’s initial fit-out (Sup26 §6(a)).

SNDA & ESTOPPEL
Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment:
The Lease is subordinate to all present and future mortgages and ground leases only to the extent Alliance receives a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement from the holder thereof (orig. §11.01; Sup15 §8). Alliance will not exercise any right to terminate the lease due to an act or omission of Landlord without first giving notice of such act or omission to any mortgagee or ground lessor of which Alliance has been notified and giving such mortgagee or ground lessor an opportunity to cure such act or omission within a reasonable period of time after such notice provided that such mortgagee or ground lessor notifies Alliance that it will commence and continue to remedy such act or omission (orig. §11.02). Alliance and the property’s mortgagee are parties to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement (SNDA-M). Alliance and the property’s ground lessor are parties to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement (SNDA-G).
Estoppel:
Alliance will provide an estoppel certificate within 10 days after Landlord’s request. The estoppel certificate will certify:
   (a) that the Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect or, if there has been any modification that the same is in full force and effect as modified and state any such modification;
   (b) whether the term of the Lease has commenced and rent become payable thereunder; and whether Alliance has accepted possession of the demised premises;
   (c) whether or not there are then existing any defenses or offsets which are not claims under paragraph (e) below against the enforcement of any of the agreements, terms, covenants, or conditions of the Lease any modification thereof upon the part of Alliance to be performed or complied with, and, if so, specifying the same;
   (d) the dates to which the fixed annual rent, and additional rent, and other charges hereunder, have been paid; and
   (e) whether or not Alliance has made any claim against Landlord under the Lease and if so the nature thereof and the dollar amount, if any, of such claim (orig. §36).
INSURANCE AND LIABILITY
Insurance:
Alliance will reimburse Landlord for any increases in Landlord’s fire insurance caused by Alliance (orig. §10.03).
Landlord
Landlord is not liable for damage or injury to property or persons unless caused by or due to the negligence of Landlord or its agents, servants or employees (orig. §12.01). Alliance will look solely to Landlord’s estate in the Building for the satisfaction of any judgment (orig. §12.05).
Alliance:
Alliance will reimburse Landlord for all costs incurred by Landlord that Landlord does not recover from insurance resulting from Alliance’s breach under the lease, by reason of damage or injury caused by Alliance in connection with the moving of Alliance’s property except as provided in the lease, and by reason of the negligence of Alliance or its agents, servants or employees in the use or occupancy of the demised premises (orig. §12.03). Alliance will indemnify, defend and save Landlord harmless from any liability arising from Alliance’s use of the demised premises, breach of the lease, or holding over, except for any liability arising from Landlord’s negligence (orig. 35.01).
Waiver of Subrogation
Both parties are required to obtain waivers of their insurer’s rights of subrogation provided that such waiver does not result in an additional expense to the party waiving the right of subrogation, unless the other party agrees to be responsible for such additional expense (orig. §12.06(a) and (b)).
USE
General:
The demised premises are permitted to be used for executive and general offices (orig. §2). Landlord represents that such use does not violate the certificate of occupancy for the demised premises (orig. §17). The demised premises may not be used for a banking office open to street traffic or certain other undesirable businesses (orig. §42.01).
Dwyer Unit:
Alliance may, subject to Landlord’s consent which may not be unreasonably withheld, install in the demised premises a Dwyer Unit at its sole cost expense provided that:
(a) it is used for Alliance’s employees and guests;
(b) no installation of ventilation equipment is required and no odors emanate from the demised premises from the use thereof;
(c) no additional air conditioning service is required thereby;
(d) use of the unit is expressly subject to the extra cleaning and water consumption provisions of the lease; and
(e) Alliance will engage an extermination service (orig. §49.01; Sup7 §18).
Dining:
Alliance may, subject to Landlord’s consent which may not unreasonably be withheld, install a dining room with kitchen for use by Alliance’s employees and guests in the demised premises (Sup7 §18), provided that such facilities (a) comply with all applicable laws, (b) are properly ventilated and (c) all wet garbage is bagged and stored so that no odor emanates therefrom (orig. §49.06). If Alliance installs such facilities, then (a) Alliance will pay landlord the cost of an extermination service and (b) will have a refrigerated garbage storage room or other means of disposing of garbage therefrom reasonably satisfactory to Landlord (orig. 32.08 (as modified by Sup9 §6(b)); orig. §49.02), but such refrigerated room will only be required if such wet garbage creates an odor or pest problem (orig. §49.02). Alliance may install additional dining facilities on any floor of the demised premises comparable to the dining facility located on the 39th floor (as it existed as of 8/16/94). (Sup9 §25)
Corporate Training Facility:
Subject to the other terms of the lease and all applicable laws, Alliance may use a portion of the demised premises for a corporate training facility (Sup5 §11(c)).
Concourse:
Subject to the following sentence, the portion of demised premises located on the concourse may be used for storage, mailroom, computer printing room, incidental office, dining room or cafeteria purposes and any other legal purpose (Sup15 §23(e)). The portion of the demised premises located on the concourse and leased pursuant to Sup23, however, may be used only for storage purposes except that Alliance may also install electrical switches therein in certain specified locations (Sup23 §4).
TERM
Expiration Date:   
December 31, 2024. Landlord has exercised its right to extend the term from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2024. (Sup15 §12(a), Sup15 §13(a)(i)). Fixed annual rent during the extension period will be at the rate of the average fixed annual rent per s.f. being paid by Alliance on 12/30/19 for all of its space in building (other than ground floor, concourse or subconcourse space). The method of calculating escalations would remain unchanged for such period (Sup15 §13(a)(ii) and (iii); Sup21 §9(a)).

Alliance’s 10 Year Extension Option:
    Alliance has the option to extend the term for 10 years (Sup9 §12(a)) to expire on 12/31/34.
 
    The exercise deadline for Alliance’s 10 year extension option is 12/31/21 (Sup9 §12(a)(i)).
 
    As conditions to the exercise of Alliance’s 10 year extension option, as of the date of exercise and as of the first day of the extension period (i) Alliance can not be in default of beyond applicable notice and grace periods of its obligation to pay fixed annual rent, tax escalations and expense escalations, and (ii) Alliance and its affiliates must occupy at least 200,000 rsf (Sup9 §12(a)(ii) and (iii)).
 
    The fixed annual rent for Alliance’s 10 year extension period is 95% of fair market rent determined as of 36 months before what would have been the expiration of the term if the term had not been extended by Alliance’s ten year extension option, as determined by Landlord and notified to Alliance in writing within 30 days thereafter, plus an increase in proportion to the increase over such 36 month period of the average of the CPI for Urban Consumers and CPI for Urban Wage Earners (both New York, NY-Northeast NJ, base year 1982-84 =100, “All Items”) (Sup9 §12(b)). If Alliance disputes Landlord’s determination of the rent, then Landlord and Alliance will resolve the dispute according to a specified arbitration process (Sup9 §12(b) and §16).
 
    For purposes of calculating real estate tax escalations, the base year during such extension period is 2019/20 if Landlord does not exercise its 5 year extension option, or 2024/25 if Landlord does exercise its 5 year extension option (Sup9 §12(c)(i); Sup15 §13(b) and (c)). For purposes of calculating expense escalations, the base year for building expenses during such extension period is calendar year 2019 if Landlord does not exercise its 5 year extension option, or calendar year 2024 if Landlord does exercise its 5 year extension option. (Sup9 §12(c)(ii) and (iii); Sup15 §13(b) and (c)).
 
 
SERVICES
Electricity:
See page 14.
Elevator:
Passenger: Service will be provided as necessary on business days between 8 am and 6 pm and sufficient service at all other times (orig. §32.01). In case of special events at the demised premises, upon 24 hours notice from Alliance, Landlord will provide 2 dedicated elevators staffed by Landlord personnel, the labor cost of which will be reimbursable by Alliance within 30 days of demand (Sup9 §24(a)). Landlord is required to have, in 1996, reconfigured the elevators so that the 32nd floor and the 37th, 38th and 39th floors are served by the same elevators (Sup6, §4(c)).
Freight: Landlord will provide reasonable freight elevator service on business days from 8 am to 6 pm and after-hours service at landlord’s established rates (orig. §32.01). During tenant’s initial fit-out of the remainder of the 31st floor, and the 42nd, 43rd and 44th floors, Alliance has priority but not exclusive use of one freight elevator and non-priority use of a second freight elevator at no charge (Sup14 §13(a); Sup15 §16(a); Sup24 §10(a); Sup25 §10; Sup26 §10). Subject to the terms of the alterations provisions and so long as Alliance is leasing floors 31 (part) through 41, Alliance has the right, at its expense, to make alterations so that any elevator servicing Floors 31 (part) through 41 can stop on any other floor leased by Alliance (Sup15 §24).
HVAC:
Regular Service:  During regular hours of operation on business days as from time to time determined by Landlord, but always at least from 8 am to 6 pm, but excluding 9pm to 8 am (orig. §32.02(a)).
 
After-Hours Service: Available upon reasonable notice at Landlord’s established rates, payable upon presentation of bill, provided that:
 
    if any other tenants in the same air conditioning zone obtain after-hours service, the charge therefore will be equitably pro-rated (orig. §32.02(d)), and
 
    Landlord will provide HVAC to Alliance free of charge on any non-business day that the New York Stock Exchange is open (Sup9 §24(b)).
 
