NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ACG) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of December 31, 2012.


                                                AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc.

    Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings
                                                                                             Portfolio %
        1) U.S. Treasury Notes 2.625%, 8/15/20 - 11/15/20                                          15.33%
        2) U.S. Treasury Notes 1.375%, 9/30/18                                                     10.37%
        3) U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.75%, 8/15/20                                                       8.82%
        4) U.S. Treasury STRIPS  Zero Coupon, 5/15/17                                               5.75%
        5) U.S. Treasury Bonds 7.625%, 2/15/25                                                      4.15%
        6) U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.00%, 11/15/21                                                      3.59%
        7) U.S. Treasury Notes 1.625%, 8/15/22                                                      2.95%
        8) U.S. Treasury Notes 1.50%, 8/31/18                                                       2.86%
        9) U.S. Treasury Notes 2.75%, 2/15/19                                                       2.25%
      10) Federal National Mortgage Association 5.375%,                                             2.16%
            6/12/17

    Fixed Income Holdings by Security Type
                                                                                             Portfolio %
         Governments - Treasuries
           Treasuries                                                                              60.97%
         SUBTOTAL                                                                                  60.97%
         Corporates - Non-Investment Grades
           Industrial
             Communications - Media                                                                 1.50%
             Capital Goods                                                                          1.35%
             Consumer Non-Cyclical                                                                  1.30%
             Energy                                                                                 0.99%
             Basic                                                                                  0.97%
             Consumer Cyclical - Other                                                              0.61%
             Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                                                          0.57%
             Technology                                                                             0.52%
             Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                                                         0.37%
             Communications - Telecommunications                                                    0.34%
             Services                                                                               0.24%
             Transportation - Airlines                                                              0.12%
             Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants                                                        0.07%
             Other Industrial                                                                       0.07%



             Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                                                      0.03%
         SUBTOTAL                                                                                   9.05%
           Utility
             Electric                                                                               0.92%
             Natural Gas                                                                            0.18%
         SUBTOTAL                                                                                   1.10%
        Financial Institutions
             Banking                                                                                0.31%
             Other Finance                                                                          0.27%
             Finance                                                                                0.13%
             Brokerage                                                                              0.09%
             REITS                                                                                  0.09%
         SUBTOTAL                                                                                   0.89%
      SUBTOTAL                                                                                     11.04%
     Corporates - Investment Grades
         Industrial
             Communications - Telecommunications                                                    1.18%
             Energy                                                                                 0.80%
             Capital Goods                                                                          0.58%
             Consumer Non-Cyclical                                                                  0.37%
             Communications - Media                                                                 0.31%
             Basic                                                                                  0.29%
             Technology                                                                             0.24%
             Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                                                          0.18%
             Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                                                      0.11%
             Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                                                         0.10%
             Consumer Cyclical - Other                                                              0.07%
             Transportation - Airlines                                                              0.05%
             Transportation - Services                                                              0.03%
          SUBTOTAL                                                                                  4.31%
         Financial Institutions
             Banking                                                                                1.75%
             Insurance                                                                              1.42%
             REITS                                                                                  0.41%
             Finance                                                                                0.23%
             Brokerage                                                                              0.15%
             Other Finance                                                                          0.01%
         SUBTOTAL                                                                                   3.97%
        Non Corporate Sectors
             Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed                                                   1.07%
         SUBTOTAL                                                                                   1.07%
        Utility
             Electric                                                                               0.36%
             Natural Gas                                                                            0.08%
         SUBTOTAL                                                                                   0.44%
      SUBTOTAL                                                                                      9.79%
     Agencies
         Agency Debentures                                                                          2.33%
         Agency Subordinated                                                                        2.16%
      SUBTOTAL                                                                                      4.49%
      Quasi-Sovereigns



       Quasi-Sovereign Bonds                                                                        2.84%
      SUBTOTAL                                                                                      2.84%
     Mortgage Pass-Throughs
        Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year                                                                   2.24%
        Agency ARMs                                                                                 0.43%
      SUBTOTAL                                                                                      2.67%
     Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
        Industrial
             Consumer Cyclical - Other                                                              0.34%
             Communications - Telecommunications                                                    0.29%
             Basic                                                                                  0.26%
             Communications - Media                                                                 0.19%
             Energy                                                                                 0.15%
             Consumer Non-Cyclical                                                                  0.13%
             Other Industrial                                                                       0.11%
             Capital Goods                                                                          0.03%
         SUBTOTAL                                                                                   1.50%
       Non Corporate Sectors
             Sovereign                                                                              0.14%
         SUBTOTAL                                                                                   0.14%
       Financial Institutions
             Other Finance                                                                          0.01%
       SUBTOTAL                                                                                     0.01%
     SUBTOTAL                                                                                       1.65%
     Bank Loans
         Industrial
             Consumer Non-Cyclical                                                                  0.33%
             Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                                                         0.18%
             Consumer Cyclical - Other                                                              0.13%
             Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                                                          0.13%
             Capital Goods                                                                          0.11%
             Communications - Media                                                                 0.10%
             Technology                                                                             0.09%
             Other Industrial                                                                       0.07%
             Basic                                                                                  0.06%
             Services                                                                               0.02%
             Energy                                                                                 0.01%
          SUBTOTAL                                                                                  1.23%
         Financial Institutions
             REITS                                                                                  0.10%
          SUBTOTAL                                                                                  0.10%
         Utility
             Other Utility                                                                          0.05%
         SUBTOTAL                                                                                   0.05%
     SUBTOTAL                                                                                       1.38%
     Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
         Non-Agency Fixed Rate                                                                      0.75%
         Non-Agency Floating Rate                                                                   0.39%
      SUBTOTAL                                                                                      1.14%
      Emerging Markets - Sovereigns                                                                 0.97%
      Local Governments - Municipal Bonds                                                           0.77%



