SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
(RULE 14a-101)

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. )

Filed by the Registrant [X][X]

Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [_][_]

Check the appropriate box:

AB BOND FUND, INC.

–AB FUNDS, SCB FUNDS AND ABMulti-Manager Alternative Fund

1345AvenueoftheAmericas, New York, NewYork 10105
TollFree(800) 221-5672

August 20, 2018

Dear Shareholders:

The Boards of Directors/Trustees (the "Directors") of the Funds listed in the accompanying Notice of Joint Meeting of Shareholders (each, a "Fund" and, collectively, the "Funds") are pleased to invite you to the Joint Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") to be held on October 11, 2018. The accompanying Notice of Joint Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement present two proposals to be considered at the Meeting.

At the Meeting, stockholders or shareholders of the Funds, as applicable (collectively, the "stockholders"), will be asked to approve new investment advisory agreements with AllianceBernstein L.P., the investment adviser to the Funds (the "Adviser"). The approval of new advisory agreements is required as a result of certain anticipated changes to the indirect ownership of the Adviser, in connection with a plan by AXA S.A. to divest over time its remaining ownership interest in AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc., the indirect holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser. The material terms of the proposed new investment advisory agreements are identical to the material terms of the current investment advisory agreements. In addition, the stockholders of the Funds (except for Alliance California Municipal Income Fund, Inc., AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. and AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.) are being asked to elect Directors.

Each Board has concluded that the proposals applicable to the Funds it oversees are in the best interests of each of those Funds, and unanimously recommends that you vote "FOR" each of the proposals that apply to each of those Funds in which you hold shares.

We welcome your attendance at the Meeting. Even if you plan to attend, we encourage you to authorize a proxy to vote your shares. Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ("Proxy Solicitor"), a proxy solicitation firm, has been selected to assist stockholders in the proxy solicitation process. If we have not received your proxy authorization as the date of the Meeting approaches, you may receive a telephone call from the Proxy Solicitor reminding you to authorize the proxy holders to cast your votes. No matter how many shares you own, your vote is important.

Sincerely,

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
AB FUNDS, SCB FUNDS ANDABMulti-Manager Alternative Fund

PROXY

Q.       WHY DID YOU SEND ME THIS BOOKLET?

Each stockholder will be asked to vote on the proposal(s) that applies to the Fund in which the stockholder holds shares.

Having all Directors elected by the stockholders at this time facilitates the election of future Directors by the Board should it become necessary or desirable, as long as two-thirds of the resulting Directors were elected by stockholders. In addition, two of the Directors of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund ("AMMAF") have expressed a desire to step down as soon as practicable, which would necessitate a stockholder meeting to fill the Director vacancies.

The nominees for each Fund (except for AMMAF) are all current members of their respective Boards.

Stockholders of AMMAF are being asked to elect new nominees as Directors. The new nominees currently serve as Directors on the Boards of Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. ("SCB") and Bernstein Fund, Inc. ("Bernstein"). Each of the nominees is standing for election by stockholders of AMMAF for the first time.

The Board of AMMAF is currently composed of the following directors: Christopher J. Bricker, Lawrence D. Haber, Jeanette Loeb and Carter F. "Terry" Wolfe. The terms of the existing Directors of AMMAF will expire on (i) November 1, 2018, or (ii) December 11, 2018 (in the event of adjournment of the Meeting past November 1, 2018).

The nominees for each Board other than those of SCB, Bernstein and AMMAF are Michael J. Downey, William H. Foulk, Jr., Nancy P. Jacklin, Robert M. Keith, Carol C. McMullen, Garry L. Moody, Marshall C. Turner, Jr. and Earl D. Weiner.

The nominees for each Board of SCB, Bernstein and AMMAF are the following: Kathleen Fisher, Bart Friedman, R. Jay Gerken, William Kristol, Debra Perry and Donald K. Peterson.

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement, AXA S.A. plans to sell over time its remaining ownership interest in AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc., the indirect holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser (the "Plan"). It is anticipated that one or more of the sales transactions over time conducted pursuant to the Plan may ultimately result in the indirect transfer of a "controlling block" of voting securities of the Adviser and therefore may be deemed an "assignment" causing a termination of each Fund's current investment advisory agreement. To ensure continuation of the advisory services provided to each Fund, stockholders are being asked to approve a new investment advisory agreement. As part of the same proposal, stockholders are also voting to approve any future advisory agreements in the event there is more than one indirect transfer of a controlling block of the voting securities of the Adviser that occurs in connection with the Plan and a new advisory agreement terminates.

The transaction(s) are not expected to result in any changes to the contractual investment advisory fees charged to the Funds, the portfolio management of any Fund or the nature and quality of services provided by the Adviser.

If the stockholders of a Fund do not approve the proposed new investment advisory agreements and a direct or indirect transfer of a controlling block of the Adviser's voting securities occurs, the current investment advisory agreements and any current sub-advisory agreements would terminate and the Adviser would not be able to serve as adviser or enter into any sub-advisory agreement for the Fund to provide for continuity of service. Under these circumstances, the Board would need to consider appropriate action, which could include, among other things, allowing the Fund to operate under interim advisory and/or sub-advisory agreements with a duration of no more than 150 days (which agreements have been approved by the Boards, as discussed in the Proxy Statement), seeking approval of new investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements, liquidation of a Fund, or reorganizing the Fund with and into another investment company in the Fund complex.

Please note that each of the Boards has considered the proposals and is recommending and asking that you vote for them,only with respect to the Fund or Funds that it oversees, and that Board has not considered, nor is it making any recommendation for, any proposal with respect to any other Fund.

Q.       WHAT IF I WANT TO REVOKE MY PROXY?

A.       Please call (844) 670-2142 if you have questions.

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THE AB FUNDS, SCB FUNDSAND
ABMulti-Manager Alternative Fund

NOTICE OF JOINT MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 11, 2018

To the Shareholders of the Funds:

Notice is hereby given that a Joint Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of the Funds listed below (individually, a "Fund", and, collectively, the "Funds") will be held at the offices of the Funds, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 41FlexFee^stTM Floor, New York, New York 10105, on October 11, 2018, at 11:30 a.m., Eastern Time. The Joint Meeting of Shareholders is designated as (i) the "Annual" shareholder meeting for all AB Funds (except for Alliance California Municipal Income Fund, Inc., AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. and AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.) and all SCB Funds and (ii) a "Special" shareholder meeting for all other Funds.

The Joint Meeting of Shareholders will be held to consider and vote on the following proposals, all of which are more fully described in the accompanying Proxy Statement dated August 20, 2018:

Except as noted in Proposal 3 set forth above, only the business set forth in this Notice of Joint Meeting of Shareholders may be brought before the Meeting with regard to the Funds organized under Maryland or Delaware law. Any shareholder of record of a Fund at the close of business on August 13, 2018is entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.The enclosed proxy for each Fund is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors/Trustees of that Fund.

By Order of the Boards of Directors,

Emilie Wrapp
Secretary

New York, New York

August 20, 2018

The [A/B] Logo is a service mark of AllianceBernstein and AllianceBernstein(R) is a registered trademark used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.

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PROXYSTATEMENT

AB FUNDS, SCB FUNDS AND ABMulti-Manager Alternative Fund

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

Toll Free (800) 221-5672

November __, 2020

Dear Stockholder:

The Board of Directors ("Directors") of AB Bond Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation and an open-end management investment company (the "Company"), is asking the stockholders of AB FlexFee High Yield Portfolio (the "Fund"), a series of the Company, to approve an amendment to the investment advisory agreement between AllianceBernstein L.P. (the "Adviser") and the Company with respect to the Fund (the "Proposal"). The Fund's investment advisory fee is currently structured with both a base fee and a performance-related fee that adjusts the base fee upward or downward depending on the Fund's performance relative to its benchmark. Under the Proposal, the Fund would implement an advisory fee with breakpoints at specific asset levels (based on the Fund's average daily net assets) and eliminate the current performance-based advisory fee.

For this purpose, you are invited to a Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held on January 20, 2021 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern time (the "Meeting"). In light of the ongoing public health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. You will be able to attend and participate in the Meeting online by visiting http://www.meetingcenter.io/275661772 where you will be able to listen to the Meeting live, submit questions and vote.

The Proposal for the Fund is described in more detail in the attached Proxy Statement. You should review the Proxy Statement carefully and retain it for future reference.

The Directors of the Fund have given careful consideration to the Proposal and have concluded that the Proposal is in the best interests of the Fund. The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote "for" the Proposal.

No matter how many shares you own, your vote is important. By authorizing your proxy now, you can help avoid additional costs that would be incurred with follow-up letters and calls.

To vote, you may use any of the following methods:

If you have any questions before you vote, please call Computershare, at 888-916-1716. They will be happy to help you understand the Proposal and assist you in voting.

Sincerely,

Robert M. Keith

AB BOND FUND, INC.

–JOINTAB FlexFee^TM High Yield Portfolio

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

October 11, 2018STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD JANUARY 20, 2021

To the Stockholders of AB FlexFee High Yield Portfolio:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") of AB FlexFee High Yield Portfolio (the "Fund"), a series of AB Bond Fund, Inc., an open-end management investment company organized as a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), is scheduled to be held in a virtual meeting format on January 20, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time.

At the Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote on:

Record owners of shares of the Fund as of the close of business on November 17, 2020 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any postponements or adjournments thereof.

Stockholders are invited to attend the Meeting virtually over the internet. Even if you plan to attend the Meeting online, we recommend that you also authorize your proxy to vote at the Meeting as described herein so that your vote will be counted if you decide not to attend the Meeting. Any stockholder who does not expect to attend the Meeting virtually is urged to vote over the internet or by telephone as described in the materials provided to you. You may also complete the enclosed proxy card, date and sign it, and return it in the envelope provided, which needs no postage if mailed in the United States. In order to avoid unnecessary expense, we ask for your cooperation in voting promptly, no matter how large or small your holdings may be. A copy of the Proxy Statement is available at www.alliancebernstein.com/abfundsproxy.

The Board of Directors of the Company recommends that you vote FOR the Proposal.

Your vote is important.

Please return your proxy card promptly

or vote by telephone or over the internet.

INTRODUCTION

This is a combinedAB BOND FUND, INC.

–AB FlexFee^TM High Yield Portfolio

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The following questions and answers provide an overview of key features of the proposal ("Proposal") and of the information contained in the attached Proxy Statement. Please review the full Proxy Statement before casting your vote or authorizing a proxy to vote your shares.

1.       What is this document and why was it sent to you?

The attached Proxy Statement provides you with information about the proposed amendment to the investment advisory agreement (the "Amended Agreement") of AB FlexFee High Yield Portfolio (the "Fund") to implement an advisory fee with breakpoints at specific asset levels (based on the Fund's average daily net assets) and eliminate the current performance-based advisory fee. The purpose of the Proxy Statement is to solicit votes from stockholders of the Fund to approve the Amended Agreement, which is included as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement contains information that stockholders of the Fund should know before voting on the Amended Agreement.

2.        How will the Amended Agreement differ from the current investment advisory agreement?

Under the current investment advisory agreement ("Current Agreement"), for its services, the Adviser receives an investment advisory fee, which consists of a base fee (fulcrum fee) and a performance adjustment. The Fund's fulcrum fee increases or decreases up to 0.20% (20 basis points¹) from a mid-point or fulcrum fee of 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets, resulting in a maximum advisory fee of 0.60% and a minimum advisory fee of 0.20%. A positive performance adjustment is earned when the Fund's performance exceeds that of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index (the "Markit Index") plus 0.75%.

Under the Amended Agreement, the Fund would pay to the Adviser a fee for investment advisory services at the annual rate of 0.45% of the Fund's average daily net assets up to $2.5 billion, 0.425% of average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion up to $5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $5 billion.

3.        Why is the Board of Directors (the "Board" or "Directors") recommending a change to the calculation of the investment advisory fee under the Amended Agreement?

At a meeting held on November 3-5, 2020, the Board determined that the Amended Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund. The Board is recommending a change to the way in which the investment advisory fee is calculated for the Funds listed in the accompanying Notice of Joint Meeting of Shareholders (each a "Fund",following reasons:

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¹   A basis point is equal to one-hundredth of a percentage point. For example, one basis point is equal to 0.01% and 100 basis points is equal to 1.0%.

This recommendation is further discussed under "Board Consideration of the Amended Agreement" in the Proxy Statement. The Board recommends that stockholders vote to approve the Amended Agreement.

4.       Will the change in the investment advisory fee structure result in a higher investment advisory fee rate for stockholders of the Fund?

Due to the performance-based nature of the current investment advisory fee, the investment advisory fee rate paid by the Fund following the Amended Agreement taking effect may be higher or Fundslower than the current investment advisory fee rate from time to time, depending on the Fund's performance as compared to the Markit Index and the level of assets in the Fund. Nonetheless, the Board believes that approval of the Amended Agreement to implement an advisory fee with breakpoints at specific asset levels (based on the Fund's average daily net assets) and eliminate the current performance-based advisory fee is oversees. We refer to Directors or Trustees as, individually, a "Director" or collectively,in the "Directors"best interests of the Fund and its stockholders.

Although the highest advisory fee rate in the advisory fee structure under the Amended Agreement (0.45% of the Fund's average daily net assets) is slightly higher than the base fee of 0.40% of average daily net assets under the Current Agreement, 0.45% of average daily net assets is lower than the advisory fee that was in place for the purposesFund prior to the implementation of the performance-based advisory fee structure in February 2018. Furthermore, this proposed advisory fee rate is lower than the median of 0.65% of average daily net assets of the Fund's peer expense group as determined by Broadridge.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and the semi-annual fiscal period ended June 30, 2020, the Fund paid performance-adjusted investment advisory fees at the annual rate of 0.20% and 0.53%, respectively, of average daily net assets (without fee waivers). If the Amended Agreement had been in effect, the Fund would have paid an investment advisory fee at the annual rate of 0.45% of average daily net assets (without fee waivers) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

5.       Will the changes to the Fund result in higher total Fund expenses?

Total Fund expenses under the Amended Agreement may be higher or lower than such expenses under the Current Agreement from time to time due to the performance-based nature of the current advisory fee, since advisory fees are a significant part of Fund expenses.

Subject to stockholder approval of the Amended Agreement, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or to bear expenses of the Fund through at least April 30, 2022, to the extent necessary to prevent total Fund expenses (excluding certain expenses) on an annualized basis from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets (the "New Expense Limitation"). This New Expense Limitation corresponds to a limit on Fund expenses (other than the investment advisory fee) of 0.15% of average daily net assets, which is higher than the Fund's current expense limitation on such other expenses of 0.10% and is less favorable for stockholders. Under the Current Agreement, the Fund had a total net expense ratio for Advisor Class shares of 0.30% of average daily net assets for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is lower than the New Expense Limitation, but had a total net expense ratio of 0.63% for the semi-annual fiscal period ended June 30, 2020 (since the advisory fee accrual rate under the Current Agreement

was 0.53% for the semi-annual fiscal period ended June 30, 2020, rather than the minimum of 0.20% for fiscal year 2019), which is higher than the New Expense Limitation.

Although the New Expense Limitation would likely result in higher non-advisory fee expenses for the Fund than those under the current expense limitation in place for the Fund, the Adviser believes that the change in the expense limitation is appropriate in light of the low current expense limitation (which, in the Adviser's view, is unsustainable over the long term) and the small increase that would occur under the New Expense Limitation. Furthermore, the net expense ratio of the Fund under the Amended Agreement and New Expense Limitation is lower than the net expense ratio median of 0.79% of average daily net assets of the Fund's peer expense group as determined by Broadridge. If the Amended Agreement and New Expense Limitation had been in effect for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund would have had a total net expense ratio of 0.60% of average daily net assets for Advisor Class shares.

Fund expenses are further addressed under "Comparative Fee and Expense Information" and "Board Consideration of the Amended Agreement" in the Proxy Statement.

6.       Will the Fund's investment objective and principal investment strategies change?

The FundsFund's investment objective and principal investment strategies will remain the same.

A number of other changes to the Fund are described in the Proxy Statement, including changing the Fund's name, the benchmark against which the Fund's performance is compared in the Fund's prospectus and shareholder reports, the Fund's fiscal year and the Fund's dividend policy (with respect to the frequency of paying dividends). The Fund will also begin to offer Class A and Class Z shares in addition to Advisor Class shares. The implementation of these changes is contingent upon approval of the Proposal.

7.       What is the recommendation of the Board on the Amended Agreement?

At a meeting held on November 3-5, 2020, the Board determined that the Amended Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund. In reaching this determination, the Directors reviewed and analyzed various factors it deemed relevant, including the factors discussed under "Board Consideration of the Amended Agreement" in the Proxy Statement. After careful consideration of the Proposal, the Board, including the independent Board members, approved the Proposal and recommend that you vote in favor of the Proposal. The reasons for the Board's recommendation are discussed in more detail in the enclosed Proxy Statement.

8.       What happens if stockholders of the Fund do not approve the Amended Agreement?

If stockholders of the Fund do not approve the Amended Agreement, the Amended Agreement will not take effect, and the Fund will continue to pay investment advisory fees as specified in the Current Agreement. Irrespective of whether stockholders approve the Amended Agreement, the Fund will not bear the expenses relating to the Meeting, including the preparation, printing and mailing of the proxy materials, in light of the applicable expense limitation agreement and the Adviser's agreement to bear such expenses to the extent not subject to such expense limitation agreement.

9.       Who do I call if I have questions about the Meeting or the Amended Agreement?

If you have any questions about the Meeting or the Amended Agreement, please call AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. toll-free at (800) 221-5672 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.

10.       How do I attend the virtual Meeting?

There is no physical location for the Meeting. The Meeting will be held at the following Meeting website: http://www.meetingcenter.io/275661772. To participate in the Meeting, stockholders of the Fund must enter the following password: ABBF2021. Stockholders must also enter the control number found on their proxy card previously received. Stockholders may vote during the Meeting by following the instructions available on the Meeting website during the Meeting. We encourage you to access the meeting site prior to the start time to allow ample time to log into the meeting webcast and test your computer system. Accordingly, the Meeting site will first be accessible to stockholders beginning at approximately 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on January 20, 2020. For questions relating to participation at the Meeting by remote communication, please call 888-916-1716.

The virtual meeting platform is fully supported across browsers (e.g., Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari) and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets, and cell phones) running the most updated version of applicable software and plugins. Stockholders should ensure that they have a strong Wi-Fi connection wherever they intend to participate in the Meeting. Stockholders should also give themselves plenty of time to log in and ensure that they can hear audio prior to the start of the Meeting.

PROXY STATEMENT

AB BOND FUND, INC.

–AB FlexFee^TM High Yield Portfolio

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SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

JANUARY 20, 2021

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This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors (the "Board" or "Directors") of AB Bond Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), to be voted on a proposal affecting the AB FlexFee High Yield Portfolio (the "Fund"), a series of the Company, at a Special Meeting of Stockholders and at any postponements or adjournments thereof ("Meeting").

The Fund is sending you this Proxy Statement to ask for youryou to consider and vote on:

In light of the proposal or proposals affecting your Fund. The Funds will holdongoing public health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Meeting at the offices of the Funds, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 41^st Floor, New York, New York 10105, on October 11, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., Eastern Time.The solicitation will be made primarily by mail and may also be made by telephone or through the Internet.It is expected that AllianceBernstein L.P., the investment adviser to the Funds (the "Adviser"), will bear the expenses of the printing and mailing of the proxy statements relating to the transactions arising from the Plan (as defined below), including the proxy solicitation costs, as well as the legal costs of Fund counsel relating thereto.held in a virtual meeting format on January 20, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Notice of JointSpecial Meeting of Shareholders,Stockholders, Proxy Statement and Proxy Card are beingmailed or otherwise distributed to stockholders of the Fund on or about August 20, 2018.November [ ], 2020.

Any stockholder or shareholder (each, a "stockholder" and together, the "stockholders") who owned shares of a Fund at the close of business on August 13, 2018November 17, 2020 (the "Record Date") is entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof. Each share is entitled to one vote.Appendix A sets forth If the number of shares of each Fund issuedaccompanying proxy card is properly executed and outstanding as of the Record Date. The Joint Meeting of Shareholders is designated as (i) the "Annual" shareholder meeting for all AB Funds (except for Alliance California Municipal Income Fund, Inc., AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. and AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.) and all SCB Funds and (ii) a "Special" shareholder meeting for all other Funds.

Important Notice Regarding Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholders' Meetingreturned in time to be Held on Thursday, October 11, 2018. This Proxy Statement is available onvoted at the Internet at www.alliancebernstein.com/abfundsproxy.Meeting, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with the instructions marked by the stockholder. Executed proxies that are timely received but not clearly marked will be voted FOR the proposal.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROPOSAL ONE

ELECTIONPROPOSAL: APPROVAL OF DIRECTORSAMENDMENT TO THE

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

At the Meeting, stockholders of each Fund, except for ACMIF, AGHIF and ANMIF, will vote on the election of Directors of their Fund.^[1]Unless otherwise noted herein, each Director elected at the Meeting will serve for a term of indefinite duration and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.

The individuals identified below have been nominated for election as Directors of the Funds as indicated below. The nominees for each Fund, except for AMMAF, are all current members of their respective Boards.

Section 16 of the 1940 Act requires that fund directors must be elected by the holders of outstanding securities of a fund, with the exception that vacancies occurring between meetings may be filled in any otherwise legal manner so long as, immediately after a vacancy is filled, at least two-thirds of the directors were elected by security holders. In order to provide the Boards with the maximum flexibility to fill vacancies on the Board without the administrative burden and expense of calling a special meeting of stockholders, the Board of each Fund (except for AMMAF) believes it is appropriate for all current Directors to be submitted to stockholders for election.

For Funds other than SCB, Bernstein and AMMAF, each nominee was recommended for nomination by the Fund's Governance and Nominating Committee; for SCB and Bernstein, each nominee was recommended for nomination by the Fund's Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee ("Governance Committee"). Each of these Committees, which, among other things, considers recommendations on nominations for Directors, reviewed the qualifications, experience, and background of the nominees. Based upon this review, each Committee recommended each nominee to the respective Board as a candidate for nomination as a Director. At meetings of Directors held on July 26, 2018 (SCB and Bernstein) and July 31-August 2, 2018 (Funds other than SCB, Bernstein and AMMAF), after discussion and further consideration of the matter, the Directors voted to nominate the nominees for election by shareholders.

Stockholders of AMMAF are being asked to elect new nominees as Directors. Currently, there are four Directors on the AMMAF Board, all of whom were elected by the Fund's initial stockholder before the Fund was offered publicly. Two of the current Directors (Mr. Carter F. "Terry" Wolfe, who is approaching the retirement age set by the AMMAF Board, and Mr. Christopher J. Bricker, whose role at the Adviser has changed) have expressed a desire to retire as Directors. The vacancies created by their retirement, however, could not both be filled by the AMMAF Board without AMMAF holding a meeting of stockholders. For the reasons discussed in more detail below, the Adviser recommended that, rather than the Board nominating two new Directors for election to the current AMMAF Board, the Board nominate the members of the Bernstein Board to serve as the Directors of AMMAF. This recommendation was based, in part, on the fact that the Bernstein Board oversees other registered investment companies primarily offered to clients of the Adviser's Bernstein Private Wealth Management division, which is the same distribution channel used for AMMAF.

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^[1]ACMIF, AGHIF and ANMIF are closed-end funds and hold annual stockholder meetings for the purpose of electing Directors. All of the current Directors of these Funds have been previously elected by stockholders.

When AMMAF commenced operations in 2012, it was expected that AMMAF would be offered and sold to Bernstein private clients and through unaffiliated dealers through the Adviser's normal distribution channels. However, AMMAF has not been and is not being sold through unaffiliated dealers, and the Adviser has no current intention of offering AMMAF other than to private clients. Accordingly, the Adviser stated its belief that there may be efficiencies gained by having oversight of AMMAF vested in the Bernstein Board, which oversees other funds primarily intended for distribution to private clients. For example, the consolidation of AMMAF under the oversight of the Bernstein Board is expected to result in reductions in certain fund expenses, including director fees and expenses, insurance, counsel fees, administrative reimbursement costs and other operational expenses. An analysis comparing the expenses currently incurred by AMMAF with a pro forma estimate of expenses after the election of new directors assuming AMMAF was included in the SCB Fund complex was reviewed by the AMMAF Board. In addition, the Adviser reported that a single Board for both AMMAF and the SCB Funds may facilitate oversight of the Funds' service providers, a number of whom provide services to both AMMAF and the SCB Funds.

In addition to considering the Adviser's recommendation, AMMAF's Governance and Nominating Committee reviewed the qualifications, experience, and background of the nominees. Based upon this review, the Governance and Nominating Committee nominated each member of the Bernstein Board as a candidate for nomination as an Independent Director for AMMAF. At a meeting of Directors of AMMAF held on July 24, 2018, after discussion and further consideration of the matter, the Board voted to nominate the nominees for election by stockholders.

Unless contrary instructions are received, it is the intention of the persons named as proxies in the accompanying Proxy Card to vote in favor of the nominees named below for election as Directors.

Each nominee has consented to serve as a Director. The Boards of the Funds electing Directors know of no reason why any of the nominees would be unable to serve, but in the event any nominee is unable to serve or for good cause will not serve, the proxies received indicating a vote in favor of such nominee will be voted for a substitute nominee as the Boards may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion.

Certain information concerningthe Funds' nominees for Director is set forth below (nominees are referred to as Directors in the charts below).

All Funds (Other Than SCB, Bernstein and AMMAF)

+ Mr. Keith is an "interested person", as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, of the Funds because of his affiliation with the Adviser.

In addition to the public company directorships currently held by the Directors of the AB Funds, set forth in the table above, Mr. Turner was a director of SunEdison, Inc. (solar materials and power plants) since prior to 2013 until July 2014, Mr. Downey was a director of The Merger Fund (a registered investment company) from 1995 until 2013, and Mr. Moody was a director of Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (renewable energy and energy efficiency projects) from August 2013 until January 2014.

Directors who are not "interested persons" of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act, are referred to as "Independent Directors", and Directors who are "interested persons" of the Fund are referred to as "Interested Directors".

SCB, Bernstein and AMMAF

The business affairs of each SCB Fund are managed under the oversight of the Bernstein Board. Directors who are not "interested persons" of each SCB Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are referred to as "Independent Directors," and Directors who are "interested persons" of each SCB Fund are referred to as "Interested Directors." Certain information concerning each SCB Fund's governance structure and each Director is set forth below.

All Funds (Other Than SCB, Bernstein and AMMAF)

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Funds' Directors. The Governance and Nominating Committee of each Fund's Board, which is composed of Independent Directors, reviews the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of potential candidates for nomination or election by the Board, and conducts a similar review in connection with the proposed nomination of current Directors for re-election by stockholders at any annual or special meeting of stockholders. In evaluating a candidate for nomination or election as a Director the Governance and Nominating Committee takes into account the contribution that the candidate would be expected to make to the diverse mix of experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that the Governance and Nominating Committee believes contributes to good governance for the Fund. Additional information concerning the Governance and Nominating Committee's consideration of nominees appears in the description of the Committee below.

Each Fund's Board believes that, collectively, the Directors have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the Fund and protecting the interests of stockholders. The Board of each Fund has concluded that, based on each Director's experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other Directors, each Director is qualified and should continue to serve as such.

In determining that a particular Director was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Director, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. In addition, the Board has taken into account the actual service and commitment of each Director during his or her tenure (including the Director's commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as his or her current and prior leadership of standing and ad hoc committees) in concluding that each should continue to serve. Additional information about the specific experience, skills, attributes and qualifications of each Director, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Director should serve (or continue to serve) as trustee or director of the Fund, is provided in the table above and in the next paragraph.