Supplemental AC:  Subject to the lease provisions (including the alterations section) and all applicable laws, Alliance may at its expense install self-contained package air-conditioning units in the demised premises. Alliance is responsible for the maintenance and repair of such units. Alliance may connect such units to any existing supplementary air-conditioning systems located in the demised premises as of the date the lease commenced with respect to the 37th and 38th floors (orig. §32.10). Alliance has the right to install at its own expense additional supplemental air conditioning in the demised premises subject to service being available from Landlord at Landlord’s established per ton per annum connected load and line charge (Sup5 §11(d)). Alliance has the right to install a supplemental air conditioning system on the 31 (part)-34th, and 37th-39th floors and Landlord will provide condenser water therefor at a connected load and line charge fee of $500 per ton per annum increased after 1991 in proportion to the lease’s expense escalations (Sup6 §17; Sup7 §19).
Condenser Water:
    Floors 2, 8-14: Alliance has reserved 190 tons of condenser water for use on the 2nd and 8th-14th floors, with an option to reserve up to an additional 80 tons upon written notice to Landlord on or before 8/30/04. Landlord’s charge for such condenser water is $568.35 plus annual increases based on the percentage increases in building and parking expenses. Alliance begins paying for such condenser water upon use (but no later after 1 year after delivery of the 2nd and 8th through 14th floors). If Alliance requires more than 270 tons of condenser water for such space, then Landlord will use best efforts to obtain additional condenser from the building’s existing supply and, if unsuccessful, will enter into good faith discussions regarding the installation of an additional cooling tower and allocation of costs relating thereto (Sup15 §16(b)).
    Floors 15-16: The 15th floor has an existing supply of 12 tons of condenser water and the 16th floor has an existing supply of 11 tons of condenser water. Alliance has the right to install at its own expense, pursuant to the alterations provisions of the Lease, a supplemental air-conditioning system on the 15th and 16th floors. Alliance was to have reserved its requirements of condenser water for such supplemental system from the existing supply on or before May 1, 1999 and of additional condenser water (up to 100 tons) by June 30, 2001 (Sup14 §13(b)(ii)). We have been advised by Judd S. Meltzer Co. Inc., however, that Landlord has agreed to reduce such available tonnage to 60 tons in exchange for increasing the available tonnage to 100 tons with respect to Floors 35-36. Landlord’s charge for such condenser water is $552/ton per annum plus annual increases over a 1997 base year (Sup12 §14).
    Floors 2, 8-14, 17 (part): Alliance was required to notify the Landlord of the amount of additional condenser water required by Alliance for its premises on Floors 2, 8-14 and 17 (part), which amount cannot exceed 20 tons, by August 31, 2002. Alliance begins paying for such condenser water upon use at a rate equal to $594.90 per ton per annum increased annually from 2001 at the same percentage rate that building operating expenses increase (Sup16 §10(b)).
    Floors 31 (part) - 34, 40, 41: We have been advised by Judd S. Meltzer Co. Inc. that Alliance has exercised its right to have Landlord supply Alliance with 250 tons condenser water for use in supplemental air conditioning units on Floors 31 (part)-34 or 40, 41 at a cost $250/ton/yr for the first 250 tons/yr and $500/ton/yr (plus annual increases over the 1994 expenses base year). Any condenser water already being provided for Floors 31(part)-34 and 40, 41 are included in determining such rates. Alliance pays for the condenser water that Landlord has agreed to commit to Alliance, regardless of whether Alliance actually uses it (Sup9 §24(f)).
    Floors 35-36: Alliance may purchase up to 60 tons (in the aggregate) of condenser water for use in connection with its supplemental air-conditioning on the 35th and 36th floors. We have been advised, however, by Judd S. Meltzer Co. Inc. that Landlord has agreed to increase such available tonnage to 100 tons in exchange for reducing the available tonnage of additional condenser water to 60 tons with respect to Floors 15-16. Alliance must reserve the condenser water it wishes to purchase by February 8, 2001 (in respect of the 35th floor) and December 31, 2001 (in respect of the 36th floor) Landlord’s charge for such condenser water is $568.35/ton per annum plus annual increases over a 1999 base year (Sup14 §13(b)).
Standards:
    indoor conditions to be 75° 50% RH when outdoor conditions are 92° DB and 74° WB; indoor conditions to be 70° when outdoor conditions are 11°
    outdoor air at a minimum of 20 cfm per person
assumes occupancy of 1 person per 100 usf, electric demand load of 5 watts per usf, and appropriate use of blinds (Sup9 §24(c)(ii)).
Water:
Landlord is required to supply an adequate quantity for ordinary lavatory, drinking, cleaning and pantry purposes. Water consumed for any additional purposes is subject to charge therefor and, separate metering. Alliance is subject to charge and separate metering for water used for any additional purposes.
Housekeeping Supplies:
Landlord must approve, in its reasonable discretion, suppliers of laundry, linen, towels, drinking water, ice and similar supplies to be consumed in the demised premises. Landlord may designate exclusive suppliers of any such supply provided that such suppliers’ rates and quality are comparable to other suppliers (orig. §32.05).
Food & Beverages:
Landlord must approve, in its reasonable discretion any vendor of food or beverages to be consumed in the demised premises (orig. §32.06).
Cleaning:
See page 21.
Building Directory and Concierge:
Alliance is provided with its proportionate share (based upon the same percentage used in calculating Alliance’s share of operating expense escalations) of listings for itself, and any other person or entity in occupancy of the demised premises and their employees. Landlord may reduce the number of such listings provided that Alliance always has its share in proportion to the space it occupies in the building (Sup6 §23).
So long as Alliance and its affiliates are in occupancy of at least 200,000 rsf, Alliance, at no additional cost, is permitted to station 1 or, if practicable, 2 of its employees at the lobby’s concierge desk with a telephone, an employee telephone directory, guest passes and an identifying sign (Sup9 §10(f)).
Signage and Flag:
So long as Alliance and its affiliates are in occupancy of at least 200,000 rsf, Alliance has exclusive right to name the building after itself or, subject to Landlord’s consent, any of its affiliates, and Alliance has the right to install signage with its name and logo:
    above the lobby entrance (which may be illuminated subject to Landlord’s reasonable approval, but not neon, and provided that any other exterior signage is subject to Alliance’s approval),
    on the building plaza kiosks (with signage for the building’s retail tenants on such kiosks subject to Alliance’s reasonable approval and any other kiosk signage or retail signage subject to Alliance’s approval),
    behind the lobby concierge desk (which may be illuminated subject to Landlord’s reasonable approval, but not neon, and which will be the only sign behind the lobby concierge desk, although Landlord may install less prominent signage for other tenants elsewhere in the lobby subject to Alliance’s reasonable approval), and
    place “tombstone” signs on the building plaza
If occupancy decreases to less than 200,000, Landlord may remove Alliance’s signage (Sup9 §10(a)). Landlord has reasonable approval rights as to the design and location of Alliance’s signage. All installation, maintenance and removal work relating to Alliance’s signage will be performed by Landlord at Alliance’s reasonable expense (Sup9 §10(b)).
So long as Alliance and its affiliates are in occupancy of at least 200,000 rsf, Alliance may fly a flag bearing its name and logo, the design of which is subject to landlord’s reasonable approval, from a flagpole on the building plaza. No other flagpole may be installed on the building plaza without Alliance’s approval (Sup9 §10(d)).
Landlord is prohibited from installing any signage in the area of the lobby’s upper elevator bank for an Alliance competitor occupying Floors 46-50, or a majority thereof (Sup13 §19(d)).
General Contractor:
Landlord’s affiliate will act as general contractor for any alteration work performed anywhere in the demised premises for one year after Landlord delivers the 2nd and 8th- 14th floors to Alliance following substantial completion of Landlord’s work thereon, for a fee not to exceed 6% of the aggregate cost of such work (Sup15 §6(a)). Alliance and Plaza Construction Corp., Landlord's affiliate, have subsequently entered into that certain Master Agreement dated January 27, 2004 pursuant to which Plaza Construction Corp. will provide construction management services to Alliance in respect of construction projects at the building.
Parking:
37 spaces in the building garage at the garage’s standard rates and terms, but the first 25 are at a 10% discount if Alliance reserved such spaces before the Sup9 Adjustment Date (Sup9 §18; Sup12 §12). Landlord’s parking obligations continue so long as Landlord is the garage operator or so long as the garage is generally available to building tenants (Sup15 §22).
Allowances and Credits:
The following allowances and credit may have been used or applied:
10th Floor: $130,000 credit against fixed annual rent due from and after Floor 10 is included in the demised premises (Sup19 §9).
15th Floor: $987,725 for tenant’s initial fit-out and professional fees relating thereto. Any portion not used for such purposes is credited against fixed annual rent (Sup12 §6(b)).
 
16th Floor: $987,725 for cost of initial fit out and professional fees relating thereto. Any portion not used for such purposes is credited against fixed annual rent (Sup12 §6(c)).

CASUALTY/CONDEMNATION
Casualty:
In case of casualty, Landlord is required to restore the building and/or the demised premises (other than property installed by or on behalf of Alliance). Fixed annual rent and additional rent is abated to the extent that the demised premises or a portion thereof are unrentable and are not occupied by Alliance for the conduct of its business. In case of substantial casualty affecting the demised premises, Alliance may terminate the lease if Landlord’s restoration is not completed within 1 year, subject to extension of up to an additional 6 months for circumstances beyond Landlord’s reasonable control. (orig. §13.01). In case the building or the demised premises are substantially damaged in the last 2 years of the term, either Landlord or Alliance may cancel the lease upon notice given within 60 days of such casualty (orig. §13.02). Landlord may terminate the lease upon 30 days’ notice given within 120 days of a casualty that so damages the building that Landlord decides to demolish it or not rebuild it (orig. §13.03).
Condemnation:
In case of a total condemnation of the demised premises, the lease terminates (orig. §14.01). In case of a condemnation other than a total condemnation of the demised premises, the lease will continue, but fixed annual rent and additional rent, will be abated proportionately, provided that if more than 25% of the demised premises is condemned, Alliance may terminate the lease upon 30 days notice given within 30 days after such condemnation (orig. §14.02). Landlord is required to repair any damage caused by such condemnation (orig. §14.02). In case of a condemnation of more than 25% of the demised premises, Landlord will, to the extent of the condemnation award, repair damage caused by such condemnation within 6 months of the condemnation, as such period may be extended due to force majeure. If Landlord fails to complete repairs within 6 months, as extended due to force majeure, Alliance may terminate upon 30 days’ notice (orig. §14.04). In case of any partial condemnation within the last 2 years of the term, either party may terminate the lease within 32 days of the condemnation upon 30 days notice (orig. §14.04). In case of a temporary taking of all or part of the of the demised premises, there will be no abatement of rent, but Alliance is entitled to any condemnation award and if such temporary taking occurs in the last 3 years of the terms, Alliance may terminate the lease upon 30 days’ notice given within the 30 days of title vesting in such condemnation (orig. §14.05).

ASSIGNMENT/SUBLETTING
 
Subletting the demised premises, assigning the Lease, allowing others to use the demised premises, and advertising for a subtenant or assignee are not permitted without the consent of Landlord (§15.01), which consent will not unreasonably be withheld (§15.05) except with regard to the ground floor portion of the demised premises. Landlord has no recapture rights. Alliance may, without Landlord’s consent, assign or sublet to a corporation into or with which Alliance is merged, with an entity to which substantially all of Alliance’s assets are transferred, or to an entity which controls or is controlled by Alliance or is under common control with Alliance, subject to a net worth test (§15.02). Also, Alliance may, without Landlord’s consent, permit an affiliate (defined as “an entity which controls or is controlled by Alliance or is under common control with Alliance”) to occupy all or a portion of the premises (orig. §15.08). Any permitted assignment or sublease will not be effective until Alliance delivers to Landlord a recordable sublease or assignment agreement reasonably satisfactory to Landlord pursuant to which the subtenant or assignee assumes all of Alliance’s obligations under the Lease. Alliance will remain fully liable under the lease for the payment of rent and the performance of all of Alliance’s other obligations under the Lease notwithstanding any such assignment or sublease (orig. §15.03).
Landlord’s Consent to assignment or sub-subletting by an assignee or subtenant:
Landlord’s consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided that such further assignment or sub-sublease is subject to all of the other terms and conditions of the Lease regarding assignment and subletting (Sup7 §12(b)).
Profits:
If Alliance assigns the lease or sublets any portion of the demised premises other than to a corporation into which Alliance is merged or consolidated, or to which Alliance’s assets are transferred or to any entity which controls or is controlled by Alliance or is under common control with Alliance, then Alliance will pay Landlord 50% of any profits after first deducting reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such assignment/sublease amortized on a straight line basis over the balance of the lease term (in case of an assignment) or over the term of the sublease (in case of a sublease) (orig. §15.07). For the first 50% of rsf of demised premises other than ground floor space (including Floors 2 and 8-14 after such floors are delivered to Alliance (Sup15 §19(a)) assigned or sublet by Alliance, Alliance will have the right to deduct as such a reasonable expense a “Tenant Improvement Deduction”, determined as of the commencement date of such sublease or assignment, and calculated as follows:
((A/2 – B) ÷ C) x D, where
A = amortized value of Alliance leasehold improvements (regardless of whether paid for with tenant allowance) based upon the average value of Alliance’s unamortized leasehold improvements on a per rentable square foot basis for all of the demised premises other than any concourse space (Sup15 §19(b) or ground floor space (Sup20 §2(a)), amortized on a straight line basis from completion date until 10/31/09 (if located on Floors 37-39 and completed prior to 8/16/94 and such calculation is being made prior to the delivery of Floors 2 and 8-14 (Sup15 §19(a))) or the lease expiration date (in all other cases)
B = total landlord cash contribution or allowance to Alliance for leasehold improvements under the lease,
C = total rsf of the demised premises, and
D = rsf of the space being sublet or assigned. (Sup9 §13(d))
In determining profits, Alliance is permitted to take into account its electricity expenses under the lease and cleaning expenses (whether under separate agreement with Landlord’s contractor or pursuant to the lease) (Sup9 §13(d)), and its rental cost for the space being sublet or assigned will be determined using an average, on a rentable square foot basis, of its rental cost for the entire demised premises other than any concourse space or ground floor space (Sup20 §2(b)) except with respect to any sublease or assignment of the 2nd, 8th-14th or 17th (part) floors made before Alliance ever occupies such space (which is the case for Floor 10 (Sup19 §6(b)) in which case Alliance’s rental cost will be based on its actual rental without including any deduction for unamortized tenant improvements (Sup15 §19(d); Sup16 §12, Sup17 §11; Sup18 §11). If Alliance subleases any part of Floors 2 and 8-14 or assigns the Lease with respect thereto after first occupying such space, then Alliance will have the right to take a “Tenant Improvement Deduction” as provided above.
 
 

RIGHTS TO ADDITIONAL SPACE
Except as noted below, all of the following rights are subject to the condition that Alliance and its affiliates are occupying at least 200,000 rsf of the building and to the condition that Alliance is not in default beyond the expiration of applicable notice and cure periods under any of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Lease.
Ground Floor:
Alliance has the right of first offer to lease all or a portion of the space occupied by European American Bank as of August 16, 1994, upon such space (or portion thereof) becoming available, at 95% of fair market rent (as determined by Landlord but subject to a specified arbitration process if Landlord and Alliance cannot agree within 60 days of Alliance’s acceptance of the offer) (Sup9 §14(a)). So long as Alliance and its affiliates occupy at least 200,000 rsf of the building, Landlord is restricted from leasing such space to a competitor of Alliance (Sup9 §14(a)(ii)). This right of first offer is not subject to the condition that Alliance not be in default beyond the expiration of applicable notice and cure periods under any of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Lease.
24th and 25th Floors:
[Note: The 24th and the 25th floors are currently used for the building’s mechanical equipment and are not leased to tenants.]
26th, 27th and 28th Floors:
Subject to the superior rights (as of 8/16/94) of any then-existing tenant or occupant of the building and the superior rights of any tenant that leases floors 26 through 28, Alliance has the right of first offer to lease, at fair market rent (as determined by Landlord but subject to a specified arbitration process if Landlord and Alliance cannot agree within 60 days of Alliance’s acceptance of the offer), the 26th, 27th and 28th floors (or a portion of any such floor, if offered to Alliance as a partial floor), upon availability (Sup9 §14(c)). We have been advised by Judd S. Meltzer Co. Inc. that this space is presently leased to Avon pursuant to a lease which expires on October 31, 2016 and that Avon has three 5-year extension options which are superior to Alliance’s right of first offer.
29th Floor:
Subject to the superior rights (as of 8/16/94) of any then-existing tenant or occupant of the building and the superior rights of any tenant that leases floors 26 through 28, Alliance has the right of first offer to lease, at fair market rent (as determined by Landlord but subject to a specified arbitration process if Landlord and Alliance cannot agree within 60 days of Alliance’s acceptance of the offer), the 29th floor (or a portion thereof, if offered to Alliance as a partial floor), upon availability (Sup9 §14(c)). We have been advised by Judd S. Meltzer Co. Inc. that this space is presently leased to Dean Witter pursuant to a lease which expires on February 28, 2005 and that Avon has superior rights to this right of first offer.
30thFloor:
Subject to the superior rights (as of 8/16/94) of any then-existing tenant or occupant of the building and the superior rights of any tenant that leases floors 26 through 28, Alliance has the right of first offer to lease, at fair market rent (as determined by Landlord but subject to a specified arbitration process if Landlord and Alliance cannot agree within 60 days of Alliance’s acceptance of the offer), the 30th floor (or a portion of any such floor, if offered to Alliance as a partial floor), upon availability (Sup9 §14(c)). We have been advised by Judd S. Meltzer Co. Inc. that this space is presently leased to Rubenstein pursuant to a lease which expires on December 31, 2009 and that Rubenstein has one 5-year extension option which may be preempted by Alliance.
46th through 50th Floors:
Subject to the superior rights (as of 8/16/94) of any then-existing tenant or occupant of the building and the superior rights of any tenant that leases floors 26 through 28, Alliance has the right of first offer to lease, at fair market rent (as determined by Landlord but subject to a specified arbitration process if Landlord and Alliance cannot agree within 60 days of Alliance’s acceptance of the offer), the 49th and 50th floors (or a portion of any such floor, if offered to Alliance as a partial floor), upon availability (Sup9 §14(c)). This right of first offer also applies to the 46th through 48th floors (Sup10 §4(b); Sup14 §16). We have been advised by Judd S. Meltzer Co. Inc. that this space is presently leased to Pimco pursuant to a lease which expires on December 31, 2016 and that there are no superior rights to this right of first offer.
All other space:
Alliance has the right of first offer to lease all other space in the building it does not already lease or that is not subject to another of Alliance’s rights of first offer, upon availability, at fair market rent (as determined by landlord but subject to a specified arbitration process if Landlord and Alliance cannot agree within 60 days of Alliance’s acceptance of the offer) (Sup15 §9(a)(1); Sup16 §14). This right of first offer is subject to the conditions that Alliance and its affiliates are in occupancy of at least 400,000 rsf and is subject to any rights of first offer or refusal held by any other building occupant or tenant existing as of August 3, 2000 (Sup15 §9(a)(i) and (ii)). (Note: We have been advised by Judd S. Meltzer Co. Inc. that the following superior rights exist: Linklaters has two 5-year extension options with respect to the 19th floor, Smith Barney has one 5-year extension option with respect to the 21st and 22nd floors; Nichimen has one 5-year extension option with respect to the 23rd floor and Avon has rights to the 23rd floor.) Alliance may not exercise such right of first offer during the last 10 years of the term unless (i) Alliance simultaneously extends the lease term pursuant to the Lease, or (ii) such offer is made during the period beginning 10 years before the expiration date and ending 5 years before the expiration date and is for 2 or fewer floors (provided that if it is for more than 2 floors and Alliance wishes to accept the offer, Alliance must accept Landlord’s terms (including, perhaps, a non-coterminous expiration date) for those excess floors) (15 Sup, §9(a)(iii)(7)).
 
 

DEFAULT AND LANDLORD REMEDIES
Events of Default:
Landlord may terminate the lease upon 10 days’ notice if:
 
(i) Alliance fails to pay fixed annual rent or any other lease payment within 10 days after notice from Landlord of such failure;
 
(ii) Alliance fails to cure its default under any of its other obligations under the lease, or fails to re-occupy the demised premises after abandoning the demised premises, within 30 days after notice from Landlord (reduced to 5 days in case of default under Alliance’s obligation to use the demised premises in conformance with the certificate of occupancy or Alliance’s failure to provide an estoppel), but if such default cannot be cured within such period, such period is extended as necessary to permit Alliance with diligence and good faith, to cure such default; or
 
(iii) an execution or attachment against Alliance or its property results in a party other than Alliance continuing to occupy the demised premises after 30 days’ notice from Landlord (orig. §19.01).
 
Upon termination, Landlord may re-enter the demised premises and dispossess Alliance (orig. §19.02).
 
Alliance’s obligation to pay fixed annual rent and additional rent survives any termination of the lease due to Alliance’s default (orig. §19.03). Upon such termination, Alliance will pay landlord re-letting expenses and at Landlord’s option, either a lump sum representing the present value of the excess of Alliance’s combined fixed annual rent and additional rent over the rental value for the terminated portion of the term, or on a monthly basis the excess of Alliance’s combined fixed annual rent and additional rent over the rent received from any re-letting of the demised premises for the period representing the terminated lease term (orig. §20.01).
Landlord’s Right to Cure:
If Alliance fails to cure a default within any applicable grace period after notice of such default (provided that no notice is required in case of emergency), then Landlord may cure such default and bill Alliance for the cost of such cure, which bill will be due upon receipt (orig. §21.01).
Right to Contest:
Alliance may contest any law that Alliance is obligated to comply with under the lease and compliance thereunder, provided that:
(a) such non-compliance will not subject Landlord to criminal prosecution or subject the building to lien or sale;
(b) such non-compliance does not violate any fee mortgage, ground lease or leasehold mortgage thereon;
(c) Alliance will deliver a bond or other security to Landlord; and
(d) Alliance will diligently prosecute such contest.
Arbitration:
Where arbitration is required by the lease, unless otherwise expressly provided, the arbitration will be in New York City in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association and the lease, and judgment may be entered in any court having jurisdiction (orig. §33.01).
Limits on Alliance’s Remedies:
Alliance cannot, in response to Landlord’s act or omission, terminate the lease or set-off rent before giving any ground lessor or mortgagee of the fee or ground leasehold estate for which Alliance has been given an address notice of such act or omission and a reasonable period of time to cure. Such ground lessor or mortgagee, however, has no obligation to cure such act or omission.

