UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

December 31, 2004

 

 

ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDING L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-09818

 

13-3434400

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

  File Number)

 

 Identification Number)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

 

 

10105

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

212-969-1000   

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 


 

Section 1.

Registrant’s Business and Operations

 

 

Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 1.02.

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 1.03.

Bankruptcy or Receivership.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Section 2.

Financial Information

 

 

Item 2.01.

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 2.03.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or

 

an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 2.04.

Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or

 

an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 2.05.

Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 2.06.

Material Impairments.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 


 

Section 3.

Securities and Trading Markets

 

 

Item 3.01.

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 3.02.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 3.03.

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Section 4.

Matters Relating to Accountants and Financial Statements

 

 

Item 4.01.

Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 4.02.

Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or

 

a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Section 5.

Corporate Governance and Management

 

 

Item 5.01.

Changes in Control of Registrant.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;

 

Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

 

 

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Effective December 31, 2004, Bruce W. Calvert and Alfred Harrison resigned from the Board of Directors of Alliance Capital Management Corporation (“Corporation”), general partner of Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P. (“Alliance Holding”).

 

 

 

 

(c)

As previously announced in a Form 8-K filed on November 12, 2004 and a related Form 8-K/A filed on January 5, 2005, Lewis A. Sanders assumed the role of Chairman of the Board of the Corporation on January 1, 2005.

 


 

 

(d)

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 5.04.

Temporary Suspension of Trading under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 5.05.

Amendments to Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Section 6.

[Reserved]

 

 

 

 

Section 7.

Regulation FD

 

 

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

 

 

On December 31, 2004, Bruce W. Calvert and Alfred Harrison resigned from the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

 

 

As previously announced in a Form 8-K filed on November 12, 2004 and a related Form 8-K/A filed on January 5, 2005, Lewis A. Sanders assumed the role of Chairman of the Board of the Corporation on January 1, 2005.

 

 

 

 

Section 8.

Other Events

 

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 


 

Section 9.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

 

(a)

Financial statements of businesses acquired.

 

 

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Pro forma financial information.

 

 

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

 

(c)

Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

 

None.

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDING L.P.

 

 

Dated: January 5, 2005

By:

Alliance Capital Management

 

 

Corporation, General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam R. Spilka

 

 

 

Adam R. Spilka

 

 

Senior Vice President,

 

 

Counsel and Secretary