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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-05-22

Alliancebernstein Holding L.P. (AB)

CEO Seth Bernstein was paid $15,133,200 in fiscal year 2025: executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$15,133,200
Seth Bernstein total, FY2025
1st
CEO pay percentile vs peers
—
CEO-to-median pay ratio
73.06%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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Companies that benchmark against AB
14 companies name AB as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses AB in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named AB in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Seth Bernstein$500,000$6,925,000$7,575,070$0$0$0$133,130$15,133,200
CEO
Onur Erzan400,0003,150,0007,800,09700022,63811,372,735
President
Karl Sprules400,0002,275,0001,825,00000060,9714,560,971
COO
Thomas Simeone300,000975,000475,00000019,9041,769,904
CFO
Mark Manley400,000845,000455,00000033,4921,733,492
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Jackie Marks307,692500,00000001,145808,837
Former CFO

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Seth Bernstein$15,133,200$12,127,194$10,124,255+3,006,006
Onur Erzan11,372,7356,231,0305,879,282+5,141,705
Karl Sprules4,560,9714,583,0414,035,312−22,070
Thomas Simeone1,769,904———
Mark Manley1,733,492—1,474,832—
Jackie Marks808,8372,783,659—−1,974,822

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Seth BernsteinDirector2026-02-18D26,840$41$1,102,587CommonForm 4 ↗
Seth BernsteinDirector2026-04-30D29,000401,146,631CommonForm 4 ↗
Daniel KayeDirector2026-05-20A4,39739170,032CommonForm 4 ↗
Todd WalthallDirector2026-05-20A4,39739170,032CommonForm 4 ↗
Joan M. LammtennantDirector2026-05-20A4,39739170,032CommonForm 4 ↗
Bruce HolleyDirector2026-05-20A4,39739170,032CommonForm 4 ↗
Das NarayandasDirector2026-05-20A4,39739170,032CommonForm 4 ↗
Charles StonehillDirector2026-05-20A4,39739170,032CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Seth BernsteinRSU48,529—$2,312,407
Seth BernsteinRSU298,855—11,499,924
Karl SprulesRSU94,270—3,627,518
Onur ErzanRSU275,663—10,607,525
Seth BernsteinRSU30,046—1,431,692
Thomas SimeoneRSU28,069—1,080,108
Seth BernsteinRSU19,537—930,941
Mark ManleyRSU22,476—864,869
Jackie MarksRSU17,890—688,419
Onur ErzanRSU5,275—251,354
Onur ErzanRSU3,007—143,284
Onur ErzanRSU2,029—96,681
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20172017-09-2941,451,54315,286,131997,10073.06%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20172017-09-2973.06%a

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Charles StonehillIndependent$155,250$170,000———$325,250
Joan Lamm-TennantIndependent · Board Chair147,750170,000———317,750
Todd WalthallIndependent113,250170,000———283,250
Das NarayandasIndependent111,250170,000———281,250
Bruce HolleyIndependent110,250170,000———280,250
Daniel KayeIndependent106,750170,000———276,750
Seth BernsteinEmployee director—————0
Nick LaneNot independent——————
Mark PearsonNot independent——————
Robin RajuNot independent · Newly elected——————
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$75,000
Annual equity retainer$150,000
Per board meeting fee$5,000
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 12,500 / 12,500
Stock ownership guideline—
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$744,500
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,020,000
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,764,500

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

10

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

NBH Neuberger Berman GroupIVZ Invesco Barings
10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Alliancebernstein Holding L.P. names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Neuberger Berman Group (NBH)✓ Invesco (IVZ)30

Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Alliancebernstein Holding L.P..

10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Invesco2025Andrew Schlossberg$750,000$10,084,903$0$5,321,250$16,299,849
2Alliancebernstein Holding L.P.2025Seth Bernstein500,0007,575,0700015,133,200
—Neuberger Berman Group——————not in coverage universe

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Alliancebernstein Holding L.P.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Invesco129%not disclosedYes — Relative TSRJohnson Associates, Inc.
Neuberger Berman Groupnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed

Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Alliancebernstein Holding L.P. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Seth Bernstein, the CEO, was the highest-paid executive at Alliancebernstein Holding L.P. in fiscal 2025 with total compensation of $15,133,200.
How does Alliancebernstein Holding L.P.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
The filing shows that the CEO's pay ranked in the 1st percentile of the disclosed peer group.
What is Alliancebernstein Holding L.P.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
The CEO-to-median employee pay ratio is not disclosed in this filing.
How did shareholders vote on Alliancebernstein Holding L.P.'s executive compensation?
Shareholders voted in support of the executive compensation proposal with 73.06% approval.
How much does Alliancebernstein Holding L.P. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
The company reported total board compensation of $1,764,500 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Seth Bernstein10-K2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 15,133,200. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 4080048–4080058
2Section 01, Onur Erzan10-K2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 11,372,735. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c24 · span 4091826–4091836
3Section 01, Karl Sprules10-K2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 4,560,971. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c24 · span 4100246–4100255
4Section 01, Thomas Simeone10-K2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,769,904. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c24 · span 4088612–4088621
5Section 01, Mark Manley10-K2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,733,492. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c24 · span 4109210–4109219
6Section 01, Jackie Marks10-K2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 808,837. Filing ↗machine: r15 · c24 · span 4117826–4117833
7Section 08, Charles StonehillDEF 14A2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 325,250. Filing ↗machine: span 4326921–4327161
8Section 08, Joan Lamm-TennantDEF 14A2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 317,750. Filing ↗machine: span 4324333–4324573
9Section 08, Todd WalthallDEF 14A2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 283,250. Filing ↗machine: span 4328370–4328641
10Section 08, Das NarayandasDEF 14A2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 281,250. Filing ↗machine: span 4325625–4325865
11Section 08, Bruce HolleyDEF 14A2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 280,250. Filing ↗machine: span 4321749–4321989
12Section 08, Daniel KayeDEF 14A2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 276,750. Filing ↗machine: span 4323038–4323278
13Section 08, Seth BernsteinDEF 14A2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
14Section 08, Nick LaneDEF 14A2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
15Section 08, Mark PearsonDEF 14A2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
16Section 08, Robin RajuDEF 14A2026-02-120000825313-26-000020Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
17Section 02, Seth Bernstein 2026-02-18Form 42026-02-190001705584-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
18Section 02, Seth Bernstein 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001705584-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
19Section 02, Daniel Kaye 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-220001556974-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
20Section 02, Todd Walthall 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-220001885419-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, Joan M. Lammtennant 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-220001208239-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 02, Bruce Holley 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-220002024181-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Das Narayandas 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-220001722643-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Charles Stonehill 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-220001739527-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 06, 2017 voteForm 8-K2017-10-040000825313-17-000054Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 73.06% (votes for as printed: 41,451,543). Filing ↗
26Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
27Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 744,500 + equity 1,020,000 + all other 0 = 1,764,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,764,500
28Invesco, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001193125-26-140019CEO total compensation as printed in Invesco's own proxy. As printed: 16,299,849. Filing ↗machine: t223 · r2 · c27 · span 1030655–1030665
29Alliancebernstein Holding L.P. (subject), Section 10b CEO total10-K2026-02-120000825313-26-000020CEO total compensation as printed in Alliancebernstein Holding L.P.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,133,200. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 4080048–4080058
30Section 10a, Invesco reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-140019Invesco names Alliancebernstein Holding L.P. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗

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