ACCESS
Landlord:
Landlord may enter the demised premises to perform alteration work, to inspect the demised premises or to exhibit the demised premises to prospective purchasers, mortgagees or lessors of the building and (during the last 6 months of the term) to prospective lessees of the demised premises, provided that Landlord provides Alliance advance notice (which may be oral) of such entry (orig. §16.01). Landlord will exercise reasonable diligence so as to minimize the disturbance (orig. §16.01).

Carter-Wallace, Inc.
Carter-Wallace, Inc. is allowed, once a month upon reasonable notice during business hours, access in the vicinity of column 63 on the northeast side of the 41st floor to service a humidifier, provided that Carter-Wallace, Inc. will move such portion of humidifier off the 41st floor if Alliance reasonably requires Carter-Wallace, Inc. to do so as part of Alliance’s alteration work on the 41st floor (LTR1, par 2).

NOTICES
 
All notices required to be given by the lease or by law are required to be in writing. Notices, which are required to be sent by certified or registered mail, are deemed sent by the sender and received by the recipient when deposited in the exclusive care and custody of the U.S. mail. Notices to Landlord are to be addressed as follows:
   1345 Leasehold Limited Partnership 
   c/o Fisher Brothers 
   299 Park Avenue 
   New York, New York
   
with a copy to:
 
   Fisher Brothers 
   299 Park Avenue 
   New York, New York 
   Attn: General Counsel
 
(orig. §31.01)









501 COMMERCE STREET, NASHVILLE, TN 37203

LEASE SUMMARY






Overview:

Tenant is considering relocating its Corporate Headquarters to the Nashville Metropolitan Area. Your project has been selected as a short list candidate for the headquarters project. Tenant contemplates creating a high density facility with approximately 1,250 seats in± 205,000 rentable square feet ("RSF''). The building/project of choice for Tenant must be built to accommodate these densities from an operational standpoint. Accordingly, features such as floor plate efficiency, power, HVAC, vertical transportation, bathrooms/fixture count and parking will all be carefully reviewed.
We are pleased to present this Final Proposal to you as agent for ownership of 501 Commerce Street ("Landlord") for consideration regarding the possible leasing of space by AllianceBernstein LP. or a subsidiary thereof ("Tenant") in the above-captioned building ("Building"). The following is not intended to be a list of all Lease terms, but is instead an outline of the major points to be agreed to by both Tenant and Landlord:

1.
Tenant:
AllianceBernstein LP. or a subsidiary thereof ('Tenant"). If Tenant is a subsidiary of AllianceBernstein LP., AllianceBernstein LP. shall guaranty the Lease.

2.
Building:
501 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN 37203

3.
Landlord Name and Address:
The Landlord is OliverMcMillan Spectrum Emery, LLC, which is a single purpose entity. No other properties are owned by the same legal entity    ·

4.
Management Company Name and Address:
The property management firm is OliverMcMillan, Inc. or an affiliated entity, who will have a property management
& engineering team located on-site at the Building.


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5.
Neighboring Developments:
Landlord is not aware of any developments planned within 100 yards of the Building site, with the exception of the other components of the overall Fifth + Broadway project, which are planned to be developed at the same time as the office Building and include approximately 235,000 square feet of retail, a 380 unit apartment building, and a renovation of the 190,000 square feet of conference center and event space at the Renaissance Hotel next door.

AB Response: Please provide additional schedule/milestones for the other components of Fifth and Broadway development project.

Completion dates for the other components of Fifth + Broadway are scheduled as follows:

a)
Public Garage* - Q4 2019
b)
Retail* - Q1 2020
c)
Residential - Q1 2020

*To be defined as the "Master Project" together with the office Building herein.

6.
Premises:
Floors 19 through 25 (27,372 RSF each) and approximately 13,396 RSF on floor 18, totaling 205,000 RSF.

Within fifteen (15} months of execution of an LOI by Landlord and Tenant, Tenant shall have the right to increase or decrease the size of the Premises by up to one (1) full floor of contiguous space in full floor increments and at the same terms and conditions herein. If Tenant elects to reduce the Premises by one (1) full floor, the reduced floor shall be at the bottom of Tenant's stack.

Upon Final determination of the initial 181h floor Premises, Tenant expansion and contraction rights (both initial &
future) will be adjusted accordingly.

Landlord can offer storage space within the garage totaling approximately 2,865 RSF, ranging from approximately 438 RSF - 1,290 RSF at a rental rate of 25% of the agreed upon full service base rent, or equivalent, with 2.5% annual increases.

Landlord's understanding is that Tenant's architect has confirmed with Landlord's architect the measurement of the useable square footage used to determine the rentable square footage in the Premises. For purposes of Tenant's Lease, the Premises and the Building size shall not be subject to re-measurement for the remainder of the term.

The Building's useable square footage is measured using the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA} standard. Tenant's rentable square footage is then determined by using a single tenant floor add-on factor equal to 12% and a multi-tenant floor add-on factor equal to 18%.


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Floor
Gross Area
Rentable
Area
Useable Area
Permitted# of occupants
25
27,424
27,372
24,439
480
24
27,424
27,372
24,439
480
23
27,424
27,372
24,439
480
22
27,424
27,372
24,439
480
21
27,424
27,372
24,439
480
20
27,424
27,372
24,439
480
19
27,424
27,372
24,439
480
18*
27,424
27,372
24,439
480
*Numbers stated for floor 18 are for the entire floor; however, Tenant's RSF on floor 18 per the terms contained herein is 13,396.


7.
Expansion Space:
(a)
Landlord shall have the right to lease all or portions of floor seventeen {17) to third-party Tenant(s) for up to seven {7) years following the Commencement Date. Provided Tenant is not in Material Default after notice and cure, under the Lease and Tenant occupies not less than 60% of its initial Premises, Tenant shall have the option to lease, at Fair Market Value and co-terminus with Tenant's existing Premises, all or portions of the 17th floor as the third-party Leases expire between the fifth {5th) and eighth {8th) years of Tenant's Term. Further details to be defined in the Lease. The Base Rent for the Expansion Space shall be the then fair market rent. Landlord shall be required to provide all then market concessions in conjunction with any Expansion Space. Notwithstanding, if Tenant exercises its immediate expansion/contraction option as set forth in Paragraph 6, the floor number shall shift accordingly.

(b)
Right of First Offer: Subject to existing tenant rights, Tenant is not in Material Default after notice and cure, under the Lease, and Tenant occupies not less than 60% of its initial Premises, Tenant shall have a Right of First Offer {"ROFO'') to lease all available space in the Building co-terminus with Tenant's existing Premises. When space becomes available in the Building either initially or following the expiration of a third-party tenant Lease, Landlord shall notify Tenant of the Fair Market Value {"FMV'') for the ROFO space. Further details to be defined in the Lease. The base rent for the ROFO Space shall be the then Fair Market Rent. Landlord shall be required to provide all then market concessions in conjunction with any expansion space.

So long as Tenant has at least five (5) years remaining in the Lease Term, Tenant's Lease of the ROFO space shall be co-terminus with the existing Premises but otherwise at the terms contained in Landlord's notice. Should less than five (5) years remain in the Lease Term, Tenant shall have the option to lease the ROFO space for either (i) the "market" lease term for new leases in comparable buildings in downtown Nashville or {ii) exercise Tenant's Renewal Option and renew the Lease for the existing Premises, in which case the term for ROFO Space will match the renewed term for the existing Premises.

The ROFO space shall be delivered to Tenant in the then prevailing market conditions.

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8.
Building Sale:
If Landlord elects to sell the office Building independent of the entire mixed-used project, provided Tenant is not in Material Default beyond any applicable notice and cure period, and Tenant leases not less than 60% of the initial Premises, Tenant shall have a Right of First Offer ("ROFO'') to purchase the Building. Prior to offering the Building for sale to any other third party, Landlord shall notify Tenant of the terms and conditions upon which it would be willing to sell the Building to Tenant. Tenant shall accept or reject Landlord's offer upon written notice to Landlord within twenty (20) business days after Tenant's receipt of the ROFO notice from Landlord. Terms to be agreed upon in the Lease.

The Lease shall address mutually agreeable restrictions on a sale of the Building (or any component of the Master Project, as defined in Section 5) or interest therein prior to completion of Landlord's Work and the opening of the building for Tenant to conduct business and the completion of the development of the remaining portions of the Master Project.

9.
Lease Term:
Fifteen (15) years from the expiration of the Free Rent Period (defined below).

The Lease shall commence on the earlier of (i) substantial completion of Tenant Improvements in the Premises or
(ii) two hundred seventy (270) days after Landlord's delivery of the Premises to Tenant, provided that Landlord has completed construction of the building and is open for business for the Tenant to conduct business and other aspects of the Master Project have been substantially completed. The "Free Rent Period" shall mean the period from the date Landlord delivers possession of the Premises to Tenant as required under the Lease (the "Delivery Date'') until the latest to occur (x) two hundred and seventy (270) days immediately following Landlord's delivery of the Premises to Tenant and (y) Landlord's completion of the building and opening the building for business for the Tenant to conduct business and Landlord's substantial completion of the other aspects of the Master Project. However, solely in the event that Tenant occupies the Premises and commences the conduct of its business therein prior to the expiration of the Free Rent Period, then during such interim period until the end of the Free Rent Period Tenant shall pay Base Rent, Operating Expenses, and Real Estate Taxes at a rate equal to fifty percent (50%) of the amount thereof payable immediately following the Free Rent Period, provided the other aspects of the Master Project have been substantially completed.

10.
Termination Option:
Tenant shall have the right to cancel the Lease for all of the Premises or any full floors (bottom up in the stack and contiguous if more than one (1) fl9or) at the end of the 144th month of the Lease Term (“Termination Date'') with eighteen (18) months prior written notice. A cancellation fee shall be paid to Landlord concurrently at the time of notice ('Termination Payment Date'') equal to the sum of (i) the unamortized tenant improvement allowances and brokerage commissions relating to the terminated Premises at a discounted interest rate equal to six percent (6%) per annum plus (ii) four (4) months of the then modified gross rent relating to the terminated Premises.

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11.
Option(s) to Extend:
Provided Tenant is not in Material Default beyond any applicable notice and cure period, Tenant, by written notice to Landlord given no later than fifteen (15) months prior to the expiration of the Lease Term, shall have two (2) options to extend the term of the Lease for all of the Premises or a portion, but not less than four (4) contiguous full floors (top - down in the stack) for either five (5) or ten (10) years each.

