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Holiday-Schedule-EN.Pdf AllianceBernstein Fund Holiday Calendar Disclaimer: Please Note this is for information purposes only and is subject to change. The relevant latest AB Fund prospectus supersedes any information contained herein. Some funds, portfolios and/or share classes listed below may (i) not be registered or authorized for public distribution in your jurisdiction or (ii) be restricted to institutional or otherwise qualified investors or entities, and nothing in this document constitutes an offer or solicitation to anyone in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation is not lawful or to anyone to whom it would be unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. This document is issued by AllianceBernstein Investor Services, a unit of AllianceBernstein (Luxembourg) S.à r.l., Société à responsabilité limitée, R.C.S. Luxembourg B 34 405, 2-4, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg. SIF FCP Fund Portfolios Luxembourg Banks New York Stock Exchange 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 18/01/21 Monday: Martin Luther King Jr Day 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 15/02/21 Monday: Washington's Birthday 05/04/21 Monday: Easter Monday 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday AllianceBernstein Fund Merger Arbitrage Portfolio 13/05/21 Thursday: Ascension Day 31/05/21 Monday: Memorial Day III 24/05/21 Monday: White Monday 05/07/21 Monday: Independence Day 23/06/21 Wednesday: National Day 06/09/21 Monday: Labor Day 01/11/21 Monday: All Saints Day 25/11/21 Thursday: Thanksgiving Day 24/12/21 Friday: Christmas Day UCITS FCP Fund Portfolios Luxembourg Banks New York Stock Exchange American Income Portfolio Asia Ex -Japan Equity Portfolio China Low Volatility Equity Portfolio Dynamic Diversified Portfolio 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 18/01/21 Monday: Martin Luther King Jr Day Emerging Markets Growth Portfolio 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 15/02/21 Monday: Washington's Birthday European Income Portfolio 05/04/21 Monday: Easter Monday 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday AB FCP I Global Bond II Portfolio 13/05/21 Thursday: Ascension Day 31/05/21 Monday: Memorial Day Global Equity Blend Portfolio 24/05/21 Monday: White Monday 05/07/21 Monday: Independence Day 23/06/21 Wednesday: National Day 06/09/21 Monday: Labor Day Global High Yield Portfolio 01/11/21 Monday: All Saints Day 25/11/21 Thursday: Thanksgiving Day Global Value Portfolio 24/12/21 Friday: Christmas Day Japan Strategic Value portfolio Mortgage Income Portfolio Short Duration Bond Portfolio Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio UCITS FCP Fund Portfolios Luxembourg Banks New York Stock Exchange 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 18/01/21 Monday: Martin Luther King Jr Day 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 15/02/21 Monday: Washington's Birthday 05/04/21 Monday: Easter Monday 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday AB FCP II Emerging Markets Value Portfolio 13/05/21 Thursday: Ascension Day 31/05/21 Monday: Memorial Day 24/05/21 Monday: White Monday 05/07/21 Monday: Independence Day 23/06/21 Wednesday: National Day 06/09/21 Monday: Labor Day 01/11/21 Monday: All Saints Day 25/11/21 Thursday: Thanksgiving Day 24/12/21 Friday: Christmas Day PART II SICAV Fund Portfolios Luxembourg Banks New York Stock Exchange 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 18/01/21 Monday: Martin Luther King Jr Day 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 15/02/21 Monday: Washington's Birthday 05/04/21 Monday: Easter Monday 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday W.P. 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Stewart Holdings Fund 13/05/21 Thursday: Ascension Day 31/05/21 Monday: Memorial Day Fund 24/05/21 Monday: White Monday 05/07/21 Monday: Independence Day 23/06/21 Wednesday: National Day 06/09/21 Monday: Labor Day 01/11/21 Monday: All Saints Day 25/11/21 Thursday: Thanksgiving Day 24/12/21 Friday: Christmas Day UCITS SICAV Fund Portfolios Luxembourg Banks New York Stock Exchange AB ESG Responsible Global Factor Portfolio All Market Income Portfolio All Market Total Return Portfolio Alternative Risk Premia Portfolio American Growth Portfolio Arya European Alpha Portfolio Asia Discovery Equity Portfolio Asia Low Volatility Equity Portfolio China Multi-Asset Portfolio Concentrated European Equity Portfolio Concentrated Global Equity Portfolio Concentrated US Equity Portfolio Emerging Market Corporate Debt Portfolio Emerging Market Debt Total return Portfolio Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Portfolio Emerging Markets Low Volatility Equity Portfolio Emerging Markets Multi Assets Portfolio Euro High Yield Portfolio Europe (Ex-UK) Equity 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day European Equity Portfolio 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 18/01/21 Monday: Martin Luther King Jr Day Eurozone Equity Portfolio 