Among other attributes and qualifications common to all Directors are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them (including information requested by the Directors), to interact effectively with the Adviser, other service providers, counsel and the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties as Directors. In addition to his or her service as a Director of the Fund and other AB Funds as noted in the table above: Mr. Downey has experience in the investment advisory business including as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of a large fund complex and as director of a number of non-AB funds and as Chairman of a non-AB closed-end fund; Mr. Foulk has experience in the investment advisory and securities businesses, including as Deputy Comptroller and Chief Investment Officer of the State of New York (where his responsibilities included bond issuances, cash management and oversight of the New York Common Retirement Fund), has served as Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees from 2003 until early February 2014, served as Chairman of the AB Funds from 2003 through December 2013, and is active in a number of mutual fund related organizations and committees; Ms. Jacklin has experience as a financial services regulator as U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), and as a financial services lawyer in private practice and has served as Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014; Mr. Keith has experience as an executive of the Adviser with responsibility for, among other things, the AB Funds; Ms. McMullen has experience as a management consultant and as a director of various private companies and nonprofit organizations, as well as extensive asset management experience at a number of companies, including as an executive in the areas of portfolio management, research, and sales and marketing; Mr. Moody has experience as a certified public accountant including experience as Vice Chairman and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Partner for a major accounting firm, is a member of both the governing council of an organization of independent directors of mutual funds and the Trustee Advisory Board of BoardIQ, a biweekly publication focused on issues and news affecting directors of mutual funds, and has served as a director or trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committees of the AB Funds since 2008; Mr. Turner has experience as a director (including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of a number of companies) and as a venture capital investor including prior service as general partner of three institutional venture capital partnerships, and has served as Chairman of the AB Funds since January 2014 and Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of such AB Funds since February 2014; and Mr. Weiner has experience as a securities lawyer whose practice includes registered investment companies and as director or trustee of various non-profit organizations and served as Chairman or Vice Chairman of a number of them, and served as Chairman of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds from 2007 until August 2014. The disclosure herein of a director's experience, qualifications, attributes and skills does not impose on such director any duties, obligations, or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such director as a member of the Board and any committee thereof in the absence of such experience, qualifications, attributes and skills.

Board Structure and Oversight Function. The Board is responsible for oversight of that Fund. Each Fund has engaged the Adviser to manage the Fund on a day-to-day basis. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Adviser and the Fund's other service providers in the operations of that Fund in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and policies and otherwise in accordance with its prospectus, the requirements of the 1940 Act and other applicable Federal, state and other securities and other laws, and the Fund's charter and bylaws. The Board typically meets in-person at regularly scheduled meetings four times throughout the year. In addition, the Directors may meet in person or by telephone at special meetings or on an informal basis at other times. The Independent Directors also regularly meet without the presence of any representatives of management. As described below, the Board has established three standing committees – the Audit, Governance and Nominating, and Independent Directors Committees – and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time, to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. Each committee is composed exclusively of Independent Directors. The responsibilities of each committee, including its oversight responsibilities, are described further below. The Independent Directors have also engaged independent legal counsel, and may from time to time engage consultants and other advisors, to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.

An Independent Director serves as Chairman of the Board. The Chairman's duties include setting the agenda for each Board meeting in consultation with management, presiding at each Board meeting, meeting with management between Board meetings, and facilitating communication and coordination between the Independent Directors and management. The Directors have determined that a Board's leadership by an Independent Director and its committees composed exclusively of Independent Directors is appropriate because they believe it sets the proper tone to the relationships between the Fund, on the one hand, and the Adviser and other service providers, on the other, and facilitates the exercise of the Board's independent judgment in evaluating and managing the relationships. In addition, each Fund is required to have an Independent Director as Chairman pursuant to certain 2003 regulatory settlements involving the Adviser.

Risk Oversight. Each Fund is subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance and operational risks, including cyber risks. Day-to-day risk management with respect to a Fund resides with the Adviser or other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk), subject to supervision by the Adviser. The Board has charged the Adviser and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrable and material adverse effects on the Fund; (ii) to the extent appropriate, reasonable or practicable, implementing processes and controls reasonably designed to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously, and to revise as appropriate, the processes and controls described in (i) and (ii) above.

Risk oversight forms part of a Board's general oversight of the Fund's investment program and operations and is addressed as part of various regular Board and committee activities. The Fund's investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Adviser and other service providers. Each of these persons has an independent interest in risk management but the policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the Fund's and each other's in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. Oversight of risk management is provided by the Board and the Audit Committee. The Directors regularly receive reports from, among others, management (including the Chief Risk Officer of the Adviser), the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, the Adviser's internal legal counsel, the Adviser's Chief Compliance Officer and internal auditors for the Adviser, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Fund and the Adviser's risk management programs. In addition, the Directors receive regular updates on cyber security matters from the Adviser.

Not all risks that may affect a Fund can be identified, nor can controls be developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. It may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, the processes and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness, and some risks are simply beyond the reasonable control of the Fund or the Adviser, its affiliates or other service providers. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve a Fund's goals. As a result of the foregoing and other factors a Fund's ability to manage risk is subject to substantial limitations.

Board Committees. Each Fund's Board has three standing committees – an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee and an Independent Directors Committee. The members of the Audit, Governance and Nominating and Independent Directors Committees are identified above.

The function of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board in its oversight of each Fund's accounting and financial reporting policies and practices. The Audit Committee of the Board met three times during each Fund's most recently completed fiscal period.

The function of the Governance and Nominating Committee includes the nomination of persons to fill any vacancies or newly created positions on the Board. The Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board met three times during each Fund's most recently completed fiscal period.

The Board has adopted a charter for its Governance and Nominating Committee. Pursuant to the charter, the Committee assists the Board in carrying out its responsibilities with respect to governance of the Fund and identifies, evaluates, selects and nominates candidates for the Board. The Committee may also set standards or qualifications for Directors and reviews at least annually the performance of each Director, taking into account factors such as attendance at meetings, adherence to Board policies, preparation for and participation at meetings, commitment and contribution to the overall work of the Board and its committees, and whether there are health or other reasons that might affect the Director's ability to perform his or her duties. The Committee may consider candidates as Directors submitted by the Fund's current Board members, officers, the Adviser, stockholders and other appropriate sources.

Pursuant to the Charter, the Governance and Nominating Committee will consider candidates for nomination as a director submitted by a stockholder or group of stockholders who have beneficially owned at least 5% of the Fund's common stock or shares of beneficial interest for at least two years at the time of submission and who timely provide specified information about the candidates and the nominating stockholder or group. To be timely for consideration by the Governance and Nominating Committee, the submission, including all required information, must be submitted in writing to the attention of the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Funds not less than 120 days before the date of the proxy statement for the previous year's annual meeting of stockholders. If the Funds did not hold an annual meeting of stockholders in the previous year, the submission must be delivered or mailed and received within a reasonable amount of time before the Funds begin to print and mail its proxy materials. Public notice of such upcoming annual meeting of stockholders may be given in a stockholder report or other mailing to stockholders or by other means deemed by the Governance and Nominating Committee or the Board to be reasonably calculated to inform stockholders.

Stockholders submitting a candidate for consideration by the Governance and Nominating Committee must provide the following information to the Governance and Nominating Committee: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, date of birth, business address and residence address of the candidate; (B) any position or business relationship of the candidate, currently or within the preceding five years, with the stockholder or an associated person of the stockholder as defined below; (C) the class or series and number of all shares of a Fund owned of record or beneficially by the candidate; (D) any other information regarding the candidate that is required to be disclosed about a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of Directors pursuant to Section 20 of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (E) whether the stockholder believes that the candidate is or will be an "interested person" of the Funds (as defined in the 1940 Act) and, if believed not to be an "interested person", information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Funds to make such determination; and (F) information as to the candidate's knowledge of the investment company industry, experience as a director or senior officer of public companies, directorships on the boards of other registered investment companies and educational background; (ii) the written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Director if elected; (iii) the written and signed agreement of the candidate to complete a directors' and officers' questionnaire if elected; (iv) the stockholder's consent to be named as such by the Funds; (v) the class or series and number of all shares of a Fund owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder and any associated person of the stockholder and the dates on which such shares were acquired, specifying the number of shares owned beneficially but not of record by each, and stating the names of each as they appear on the Funds' record books and the names of any nominee holders for each; and (vi) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder, the candidate and/or any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the stockholder. "Associated person of the stockholder" means any person who is required to be identified under clause (vi) of this paragraph and any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, directly or indirectly, (a) the stockholder or (b) the associated person of the stockholder.

The Governance and Nominating Committee may require the stockholder to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to verify any information furnished pursuant to the nominating procedures described above or to determine the qualifications and eligibility of the candidate proposed by the stockholder to serve on the Board. If the stockholder fails to provide such other information in writing within seven days of receipt of written request from the Governance and Nominating Committee, the recommendation of such candidate as a nominee will be deemed not properly submitted for consideration, and will not be considered, by the Committee.

The Governance and Nominating Committee will consider only one candidate submitted by such a stockholder or group for nomination for election at an annual meeting of stockholders. The Governance and Nominating Committee will not consider self-nominated candidates. The Governance and Nominating Committee will consider and evaluate candidates submitted by stockholders on the basis of the same criteria as those used to consider and evaluate candidates submitted from other sources. These criteria include the candidate's relevant knowledge, experience, and expertise, the candidate's ability to carry out his or her duties in the best interests of the Funds, and the candidate's ability to qualify as an Independent Director. When assessing a candidate for nomination, the Committee considers whether the individual's background, skills, and experience will complement the background, skills, and experience of other nominees and will contribute to the diversity of the Board.

The function of the Independent Directors Committee is to consider and take action on matters that the Board or Committee believes should be addressed in executive session of the Independent Directors, such as review and approval of the Advisory and Distribution Services Agreements. The Independent Directors Committee of the Board met seven times during each Fund's most recently completed fiscal period.

SCB and Bernstein

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the SCB/Bernstein Fund's Directors. Each SCB/Bernstein Fund's Governance Committee, which is composed of Independent Directors, reviews the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of potential candidates for nomination or election by the Board, and conducts a similar review in connection with the proposed nomination of current Directors for re-election by stockholders at an annual or special meeting of stockholders. In evaluating a candidate for nomination or election as a Director, the Governance Committee takes into account the contribution that the candidate would be expected to make to the diverse mix of experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that the Governance Committee believes contributes to good governance for the applicable Fund. Additional information concerning each Governance Committee's consideration of Directors appears in the description of the Committee below.

The Board believes that, collectively, the Directors of SCB/Bernstein Funds have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing each such Fund and protecting the interests of stockholders. Each Board has concluded that, based on each Director's experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other Directors, each Director is qualified to serve as such.

In determining that a particular Director was qualified to serve as a Director, the Board considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. In addition, each Board has taken into account the actual service and commitment of each Director during his or her tenure (including the Director's commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as his or her current and prior leadership of standing committees) in concluding that each should serve as Director. Additional information about the specific experience, skills, attributes and qualifications of each Director, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director of the applicable Fund, is provided in the table above and in the next paragraph.

Among other attributes and qualifications common to all Directors of the SCB/Bernstein Funds are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them (including information requested by the Directors), to interact effectively with the Adviser, other service providers, counsel and the applicable Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties as Directors. While each Board does not have a formal, written diversity policy, the Board believes that an effective board consists of a diverse group of individuals who bring together a variety of complementary skills and perspectives. In addition to his or her service as a Director of each Fund: Ms. Fisher has business, finance and investment management experience as Head of Wealth and Investment Strategies of Bernstein Private Wealth Management of the Adviser; Mr. Friedman has a legal background and experience as a board member of various organizations; Mr. Gerken has investment management experience as a portfolio manager and executive officer, and experience as a board member; Mr. Kristol has a public and economic policy background and experience as a board member of various organizations; Ms. Perry has business and financial experience as a senior executive of various financial services firms focusing on fixed income research and capital markets and experience as a board member of various organizations; and Mr. Peterson has business and finance experience as an executive officer of public companies and experience as a board member of various organizations. The disclosure herein of a Director's experience, qualifications, attributes and skills does not impose on such Director any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such Director as a member of a Board and any committee thereof in the absence of such experience, qualifications, attributes and skills.

Board Structure and Oversight Function. The Board is responsible for oversight of the applicable SCB/Bernstein Fund. Each such Fund has engaged the Adviser to manage the Funds on a day-to-day basis. Each Board is responsible for overseeing the Adviser and the applicable Fund's other service providers in the operations of the Fund in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives and policies and otherwise in accordance with the Prospectus, the requirements of the 1940 Act, and other applicable Federal, state and other securities and other laws, and each Fund's charter and bylaws. The Board meets in-person at regularly scheduled meetings five times throughout the year. In addition, the Directors may meet in-person or by telephone at special meetings or on an informal basis at other times. The Independent Directors also regularly meet without the presence of any representatives of management. As described below, the Board has established four standing committees—the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Fair Value Pricing Committee and the Independent Directors Committee—and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time, to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. Each committee is composed exclusively of Independent Directors. The responsibilities of each committee, including its oversight responsibilities, are described further below. The Independent Directors have also engaged independent legal counsel, and may from time to time engage consultants and other advisors, to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.

An Independent Director serves as Chairman of the Board of the SCB/Bernstein Funds. The Chairman's duties include setting the agenda for each Board meeting in consultation with management, presiding at each Board meeting, communicating with management between Board meetings, and facilitating communication and coordination between the Independent Directors and management. The Directors have determined that the Board's leadership by an Independent Director and its committees composed exclusively of Independent Directors is appropriate because they believe it sets the proper tone to the relationships between the applicable Fund, on the one hand, and the Adviser and other service providers, on the other, and facilitates the exercise of the Board's independent judgment in evaluating and managing the relationships. In addition, each Fund is required to have an Independent Director as Chairman pursuant to certain 2003 regulatory settlements involving the Adviser.

Risk Oversight.The Funds are subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance and operational risks. Day-to-day risk management with respect to the Funds resides with the Adviser or other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk), subject to oversight by the Adviser. The Board has charged the Adviser and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances, the occurrence of which could have demonstrable and material adverse effects on the Funds; (ii) to the extent appropriate, reasonable or practicable, implementing processes and controls reasonably designed to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously, and to revise as appropriate, the processes and controls described in (i) and (ii) above.