The Base Rent for the Extension Options shall be the then Fair Market Rent. Landlord shall be required to provide all then market concessions in conjunction with any renewal.

12.
Milestones:
As the Building has not yet been constructed, please specify the anticipated dates for achievement of the following milestones and any other critical milestones for commencement and completion of construction:

(a)
Landlord acquisition of title to, or execution of ground lease for, the land on which the Building is to be constructed. Complete.

(b)
Receipt of permits and other necessary approvals from applicable governing authorities for final Building plans and commencement of Building construction, including zoning approvals. Complete to date. Additional construction permits to be issued throughout the duration of the project.

(c)
Delivery to tenant of written notice of Landlord's financing commitment from a lender or equity investor necessary for construction of the Building to be completed.

See Page 3, Letter from The Baupost Group

(d)
Achievement of required threshold of pre-lease commitments. Tenant's Lease is sufficient for Landlord to complete the Building.

(e)
Completion of excavation at the site. April 20, 2018
(f)
Commencement of pouring the foundation. April 23, 2018
(g)
Substantial completion of foundation footings. May 29, 2018

(h)
Pouring of top floor slab of the Building. Level 25, November 10, 2019

(i)
Completion of Building curtain wall enclosure and watertight. December 30, 2019

0) Turnover of space to Tenant to commence construction of its interiors. Levels 18 - 21: January 27, 2020
Levels 22 - 25: March 25, 2020
Removal of hoist and final close up of curtain wall. December 30, 2019

(k)
Satisfaction of all Delivery Requirements (as defined in Section 24 below) and delivery of full access to the premises for the commencement of Tenant's work. March 25, 2020

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(I)
Issuance of temporary and/or permanent certificate of occupancy. Temporary occupancy for common areas (lobby and amenity level): December 20, 2019. Permanent occupancy for commons areas: April 30, 2020. Temporary and permanent occupancy for Tenant's Premises determined by Tenant fit up schedule.
The above schedule can be expedited if Skanska is retained by Tenant for its tenant improvement work, which would be able to begin concurrently with the core & shell construction.

Provided that the Lease contains provisions addressing Tenant Delay and acts of God (to be defined in the Lease), Landlord agrees to Tenant's requirement that a list of milestones, with corresponding remedies and damages for failure to meet any milestone, will be developed during the negotiations and that no rent shall be payable until the Premises are delivered in accordance with the Lease together with the issuance of a satisfactory use and occupancy certificate (or whatever other licenses or permits are required by local law to legally occupy the Premises). Access dates for Tenant work to be discussed.
13.
Base Rent:
Tenant shall pay a Modified Gross Rental Rate equal to $34.30 per RSF ($28.25 per RSF - net) for the first year following the expiration of the Free Rent Period with ninety cents ($0.90) per RSF annual increases throughout the remaining Lease Term.

14.
Abatement of Rent:
Subject to Tenant Delay and acts of God, in the event the "Delivery Date" (the date Landlord delivers possession to the Premises to Tenant as required under the Lease) has not occurred within sixty (60) days of the scheduled delivery Date, then following Tenant's Commencement Date Tenant shall receive a day-for-day Abatement of Base Rent, Operating Expenses, and Real Estate Taxes equal to the number of days of delay until the Premises is delivered as required under the Lease. Step up of such day for day penalty as well as additional penalties for late delivery of the Building, Master Project, SNDA and other aspects to be agreed upon in the Lease and will be subject to only Tenant delay and acts of God.

15.
Tenant Improvement:
Landlord will provide Tenant an improvement allowance equal to sixty-five dollars ($65.00) per RSF in the Premises. It is understood that the improvement allowance is inclusive of architectural, space planning, construction management fees, and all construction costs necessary to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy, and such allowance is to be used solely for improvements to the Premises. Should the cost of improvements exceed the allowance, Tenant shall pay the amount in excess of the Tenant Improvement Allowance.

Additionally, (i) Landlord shall have the responsibility of completing the construction of Tenant's restrooms on such floors, and (ii) Landlord, at its sole expense, shall install a submeter system to submeter the utility usage in Tenant's Premises.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, up to $5.00 per RSF of any unused Tl Allowance may be applied as a credit of rent next due.

Landlord to provide credit support to fund the master development work, base building work, Tl Allowance, and brokerage commissions. Please refer to the letter from The Baupost Group dated January 5, 2018.

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16.
Test Fit Allowance:
Landlord agrees to a separate letter agreement to provide Tenant or Tenant's architect, regardless of whether Tenant ultimately leases space from the respondent, with a cash test-fit allowance of $0.15/RSF.
17.
Holdover:
Subject to further definition in the Lease, Tenant shall have the right to holdover for a period of up to four (4) months following the expiration of the Lease Term at a monthly Modified Gross Rent equal to the last month's Modified Gross Rent and with a one hundred and fifty percent (150%) increase in the Base Rent component of of the last month's Modified Gross Rent for the balance of the holdover period.

18.
Restoration at End of Term:
At the end of the Lease Term, Tenant shall only be required to remove its movable furniture and leave the Premises in broom swept condition, with the understanding that normal wear and tear will have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, should Tenant exercise its Termination Option, Tenant shall be required to remove its specialty alterations to be defined in the Lease.

19.
Operating Expenses and Real Estate Taxes:
Following the expiration of the Free Rent Period and thereafter throughout the Lease Term, Tenant shall pay the following in respect of Operating Expenses and Real Estate Taxes:

1.a). Controllable Operating Expenses: Tenant shall pay its proportionate share of all controllable Operating Expenses in excess of a Base amount of $6.05* per RSF subject to the 4% cap on increases described in clause (3) below. To the extent that controllable Operating Expenses are exceeded or a gross up exceeds $6.05 per RSF for the first full year of stabilized occupancy of the Building (the amount of such excess, per RSF, being referred to as the "Excess COE"), then, for the entire Lease Term, Tenant shall receive a credit against its proportionate share of controllable Operating Expenses in an amount equal to the Excess COE multiplied by the Premises' RSF. For example, if controllable Operating Expenses for such first full year of stabilized occupancy equals $7.00 per RSF, then Tenant would receive an annual credit equal to $0.95 per RSF. Landlord has estimated that Controllable Operating Expenses for the Building's first full year of stabilized occupancy will be $6.05 per RSF, which consists of the following:

[* Please provide an itemized list of the controllable operating expenses included in Landlord's calculation of $6.05 per RSF.]
The breakdown of Controllable Operating Expenses is as follows:

Cleaning & Janitorial:
$1.83
R&M:
$0.84
Landscaping:
$0.02
Administrative:
$0.69
Management Fees:
$1.43
Security:
$0.93
Trash Removal:
$0.31
TOTAL:
$6.05

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b).Uncontrollable Operating Expenses (i.e., insurance and utility charges relating to the Building's common areas): Tenant shall pay its proportionate share of uncontrollable Operating Expenses. Landlord has estimated that uncontrollable Operating Expenses for the Building's first full year of stabilized occupancy will be $0.54 per RSF (which consists of $0.33 per RSF for common area electricity, $0.05 per RSF for common area condenser water, and $0.16 per RSF for insurance).

c).Real Estate Taxes: Tenant shall pay its proportionate share of Real Estate Taxes assessed against the Building. Landlord has estimated that real estate taxes for the Building's first full year of stabilized occupancy will be $4.83 per RSF. "Real Estate Taxes" shall mean ad valorem real estate taxes and shall not include penalties or interest for late payment, special assessments, impact fees or other taxes assessed against Landlord or the rent payable under the Lease, including with limitation franchise, excise, income or capital gain taxes.

In no event shall Operating Expenses include any capital expenditures except solely (i) capital expenditures required pursuant to any law which is first enacted following the Commencement Date (in which case the same shall be amortized in accordance with the Lease), subject to a cap to be agreed upon; and (ii) capital expenditures to the extent such expenditures reduce Operating Expenses (in which case the same shall be amortized in accordance with the Lease), subject to a cap to be agreed upon.

Landlord shall install, at Landlord's sole cost and expense, an energy management system for controlling and metering/submetering all utilities serving the Premises and Building and shall bill Tenant for Tenant's actual consumption in the Premises without overhead or profit. To be further defined in the Lease.

2.
Audit: Landlord agrees that Tenant will have the right to audit base year and computation year expenses or taxes of the Building for a period up to three (3) years following the receipt of any final statement of expenses or taxes for the applicable year. Tenant shall have the right to audit Landlord's books at the building management office. If it is determined that Landlord overbilled Tenant by 3% or more, then Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs of its audit and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with any arbitration (including the costs of any independent arbitrator resolving such dispute in the event Landlord and Tenant are unable to resolve such dispute (an "Independent Arbitrator')). If it is determined that Landlord did not overbill Tenant, then Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with Tenant's audit and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with any arbitration (including the costs of any Independent Arbitrator). In all other circumstances, each party shall bear its own costs of any such audit and arbitration and shall share on a 50/50 basis the costs of the Independent Arbitrator. Tenant's auditor may be an employee of Tenant or a regionally, industry-recognized auditor and may be engaged in a compensation manner consistent with recognized auditors of Class A properties in the market area, but in no event shall the auditor be compensated on a contingency basis. In the event the parties cannot agree on the audit results, then an expedited arbitration dispute mechanism shall apply.

Subject to further definition in the Lease, Tenant shall have the right to audit Landlord's books and records with respect to Building operating expense escalations for up to two (2) years after receipt of a final Operating Statement following the end of a Calendar Year from Landlord. If Tenant's audit uncovers an error in an amount

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of $50,000 or greater, Tenant shall have the right to go back to the prior year(s) to audit Landlord's books and records. If it is determined that Landlord overbilled Tenant by 3% or more, then Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs of its audit and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with any arbitration (including the costs of any independent arbitrator resolving such dispute in the event Landlord and Tenant are unable to resolve such dispute (an "Independent Arbitrator'')). If it is determined that Landlord did not overbill Tenant, then Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with Tenant's audit and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with any arbitration (including the costs of any Independent Arbitrator). Tenant can use a regionally recognized auditor or their own employee, as long as they are not reviewing or being compensated on a contingency basis.

3.
Landlord agrees to cap the increases in "controllable" operating expenses at four percent (4%) per year (based on the aggregate dollar amount for "controllable" operating expenses), on a cumulative and compounding basis. Controllable expenses are defined as all direct Operating Expenses except real estate taxes, insurance, and Building utilities (excluding tenants' premises). Further details to be defined in the Lease.

a.
Please provide information regarding any PILOT or other RET program in place. Confirm if there are any existing or anticipated municipal incentives programs in Landlord's favor limiting tax liability (if yes, when do they expire?).

Landlord Response:    A TIF for The Fifth & Broadway project is approved through MDHN Metro Nashville totaling $25 MM.

b.
Each time Landlord provides Tenant with an actual and/or estimated statement of Operating Expenses, such statement shall be itemized on a line item by line item basis, showing the applicable expense for the applicable year. Actual statements to be certified by an independent CPA.

c.
Landlord to provide Tenant with copies of all real estate tax bills upon receipt. Landlord will contest real estate taxes upon Tenant's request.
20.
Security Deposit:
None, provided AllianceBernstein LP. is the Tenant or Guarantor.

21.
First Month's Rent:
The first (1st) month's Rent shall not be payable-until the Free Rent Period has expired.
22.
Use:
Tenant shall have the right to use and occupy the Premises for general business offices, including without limitation, the operations of Tenant, and any other lawful purpose. Without limiting the foregoing, the use clause in the Lease will allow for additional ancillary uses required by larger tenants, including, without limitation (to be further clarified in the Lease): (i) cafeteria/dining room, kitchens, (ii) computer and communications systems and studio space, (iii) libraries, (iv) day care facilities, (v) health and recreation facilities, (vi) board rooms/training rooms, (vii) first-aid room, (viii) messenger and mail room facilities, (ix) employee lounges, (x) file rooms, (xi) audio­ visual and closed circuit television facilities, (xii) trading floors, (xiii) auditorium, and (xiv) security rooms.

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23.
Building Profile:
Please provide a complete Building Profile and specifications. Information shall include but shall not be limited to:
Total Building RSF: 371,570
Number of Floors: Eight (8) levels of above ground parking, main entry lobby located at Commerce Street entrance, fourteen (14) conditioned floors from level eleven (11-amenity deck) to level twenty-five (25).
Slab to Slab Heights: 14 feet, floor to floor on office levels
LEED Certification: Pursuing LEED Silver designation

24.
Building Systems and Overall Description:
Office structure includes (2) primary vehicular entrances on Level 01 at Fifth Avenue and Level 02, Commerce St. Main entry lobby and access to adjacent to Food Hall located on Level 02 with 8 levels of above ground parking above housed in a concrete structure. Levels 11-25 are steel structure with glazed curtain wall system. Level 26 is top level with partial occupancy and structure to conceal mechanical loft. Mechanical system is condenser water system with vertical self contained water cooled air handling units on each floor.

25.
Building Infrastructure Upgrades:
Landlord will upgrade the acoustical quality of the curtain wall glazing on the south and east sides of the floors of the entire Building at its sole cost and expense. Landlord is evaluating the required upgrade options, including but not exclusive to unbalanced laminated glazing. The scope and specifications to be mutually agreed by Landlord, Tenant, and the Tenant's consultants.
Tenant has chosen option #3 as described in the RDA ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN
GENERATOR AND AIR CONDITIONING OPTIONS REGIONAL OFFICE FACILITIES bulletin dated April 3, 2018 (Exhibit
A) and AB Tenant Improvements Summary provided by OliverMcmillan on April 11, 2018 (Exhibit B) as additional infrastructure upgrades to the building. Accordingly, Landlord, at Landlord's sole cost and expense, will pay for one hundred percent (100%) of such upgrades. Infrastructure upgrades requested by Tenant shall not constitute a Tenant Delay.

26.
Building Entrances and Lobbies:
Lobbies and entrances shall be consistent with best-in-class office buildings in Nashville. Access to elevator lobby is via turnstile system, barriers with full time monitoring at concierge desk.

Landlord is considering an art program in the common areas provided the cost relating thereto will not be included in Operating Expenses.

27.
Landlord's Delivery Condition:
The Premises shall be delivered in broom clean condition, free of debris. Floors to be level to accept glue down carpet.
Core doors and frames associated with the core & shell construction shall be painted and finished with ADA compliant standard hardware.

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Core walls at Back of House/service areas and elevator landing points to be ready for tenant finish. Structural steel columns at perimeter to be fireproofed with sheetrock.
Meters, properly sized high and low voltage panels electric panels, and transformers should be in place on each floor of the Premises.
Adequate electrical capacity to properly sized distribution panels on each floor.

Two locations for telephone/telecom/data are within the central core but not on opposite sides.

Complete fire protection infrastructure, including combination standpipe/sprinkler risers, pumps, valve connections and a main temporary and permanent sprinkler loop on each floor of the Premises which is fully operational, code compliant and ready for Tenant branch piping and sprinkler head installation.

Base building HVAC system complete and in good working order on each floor of the Premises, with trunk duct and heating elements or hot water piping to the perimeter heating zone, fresh air intake, controls, smoke and fire dampers in compliance with code at the core of each floor of the Premises, complete with all fire smoke dampers and smoke detectors wired to the fire alarm system.

All Building systems brought into the Premises are fully operational and in accordance with agreed upon capacities and specifications. Subject to confirmation of capacities and specifications.
Provision of connection points on each floor for Tenant synchronized strobes and related fire alarm connections (number to be determined). Landlord shall provide all points and software reprogramming. All base Building fire and safety systems, including alarms, speakers, communications, etc. shall be in full service and available on all floors of the Premises.

The Premises shall be in compliance with all local laws, including the American with Disabilities Act, and the Premises shall be free from hazardous materials.

Landlord shall deliver all full floors and the multi-tenant floors with new, Building-standard bathrooms.

28.
Sublease and Assignment and Subletting:
Assignment and Subletting: Tenant shall be permitted to assign the Lease and to sublease all or any portion of the Premises with Landlord's prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed beyond ten (10) days of Landlord's receipt of Tenant's request or Landlord shall be deemed to have consented.

Successor: Affiliate: Landlord consent shall not be required with respect to (i) any assignment to a successor resulting from customary corporate transactions including, but not limited to, a consolidation, merger or purchase of substantially all of Tenant's assets or equity, or the assets or equity of the business unit occupying the space,
(ii) any assignment or sublease to a person or entity who controls, is controlled by, or under common control with Tenant (an "Affiliate'') (with "control meaning the power and authority to direct the day to day business and affairs), or (iii) any entity which directly or indirectly acquires

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business unit occupying any portion of the Premises, or any Affiliate of any such acquirer. The Lease will contain Permitted Transfer language, which shall be approved by Landlord's counsel.

Recapture: Unless Tenant proposes to dispose of all of its space for its entire remaining term, Landlord shall not have any rights to recapture the Premises or any portion of the Premises in the event of a sublease. In the event Landlord recaptures, Landlord and Tenant will share Landlord's net profits equally. Landlord will not have any recapture rights in connection with transactions for which Landlord's consent is not required.

Profits: Landlord shall be entitled to share equally in any net sublease profits. In calculating net sublease profits, Tenant shall be permitted to deduct all transaction costs (including, without limitation, free rent, cash contributions or other work required to prepare the space for the incoming subtenant, commissions, legal fees etc.) as well as the unamortized out of pocket costs for Tenant's Leasehold improvements previously performed. Landlord will not have any right to share in profits in connection with transactions for which Landlord's consent is not required.

Permitted Occupants: Tenant shall be permitted, without Landlord's consent, to allow persons or entities with whom Tenant has an ongoing business relationship to use portions of the Premises, subject to commercially reasonable permitted occupant provisions to be agreed in the Lease.

Non-Disturbance Agreements: ,Landlord shall provide Non-Disturbance Agreements to any full floor Subtenants at 'lhenff escalated rents. To be addressed in the Lease.

29.
Competitors:
Landlord shall not Lease space to any Tenant competitors (list of competitors to be provided at a later date and Tenant will have the right to update the list not more than once annually). In addition, the building shall not be named for a competitor, nor shall there be any competitor signage on the Building entrance or other portions of the exterior, in the lobby (excluding the directory), elevators, or the plaza or on monuments or similar for so long as the Lease is in effect.

As long as Tenant leases not less than 60% of the initial Premises, Landlord will not provide top of building signage or lobby signage or other exterior signage to any non-competitors. Landlord shall have the right to offer non­ competitors signage on a multi-tenant monument sign and on the directory in the lobby provided Tenant's signage is on the top of the monument with its logo and the largest font on the monument. The definition, number, and process of defining competitor shall be agreed upon in the Lease.
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30.
Compliance:
The Building shall be in compliance with all Laws. Landlord shall warrant and represent to Tenant that the Premises and the Building will be in full compliance with all governmental regulations, ordinances, and laws existing at the commencement date, including, but not limited to, laws pertaining to access {including without limitation, the ADA) and laws pertaining to hazardous substances. The Landlord shall furnish to Tenant prior to the execution of the Lease a letter certifying that the Premises are free of all hazardous materials or toxic mold and that there are no environmental issues with any local, city, state or federal authorities.

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31.
Building Maintenance:
The Building shall be maintained and operated in a first class manner, and Landlord shall keep the Building Structure and the Building Systems and common areas in first class condition and repair.

32.
Base Building HVAC:
Vertical self-contained water cooled DX air handling units (SWUD} located on each floor in a dedicated AHLI room. Unit supply is routed to a cooling tower on the roof. Normal building hours shall be 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM EST on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST on Saturday, at no cost to the Tenant

33.
Supplemental HVAC:
Tenant estimates that it will require approximately 200 tons of condenser water for its supplemental systems. Landlord's Base Building systems will be required to supply such condenser water as part of its Base Building design and at Landlord's sole cost and expense pay for one hundred percent (100%} of the cost associated with increasing the supply of such condenser water. Tenant shall pay Landlord actual out of pocket costs for utilities only to supply such condenser water.

Tenant shall not be required to pump building system supplementary water services. Tenant shall not be charged any 'lap-in" fees.

Landlord shall provide space for tenant cooling system for its critical systems and pathway for the risers piping. Landlord shall work with Tenant to determine locations and clear pathway for riser piping.

34.
Electricity:
Total power provided is eight (8) watts per rentable square foot including 1.5 watts for lighting and 6.5 watts for receptacles (the "Base''). All Tenant electric charges shall be sub-metered, with submeters installed by Landlord at Landlord's cost, at actual cost without profit or overhead charge by Landlord. In the event Tenant requires power in excess of the Base amount, Tenant shall pay to Landlord its actual cost without markup of providing such excess power, without a profit or overhead charge by Landlord; however, Tenant shall be responsible for all costs associated with installing and metering such excess power.

The base building substations and main switchboards shall be redundant and adequate to power all base building systems in addition to the demised tenant premises. Tenant will require additional power for its Trading Floor, equipment rooms and certain other areas.

The Landlord shall provide adequate space near the base building main switchboard-s for Tenant's paralleling gear and ATS's for its emergency power. Additionally the Landlord shall provide adequate space at the base building main switchboards for Tenant to take dedicated power to Tenant's ATS and from ATS to Tenant emergency distribution boards.. Landlord will provide adequate riser space for Tenant's dedicated risers from its emergency power system.