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 15/02/21 Monday: Washington's Birthday Event Driven portfolio 05/04/21 Monday: Easter Monday 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday Financial Credit Portfolio 13/05/21 Thursday: Ascension Day 31/05/21 Monday: Memorial Day Global Core Equity Portfolio 24/05/21 Monday: White Monday 05/07/21 Monday: Independence Day Global Dynamic Bond Portfolio 23/06/21 Wednesday: National Day 06/09/21 Monday: Labor Day 01/11/21 Monday: All Saints Day 25/11/21 Thursday: Thanksgiving Day Global Income Portfolio 24/12/21 Friday: Christmas Day Global Plus Fixed Income Portfolio Global Real Estate Securities Portfolio International Health Care Portfolio International Technology Portfolio Low Volatility All Market Income Portfolio Low Volatility Equity Portfolio AB SICAV I Low Volatility Total Return Equity Portfolio Select Absolute Alpha Portfolio Select US Equity Portfolio Short Duration High Yield Portfolio Short Duration Income Portfolio Sustainable All Market Portfolio Sustainable European Thematic Portfolio Sustainable Global Thematic Credit Portfolio Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio Sustainable Income Portfolio Us High Yield Portfolio US Low Volatility Equity Portfolio US Small and Mid-Cap Portfolio Portfolios Luxembourg Banks New York Stock Exchange India Banks (Mumbai) Mauritius Banks 26/01/21 Tuesday: Republic Day 19/02/21 Thursday: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 11/03/21 Thursday: Maha Shivaratri 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 29/03/21 Monday: Holi 28/01/21 Thursday: Thaipoosam Cavadee 01/04/21 Thursday: Annual Closing of Accounts 01/02/21 Monday: Abolition of Slavery 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 12/02/21 Friday: Chinese New Year 13/04/21 Tuesday: Gudi Padra 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 18/01/21 Monday: Martin Luther King Jr Day 10/03/21 Wednesday: Confinement 14/04/21 Wednesday: Ambedkar Jayanti 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 15/02/21 Monday: Washington's Birthday 11/03/21 Thursday: Maha Shivaratri 21/04/21 Wednesday: Ram Navami 05/04/21 Monday: Easter Monday 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 12/03/21 Friday: Independence and Republic Day 13/05/21 Thursday: Id-Ul Fitr India Growth Portfolio 13/05/21 Thursday: Ascension Day 31/05/21 Monday: Memorial Day 13/04/21 Tuesday: Ougadi 26/05/21 Wednesday: Buddha Pournima 24/05/21 Monday: White Monday 05/07/21 Monday: Independence Day 28/04/21 Wednesday: Inclement Weather 21/07/21 Wednesday: Id-Ul-Zuha 23/06/21 Wednesday: National Day 06/09/21 Monday: Labor Day 14/05/21 Friday: Id-Ul-Fitr 16/08/21 Monday: Parse New Year 01/11/21 Monday: All Saints Day 25/11/21 Thursday: Thanksgiving Day 20/09/21 Monday: Ganesh Chaturthi 19/08/21 Thursday: Muharram 24/12/21 Friday: Christmas Day 01/11/21 Monday: All Saints Day 10/09/21 Friday: Ganesh Chaturthi 02/11/21 Tuesday: Indentured labourers 15/10/21 Friday: Dussehra 04/11/21 Thursday: Diwali 19/10/21 Tuesday: Id-E-Milad 24/12/21 Friday: Christmas Day 04/11/21 Thursday: Diwali 05/11/21 Friday: Diwali 19/11/21 Friday: Gurunanak Jayanti UCITS SICAV Fund Portfolios Luxembourg Banks New York Stock Exchange Hong Kong Banks 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 12/02/21 Friday: Lunar New Year 15/02/21 Monday: Lunar New Year 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 18/01/21 Monday: Martin Luther King Jr Day 05/04/21 Monday: Easter Monday 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 15/02/21 Monday: Washington's Birthday 06/04/21 Tuesday: Day following Easter Monday Asia Income Opportunities Portfolio 05/04/21 Monday: Easter Monday 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 19/05/21 Wednesday: Birthday of Buddha Asia Pacific Local Currency Debt Portfolio 13/05/21 Thursday: Ascension Day 31/05/21 Monday: Memorial Day 14/06/21 Monday: Tuen Ng Festival RMB Income Plus Portfolio 24/05/21 Monday: White Monday 05/07/21 Monday: Independence Day 01/07/21 Thursday: Hksar Establishment Day 23/06/21 Wednesday: National Day 06/09/21 Monday: Labor Day 22/09/21 Wednesday: Day after Mid-Autumn Festival 01/11/21 Monday: All Saints Day 25/11/21 Thursday: Thanksgiving Day 01/10/21 Friday: National Day 24/12/21 Friday: Christmas Day 14/10/21 Thursday: Chung Yeung Festival 27/12/21 Monday: First Weekday after Christmas Day Portfolios Luxembourg Banks Shanghai Banks and Shenzhen Banks Hong Kong Banks 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day AB SICAV I 11/02/21 Thursday: Lunar New Year 12/02/21 Friday: Lunar New Year 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 15/02/21 Monday: Lunar New Year 12/02/21 Friday: Lunar New Year 16/02/21 Tuesday: Lunar New Year 15/02/21 Monday: Lunar New Year 17/02/21 Wednesday: Lunar New Year 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 01/01/21 Friday: New Years Day 05/04/21 Monday: Ching Ming Festival 05/04/21 Monday: Easter Monday 02/04/21 Friday: Good Friday 03/05/21 Monday: Labour Day 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