      Governments - Sovereign Bonds                                                                 0.56%
      Preferred Stocks
         Financial Institutions                                                                     0.46%
         Non Corporate Sectors                                                                      0.01%
       SUBTOTAL                                                                                     0.47%
      Agency Debentures                                                                             0.36%
      Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
          Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS                                                                0.30%
        SUBTOTAL                                                                                    0.30%
      Governments - Sovereign Agencies                                                              0.23%
      Common Stocks                                                                                 0.03%
      Short-Term Investments
          Investment Companies                                                                      0.34%
      Total Fixed Income                                                                          100.00%

    Country Breakdown
                                                                                             Portfolio %
    United States                                                                                  87.11%
    Russia                                                                                          2.25%
    Brazil                                                                                          2.08%
    Kazakhstan                                                                                      0.80%
    United Kingdom                                                                                  0.69%
    Mexico                                                                                          0.68%
    Canada                                                                                          0.60%
    Argentina                                                                                       0.48%
    India                                                                                           0.35%
    Netherlands                                                                                     0.34%
    Luxembourg                                                                                      0.34%
    Turkey                                                                                          0.34%
    Germany                                                                                         0.33%
    Indonesia                                                                                       0.33%
    Croatia                                                                                         0.30%
    Peru                                                                                            0.30%
    United Arab Emirates                                                                            0.27%
    Switzerland                                                                                     0.23%
    El Salvador                                                                                     0.22%
    France                                                                                          0.22%
    Colombia                                                                                        0.21%
    Venezuela                                                                                       0.20%
    Romania                                                                                         0.20%
    Hungary                                                                                         0.17%
    Spain                                                                                           0.16%
    Nigeria                                                                                         0.14%
    Barbados                                                                                        0.13%
    Norway                                                                                          0.12%
    Belarus                                                                                         0.12%
    Portugal                                                                                        0.12%
    Australia                                                                                       0.09%
    China                                                                                           0.08%
    Total Investments                                                                             100.00%



    Net Currency Exposure Breakdown
                                                                                             Portfolio %
         United States Dollar                                                                     101.25%
         Mexican Peso                                                                               2.15%
         South Korean Won                                                                           0.54%
         Russian Rubles                                                                             0.42%
         Nigerian Naira                                                                             0.21%
         Brazilian Real                                                                             0.04%
         Great British Pound                                                                        0.04%
         New Turkish Lira                                                                          -0.02%
         Canadian Dollar                                                                           -1.05%
         Euro                                                                                      -1.53%
         Japanese Yen                                                                              -2.05%
         Total Investments                                                                        100.00%

             Credit Quality Breakdown
                                                                                             Portfolio %
                   AAA                                                                             68.02%
                   AA                                                                               0.52%
                   A                                                                                3.35%
                   BBB                                                                             12.00%
                   BB                                                                               9.23%
                   B                                                                                4.87%
                   CCC                                                                              1.29%
                   CC                                                                               0.05%
                   D                                                                                0.09%
                   Not Rated                                                                        0.24%
                   Short Term Investments                                                           0.34%
                   Total Investments                                                              100.00%

           Portfolio Statistics:
                Average Coupon:                                                                     7.03%
                Average Bond Price :                                                                 N/A
                Percentage of Leverage:
                     Bank Borrowing:                                                                0.00%
                     Investment Operations:                                                      45.53%*
                     Preferred Stock:                                                               0.00%
                     Tender Option Bonds:                                                           0.00%
                     Term Asset-Backed Loans Facility (TALF):                                       0.00%
                     Total Fund Leverage:                                                          45.53%
                Average Maturity:                                                   11.73 Years
                Effective Duration:                                                           7.19 Years
                Total Net Assets:                                                      $2,159.42 Million
                Net Asset Value:                                                                   $8.89
                Number of Holdings:                                                                  399
                Portfolio Turnover:                                                                   67%
    * Investment Operations may include the use of certain
     portfolio
    management techniques such as credit default swaps, dollar
     rolls,
    negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements and when-
     issued
    securities.

The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated
and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end U.S.-
registered management investment company advised by AllianceBernstein L. P.

SOURCE AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc.