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EXHIBIT 99.4
[ALLIANCE CAPITAL GRAPHIC]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Karen Caddick (Director of Investor Relations) John Meyers (media)
(212) 969-6414 (212) 969-2301
[email protected] [email protected]
ALLIANCE CAPITAL
ANNOUNCES YEAR-END ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
NEW YORK, NY, JANUARY 9, 2001 - Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P.
("Alliance Holding") (NYSE: "AC") and Alliance Capital Management L.P.
("Alliance Capital") today reported that Alliance Capital had assets under
management of approximately $454 billion at December 31, 2000, compared with
assets under management of approximately $474 billion at October 2, 2000.*
Alliance Capital earns a majority of its revenues from fees
charged on client assets under management; therefore, changes in the value of
assets under management can impact Alliance Capital's profits, either
positively or negatively.
"Generally, our growth portfolios, which account for a significant
portion of assets under management, outperformed their growth benchmarks,"
said Mr. Bruce W. Calvert, Chief Executive Officer. "However, during the
fourth quarter growth stocks underperformed the broader market, as
demonstrated by a 21.3% decline in the Russell 1000 Growth Index compared to
a 7.8% decline in the S&P 500 Index. Alliance Capital's value oriented
portfolios also outperformed their benchmarks, quite significantly in the
case of our Strategic Value portfolio. The value segment of the market did
better overall in the fourth quarter, with the Russell 1000 Value Index
rising 3.6%, in contrast to the decline in the S&P 500 Index."
Mr. Calvert added, "Overall, Alliance Capital experienced positive
net new asset flows in the fourth quarter. Retail mutual funds and wrap
account net flows were positive each month, although at lower levels than in
each of the first three quarters of the year. For the quarter, we also
recorded positive net inflows in our institutional money
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management business."
* Includes assets previously managed by Sanford C. Bernstein whose business was
acquired by Alliance Capital on October 2, 2000.
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Mr. Calvert continued, "Despite market-driven declines in assets
under management, we remain optimistic about our business prospects and we will
continue to selectively invest for the long-term growth of our business."
ABOUT ALLIANCE CAPITAL
Alliance Capital is a leading global investment management firm
providing investment management services for many of the largest U.S. public
and private employee benefit plans, foundations, public employee retirement
funds, pension funds, endowments, banks, insurance companies and high net
worth individuals worldwide. Alliance Capital is also one of the largest
mutual fund sponsors, with a diverse family of globally distributed mutual
fund portfolios. As one of the world's leading buy-side research
organizations, Alliance Capital can compete for virtually any portfolio
assignment in any developed capital market, U.S. or international.
Alliance Holding owns approximately 30% of the units of limited
partnership interest in Alliance Capital. AXA Financial, Inc. owns
approximately 2% of the outstanding Alliance Holding Units and 53% of the
outstanding Alliance Capital units, amounting to an approximate 53% economic
interest in Alliance Capital. AXA Financial, Inc. is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of AXA.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements included in this release are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties,
and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The
most significant of such factors include but are not limited to, the
following: the performance of financial markets, the investment performance
of Alliance Capital's sponsored investment products and separately managed
accounts, general economic conditions, future acquisitions, competitive
conditions, and government regulations, including changes in tax rates.
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