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


                                                                                          AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

    Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings
                                                                                                                                                       Portfolio %
    1) Texas Trnsp Comm Series 07 5.00%, 4/01/23                                                                                                              3.32%
    2) Metropolitan Trnsp Auth NY (Metro Trnsp Auth Ny Ded Tax)  Series 2012A 5.00%, 11/15/28                                                                 2.83%
    3) Wayne State Univ MI Series 2009 5.00%, 11/15/29                                                                                                        2.57%
    4) Washington Fed Hwy Grant Series 2012F 5.00%, 9/01/24                                                                                                   2.54%
    5) Metro Atlanta Rapid Tran Auth GA 5.00%, 7/01/27                                                                                                        2.17%
    6) Harris City TX Toll Road (Harris Cnty Tx Toll Road)  Series 2012 5.00%, 8/15/30                                                                        2.00%
    7) Univ of Illinois   AGM Series 07A 5.25%, 10/01/26                                                                                                      1.75%
    8) Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY 5.00%, 1/01/26                                                                                                          1.68%
    9) New York NY Trnsl Fin Auth Series 2011B 5.00%, 2/01/26                                                                                                 1.65%
    10) San Francisco City/Cnty CA Pub Util Wtr 5.00%, 11/01/27                                                                                               1.35%

    Sector/Industry Breakdown
                                                                                                                                                       Portfolio %
    Revenue
              Water & Sewer                                                                                                                                   9.99%
              Revenue - Miscellaneous                                                                                                                         8.06%
              Toll Roads/Transit                                                                                                                              7.10%
              Higher Education - Public                                                                                                                       3.88%
              Airport                                                                                                                                         3.38%
              Health Care - Not-for-Profit                                                                                                                    3.31%
              Electric Utility                                                                                                                                3.26%
              Industrial Development - Utility                                                                                                                1.71%
              Higher Education - Private                                                                                                                      1.56%
              Primary/Secondary Ed. - Private                                                                                                                 0.83%
              Senior Living                                                                                                                                   0.83%
              Prepay Energy                                                                                                                                   0.68%
              Primary/Secondary Ed. - Public                                                                                                                  0.47%
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                                                                                 45.06%
    Tax Supported
              Special Tax                                                                                                                                    18.84%
              Local G.O.                                                                                                                                     11.50%
              State G.O.                                                                                                                                      5.16%
              Tax-Supported Local Lease                                                                                                                       3.34%
              Assessment District                                                                                                                             2.63%
              State Lease                                                                                                                                     1.75%
              Tax-Supported State Lease                                                                                                                       1.48%
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                                                                                 44.70%
    Prerefunded/ETM                                                                                                                                           4.01%
    Insured/Guaranteed
              Insured                                                                                                                                         2.51%
              Guaranteed                                                                                                                                      1.48%
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                                                                                  3.99%
    Asset-Backed
              Housing - Multi-Family                                                                                                                          1.62%
              Housing - Single Family                                                                                                                         0.62%
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                                                                                  2.24%
    Total                                                                                                                                                   100.00%

    State Breakdown
                                                                                                                                                       Portfolio %
    Texas                                                                                                                                                    19.03%
    New York                                                                                                                                                 16.30%
    California                                                                                                                                               12.77%
    Florida                                                                                                                                                   6.73%
    Washington                                                                                                                                                4.83%
    Michigan                                                                                                                                                  4.56%
    Louisiana                                                                                                                                                 4.19%
    Illinois                                                                                                                                                  4.12%
    South Carolina                                                                                                                                            3.53%
    Colorado                                                                                                                                                  2.69%
    Georgia                                                                                                                                                   2.17%
    Ohio                                                                                                                                                      1.73%
    New Jersey                                                                                                                                                1.70%
    Oregon                                                                                                                                                    1.53%
    Pennsylvania                                                                                                                                              1.42%
    Hawaii                                                                                                                                                    1.41%
    Alaska                                                                                                                                                    1.39%
    Puerto Rico                                                                                                                                               1.24%
    Alabama                                                                                                                                                   1.16%
    Nevada                                                                                                                                                    1.06%
    Wisconsin                                                                                                                                                 0.98%
    Arizona                                                                                                                                                   0.86%
    Rhode Island                                                                                                                                              0.83%
    North Carolina                                                                                                                                            0.60%
    Mississippi                                                                                                                                               0.55%
    Virginia                                                                                                                                                  0.51%
    Tennessee                                                                                                                                                 0.37%
    Maine                                                                                                                                                     0.34%
    Indiana                                                                                                                                                   0.32%
    Missouri                                                                                                                                                  0.30%
    Massachusetts                                                                                                                                             0.29%
    Kansas                                                                                                                                                    0.20%
    Minnesota                                                                                                                                                 0.17%
    New Hampshire                                                                                                                                             0.12%
    Total Investments                                                                                                                                       100.00%

         Credit Quality Breakdown
                                                                                                                                                       Portfolio %
              AAA                                                                                                                                            20.96%
              AA                                                                                                                                             51.26%
              A                                                                                                                                              11.82%
              BBB                                                                                                                                             8.35%
              BB                                                                                                                                              0.28%
              B                                                                                                                                               0.43%
              Not Rated                                                                                                                                       2.89%
              Pre-refunded Bonds                                                                                                                              4.01%
              Total Investments                                                                                                                             100.00%

         Bonds By Maturity
                                                                                                                                                       Portfolio %
              Less than 1 year                                                                                                                                1.64%
              1 to 5 years                                                                                                                                    2.43%
              5 to 10 years                                                                                                                                   9.01%
              10 to 20 years                                                                                                                                 79.38%
              20 to 30 years                                                                                                                                  7.54%
              More than 30 years                                                                                                                              0.00%
              Other                                                                                                                                           0.00%
              Total Investments                                                                                                                             100.00%

    Portfolio Statistics:
         AMT Percentage:                                                                                                                                     15.63%
         Average Coupon:                                                                                                                                      5.55%
         Percentage of Leverage:
              Bank Borrowing:                                                                                                                                 0.00%
              Investment Operations:                                                                                                                          1.60%
              Preferred Stock:                                                                                                                               35.73%
              Tender Option Bonds:                                                                                                                            6.31%
              Term Asset-Backed Loans Facility (TALF):                                                                                                        0.00%
              Total Fund Leverage:                                                                                                                         43.64%*
         Average Effective Maturity:                                                                                                                    6.13 Years
         Effective Duration:                                                                                                                            5.46 Years
         Total Net Assets:                                                                                                                       $677.96 Million**
         Common Stock Net Asset Value:                                                                                                                      $15.16
         Number of Holdings:                                                                                                                                   191
         Portfolio Turnover:                                                                                                                                    28%

* The total percentage of leverage constitutes 6.31% through the use of tender option bonds, 35.73% in issued and outstanding preferred stock and 1.60% in investment operations, which 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.

** Includes 242,225,000 of preferred stock at liquidation value.

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 National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.