Tenant will require diverse secure locations (not less than 50 feet apart) in the building space for its dedicated UPS battery systems and associated switchgear and exhausts. Landlord shall work with Tenant to identify locations and required clearances.


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35.
Cleaning Services:
Landlord will provide cleaning services commensurate with other Class A buildings in downtown Nashville, the specifications of which shall be attached as an exhibit to the Lease.

Tenant shall have the right to contract for additional cleaning, at its option, for items outside of the Building cleaning specification, utilizing contractors of its choice. Off-hours janitorial service and extras will be charged at Landlord's actual cost. Additionally, Tenant, at its option, may elect to directly contract for cleaning and janitorial service to the Premises and shall receive a credit against fixed rent from Landlord for the cost thereof and Operating Expenses shall not include any costs relating to cleaning and janitorial services (other than for common areas), so long as Tenant's hired contractors meet all insurance requirements of the Building. If Tenant elects to directly contract for cleaning and janitorial service to the Premises, those costs will be deducted from Tenant's share of the Building Operating Expenses.

36.
Other Services:
Tenant shall have the right to directly contract for food, catering and other specialty services to the Premises . Subject to further definition in the Lease.

37.
Vertical Transport:
See the Vertical Transportation Overview previously provided by Landlord to Tenant.

38.
Freight Elevators and Loading Dock:
There shall be no fee associated with freight elevator or loading dock using during the performance of Tenant's initial construction or move in to the Premises. After occupancy, there shall be no charge for the freight elevator and loading dock at any time.

In addition, during Tenant's initial construction while the core & shell is still under construction, Tenant shall have the right to use the hoists, subordinate to Landlord's contractors' use of the hoist and so long as Tenant's use of the hoist does not interfere with Landlord's core & shell construction. Once in service, Tenant shall also have the right to use the freight elevators and one (1) passenger elevator during the construction of the initial Tenant Improvements in the Premises. Tenant shall be responsible for any restoration required in the passenger elevator used by Tenant for construction purposes.

39.
Domestic Hot Water:
Shall be supplied at 105-120 degrees Fahrenheit.

40.
Additional Utilities and Services:
After-hours and any other utilities and services required by Tenant will be supplied to Tenant at Landlord's actual out of pocket cost. Landlord's out of pocket cost shall also include reasonable depreciation costs only for the floor by floor DX Units if applicable.

41.
Access:
Tenant shall have access to the Premises and Building 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tenant shall have the right to use the fire stairs connecting the floors of the Premises as convenience stairs. Tenant shall have the right, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, to install an internal security system as part of this right, and may tie such system

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into the Building's security and Class E systems. In addition, Tenant shall be allowed, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, to upgrade fire stairs located on the floors of the Premises to its cosmetic standards.
42.
Service Outage:
Subject to further definition in the Lease, in the event a Use Interruption (defined below), shall continue for five (5) consecutive business days, then the Rent shall abate from the commencement of such Use Interruption until the cure thereof. "Use Interruption" shall mean Tenant's use or access to all or any portion of the Premises shall be impaired or restricted as a result of any circumstance that is not due to Tenant's acts (such as, by way of example, Landlord's default of its maintenance or repair obligations, Tenant not receiving a building service or utility, or the performance of any work by Landlord or any other tenant); provided that, in order to constitute a Use Interruption, Tenant shall have, in fact, ceased to use the Premises or any portion of the Premises. Any such abatement would only apply to the affected portions of the Premises in the event that the entire Premises shall not be affected; provided that the parties acknowledge that the entire Premises would be deemed unusable in certain events affecting Tenant's critical systems.

43.
Building Security:
(a)
One primary security desk to monitor access to the upper floors and parking garage. The desk will be staffed by building management. Landlord is willing to discuss Tenant's security preferences as negotiations advance. Tenant at its option may have up to two (2) of its own lobby desk attendants.

(b)
All visitors shall be required to check in at the security desk. Tenants shall have access to the office floors via card key access. Security personnel in the lobby shall have attire and skill sets commensurate with Class A office buildings in downtown Nashville.

(c)
The Building must maintain a restricted-access program for all tenants and their employees and visitors. The program shall consist of a combination of controlled electronic access (i.e., turnstiles), electronic surveillance and uniformed security guards to monitor and record Building activity on a 24-hour basis.

(d)
Tenant employees shall be issued electronic proximity card that will enable them access into the lobby areas, elevators and the office floors. Landlord's card system must be compatible with Tenant's Security System. At Tenant's option, Landlord's system shall accept Tenant's issued company ID card. To be confirmed upon details regarding Tenant's security system.

(e)
Tenant may have its own security personnel within the Premises.

(f)
Landlord at its sole cost and expense shall install security turnstiles in the lobby of the Building. If desired by Tenant or reasonably deemed necessary by Landlord, Tenant shall provide its own security personnel to check in Tenant's invitees.

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44.
Identity And Signage:
Building Exterior Signage: So long as Tenant leases not less than 60% of the initial Premises, Tenant shall have the exclusive right to top of Building signage in two (2) mutually agreeable locations and other exterior building signage, including but not limited to monument signage (to be further discussed). Tenant shall be responsible for all costs associated with the design, structural requirements, fabrication, installation, and maintenance of its Building signage.
All exterior signage shall be subject to Landlord approval and to all codes and ordinances as governed by Nashville's Downtown Code (OTC}.
Lobby/Entrance Signage: Tenant shall have the right, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, to install its name and logo in one location near the entrance to the elevator lobby serving the upper floors. The specific location, size, and specifications of the sign shall be reasonably approved by Landlord in advance . Tenant shall be responsible for all costs associated with the design, structural requirements, fabrication, installation, and maintenance of its signage in the Building lobby.
On-floor Signage: Landlord shall install at its cost Building-standard suite entry signage for Tenant on partial floors. Landlord shall permit Tenant to install additional on-floor signage at Tenant's expense, provided Tenant's on-floor signage, other than Building-standard suite entry signage, is limited to full floors and is paid for by Tenant.

Monument Signage: Provided Tenant leases not less than 60% of the initial Premises, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, Tenant shall have the right to install its own monument sign in a mutually agreeable location near the entrance of the Building, subject to Landlord's reasonable approval of the design and specifications and subject to any codes or ordinances regulating the approval of such monument signage. Landlord may elect, but shall not be obligated, to require removal and restoration by Tenant of its Monument Signage upon the expiration of the Lease.

Directory: Tenant shall be entitled to its proportionate share of directory space.

Name: The building shall be named and identified as the "AllianceBernstein Building" (or any other trade name used by Tenant) so long as Tenant leases not less than 60% of the initial Premises. However, Landlord shall not be restricted from referencing the Building as 501 Commerce.

See additional signage language in Section 29 "Competitors"

45.
Alterations:
Tenant shall be permitted, without the need for Landlord's consent, to perform certain Alterations that meet an objective test (i.e.: non-structural, do not adversely affect the proper functioning of Building Systems, do not adversely affect the structural integrity of the Building, and have no material aesthetic effect on the Building exterior). Landlord's consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed for any Alterations. Work of decorative nature (e.g., carpeting, painting, light furniture installation, low voltage cabling) shall not be included in the definition of "Alteration".

46.
Amenities:

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Amenities on-site (which Landlord shall be required to provide at no cost to Tenant throughout the lease term and any extensions) include a high-end fitness center with lockers & showers, a tenant lounge, an outdoor amenity deck with seating and TVs, a conference center to accommodate over 100 people, and direct access to The Nashville Public market containing 40,000 square feet of dining options. In addition, office tenants have walkable access to the over 180,000 square feet of retail and dining options located within the overall Fifth + Broadway project. Currently downtown there are 247 dining destinations, 5,500 existing hotel rooms, and 2,700 under construction hotel rooms. Major amenities and destinations in close proximity to the Building are identified on the enclosed exhibit (Refer to amenities map).

47.
Parking:
Tenant shall be allowed to use parking spaces to be located in the Landlord's garage at a ratio equal to 2.7 spaces per 1,000 RSF leased, up to ten percent (10%) of which may be converted to reserved spaces. The current monthly charge for each unreserved and reserved space is $150.00 and $200.00 respectively, however, Tenant shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the rate for the first year from the date Tenant commences operation of its business in the Premises. In addition, within three hundred sixty five (365) days of the Commencement Date, Tenant shall have the right to increase its parking ratio to equal 3.0/1,000 RSF leased in the initial Premises. All parking charges shall be charged to and the responsibility of Tenant, and Tenant shall be required to pay for all parking spaces included in Tenant's parking ratio throughout the Lease Term. If Tenant makes the election to increase to 3.0/1,000 RSF leased, the additional parking spaces shall all be unreserved and at the same parking charges as stated above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the option at the end of the thirty-sixth (361h) month of the Lease Term to relinquish up to twenty-five percent (25%) of its parking spaces and at the end of the sixtieth (60) month of the Lease Term to be relinquished up to fifty percent (50%) of it parking spaces, provided Tenant's parking ratio shall be adjusted accordingly for the remainder of the Lease Term.

Visitor Parking: Parking spaces above ground total approximately 915 spaces, approximately ten percent (10%) of which shall be dedicated to visitors during business hours. Landlord shall have the right to allow transient parking in the Building's parking garage.

48.
Storage and Mechanical Space:
The Building offers storage space totaling approximately 2,865 RSF, ranging from approximately 438 - 1,290 RSF on the garage floors. If Tenant requests storage space during the Lease Term, Landlord will notify Tenant of any available storage space and the then current cost for such space.

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49.
Kitchen and Exhaust:
Tenant shall have the right to install a kitchen in the Premises with prior Landlord reasonable approval of the design and specifications. Any exhaust requirements for the kitchen and other areas shall also be subject to Landlord's reasonable approval of the design and specifications.
50.
Roof Rights:
Tenant shall be entitled to its pro rata share of the roofs at no charge. Tenant shall have the right to install and maintain on the Building roof equipment, GPS receivers, antennae and satellite dishes and other equipment as necessary for Tenant's business, including, but not limited to, mechanical, communication and data transmission network. The location of such equipment shall be at a location designated by Landlord that will allow Tenant to transmit and receive reception without interference. Tenant shall be entitled to access the roof through Building shafts for Tenant's installations for its occupancy needs. Such installations may include, but not be limited to: mechanical or electrical equipment, conduits, cables, transmitters, receivers, computer and voice processing equipment, cooling towers, chillers, electrical substations, generators, microwave dishes, reflectors and any other devices which may be desirable to Tenant's business. Landlord to verify any zoning restrictions (i.e. height of equipment) applicable to the roof of the Building.