Risk oversight forms part of each Board's general oversight of each Fund's investment program and operations and is addressed as part of various regular Board and committee activities. Each Fund's investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Adviser and other service providers. Each of these persons has an independent interest in risk management but the policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the Funds' and each other's in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. Oversight of risk management is provided by each Board and the Audit Committee. The Directors regularly receive reports from, among others, management (including the Global Heads of Investment Risk and Trading Risk of the Adviser and representatives of various internal committees of the Adviser), each Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, each Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, the Adviser's internal legal counsel, and internal auditors for the Adviser, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Funds and the Adviser's risk management programs. In addition, the Directors receive regular updates on cyber-security matters.

Not all risks that may affect the Funds can be identified, nor can controls be developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. It may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, the processes and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness, and some risks are simply beyond the reasonable control of a Fund or the Adviser, its affiliates or other service providers. Because most of the Funds' operations are carried out by various service providers, including the Adviser, affiliates of the Adviser and third parties, the Board's oversight of the risk management processes of those service providers, including processes to address cybersecurity and other operational failures, is inherently limited. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve each Fund's goals. As a result of the foregoing and other factors the Funds' ability to manage risk is subject to substantial limitations.

Board Committees. The Board of the SCB/Bernstein Funds has four standing committees of the Board – an Audit Committee, a Governance Committee, a Fair Value Pricing Committee and an Independent Directors Committee. The members of the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Fair Value Pricing Committee and the Independent Directors Committee are identified above.

The function of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board in its oversight of the applicable Fund's financial reporting process. The Audit Committee met three times during each Fund's most recently completed fiscal year.

The functions of the Governance Committee are to nominate persons to fill any vacancies or newly created positions on each Board, to monitor and evaluate industry and legal developments with respect to governance matters and to review and make recommendations to each Board regarding the compensation of Directors and the Chief Compliance Officer. The Governance Committee met five times during each Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, four of which were in conjunction with Board meetings.

The Governance Committee has a charter and, pursuant to the charter, the Governance Committee will consider candidates for nomination as a director submitted by a stockholder or group of stockholders who have beneficially owned at least 5% of a Fund's common stock or shares of beneficial interest for at least two years prior to the time of submission and who timely provide specified information about the candidates and the nominating stockholder or group. To be timely for consideration by the Governance Committee, the submission, including all required information, must be submitted in writing to the attention of the Secretary at the principal executive offices of a Fund not less than 120 days before the date of the proxy statement for the previous year's annual meeting of stockholders. If a Fund did not hold any annual meeting of stockholders in the previous year, the submission must be delivered or mailed and received within a reasonable amount of time before the Fund begins to print and mail its proxy materials. Public notice of an upcoming annual meeting of stockholders may be given in a stockholder report or other mailing to stockholders or by other means deemed by the Governance Committee or the Board to be reasonably calculated to inform stockholders.

Stockholders submitting a candidate for consideration by the Governance Committee must provide the following information to the Governance Committee: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, date of birth, business address and residence address of the candidate; (B) any position or business relationship of the candidate, currently or within the preceding five years, with the stockholder or an associated person of the stockholder as defined below; (C) the class or series and number of all shares of the Fund owned of record or beneficially by the candidate; (D) any other information regarding the candidate that is required to be disclosed about a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of Directors pursuant to Section 20 of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (E) whether the stockholder believes that the candidate is or will be an "interested person" of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act) and, if believed not to be an "interested person," information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Fund to make such determination; and (F) information as to the candidate's knowledge of the investment company industry, experience as a director or senior officer of public companies, directorships on the boards of other registered investment companies and educational background; (ii) the written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Director if elected; (iii) the written and signed agreement of the candidate to complete a directors' and officers' questionnaire if elected; (iv) the stockholder's consent to be named as such by the Fund; (v) the class or series and number of all shares of the Fund owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder and any associated person of the stockholder and the dates on which such shares were acquired, specifying the number of shares owned beneficially but not of record by each, and stating the names of each as they appear on the Fund's record books and the names of any nominee holders for each; and (vi) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder, the candidate and/or any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the stockholder. "Associated Person of the stockholder" means any person who is required to be identified under clause (vi) of this paragraph and any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, directly or indirectly, (a) the stockholder or (b) the associated person of the stockholder.

The Governance Committee may require the stockholder to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to verify any information furnished pursuant to the nominating procedures described above or to determine the qualifications and eligibility of the candidate proposed by the stockholder to serve on the applicable Board. If the stockholder fails to provide such other information in writing within seven days of receipt of written request from the Governance Committee, the recommendation of such candidate as a nominee will be deemed not properly submitted for consideration, and will not be considered, by the Governance Committee.

The Governance Committee will consider only one candidate submitted by such a stockholder or group for nomination for election at an annual meeting of stockholders. The Governance Committee will not consider self-nominated candidates. The Governance Committee will consider and evaluate candidates submitted by stockholders on the basis of the same criteria as those used to consider and evaluate candidates submitted from other sources. These criteria include the candidate's relevant knowledge, experience, and expertise, the candidate's ability to carry out his or her duties in the best interests of the applicable Fund, and the candidate's ability to qualify as an Independent Director. When assessing a candidate for nomination, the Governance Committee considers whether the individual's background, skills, and experience will complement the background, skills, and experience of other nominees and will contribute to the diversity of each Board.

The function of the Fair Value Pricing Committee is to consider, in advance if possible, any fair valuation decision of the Adviser's Valuation Committee relating to a security held by the applicable Fund made under unique or highly unusual circumstances not previously addressed by the Valuation Committee that would result in a change in the Fund's NAV by more than $0.01 per share. The Fair Value Pricing Committee did not meet during each Fund's most recently completed fiscal year.

The function of the Independent Directors Committee is to consider and take action on matters that the Board or Committee believes should be addressed in executive session of the Independent Directors, such as review and approval of the Advisory and Distribution Services Agreements. The Independent Directors Committee met five times during each Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, four of which were in conjunction with Board meetings.

Meetings of the Governance Committee and the Independent Directors Committee may take place during executive sessions of Board meetings and may not be formally designated as Committee meetings.

The Board of the SCB/Bernstein Funds has adopted a process for stockholders to send communications to the Board of their Fund. To communicate with the Board or an individual Director of a Fund, a stockholder must send a written communication to that Fund's principal office at the address listed in the Notice of Joint Meeting of Shareholders accompanying this Proxy Statement, addressed to the Board of that Fund or the individual Director. All stockholder communications received in accordance with this process will be forwarded to the Board or the individual Director to whom or to which the communication is addressed.

AMMAF

Experience, Qualifications, Attributes and Skills of the Director Nominees. The Governance and Nominating Committee (the "Nominating Committee") of AMMAF, which is comprised of Independent Directors, is responsible for reviewing the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of potential candidates for nomination or election by the AMMAF Board, and conducted such a review in connection with the proposed nominees for election as Directors at the special meeting of stockholders (the "Director Nominees"). In evaluating a candidate for nomination or election, the Nominating Committee takes into account the contribution that the candidate would be expected to make to the diverse mix of experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that the Nominating Committee believes contributes to good governance for AMMAF. Each of the Director Nominees was recommended by the Adviser.

In considering the nomination of Director Nominees, the AMMAF Board considered the experience and backgrounds of the members of the Director Nominees, noting that the Bernstein Board (on which the Director Nominees serve) is comprised of a number of highly experienced and qualified individuals. The AMMAF Board noted that the Bernstein Board currently oversees 18 mutual fund portfolios with an aggregate net assets of approximately $37.7 billion as of June 30, 2018. The members of the Bernstein Board have served as such for an average of ten years, with the longest-serving director having served for 24 years. The AMMAF Board noted that the Bernstein Board is very familiar with the Adviser's private client business, including that Kathleen Fisher, an interested Director on the Bernstein Board, is the Head of Wealth and Investment Strategies for such business. The AMMAF Board also took into account the Adviser's representation that the transition of the AMMAF Board is not expected to have a material effect on the management and operations of AMMAF. The various employees of the Adviser who perform services for AMMAF (including the portfolio managers) are not expected to change; nor would AMMAF's various service providers, such as its custodian and administrator (State Street Bank and Trust Company), its transfer agent (AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc.) and its independent accountants (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP).

The AMMAF Board believes that each Director Nominee's experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other Director Nominees lead to the conclusion that each Director Nominee should serve as a Director. The AMMAF Board reviewed the background and experience of the Director Nominees and discussed their service as members of the Bernstein Board. The AMMAF Board discussed with the chairman of the Bernstein Board their process regarding oversight of service providers and their view of a board's role in risk management. In addition, one of the members of the AMMAF Board met with several other Director Nominees and discussed their service on the Bernstein Board and their potential service as Directors of AMMAF. The AMMAF Board noted the considerable knowledge of the Bernstein Board, its familiarity with the Adviser and the SCB Funds and its operations gained by each Director Nominee from his or her service as a member of the Bernstein Boards and their ability to efficiently oversee a diverse group of registered funds.

The AMMAF Board believes that, collectively, the Director Nominees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, which will allow the Director Nominees to operate effectively in governing AMMAF and protecting the interests of stockholders. In determining whether a particular Director Nominee is qualified to serve as a Director, the Board considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. In evaluating the Director Nominees, the AMMAF Board considered, among other things: Ms. Fisher has business, finance and investment management experience as Head of Wealth and Investment Strategies of Bernstein Private Wealth Management of AllianceBernstein L.P.; Mr. Friedman has a legal background and experience as a board member of various organizations; Mr. Gerken has investment management experience as a portfolio manager and executive officer, and experience as a board member; Mr. Kristol has a public and economic policy background and experience as a board member of various organizations; Ms. Perry has business and financial experience as a senior executive of various financial services firms focusing on fixed income research and capital markets and experience as a board member of various organizations; and Mr. Peterson has business and finance experience as an executive officer of public companies and experience as a board member of various organizations.

The AMMAF Board believes that the totality of the information it received regarding the Director Nominees supports the conclusion that each Director Nominee is qualified to serve as a Director of AMMAF. Based on these discussions, the Nominating and Governance Committee of AMMAF nominated each of the Director Nominees for election as Directors of AMMAF. The AMMAF Board recommends their election to stockholders of AMMAF. If elected, the Director Nominees will become Directors of AMMAF upon the resignation of the current AMMAF Board, expected to take place on (i) November 1, 2018, or (ii) December 11, 2018 (in the event of adjournment of the Meeting past November 1, 2018).

Current Board Structure and Oversight

The AMMAF Board is responsible for oversight of AMMAF and met in person or telephonically six times during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. The AMMAF Board has not adopted a specific policy regarding board members attendance at meetings of stockholders. Aside from the meeting of the initial stockholder at the inception of AMMAF, the Fund has not held any stockholder meetings.

The Fund has engaged the Adviser to manage the Fund's portfolio on a day-to-day basis. The AMMAF Board is responsible for overseeing the Adviser and AMMAF's other service providers in accordance with the AMMAF's investment objective and policies and otherwise in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, and other applicable federal, state and other securities and other laws, and AMMAF's Declaration of Trust and Bylaws. The AMMAF Board meets in-person periodically throughout the year. The Independent Directors also regularly meet without the presence of any representatives of management. The AMMAF Board has established two standing committees — the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee — and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time, to assist the AMMAF Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities.

Each committee is comprised exclusively of Independent Directors. The responsibilities of each committee, including its oversight responsibilities, are described further below. The Independent Directors have also engaged independent legal counsel, and may from time to time engage consultants and other advisors, to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.

An Independent Director serves as Chairman of the AMMAF Board. The Chairman's duties include setting the agenda for each AMMAF Board meeting in consultation with management, presiding at each AMMAF Board meeting, communicating with management between AMMAF Board meetings, and facilitating communication and coordination between the Independent Directors and management. The AMMAF Directors have determined that the AMMAF Board's leadership by an Independent Director and its committees comprised exclusively of Independent Directors is appropriate because they believe it sets the proper tone for the relationships between AMMAF, on the one hand, and the Adviser and other service providers, on the other, and facilitates the exercise of the AMMAF Board's independent judgment in evaluating and managing the relationships.

AMMAF is subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance and operational risks. Day-to-day risk management with respect to AMMAF resides with the Adviser or other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk) subject to supervision by the Adviser. The AMMAF Board has charged the Adviser and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances, the occurrence of which could have demonstrable and material adverse effects on AMMAF; (ii) to the extent appropriate, reasonable or practicable, implementing processes and controls reasonably designed to reduce the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously, and to revise as appropriate, the processes and controls described in (i) and (ii) above.

Risk oversight forms part of the AMMAF Board's general oversight of the AMMAF's investment program and operations and is addressed as part of various regular Board and committee activities. AMMAF's investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Adviser and other service providers. Each of these persons has an independent interest in risk management but the policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from AMMAF's and each other's in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. Oversight of risk management is provided by the AMMAF Board and the Audit Committee. The Directors expect to receive reports from, among others, management, the AMMAF's Chief Compliance Officer, the AMMAF's independent registered public accounting firm, and internal auditors for the Adviser, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by AMMAF and the Adviser's risk management programs.

Not all risks that may affect AMMAF can be identified, nor can controls be developed to eliminate or mitigate the occurrence or effects of certain risks. It may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, the processes and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness, and some risks are simply beyond the reasonable control of AMMAF or the Adviser, its affiliates or other service providers. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve AMMAF's goals. As a result of the foregoing and other factors AMMAF's ability to manage risk is subject to substantial limitations.

The AMMAF Board has two standing committees — an Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee. Each of the Committees is comprised solely of Independent Directors. Additional information about the committees is provided below.

Audit Committee. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee are oversight of AMMAF's financial reporting process and the appointment, compensation and oversight of AMMAF's independent registered public accounting firm. In this regard, the Audit Committee is responsible for meeting with the independent accountants and AMMAF's management to discuss the results of audits of AMMAF's financial statements and any matters of concern relating to such financial statements. The AMMAF Board has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee held three meetings during the AMMAF's fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.

