FirstInsurance & Investments is a full line insurance agency with offices inDefiance and Bowling Green, Ohio.For more information, visit the company's Web site at Defiance Financial Corp.William J. Any or all of the forward-looking statements that we make inthis news release, Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, other documents we file with orfurnish to the SEC, and any other public statements we issue, may turn out tobe wrong. For further information regarding these forward-lookingstatements and the factors that could cause actual results to differ, see"Risk Factors" and "Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in our Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and Form 10-Q for the quarter endedMarch 31, 2009. We caution readers to carefully consider such factors.Further, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on whichsuch statements are made; we undertake no obligation to update anyforward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the dateof such statements.

owned approximately 34.8% ofthe issued and outstanding AllianceBernstein Units and AXA, one of the largestglobal financial services organizations, owned an approximate 64.2% economicinterest in AllianceBernstein.Cautions regarding Forward-Looking StatementsCertain statements provided by management in this news release are"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995. AllianceBernstein also offers independent research, portfoliostrategy and brokerage-related services to institutional investors.At June 30, 2009, AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. AllianceBernstein employs more than 500 investment professionals withexpertise in growth equities, value equities, fixed income securities, blendstrategies and alternative investments and, through its subsidiaries and jointventures, operates in more than 20 countries.AllianceBernstein's researchdisciplines include fundamental research, quantitative research, economicresearch and currency forecasting capabilities.Through its integrated globalplatform, AllianceBernstein is well-positioned to tailor investment solutionsfor its clients. To listen by webcast, please visit AllianceBernstein's Investor Relations website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to download and install anynecessary audio software.2.

To listen by telephone, please dial (866) 556-2265 in the U.S. or (973) 935-8521 outside the U.S., 10 minutes before the 5:00 p.m. (EDT) scheduled start time.The conference ID# is 18685240.The presentation that will be reviewed during the conference call will beavailable on AllianceBernstein's Investor Relations website shortly after therelease of second quarter 2009 financial results on July 30, 2009.A replay of the webcast will be made available beginning at approximately 7:00p.m. (EDT) on July 30, 2009 and will be available on AllianceBernstein'swebsite for one week. An audio replay of the conference call will also beavailable for one week.

To access the audio replay, please call (800) 642-1687from the U.S., or outside the U.S. call (706) 645-9291, and provide conferenceID# 18685240.About AllianceBernsteinAllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offershigh-quality research and diversified investment services to institutionalclients, individuals and private clients in major markets around the world. Kraus, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David A.Steyn, Chief Operating Officer and Robert H. Joseph, Jr., Chief FinancialOfficer.Parties may access the conference call by either webcast or telephone:1. today reported that during the month ofJune, preliminary assets under management decreased by approximately $11billion, or 2.4%, to $447 billion at June 30, 2009, due to net outflows,primarily in the Institutional Investments and Retail channels.

(EDT), following the release of its financial resultsafter the close of the New York Stock Exchange.The conference call will behosted by Peter S. Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call to be Held on July 30, 2009 at5:00 P.M. (EDT)NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.(NYSE: AB) and AllianceBernstein L.P. Our current productfamily provides comprehensive measurement and control solutions for upstreamprocesses in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. For more information,please visit us at Solutions, LLCBarbara Paldus, +1-408-570-9011, for Finesse Solutions, LLC.