Landlord is willing to accommodate Tenant's rooftop equipment needs but requests more specifics from Tenant as to the size and quantity of each item.
51.
Bicycle Storage:
There will be a secured, enclosed bicycle storage room located in the parking garage available to Tenant at no charge.

52.
Building Points of Entry (POE):
Landlord will provide two (2) building points of entry (POE) to support different telecommunications vendor at each point of entry.

53.
Dedicated Risers:
Tenant will be permitted to install at least six (6) 4" dedicated conduits in each of two (2) dedicated diverse secure locations (not less than 100 feet apart) in the Building. The pathway for the conduit shall extend from each of two
(2) separate and diverse Building communications POE's (not less than 20 feet apart) to each floor of the Premises and the roof. The distance between the two (2) POE's to be confirmed.

54.
Generators:
Landlord will work with Tenant to identify locations for dedicated generators as outlined in #25 above and in Exhibits A & B.

55.
Telecommunications Providers:
Landlord shall provide at least two (2) diverse POE's for certain providers. There shall be no restrictions or cost governing Tenant's ability to arrange for additional providers and/or access .

Per Landlord, anticipated telecom providers include AT&T, Comcast, and Google Fiber. Landlord is currently working to confirm timing for Google Fiber's availability at this location.

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56.
Municipal Incentives:
This proposal and any potential Lease or other obligations are contingent upon Tenant obtaining approval of incentives from the State and local municipalities, which are currently being actively negotiated. Landlord shall cooperate with Tenant to allow receipt of such benefits.

57.
Nan-Disturbance Agreement:
Landlord shall provide Tenant with a Non-Disturbance Agreement(s) reasonably acceptable to Tenant (each an "SNDA'') from any ground lessor (each, a "Superior Lessor") or mortgage holders or lien holders (each, a "Superior Mortgagee") then in existence. Commencement Date shall be conditioned on delivery of SNDA from all Superior Mortgagees or Lessors in form reasonably satisfactory to Tenant.

Landlord shall provide Tenant with an SNDA from any Superior Lessor or Superior Mortgagee of Landlord who later comes into existence at any time prior to the expiration of the Term of the Lease as a condition precedent to any obligation of Tenant to subordinate its interests to any such person.

Such SNDA's shall acknowledge that, to the extent the Tenant Improvement Allowance, offsets, unpaid arbitration or court award, remaining credit of Base Rent and/or Operating Expenses, or unpaid commission due and owing to Tenant's real estate broker are not fully paid by Landlord when due, Tenant may deduct the amount of such unpaid portion from the rent next becoming due and payable.

58.
Arbitration:
All disputes regarding consents and approvals between the parties will be resolved by expedited arbitration.

59.
Mast Favored Nations:
The Lease will provide for a most favored nations clause relating to all sundries, overtime charges, etc.

60.
Confidentiality:
The parties recognize the need for confidentiality with respect to the terms herein and the fact that discussions are taking place between the parties about the potential leasing of space at 501 Commerce Street. The parties and their advisors shall not disclose to third parties (other than to Landlord's or Tenant's counsel who shall be instructed to keep the terms hereof confidential):

The existence of this proposal, The terms thereof;
The fact that discussions are taking place regarding the potential leasing of space at 501 Commerce Street.

61.
Approval:
This Proposal has the full approval of Landlord, and there is currently no lender.

62.
Options and Rights:
All options and rights are not personal to Tenant.






Guidelines for Transfer of AllianceBernstein L.P. Units



No transfer of ownership of the units of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the private partnership) is permitted without prior approval of AllianceBernstein and AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable”).

Under the terms of the Transfer Program, transfers of ownership will be considered once every calendar quarter.




To sell your Units to a third party:
You must first identify the buyer for your Units. AllianceBernstein cannot maintain a list of prospective buyers.
The unitholder and the prospective buyer must submit a request for transfer of ownership of the Units and obtain approval of AllianceBernstein and AXA Equitable for the transaction.
Documentation required for consideration of approval includes:
Unit Certificate(s)
Executed “Stock” Power Form, with guaranteed signature
Letter from Seller
Letter from Purchaser

To have private Units re-registered to your name if they have been left to you by a deceased party:
The beneficiary must obtain approval of AllianceBernstein and AXA Equitable for the transfer of units.
Documentation required for consideration of approval includes:
Unit Certificate(s)
Executed “Stock” Power Form, with guaranteed signature
Copy of death certificate
Required Inheritance Tax Waiver for applicable states
Additional required documentation (which varies by state) should be verified with AllianceBernstein’s transfer agent, Computershare, at 866-737-9896 and www.computershare.com/investor.
To donate the Units:
The donor must obtain approval of AllianceBernstein and AXA Equitable for the transfer of units.
Documentation required for consideration of approval includes:
Unit Certificate(s)
Executed “Stock” Power Form, with guaranteed signature
Letter from Transferee
Additional required documentation should be verified with AllianceBernstein’s transfer agent, Computershare, at 866-737-9896 and www.computershare.com/investor.




To re-register your certificate to reflect a legal change of name or change in custodian:
The unitholder must obtain approval of AllianceBernstein and AXA Equitable for the change of name/registration on the unit certificate.
Documentation required for consideration of approval includes:
Unit Certificate(s)
Executed “Stock” Power Form, with guaranteed signature
Specific instruction letter indicating the manner in which the new unit certificate should be registered
Additional required documentation should be verified with AllianceBernstein’s transfer agent, Computershare, at 866-737-9896 and www.computershare.com/investor.


Once AllianceBernstein and AXA Equitable approve the transfer request, AllianceBernstein will inform you of the approval and begin processing the transfer.


You should not begin to prepare necessary documentation until you have contacted:

David Lesser
Legal and Compliance Department – Transfer Program
AllianceBernstein L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Phone: (212) 969-1429
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SUBSIDIARIES OF
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.


Each of the entities listed below are wholly-owned subsidiaries of AllianceBernstein, unless a specific percentage ownership is indicated:

AllianceBernstein International LLC
(Delaware)

AB Trust Company, LLC
(New Hampshire)

AllianceBernstein Corporation of Delaware
(Delaware)

AllianceBernstein Holdings (Cayman) Ltd.
(Cayman Islands)

Alliance Capital Management LLC
(Delaware)    

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC
(Delaware)

AllianceBernstein Real Estate Investments LLC
(Delaware)

AB Private Credit Investors LLC
(Delaware)

AB Custom Alternative Solutions LLC
(Delaware)

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.
(Delaware)

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc.
(Delaware)

AllianceBernstein Global Derivatives Corporation
(Delaware)

AllianceBernstein Oceanic Corporation
(Delaware)

AllianceBernstein Canada, Inc.
(Canada)

Sanford C. Bernstein (Canada) Limited
(Canada)

AllianceBernstein (Mexico), S. de R.L. de C.V.
(Mexico)

AllianceBernstein Administradora de Carteiras (Brasil) Ltda.
(Brazil)

AllianceBernstein (Argentina) S.R.L.
(Argentina)

AllianceBernstein (Chilé) SpA
(Chilé)

AllianceBernstein Holdings Limited
(U.K.)

AllianceBernstein Preferred Limited
(U.K.)

AllianceBernstein Limited
(U.K.)

AllianceBernstein Services Limited
(U.K.)

Sanford C. Bernstein Limited
(U.K.)

Sanford C. Bernstein (CREST Nominees) Limited
(U.K.)

Sanford C. Bernstein (Schweiz) GmbH
(Switzerland)

Sanford C. Bernstein (Autonomous UK) 1 Limited
(U.K.)

Autonomous Research LLP
(U.K.)


Autonomous Research Limited
(U.K.)

Autonomous Research Investments Limited
(U.K.)

Autonomous Research Investments 1 LLP
(U.K.)

Autonomous Research 2 LLP
(U.K.)

CPH Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S
(Denmark; 96.7%-owned)

AllianceBernstein Schweiz AG
(Switzerland)

AllianceBernstein (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l
(Luxembourg)

AllianceBernstein (France) SAS
(France)

AB Europe GmbH
(Germany)

AllianceBernstein Portugal, Unipessoal LDA
(Portugal)

AB Bernstein Israel Ltd.
(Israel)

AllianceBernstein Japan Ltd.
(Japan)

AllianceBernstein Hong Kong Limited
(Hong Kong)

Sanford C. Bernstein (Hong Kong) Limited
(Hong Kong)

Autonomous Research Asia Ltd.
(Hong Kong)


AllianceBernstein Asset Management (Korea) Ltd.
(South Korea)

AllianceBernstein Investment Management Australia Limited
(Australia)

AllianceBernstein Australia Limited
(Australia)

Sanford C. Bernstein (Australia) Pty. Limited
(Australia)

AllianceBernstein (Singapore) Ltd.
(Singapore)

AllianceBernstein Investments Taiwan Limited
(Taiwan)

AB (Shanghai) Investment Management Co., Ltd.
(China)

AB (Shanghai) Overseas Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.

(China)

Alliance Capital (Mauritius) Private Limited
(Mauritius)

AllianceBernstein Investment Research and Management (India) Private Ltd.
(India)

AllianceBernstein Solutions (India) Private Limited
(India)

Sanford C. Bernstein (India) Limited
(India)

Sanford C. Bernstein Ireland Limited
(Ireland)

W.P. Stewart & Co., LLC
(Delaware)

WPS Advisors, LLC
(Delaware)


W.P. Stewart Asset Management LLC
(Delaware)

W.P. Stewart Asset Management (NA), LLC
(New York)

W.P. Stewart Securities LLC
(Delaware)

W.P. Stewart Fund Management S.A.
(Luxembourg)



EXHIBIT 23.01
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S‑8 (Nos. 333-221562, 333-170717, 333-160994, 333-153151, 333-142202, 333-142199, 333-127223, 333-49392, 333-47665, and 333-47194) of AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. of our report dated February 12, 2020 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10‑K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 12, 2020


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S‑8 (No. 333-47192) of AllianceBernstein L.P. of our report dated February 12, 2020 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10‑K.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 12, 2020





Exhibit 31.01
 
I, Seth P. Bernstein, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.;
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 and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant 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 registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 12, 2020
/s/ Seth P. Bernstein
 
Seth P. Bernstein
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.
 
 







Exhibit 31.02
 
I, John C. Weisenseel, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.;
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 and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant 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 registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 12, 2020
/s/ John C. Weisenseel
 
John C. Weisenseel
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.

 







Exhibit 32.01
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2019 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about February 12, 2020 (the “Report”), I, Seth P. Bernstein, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 12, 2020
/s/ Seth P. Bernstein
 
Seth P. Bernstein
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.
 
 







Exhibit 32.02
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2019 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about February 12, 2020 (the “Report”), I, John C. Weisenseel, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 12, 2020
/s/ John C. Weisenseel
 
John C. Weisenseel
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.
 
 






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