Nominating Committee. The principal functions of the Nominating Committee are to nominate persons to fill any vacancies or newly created positions on the AMMAF Board, to monitor and evaluate industry and legal developments with respect to governance matters and to review and make recommendations to the Board regarding the compensation of Directors. The AMMAF Board has adopted a written charter for the Nominating Committee.

While the Nominating Committee is solely responsible for the selection and nomination ofAMMAF's Independent Directors, the Nominating Committee may consider nominations for the office of director made by stockholders or by fund management, as it deems appropriate. Stockholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send to the Secretary of AMMAF a nomination submission that includes, among other matters set forth in AMMAF's Bylaws, all information relating to the recommended nominee that is required to be disclosed in a solicitation or proxy statement for the election of directors. Nomination submissions must be accompanied by a written consent of the recommended nominee to stand for election if nominated by the AMMAF Board and to serve if elected by stockholders. Except as may be provided in the Bylaws from time to time, the AMMAF Board has not adopted any specific minimum qualifications that the Nominating Committee believes must be met by a nominee for the board or any specific qualities or skills that are necessary for a nominee to possess. The Nominating Committee held one meeting during AMMAF's fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.

A stockholder seeking to nominate a director to the AMMAF Board must provide AMMAF with a notice that sets forth (i) as to each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a Director, (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of such individual, (B) the class, series and number of any shares of AMMAF that are beneficially owned by such individual, (C) the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, (D) whether such stockholder believes any such individual is, or is not, an "interested person" of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act and information regarding such individual that is sufficient, in the discretion of the Directors or any authorized officer of AMMAF, to make such determination and (E) all other information relating to such individual that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder; (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and any Shareholder Associated Person (defined below), the class, series and number of all shares which are owned by such stockholder and by such Shareholder Associated Person, if any, and the nominee holder for, and number of, shares owned beneficially but not of record by such stockholder and by any such Shareholder Associated Person; (iii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and any Shareholder Associated Person, the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on AMMAF's share ledger and current name and address, if different, and of such Shareholder Associated Person; and (iv) to the extent known by the stockholder giving the notice, the name and address of any other stockholder supporting the nominee for election or reelection as a Director or the proposal of other business on the date of such stockholder's notice.

"Shareholder Associated Person" of any stockholder shall mean (i) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such stockholder, (ii) any beneficial owner of shares owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder and (iii) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Shareholder Associated Person.

Upon written request by the Secretary or the Directors or any committee thereof, any stockholder proposing a nominee for election as a Director or any proposal for other business at a meeting of stockholders shall provide, within five business days of delivery of such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), written verification, satisfactory, in the discretion of the Directors or any authorized officer of AMMAF, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by the stockholder as hereby described. If a stockholder fails to provide such written verification within such period, the information as to which written verification was requested may be deemed not to have been provided as described herein and in accordance with AMMAF's By-Laws. Nomination submissions must be accompanied by a written consent of the recommended nominee to stand for election if nominated by the Board and to serve if elected by stockholders.

Only such individuals who are nominated as hereby described and in accordance with AMMAF's By-Laws shall be eligible for election by stockholders as Directors. The chairperson of the meeting shall have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, as described herein and in accordance with AMMAF's By-Laws.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of state law and of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters described herein.

Other Information

Additional information on Proposal One, including information on the principal officers of the Funds, nominee ownership of Fund shares and Board compensation, is included inAppendix B (Additional Information on Proposal One) andAppendix C (Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm).

The Board of each Fund unanimously recommends thatthestockholders vote "FOR"each of the nominees to serve as a Director of the applicable Fund. The election of each nominee requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast for each Company.

PROPOSAL TWO

APPROVAL OF Investment Advisory AgreementS

Background

AXA S.A. ("AXA") is asociete anonyme organized under the laws of France and the holding company for an international group of insurance and related financial services companies. AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AXA Equitable"), is a majority-owned subsidiary of AXA and an indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser. AXA Equitable also indirectly holds a majority of the outstanding partnership interests of the Adviser.

AXA formerly owned all of the outstanding shares of common stock of AXA Equitable. On May 10, 2017, AXA announced its intention to sell a minority stake of AXA Equitable, an entity through which AXA owns its indirect interest in the Adviser, via an initial public offering ("IPO") and listing of AXA Equitable's shares of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange. On November 13, 2017, AXA Equitable filed a Form S-1 with the SEC, confirming the May 2017 announcement. On May 10, 2018, the shares of common stock of AXA Equitable were listed and commenced trading (NYSE: EQH), and on May 14, 2018, AXA sold approximately 24.5% of the outstanding shares of AXA Equitable at $20.00 per share. Contemporaneously with the IPO, AXA sold $862.5 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.25% mandatorily exchangeable notes (the "MxB Notes") due May 15, 2021 and exchangeable into up to 43,125,000 shares of common stock (or approximately 7% of the outstanding shares of common stock of AXA Equitable). AXA retains ownership (including voting rights) of such shares of common stock until the MxB Notes are exchanged, which may be on a date that is earlier than the maturity date at AXA's option upon the occurrence of certain events. If, for example, there were no further sales by AXA Equitable or AXA of shares of common stock of AXA Equitable, upon exchange of the MxB Notes, AXA would continue to own approximately 64% of the shares of common stock of AXA Equitable ("Shares"). AXA has publicly announced, however, its plans to divest its remaining ownership interest in AXA Equitable over time in one or more transactions, subject to market conditions (the "Plan").

Currently, the Adviser and its affiliates do not anticipate that the Plan will have a material impact on the Adviser or any affiliates of the Adviser that provides services to the Funds with respect to the following: operations, personnel, organizational structure; capitalization, or financial and other resources. The Adviser's current leadership and key investment teams are expected to stay in place, and no change in senior management's strategy for the Adviser is anticipated as a result of the implementation of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is possible that the completion of the Plan, whether implemented through public offerings or other means, could create the potential for disruption to the businesses of AXA Equitable and its subsidiaries. AXA Equitable, today and in the future as a stand-alone entity, is a publicly held U.S. company subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") as well as other U.S. government and state regulations applicable to public companies that it was not subject to prior to the IPO. The Plan may be implemented in phases. During the time that AXA retains a controlling interest in AXA Equitable, circumstances affecting AXA, including restrictions or requirements imposed on AXA by European and other authorities, may also affect AXA Equitable. A failure to implement the Plan could create uncertainty about the nature of the relationship between AXA Equitable and AXA, and could adversely affect AXA Equitable and its subsidiaries including the Adviser.

Completion of the Plan is subject to certain regulatory approvals, including the registration of shares to be sold publicly as well as the listing of those shares on the New York Stock Exchange, and other conditions, including market conditions prevailing at the time of its implementation. If the Plan is completed, AXA Equitable will no longer be a subsidiary of AXA. AXA Equitable is expected to remain the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser.

This planned divestment gives rise to the proposal.

The Funds are subject to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). Section 15 provides that any investment advisory agreement with a registered investment company such as a Fund, including any sub-advisory agreement, must terminate automatically upon its "assignment," which includes any transfer of a controlling block of outstanding voting securities of an investment adviser or the parent company of an investment adviser. Such transfer is often referred to as a "Change of Control Event."

Whether or not a particular sale of Shares by AXA results in a Change of Control Event depends on the facts and circumstances of the sale, and the law is not clear as to whether an assignment would ever occur in the case of implementation of the Plan. Also, a Change of Control Event may not occur if AXA continues to hold more than 25% of the Shares and if no single person or group acting together gains "control" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of AXA Equitable.

It is anticipated that one or more of the transactions contemplated by the Plan could be deemed a Change of Control Event resulting in the automatic termination of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements ("Current Agreements"). In order to ensure that the existing investment advisory and sub-advisory services can continue uninterrupted, the Boards have approved new investment advisory agreements with the Adviser, as well as a new sub-advisory agreement for those Funds with existing sub-advisory agreements, in connection with the Plan. Stockholders are being asked to approve the new investment advisory agreements with the Adviser approved by the Boards (collectively, such new advisory agreements, the "Proposed Agreements"), which would be effective after the first Change of Control Event that occurs after stockholder approval. These agreements are described in Proposal Two of the Proxy Statement.

As part of Proposal Two, stockholders are also voting to approve any future advisory agreements ("Future Agreements") if there are subsequent Change of Control Events arising from completion of the Plan that terminate the advisory agreements after the first Change of Control Event. Stockholder approval will be deemed to apply to Future Agreements only if: (1) no single person or group acting together gains "control" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of AXA Equitable; (2) the Boards approve the Future Agreements; and (3) the Future Agreements would not be materially different from the Proposed Agreements that are described in this Proxy Statement. The Future Agreements would be deemed effective upon the closing of the subsequent transaction that constitutes a Change of Control Event.

Stockholders are asked to vote on approval of Future Agreements as part of the same vote on the Proposed Agreements, which Proposed Agreements have been authorized and approved by the Boards and which are described later in this Proxy Statement. This is because the first Change of Control Event and subsequent Change of Control Events will be incremental related steps that are part of the same Plan that would lead to the full divestiture of Shares by AXA. Under the circumstances described above, seeking a single stockholder vote for the Proposed Agreements and Future Agreements will allow the Funds to maintain the uninterrupted services of the Adviser and sub-adviser (where applicable) without the need for additional stockholder approval and additional proxy statements, which would describe the same or substantially similar facts as this Proxy Statement.

If there is a change from the facts described in this Proxy Statement that is material to stockholders of the Funds in the context of a vote on an advisory or sub-advisory agreement, any stockholder approval received at the Meeting would no longer be valid to approve Future Agreements that would otherwise be approved in the event of subsequent Change of Control Events. This judgment will be made by the Adviser in consultation with Fund counsel and reviewed by the Boards. If the advisory agreements were to terminate without valid stockholder approval, the Boards and the stockholders of each Fund may be asked to approve new advisory agreements to permit the Adviser to continue to provide services to the Funds.

The Adviser anticipates that the conditions of Section 15(f) will be complied with in connection with offerings of the Shares pursuant to the Plan. Section 15(f) provides, in pertinent part, that affiliated persons of an adviser may receive any amount or benefit in connection with a sale of securities of, or a sale of any other interest in, such an adviser which results in an assignment of an investment advisory or sub-advisory agreement if, for a period of three years after the time of such a transaction, at least 75% of the members of the board of any investment company which it oversees are not "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the new or old investment adviser; and, if, for a two-year period, there is no "unfair burden" imposed on any such investment company as a result of the transaction. The Boards currently satisfy the 75% requirement of Section 15(f) and the Adviser has represented to the Boards that it will use its best efforts to ensure its and its affiliates' compliance with the unfair burden condition for so long as the requirements of Section 15(f) apply.

Discussion

At the Meeting, stockholders of each Fund will be asked to approve newan amendment to the Fund's investment advisory agreements with the Adviser (each, a "Proposedagreement (the "Current Agreement") to ensure that existing investment advisory services can continue uninterrupted through the implementation of the Plan.(the "Proposal"). A general description of each Proposedthe Current Agreement is included below.

As discussed above The description is qualified entirely by reference to the form of Amended Agreement included as Appendix A to this Proxy Statement. The Current Agreement, as amended, is referred to as the "Amended Agreement" and is identical in all material respects to the Current Agreement, except that it reflects (i) the implementation of an advisory fee with breakpoints at specific asset levels (based on the Fund's average daily net assets) and elimination of the performance-based advisory fee and (ii) a change in the name of the Fund from "AB FlexFee^TM High Yield Portfolio" to "AB High Yield Portfolio." Information about the Adviser is set forth below in the section entitled "Background," the Plan may result in one or more Change of Control Events, each of which would result in the automatic termination"The Adviser".

At a virtual meeting of the advisory agreement for each Fund with the Adviser. Therefore, in addition to the Proposed Agreement, as part of this Proposal Two, stockholders are also voting to approve any future advisory agreement ("Future Agreement") if, as a result of future Change of Control Events that occur in connection with the Plan, the Proposed Agreement terminates. Stockholder approval will be deemed to apply to Future Agreements only if: (1) no single person or group acting together gains "control" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of AXA Equitable; (2) the Board approves the Future Agreements; and (3) the Future Agreements are not materially different from the Agreements that are described in this Proxy Statement. These Future Agreements would be deemed effective upon the closing of a transaction that constitutes a Change of Control Event.

At in-person Board meetings (each, aheld on November 3-5, 2020 (the "Board Meeting") held on July 24, 2018, July 26, 2018 and July 31-August 2, 2018 for the Board of AMMAF (the "AMMAF Board"), each Board of SCB and Bernstein (the "Bernstein Boards") and the Boards of the AB Funds (the "AB Funds Boards"), respectively, the Adviser presented its recommendation that eachthe Board consider and approve the Proposed AgreementsAmended Agreement, which implements an advisory fee with breakpoints at specific asset levels (based on the Fund's average daily net assets) and approveeliminates the current performance-based advisory fee. Under the Current Agreement, for submissionits services, the Adviser receives an investment advisory fee, which consists of a base fee (fulcrum fee) and a performance adjustment. The Fund's fulcrum fee increases or decreases up to 0.20% (20 basis points) from a mid-point or fulcrum fee of 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets, resulting in a maximum advisory fee of 0.60% and a minimum advisory fee of 0.20%. A positive performance adjustment is earned when the Fund's performance exceeds that of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index (the "Markit Index") plus 0.75%. The current advisory fee is described in more detail below.

The Adviser concluded that a more conventional-based advisory fee would better position the Fund to compete for market share, noting that the performance-based fee structure has failed to increase investor demand and attract significant assets for the Fund. The Adviser has proposed to simplify the advisory fee by replacing the current fulcrum fee structure with an advisory fee with breakpoints at specific asset levels (based on the Fund's average daily net assets). Under the Amended Agreement (a copy of which, as proposed to be amended, is annexed hereto as Appendix A), the Fund would pay to the Adviser a fee for investment advisory services at the annual rate of 0.45% of the Fund's average daily net assets up to $2.5 billion, 0.425% of average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion up to $5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $5 billion.

