SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G


Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Limited Partnership Units
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
01881G106
(CUSIP Number)
 
December 31, 2015
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

          X   Rule 13d-1(b)
 

Rule 13d-1(c)

 

Rule 13d-1(d)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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  CUSIP No.      01881G106  

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Manulife Financial Corporation
                
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☐
(b) ☐		                
N/A
 
3 SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Canada
  
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person
With		 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
                
-0-
 
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
  
-0-
 
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
-0-
 
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
-0-
 
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
  
None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited and Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
 
10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
N/A
 
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
See line 9 above.
 
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
HC
 

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS


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  CUSIP No.      01881G106  

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited
                
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☐
(b) ☐		                
N/A
 
3 SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Canada
  
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person
With		 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
                
2,820
 
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
  
-0-
 
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
2,820
 
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
-0-
 
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
  
2,820
 
10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
N/A
 
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
0.00%
 
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
IA
 

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS


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  CUSIP No.      01881G106  

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
                
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☐
(b) ☐		                
N/A
 
3 SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware
  
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person
With		 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
                
5,572,918 
 
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
  
-0-
 
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
5,572,918
 
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
-0-
 
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
  
5,572,918
 
10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
N/A
 
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
5.70%
 
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
IA
 

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS


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Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:
  AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.
 

Item 1(b)

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY, 10105

 

Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing:
This filing is made on behalf of Manulife Financial Corporation ("MFC") and MFC’s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited ("MAM (NA)") and Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC ("MAM (US)").

 

Item 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office:
The principal business offices of MFC and MAM (NA) are located at 200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 1E5.
The principal business office of MAM (US) is located at 197 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

 

Item 2(c)

Citizenship:
MFC and MAM (NA) are organized and exist under the laws of Canada.
MAM (US) is organized and exists under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities:
Limited Partnership Units

 

Item 2(e)

CUSIP Number:
01881G106

 

Item 3

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 
MFC:

(g) (X)   

a parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

 

MAM (NA):

(e) (X)

an investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

 

MAM (US):

(e) (X)

an investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

   

Item 4

Ownership:

 

(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: MAM (NA) has beneficial ownership of 2,820 shares of Limited Partnership Units and MAM (US) has beneficial ownership of 5,572,918 shares of Limited Partnership Units. Through its parent-subsidiary relationship to MAM (NA) and MAM (US), MFC may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these same shares.

 

(b) Percent of Class: Of the 97,772,578 units outstanding as of September 30, 2015 according to the Form 10-Q filed by the issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2015, MAM (NA) held 0.00% and MAM (US) held 5.71%.


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(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

     (i)       

sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
MAM (NA) and MAM (US) each has sole power to vote or to direct the voting of the shares of Limited Partnership Units beneficially owned by each of them.

                        

     (ii)     

shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-

                   

     (iii)    

sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
MAM (NA) and MAM (US) each has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares of Limited Partnership Units beneficially owned by each of them.

 

     (iv)    

shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-

 

Item 5       

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not applicable.

 

Item 6

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not applicable.

 

Item 7

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:
See Items 3 and 4 above.

 

Item 8

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not applicable.

 

Item 9

Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable.

 

Item 10

Certification:
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Manulife Financial Corporation

 
  By: /s/ Graham A. Miller
  Name:  Graham A. Miller

Dated: February 8, 2016

Title: Agent*
     

Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited

 
  By: /s/ Joshua Margolian
  Name: Joshua Margolian

Dated: February 8, 2016

Title: Assistant Secretary
     

Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC

 
By: /s/ Paul Donahue
  Name: Paul Donahue

Dated: February 8, 2016

Title: Chief Compliance Officer

* Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated June 10, 2014 included as Exhibit A to Schedule 13F- NT filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on August 27, 2014.

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EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

Manulife Financial Corporation, Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited and Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC agree that the Schedule 13G (Amendment No. 1) to which this Agreement is attached, relating to the Limited Partnership Units of AllianceBernstein Holding L.P., is filed on behalf of each of them.

Manulife Financial Corporation

   
By: /s/ Graham A. Miller
Name:  Graham A. Miller

Dated: February 8, 2016

Title: Agent*
 

Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited

 
By: /s/ Joshua Margolian
Name: Joshua Margolian

Dated: February 8, 2016

Title: Assistant Secretary
 

Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC

 
By: /s/ Paul Donahue
Name: Paul Donahue

Dated: February 8, 2016

Title: Chief Compliance Officer

* Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated June 10, 2014 included as Exhibit A to Schedule 13F- NT filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on August 27, 2014.

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