As discussed further below, if the Amended Agreement is approved by stockholders, the Future Agreementsimplementation of the new advisory fee for the Fund or Funds it oversees. Eachis expected to occur on May 1, 2021. The Fund will pay advisory fees in accordance with the terms of the BoardsCurrent Agreement for the current Performance Period (as defined below) from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. For the period between January 1, 2021 and the implementation of the new advisory fee (if the Proposal is approved by stockholders), the Fund will pay the minimum fee under its Current Agreement during that period (0.20% of the Fund's average daily net assets).

The Board approved the Proposed Agreements for that Fund or Funds it overseesAmended Agreement at the Board Meeting, and recommended that stockholders of those Funds vote to approve the Proposed Agreements and the Future AgreementsAmended Agreement at the Meeting. The factors that the Board considered in approving the Proposed AgreementsAmended Agreement are set forth below under "Board Consideration of the Proposed Agreements" and in appendicesAmended Agreement." Stockholder approval of the Amended Agreement is required under applicable law because under the proposed advisory fee structure, the Fund would be subject to this Proxy Statement.a higher investment advisory fee under certain circumstances. Accordingly, the Board of each Fund recommended approval of the ProposedAmended Agreement by stockholders of that Fund, as discussed in this Proxy Statement.stockholders.

The Adviser

The Adviser is a Delaware limited partnership with principal offices at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105. The Adviser is a leading internationalglobal investment adviser supervising client accounts with assets as of JuneSeptember 30, 20182020 totaling approximately $540$631 billion (of which over $110$132 billion represented assets of registered investment companies)companies sponsored by the Adviser). As of JuneSeptember 30, 2018,2020, the Adviser managed retirement assets for many of the largest public and private employee benefit plans in the United States (including 1518 of the nation's FORTUNE 100 companies), for public employee retirement funds acrossin 30 of the 50 states, for investment companies, and for foundations, endowments, banks and insurance companies worldwide. The 2928 registered investment companies managed by the Adviser, comprising approximately 11297 separate investment portfolios, had as of JuneSeptember 30, 20182020 approximately 2.42.6 million stockholderretail accounts.

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2018,2020, the direct ownership structure of the Adviser, expressed as a percentage of general and limited partnership interests, was as follows:

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2018,2020, EQH ownsowned approximately 3.8%4.2% of the issued and outstanding units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in ABAllianceBernstein Holding LP ("AB Holding Units"Holding"). AllianceBernstein Corporation (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of EQH, "GP") is the general partner of both AB Holding and AB.the Adviser. The GP owns 100,000 general partnership units in AB Holding and a 1% general partnership interest in AB.the Adviser.

Including both the general partnership and limited partnership interests in AB Holding and AB,the Adviser, EQH and its subsidiaries have an approximate 64.7%65.3% economic interest in ABthe Adviser as of JuneSeptember 30, 2018.2020.

The names and principal occupations of the Adviser's chief executive officer (also a director) and directors are set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each person listed below is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

Description of the Current Agreement and the Amended Agreement

Under the Current Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services and order placement services to the Fund. The Fund pays the Adviser for these services.

Amendment to the Management Fee

Under the Current Agreement, the Fund pays to the Adviser a management fee, consisting of a base (or fulcrum) fee and a performance adjustment (the "Management Fee").

Base Fee. The base fee is calculated and accrued daily, at an annualized rate of 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets ("Base Fee").

Performance Adjustment. The Management Fee is increased or decreased from the Base Fee by a performance adjustment ("Performance Adjustment") that depends on whether, and to what extent, the investment performance of the Advisor Class shares of the Fund ("Measuring Class") exceeds, or is exceeded by, the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index ("Index") plus 0.75% ("Index Hurdle") over the "Performance Period." The Performance Period was initially from the effective date of the Current Agreement (February 26, 2018) to December 31, 2019 and thereafter is each 12-month period beginning on the first day in the month of January through December 31 of the same year.

DescriptionThe Performance Adjustment is calculated and accrued daily, according to a schedule that adds or subtracts 4/15 of a basis point (0.002667%) of the Proposed Agreements and Future AgreementsFund's average daily net assets for each 0.01% (1 basis point) of absolute performance by which the performance of the Measuring Class exceeds or lags the Index Hurdle for the period from the beginning of the Performance Period through the current business day.

The descriptionCurrent Agreement provides that the maximum Performance Adjustment (positive or negative) will not exceed an annualized rate of each Proposed+/- 0.20% (20 basis points) of the Fund's average daily net assets ("Maximum Performance Adjustment"), which results in a minimum total fee of 0.20% and a maximum total fee of 0.60% and occurs when the performance of the Measuring Class exceeds, or is exceeded by, the Index Hurdle by 0.75% (75 basis points) or more for the Performance Period.

Under the Current Agreement, that follows is qualified entirely by referencethe Fund pays the Adviser on a monthly basis the minimum fee rate of 0.20% on an annualized basis (Base Fee minus the Maximum Performance Adjustment) applied to the applicable formaverage daily net assets for the month. At the end of each type of Proposed Agreement included inAppendix D to this Proxy Statement. Eachthe Performance Period, the Fund to which the respective form relates is also set forth inAppendix D. For purposes of this subsection, referencespays to the Proposed AgreementAdviser the total Management Fee, less the amount of a Fund includeany minimum fees paid during the Future Agreement for that Fund. Each Proposed Agreement is identical in all material respects toPerformance Period. As of the applicable Current Agreement, except that it reflects a new effective date, assemi-annual fiscal period ended June 30, 2020, the Proposed Agreement would become effective after the first Change of Control Event that occurs after stockholder approval, except that in the case of a Future Agreement, the Agreement would become effective upon a subsequent Change of Control Event. The material terms of each Proposed Agreement are discussed in more detail below.

Contractual Management Fees

No change in the contractual management feesaccrual rate for the Funds is proposedfee was 0.53%.

Management Fee Waiver. Separately, in connection with Proposal Two.Appendix E includes the Current Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to waive the management fee schedules for each Fund and provides informationby limiting the Fund's accrual of the Management Fee (Base Fee plus Performance Adjustment) on any day to the amount corresponding to the maximum fee rate multiplied by the Fund's current net assets if such amount is less than the amount that would have been accrued based on the feesFund's average daily net assets for the Performance Period. This fee waiver is primarily intended to limit the Management Fee paid by stockholders when Fund assets have decreased but Fund performance is strong.

Under the Amended Agreement, the Fund would pay to the Adviser by each registereda fee for investment company with an investment objective similar toadvisory services at the investment objectivesannual rate of 0.45% of the Funds.Fund's average daily net assets up to $2.5 billion, 0.425% of average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion up to $5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $5 billion.

Services

No change toThe breakpoints under the Amended Agreement provide for a reduction of the advisory services provisionsfee as assets increase, which is intended to help ensure that stockholders share in economies of scale.

Other Terms of the Current Agreements is proposed in connection with Proposal Two.

Each Proposed Agreement (other than the Select Retirement Funds Agreements) provides that the Adviser will, subject to the oversight of the Directors and in accordance with the Fund's prospectus, manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund and administer its affairs. In this regard, it is the responsibility of the Adviser to make investment and reinvestment decisions for each Fund and to place the purchase and sale orders for each Fund. The Adviser provides research and advice, continuously supervises the investment portfolio of each Fund and pays the costs of certain clerical and administrative services involved in portfolio management.Amended Agreement

The Proposed Agreement for the Select Retirement Funds specifically provides that the Adviser will make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities in each Fund except to the extent the Adviser has delegated investment discretion to one or more permitted sub-advisers. The Proposed Agreement also contains provisions relating to the Adviser's oversight of sub-advisers.

Appointment of Sub-Advisers

The Adviser has obtained an exemptive order (the "Order")Apart from the SEC, which permitsmanagement fee, the Adviser, subject to the supervision and approval by the Directors of the Funds and certain other conditions contained in the Order, to enter into sub-advisory agreements with unaffiliated sub-advisers, and to materially amend or terminate those agreements, in each case without seeking the approval of the Funds' stockholders.

The Adviser has retained Morningstar Investment Management LLC ("Morningstar") as sub-adviser to the Select Retirement Funds. Morningstar is located at 22 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. The current sub-advisory agreement (the "Current Sub-Advisory Agreement") would automatically terminate upon a Change of Control Event. The Directors of the Select Retirement Funds have approved a new sub-advisory agreement (the "New Sub-Advisory Agreement") between the Adviser and Morningstar. If stockholders of the Select Retirement Funds approve the Proposed Agreement, the New Sub-Advisory Agreement relating to the Funds will take effect upon a Change of Control Event. Stockholder approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement is not required. If no Change of Control Event occurs, the New Sub-Advisory Agreement will not go into effect and the Current Sub-Advisory Agreement will continue in effect. The terms of the New Sub-AdvisoryAmended Agreement are substantially identical to the Current Sub-Advisory Agreement, except for the effective and termination dates.

Reimbursement of Administrative Expenses

No change to the expense reimbursement provisionsthose of the Current Agreements is proposed in connection with Proposal Two.Agreement, which are described below.

The Proposed Agreements for these Funds include a provision for

Under the reimbursement to the Adviser of the costs of certain administrative services, including clerical, accounting, legal and other services, thatCurrent Agreement, the Adviser provides persons satisfactory to the Funds atBoard to serve as the request of the Funds.

The Proposed Agreements for these Funds do not contain a reimbursement provision.

While the Proposed Agreement for AMMAF does not contain a reimbursement provision, AMMAF has entered into a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which AMMAF reimburses the Adviser for certain administrative services at cost. The Administrative Reimbursement Agreement is not affected by a Change of Control Event.

The Proposed Agreement for AGHIF does not include a reimbursement provision, because certain administrative and other services are provided by the Adviser pursuant to a separate administration agreement.

Appendix F includes information on the amounts paid by the Funds to the Adviser with respect to the administrative services described above during the most recent fiscal year of each Fund, as applicable.

Other Expenses

No change to the "Other Expense" provisions of the Current Agreements is proposed in connection with Proposal Two.

The Proposed Agreements for these Funds provide that each Fund is responsible for the payment of various expenses, including: (a) custody, transfer and dividend disbursing expenses; (b) fees of Directors who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser; (c) legal and auditing expenses; (d) clerical, accounting and other office costs; (e) the cost of certain personnel, whoFund's officers. Such officers or employees may be employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, that provide clerical, accounting and otherare paid for by the Adviser under the Current Agreement. The Adviser is responsible for certain services relating to such Fund; (f)the Fund at its own expense, including, for example, certain office facilities, and any expenses incurred in promoting the sale of shares of the Fund (other than the portion of the promotional expenses to be borne by the Fund in accordance with a Rule 12b-1 Plan, the costs of printing prospectuses and stockholder reports; (g) the cost of maintenance of corporate existence; (h) interest charges, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions; (i) costs of stationary and supplies; (j) expensesother reports to stockholders, and fees related to registration and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")SEC and with state regulatory authorities; and (k) promotional expenses paid pursuant to any Rule 12b-1 Plan.authorities).

The ProposedFund assumes under the Current Agreement the obligation for ADGF is substantially similarpayment of all of its other expenses. As to the obtaining of services other Proposed Agreements described in this paragraph, except that it also provides that ADGF shall paythan those specifically provided to the allocated portion of the fees of any trade association of which ADGF may be a member, the cost of stock certificates representing shares of ADGF, and all expenses of stockholders' and directors' meetings.

The Proposed Agreements for the TAP Funds do not enumerate the expenses (other than the management fee under the Proposed Agreement) payableFund by the TAP Funds.Adviser, the Fund may employ its own personnel. The registration statement of the TAP Funds discloses that the TAP Funds pay certain other costs including: (a) brokerage and commission expenses; (b) federal, state and local taxes, including issue and transfer taxes incurred by or levied on a TAP Fund; (c) interest charges on borrowing; (d) fees and expenses of registering the shares of the TAP Funds under the federal securities laws and of qualifying shares of the TAP Funds under applicable state securities laws including expenses attendant upon renewing and increasing such registrations and qualifications; (e) expenses of printing and distributing the TAP Funds' prospectuses and other reports to stockholders; (f) costs of proxy solicitations; (g) transfer agency fees; (h) charges and expenses of the TAP Funds' custodian; (i) compensation of the TAP Funds' officers, Directors and employees who do not devote any part of their timeCurrent Agreement provides for reimbursement to the affairs of the Adviser or its affiliates; (j) costs of stationery and supplies; and (k) such promotional expenses as may be contemplated by the distribution services agreement.

The Proposed Agreements for the ACS Funds provide that the ACS Funds will be responsible for the payment of the following expenses: (a) taxes, if any, levied against ACS or the ACS Funds; (b) brokerage fees and commissions in connection with the purchase and salecosts of portfolio securities for the ACS Funds; (c) costs, including any interest expenses, of borrowing money and (except with respect to AB Corporate Income Shares) other leveraging methods; (d) extraordinary expenses, including extraordinary legal expenses and expenses incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings, or other claims and/or legal obligations of ACS to indemnify its directors, officers, employees, stockholders, distributors and agents with respect thereto; and (e) ACS's organizational and offering expensescertain non-advisory services provided to the extent authorized byFund. These reimbursable costs currently include the Directors, and any other expenses that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Adviser is responsible under the Proposed Agreements for the ACS Funds for certain expenses incurred by the ACS Funds required to be included as "other expenses" for purposes of the registration statement, including: (a) expenses of the independent public accountant, (b) expenses of the transfer agent(s), registrar, dividend disbursing agent(s) and stockholder recordkeeping services, (c) expenses of the custodian, including any recordkeeping services provided by the custodian, (d) expenses relating to obtaining quotations for calculating the value of an ACS Fund's net assets, (e) expenses relating to the preparation of such reports and other materials as may reasonably be requested by the Directors, (f) expenses relating to the maintenance of ACS's tax records, (g) expenses, including expenses relating to the procurement of legal services, incident to meetings of stockholders, the preparation and mailing of prospectuses and reports to stockholders, the filing of reports with regulatory bodies, the maintenance of ACS's existence and qualification to do business and the registration of shares with federal and state securities authorities, (h) fees and expenses of ACS's directors and officers, and the fees and expenses of any legal counsel or any other persons engaged by such persons in connection with the discharge of their duties as trustees or officers, (i) costs of printing certificates representing ACS's shares, (j) ACS's pro rata portion of the fidelity bond required by Section 17(g) of the 1940 Act or other insurance premiums, and (k) association membership dues.

The Proposed Agreement for AGHIF provides that AGHIF is responsible for the payment of various expenses, including the following: (a) brokerage and commission expenses; (b) federal, state, local and foreign taxes, including issue and transfer taxes incurred by or levied on AGHIF; (c) interest charges on borrowings; (d) organizational and offering expenses, whether or not advanced by the Adviser; (e) the cost of certain personnel providing certain services to AGHIF; (f) fees and expenses of registering AGHIF's shares under the appropriate federal securities laws and of qualifying AGHIF's shares under applicable state securities laws; (g) fees and expenses of listing and maintaining the listing of AGHIF's shares on any national securities exchange; (h) expenses of printing and distributing reports to stockholders; (i) costs of proxy solicitation; (j) charges and expenses of AGHIF's administrator, custodian and registrar, transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent; (k) compensation of AGHIF's officers, directors and employees who do not devote any part of their time to the affairs of the Adviser or the affairs of affiliates of the Adviser other than AGHIF; (1) legal and auditing expenses; (m) the cost of stock certificates representing shares of AGHIF's stock; and (n) costs of stationery and supplies.

The Proposed Agreement for AMMAF provides that AMMAF is responsible for the payment of various expenses, including the following: (a) brokerage and commission expenses; (b) Federal, state, local and foreign taxes, including issue and transfer taxes, incurred by or levied on AMMAF; (c) interest charges on borrowings; (d) AMMAF's organizational and offering expenses, whether or not advanced by the Adviser; (e) fees and expenses of registering AMMAF's shares under the appropriate Federal securities laws and of qualifying AMMAF's shares under applicable state securities laws; (f) fees and expenses of listing and maintaining the listing of AMMAF's shares on any national securities exchange; (g) expenses of printing and distributing AMMAF's prospectuses and reports to stockholders; (h) costs of proxy solicitations; (i) charges and expenses of AMMAF's administrator(s) (including the Adviser's charges under the Administrative Reimbursement Agreement), custodian, and transfer and dividend disbursing agent and registrar of shares; (j) compensation of the Fund's officers, Directors and employees who do not devote any part of their time to the Adviser's affairs or the affairs of the Adviser's affiliates other than AMMAF; (k) legal and auditing expenses; (l) payment of all investment advisory fees (including the fees payable to the Adviser under the Proposed Agreement); (m) fee and charges of any third parties providing due diligence reviews of the operations of investment managers of AMMAF's potential and actual investments and the travel costs of the Adviser's personnel in connection with such reviews; (n) costs of stationery and supplies; and (o) costs of periodic offers to repurchase AMMAF's shares.

The Proposed Agreements for ACMIF and ANMIF provide that the applicable Fund is responsibleperforming certain administrative services for the payment of various expenses,Fund, including the following: (a) brokerageclerical, accounting, legal and commission expenses; (b) federal, state, localother services ("administrative services"), and foreign taxes, including issueassociated overhead costs, such as office space, supplies and transfer taxes incurred by or levied on the Fund; (c) interest charges on borrowings; (d) organizational and offering expenses, whether or not advanced by the Adviser; (e) the cost of certain personnel providing certaininformation technology. The administrative services are provided to the Fund; (f) fees and expenses of registering shares of the Fund under the appropriate federal securities laws and of qualifying shares of the Fund under applicable state securities laws; (g) fees and expenses of listing and maintaining the listing of shares of the Fund on any national securities exchange; (h)a fully-costed basis and as such the reimbursement of the costs of maintainingthese services includes each person's total compensation and a factor reflecting the Fund's existence as a Maryland corporation and the Fund's authorityAdviser's total cost relating to do business in New York; (i) expensesthat person, including all related overhead expenses. The reimbursement of printing and distributing reports to stockholders; (j)these costs of proxy solicitation; (k) charges and expenses of the Fund's custodians and registrar, transfer and dividend disbursing agent; (1) compensation of the Fund's directors who are not affiliated with the Adviser; (m) legal and auditing expenses; (n) the cost of stock certificates representing shares of the Fund's common stock; and (o) clerical, accounting and other office costs.

The Proposed Agreements for SCB provide that the SCB Funds are responsible for the payment of various expenses, including the following: (a) the fees payable to the Adviser underis specifically approved by the AgreementBoard on a quarterly basis. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the two-month fiscal period ended December 31, 2018, and the Shareholder Servicingfiscal year ended October 31, 2018, the Fund paid the Adviser a total of $0 for these services for each fiscal year or period (net of $79,084, net of $11,452 and Administrative Agreement; (b) the fees and expensesnet of Directors who are not affiliated with the Adviser; (c) the fees and expenses of the SCB Funds' custodian and transfer agent including but not limited to fees and expenses relating to Fund accounting, pricing of the Funds' shares, and computation of net asset value; (d) the fees and expenses of calculating yield and/or performance of the SCB Funds; (e) the charges and expenses of legal counsel and independent accountants; (f) all taxes and corporate fees payable to governmental agencies; (g) the fees of any trade association of which SCB is a member; (h) reimbursement of the SCB Funds' share of the organization expenses of the SCB Funds or SCB; (i) the fees and expenses involved in registering and maintaining registration of SCB and the shares of the SCB Funds with the SEC, registering SCB as a broker or dealer and qualifying the shares of the SCB Funds under state securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the registration statements and prospectuses for such purposes, allocable communications expenses with respect to investor services, all expenses of stockholders' and Directors' meetings and preparing, printing and mailing proxies, prospectuses and reports to stockholders; (j) brokers' commissions, dealers' mark-ups and any issue or transfer taxes chargeable in connection with the SCB Funds' transactions; (k) the cost of stock certificates representing shares of the SCB Funds; (l) insurance expenses, including, but not limited to, the cost of a fidelity bond, directors and officers insurance and errors and omissions insurance; and (m) litigation and indemnification expenses, expenses incurred in connection with mergers, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the SCB Funds' business.

The Proposed Agreements for the Bernstein Funds provide that the Funds are responsible for the payment of various expenses, including the following: (a) interest and taxes; (b) brokerage commissions and other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of securities and other investment instruments (including, without limitation, security settlement costs); (c) calculating a Fund's net asset value (including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firm, or agent or service provider of the Company (including, without limitation, Fund administrators, custodians and pricing services)); (d) interest payable on debt and dividends and distributions on stock, as applicable, if any, incurred to finance the Fund's investments; (e) custodian, registrar and transfer agent fees and fees and expenses of other service providers; (f) direct costs and expenses of administration, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone, copying, secretarial and other staff, independent auditors and outside legal costs; fees and expenses of the Company's Directors who are not "interested persons" of the Adviser; (g) the cost of office facilities as described in the Agreement; (h) legal and audit expenses; (i) fees and expenses related to the registration and qualification of a Fund and the Fund's shares for distribution under state and federal securities laws; (j) expenses of printing and mailing reports and notices and proxy material to stockholders of the Funds; (k) all other expenses incidental to holding meetings of the Funds' stockholders, including proxy solicitations therefor; (l) insurance premiums for fidelity bond and other insurance coverage; (m) investment management fees; (n) the fees of any trade association of which the Company is a member; (o) expenses of filing, printing and mailing prospectuses and supplements thereto to stockholders of the Funds; (p) expenses related to the engagement of any third-party professionals, consultants, experts or specialists hired to perform work in respect of the Company or the Funds; (q) all other expenses incurred$77,405 waived by the CompanyAdviser, respectively, for each fiscal year or the Funds in connection with administering the business of the Company or the Funds, including each Fund's allocable portion of the cost of the Company's legal, compliance, administrative and accounting personnel, and their respective staffs; (r) such non-recurring or extraordinary expenses as may arise, including those relating to actions, suits or proceedings to which the Company is a party and legal obligations that the Company may have to indemnify the Company's directors, officers and/or employees or agents with respect to these actions, suits or proceedings; (s) organizational expenses of the Company and the Funds; and (t) the costs, fees and expenses otherwise stated in the Agreement as applicable to the Company or the Funds.

Under the sub-advisory agreements for the Select Retirement Funds, the sub-advisers bear their expenses of providing services pursuant to the sub-advisory agreements.period).

Exculpatory Provisions

No change to the exculpatory and limitations of liabilities provisions of the Current Agreements is proposed in connection with Proposal Two.

The Proposed Agreements provide that the Adviser shall not be liable thereunderCurrent Agreement provides it is initially effective for any mistakea period of judgment or in any event whatsoever, except for lack of good faith, provided that nothing in the Proposed Agreements shall be deemed to protect, or purport to protect, the Adviser against any liability to the particular Fund or to its stockholders to which the Adviser would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Adviser's duties thereunder, or by reason of the Adviser's reckless disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder.

Term and Continuance

No change to the term and continuance provisions of the Current Agreements is proposed in connection with Proposal Two. The Agreements would differ only to the extent of their effective and termination dates.

If approved by stockholders, each Proposed Agreement will be effective after the first Change of Control Event that occurs after stockholder approval or any subsequent Change of Control Event in the case of a Future Agreement. Each Proposed Agreement would continue in effect for one year from its effective datetwo years and thereafter from year to year provided that its continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities or by the Board, and in either case, by a majority of the Directors who are not parties to the Current Agreement or "interested persons" of any such party at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such matter.

Termination

No changeAn amendment to the termination provisions of the Current Agreements is proposed in connection with Proposal Two. Each Proposed Agreement automatically terminates upon assignment and is terminable with respect to the related Fund at any time without penaltymust be approved by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund orand by vote of a majority of the directorsDirectors who are not interested persons of the Fund in either caseor the Adviser. The Current Agreement may be terminated without penalty on 60 days' written notice toat the Adviser,option of either party, by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, by a vote of a majority of the Directors or by the Adviser and will automatically terminate in the event of assignment.

The Current Agreement provides that, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on 60 days' written noticethe part of the Adviser, or reckless disregard of its obligations thereunder, the Adviser shall not be liable for any action or failure to act in accordance with its duties thereunder.

Other Matters Relating to the Fund, except that the Adviser may terminate the ProposedCurrent Agreement for ADGF only on any January 1 upon at least 60 days' notice, and the Adviser may terminate the Proposed

The Current Agreement, for SCB upon 30 to 60 days written notice to the Fund.

For more information on when the Current Agreements werewhich is dated November 13, 2019, was last approved by stockholders seeAppendix Eof the Fund on October 11, 2018, in connection with the approval of a new advisory agreement for the Fund required as a result of certain anticipated changes to the indirect ownership of the Adviser, which resulted in a change of control of the Adviser. The Board most recently approved the continuance of the Current Agreement at the Board Meeting.

The Fund was assessed $73,113 in advisory fees during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and accrued $97,168 in advisory fees during the semi-annual fiscal period ended June 30, 2020 (without fee waivers), but the Fund paid the Adviser advisory fees of $0 and $0, respectively (net of fee waivers and reimbursements). If the Amended Agreement had been in effect for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund would have been assessed $164,505 in advisory fees, which is 125% more than the advisory fees assessed during such fiscal year (without fee waivers) under the Current Agreement. If the Amended Agreement had been in effect for the semi-annual fiscal period ended June 30, 2020, the Fund would have accrued $82,393 in advisory fees, which is 15% less than the advisory fees accrued during such semi-annual fiscal period (without fee waivers) under the Current Agreement.

Comparative Fee and Expense Information

The tables and Examples below are provided to assist stockholders in understanding and comparing the fees and expenses of buying and holding shares of the Fund with the Current Agreement in effect, on the one hand, and the Amended Agreement, on the other. The information for the Current Agreement is based on the Fund's expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and the semi-annual fiscal period ended June 30, 2020, while the information for the Amended Agreement is estimated for the current fiscal year.

With respect to the Amended Agreement, information is provided for Advisor Class shares (the only class of shares currently outstanding).

Stockholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Unaudited)

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Current Agreement:

(a)       The management fee paid to AllianceBernstein L.P. (the "Adviser") consists of a base fee at an annualized rate of 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets and a positive or negative performance adjustment of up to an annualized rate of 0.20% based upon the Fund's performance relative to the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index, resulting in a minimum total fee of 0.20% and a maximum total fee of 0.60%. The management fee in the table represents the fee rate paid or accrued by the Fund (prior to fee waivers) for the period over which the performance adjustment was determined.

(b)       The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or to bear expenses of the Fund until April 30, 2021 to the extent necessary to prevent Total Other Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB Mutual Funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs), on an annualized basis, from exceeding 0.10% of average daily net assets (“expense limitation”). Any fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser through December 31, 2019 under the expense limitation in effect prior to that date may be reimbursed by the Fund until the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal period in which the fee was waived or the expense was borne, provided that no reimbursement payment will be made that would cause the Fund’s Total Other Expenses to exceed the expense limitation. In connection with the Fund’s investments in AB Government Money Market Portfolio (the “Money Market Portfolio”) (except for the investment of any cash collateral from securities lending), the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee from the Fund and/or reimburse other expenses of the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of the Money Market Portfolio’s effective management fee, as included in “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.” The expense limitation and waiver agreement will remain in effect until April 30, 2021 and may only be terminated or changed with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Directors. In addition, the expense limitation and waiver agreement will be automatically extended for one-year terms unless the Adviser provides notice of termination to the Fund at least 60 days prior to the end of the period.

Management Fee Waiver

The Adviser has agreed to waive the management fee by limiting the Fund's accrual of the Management Fee (Base Fee plus Performance Adjustment) on any day to the amount corresponding to the maximum fee rate multiplied by the Fund's current net assets if such amount is less than the amount that would have been accrued based on the Fund's average daily net assets for the Performance Period. This

fee waiver is primarily intended to limit the Management Fee paid by stockholders when Fund assets have decreased but Fund performance is strong.

Amended Agreement (pro forma):

Examples (Unaudited)

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Fund shares at the end of those periods. The Examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund's operating expenses stay the same (except that expenses related to the proposed changes to the Fund are not included after the first year), and that any expense limitation or fee waiver are in effect for the first year. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Current Agreement:

Amended Agreement (pro forma):

Board Consideration of the Proposed AgreementsAmended Agreement

As described above, the Plan contemplates one or more transactions that may result ultimately in one or more indirect Change of Control Events for the Adviser, which in turn would result in the automatic termination of each Current Agreement.

At the Board Meetings,Meeting, the Adviser presented its recommendation that eachthe Board of the Company consider and approve the Proposed AgreementsAmended Agreement with respect to the Fund or Funds whichto implement an advisory fee with breakpoints at specific asset levels (based on the Fund's average daily net assets) and eliminate the current performance-based advisory fee. The Adviser cited the following reasons for its recommendation:

At the recommendation of the Adviser, each of the Boards,Board, including a majority of the Directors who are not interested persons of the FundsCompany (the "Independent Directors") as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, Act,as amended ("1940 Act"), approved the Amended Agreement between the Company, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, for an initial two-year period, at itsthe Board Meeting. The Board, including the Independent Directors, recommends approval of the Amended Agreement by stockholders.

At the Board Meeting, the Proposed Agreements withBoard also approved, upon the recommendation of the Adviser, for(i) changing the Fund's name to "AB High Yield Portfolio"; (ii) changing the benchmark against which the Fund's performance is compared in the Fund's prospectus and shareholder reports from the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index, the index used by the Fund or Funds overseen by that Board. The Boards, including the respective Independent Directors, also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (each an "Interim Advisory Agreement") at the Board Meetings,prior to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of a Change of Control Event resulting in the automatic termination of an investment advisory agreement.

The decision by each of the Boards, including a majority of the Independent Directors, to approve the Proposed Agreements and Interim Agreements, as applicable, for the Funds overseen by that Board and to recommend approval of the Proposed Agreements and the Future Agreements by stockholders of those Funds was based on a determination by the Boards that it would be in the best interests of those Funds for the Adviser to continue providing investment advisory and related services for those Funds, without interruption, as consummation of the Plan proceeds.

The Boards were aware that the Plan may not result immediately in a Change of Control Event, but also recognized that the Plan contemplates a series of transactions that could result in one or more Change of Control Events in the future. Each of the Boards concluded that approval by stockholders at this time of the Proposed Agreements and the Future Agreements that may become effective for the Funds overseen by that Board upon the Change of Control Events in the future will permit those Funds to benefit from the continuation of services by the Adviser and its affiliates throughout the implementation of the Plan withoutperformance-based fee structure; (iii) changing the need for multiple stockholder meetings. EachFund's fiscal year end from December 31 to October 31, to be consistent with other fixed-income mutual funds advised by the Adviser with conventional asset-based advisory fees; and (iv) changing the Fund's dividend policy to declare dividends daily instead of monthly. In addition, the Fund will begin to offer Class A and Class Z shares in addition to Advisor Class shares. Implementation of the Boards also noted that they would have the opportunity to reviewforegoing changes and further consider any Future Agreement at the time of the Change of Control Event that resulted in a termination of a prior Proposed Agreement.

Each of the Boards, including the Independent Directors of the Board, recommendsactions is conditioned upon approval of the Proposed Agreements for the Fund or Funds overseen by that Board by stockholders of those Funds.the Amended Agreement and would be effective on or about May 1, 2021.

The Directors also considered that the Fund will not bear the expenses relating to the above-referenced changes, including expenses relating to the special meeting of stockholders called to approve the Amended Agreement and the preparation, printing and mailing of the proxy materials and of all related solicitations, in light of the applicable expense limitation agreement and the Adviser's agreement to bear such expenses to the extent not subject to such expense limitation agreement.

At the Board Meeting, the Directors also approved continuance of the Current Agreement for an additional annual term or, if earlier, until such time as the Amended Agreement takes effect.

Prior to their approval of the Proposed AgreementsAmended Agreement and Interim Agreements, the continuance of the Current Agreement,

the Directors had requested information from the Adviser, and had received and evaluated, extensive materials.

The Boards They reviewed detailed information on the Plan, includingproposed Amended Agreement and the ownership and control structureproposed continuance of the Adviser and its affiliated entities both before and after the series of transactions that are expected to result in a change of control of the Adviser. The Boards reviewed information about the potential impact of the transactions contemplated by the Plan on the Adviser and each of the Adviser's affiliates that provides services to the Funds, including with respect to the following areas: operations; personnel; organizational and governance structure; technology infrastructure; insurance coverage; capitalization; and financial and other resources. The Boards considered the Adviser's statement that it does not believe that the Plan will have a material impact on the Adviser with respect to its operations, personnel, organizational structure, or capitalization, financial and other resources.

The Boards further noted the Adviser's representation that the Adviser anticipates that the conditions of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act will be complied with in connection with offerings of the Shares pursuant to the Plan, including that it will use its best efforts to ensure its and its affiliates' compliance with the unfair burden condition for so long as the requirements of Section 15(f) apply.

The Boards reviewed the Proposed Agreements and Interim Agreements for the Funds they respectively overseeCurrent Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The IndependentDirectors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Analyst for the Fund. The Directors also discussed the proposed approvals in private sessions with their counsel.

A further description of the process followed by each Board in approving the Proposed Agreements for each Fund, including information reviewed, certain material factors considered, and certain related conclusions reached, is set forth inAppendix G (AB Funds),Appendix H (SCB Funds), andAppendix I (AMMAF) to this Proxy Statement.

Each of the Boards has considered the Proposed Agreements and is recommending their approval,only with respect to the Fund or Funds that it oversees, and that Board has not considered, nor is it making any recommendation for, any proposal with respect to any other Fund.

Approval of Proposal Two requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a "majority of the outstanding voting securities," of each Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, which means the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the voting securities of the Fund present or represented by proxy if the holders of more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund ("1940 Act Majority Vote").

The Board, including the Independent Directors, of each Fund unanimously recommends that the stockholders of that Fund vote FOR Proposal Two.

Proxy Voting and Stockholder Meetings

All properly executed and timely received proxies will be exercised at the Meeting in accordance with the instructions marked thereon or otherwise provided therein. Accordingly, unless instructions to the contrary are marked on the proxies, the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholder will be cast (i) if applicable, "FOR" the election of each of the nominees as a Director for a Fund (Proposal One) and (ii) "FOR" the approval of the investment advisory agreements (Proposal Two).If no specification is made on a properly executed proxy, it will be voted for the matters specified on the Proxy Card.

Those stockholders who hold shares directly and not through a broker or nominee (that is, a stockholder of record) may authorize their proxies to cast their votes by completing a Proxy Card and returning it by mail in the enclosed postage-paid envelope as well as by telephoning toll free (800) 670-2142 or by authorizing a proxy through the Internet at www.proxyvote.com and following the directions on the proxy card. Owners of shares held through a broker or nominee (who is the stockholder of record for those shares) should follow directions provided to the stockholder by the broker or nominee to submit voting instructions. Instructions to be followed by a stockholder of record to authorize a proxy via telephone or through the Internet, including use of the Control Number on the stockholder's Proxy Card, are designed to verify stockholder identities, to allow stockholders to give voting instructions and to confirm that stockholder instructions have been recorded properly. Stockholders who authorize proxies by telephone or through the Internet should not also return a Proxy Card. A stockholder of record may revoke the stockholder's proxy at any time prior to exercise thereof by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Funds at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, by authorizing a later-dated proxy (either by signing and mailing another Proxy Card or by telephone or through the Internet, as indicated above), or by personally attending and voting at the Meeting. Attendance alone is not sufficient to revoke a previously authorized proxy.

Properly executed proxies may be returned with instructions to abstain from voting or to withhold authority to vote (an "abstention") or represent a broker "non-vote" (which is a proxy from a broker or nominee indicating that the broker or nominee has not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other person entitled to vote shares on a particular matter with respect to which the broker or nominee does not have discretionary power to vote).

The approval of Proposal One for each Company requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast, assuming the presence of a quorum.

The approval of Proposal Two for a Fund requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of that Fund's outstanding voting securities as defined in the 1940 Act, which means the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the shares of the Fund represented at a meeting at which more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. For Proposal Two, the stockholders of each Fund vote separately.

Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, not being votes cast, will have no effect on the outcome of Proposal One.With respect to Proposal Two, an abstention or broker non-vote, if any, will be considered present for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum but will have the effect of a vote against the proposal. If any matter other than the proposals properly comes before the Meeting, the shares represented by proxies will be voted on all such other proposals in the discretion of the person or persons voting the proxies.

Except as described for the Funds below, a quorum for each Fund for the Meeting will consist of the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of one-third of a Fund's shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. With respect to ACMIF, AGHIF, ANMIF and AMIF II, a quorum for the Meeting will consist of the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of a Fund's shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. With respect to ABT and AMMAF, a quorum for the Meeting will consist of the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of 40% of the Fund's shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. With respect to ACS and TAP, a quorum for the Meeting will consist of the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of 30% of a Fund's shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. In the event a quorum is not present at the Meeting, or, even if a quorum is so present, if sufficient votes in favor of the position recommended by the Board on any Proposal for a Fund described in the Proxy Statement are not timely received, the Chairman of the Board of that Fund may authorize, or the persons named as proxies may propose and vote for one or more adjournments of the Meeting for that Fund up to 120 days after the record date to permit further solicitation of proxies. The Meeting may be adjourned with respect to fewer than all the Proposals in the Proxy Statement and a stockholder vote may be taken on any one or more of the Proposals for a Fund prior to any adjournment if sufficient votes have been received for approval thereof. If a proposal to adjourn is submitted to stockholders, shares represented by proxies indicating a vote contrary to the position recommended by the Board on a Proposal will be voted against adjournment as to that Proposal.

The Meeting is scheduled as a joint meeting of the stockholders of the Fundsbecause the stockholders of all the Funds are to consider and vote on the approval of new investment advisory agreements. Stockholders of each Fund will vote separately on thenew investment advisory agreementfor their Fund and on any other matter that may properly come before the meeting for that Fund. Anunfavorable vote by the stockholders of one Fund will not affectthe vote on thenew investment advisory agreement or any other matter by the stockholders of another Fund.

Each Fund has engaged Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ("Proxy Solicitor"), 1155 Long Island Ave, Edgewood, NY 11717,toassist in soliciting proxiesfortheMeeting. Proxy Solicitor will receive a total fee of approximately$7 millionforits proxy solicitation services, which will be borne by the Adviser.

Other Information

Information AsToThe Investment Adviser,
Administrator, And Distributor Of The Funds

EachFund'sinvestment adviser is AllianceBernstein L.P., 1345 Avenue oftheAmericas, New York, New York 10105. As noted above, AllianceBernstein L.P. also performs administrative services for certain of the Funds and is reimbursed by certain Funds for the costs of such services. State Street Bank and Trust Company, which serves as custodian and accounting agent for certain Funds, also provides administrative services to certain of the Funds. Except with respect to AMMAF, Bernstein, SCB and SCB II, each Fund's distributor is AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. ("ABI"),1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105. Both ABI and Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, LLC, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, serve as distributors to AMMAF. Each of ABI and Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, LLC serve as distributor to Bernstein and SCB. Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, LLC serves as distributor to the SCB II Fund. SeeAppendix J for the fees paid by each Fund to certain affiliates of the Adviser over the Fund's most recently completed fiscal year and any commissions paid to affiliated broker-dealers over that same period. SeeAppendix F for the costs reimbursed by the Funds to the Adviser for certain administrative services over the most recently completed fiscal year for each Fund.

Other Matters

Management of each Fund does not know of any matters properly to be presented at the Meeting other than those mentioned in this Proxy Statement. If any othermatters properly come before the Meeting, the shares represented by proxieswill be voted with respect thereto in the discretion of the person or persons voting the proxies. For those Funds for which the Meeting has been designated as a Special Meeting, only the business set forth in the Notice of Joint Meeting of Shareholders may be brought before the Meeting with regard to the Funds.

STOCK OWNERSHIP

Information regarding person(s) who owned of record or were known by a Fund to beneficially own 5% or more of the Fund's share (or class of shares, if applicable) on July 13, 2018 is provided inAppendix K.

Submission Of Proposals
For Next Meeting Of Stockholders

The Funds (other than ACMIF, ANMIF and AGHIF) do not hold stockholder meetings annually. For Funds that do not hold annual meetings of stockholders, the anticipated date of the next stockholder meeting of the Fund cannot be provided.

Any stockholder who wishes to submit a proposal to be included in the Fund's proxy statement and form of proxy card for a Fund's next meeting of stockholders should send the proposal to the Fund so as to be received within a reasonable time before a Fund begins to print and mail its proxy materials relating to such meeting.

For ACMIF, ANMIF and AGHIF, a stockholder who wishes (a) to submit a proposal at an annual meeting or (b) to submit a nomination for director at an annual meeting of stockholders, should consult the Fund's Bylaws for timing and informational requirements. The Bylaws of each of ACMIF, ANMIF and AGHIF currently provide that, in any year in which an annual meeting of stockholders is to be held, to be timely, a stockholder's notice of nomination or proposal shall set forth all information required under the Bylaws and shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Fund at the principal executive office of the Fund not earlier than the 150^th day prior to the anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice for the preceding annual meeting nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 120^th day prior to the anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice for the preceding annual meeting. In the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the anniversary of the date of the preceding annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be delivered not earlier than the 150^th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 120^th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made.

Reports To Stockholders

EachFundwill furnisheachpersontowhomthisProxy Statement is delivered with a copy of its latest annual reporttostockholders and its subsequent semi-annual reporttostockholders, if any, upon request and without charge.Torequest a copy, please call AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.at(800) 221-5672orcontactCarol RappaatAllianceBernstein L.P., 1345 Avenue oftheAmericas, New York, New York 10105.

ByOrderoftheBoardsofDirectors,

Emilie Wrapp
Secretary

August 20, 2018

New York, New York

APPENDIX A – SHARES OUTSTANDING AS OF THE RECORD DATE

The following table sets forth the outstanding shares of each Fund as of the Record Date.