NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.[NYSE: AFB] (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of December 31, 2013.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Portfolio %
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    1) Texas Trnsp Comm 5.00%, 4/01/23                                                                                                                                                                                                             3.46%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    2) Wayne State Univ MI Series 2009A 5.00%, 11/15/29                                                                                                                                                                                            2.58%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    3) Connecticut Spl Tax Obl (Connecticut Trnsp Prog Spl Tax) 5.00%, 1/01/29                                                                                                                                                                     2.28%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    4) Massachusetts Sch Bldg Auth (Massachusetts Sch Sales Tax)  Series 2011B 5.00%, 10/15/32                                                                                                                                                     2.09%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    5) Univ of Illinois   AGM 5.25%, 10/01/26                                                                                                                                                                                                      1.76%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    6) Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Series 2011A 5.00%, 1/01/26                                                                                                                                                                                  1.66%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    7) Los Angeles CA Dept W&P Pwr Series 2013B 5.00%, 7/01/30                                                                                                                                                                                     1.63%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    8) Texas GO Series 2002A 5.50%, 8/01/41                                                                                                                                                                                                        1.43%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    9) New York NY GO Series 2012I 5.00%, 8/01/28                                                                                                                                                                                                  1.43%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    10) Coast CA CCD GO   AGM 5.00%, 8/01/24                                                                                                                                                                                                       1.36%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Sector/Industry Breakdown
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Portfolio %
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Revenue
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Toll Roads/Transit                                                                                                                                                                                                                             9.10%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Water & Sewer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  8.19%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Higher Education - Public                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5.95%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Airport                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5.15%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Electric Utility                                                                                                                                                                                                                               4.43%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Revenue - Miscellaneous                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4.07%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Health Care - Not-for-Profit                                                                                                                                                                                                                   3.17%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Higher Education - Private                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2.04%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Industrial Development - Utility                                                                                                                                                                                                               1.13%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Primary/Secondary Ed. - Private                                                                                                                                                                                                                0.89%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Prepay Energy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  0.68%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Senior Living                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  0.66%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Primary/Secondary Ed. - Public                                                                                                                                                                                                                 0.42%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      45.88%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Tax Supported
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Special Tax                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   19.70%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Local G.O.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     8.42%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    State G.O.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     7.65%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Tax-Supported State Lease                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2.33%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Assessment District                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2.17%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Tax-Supported Local Lease                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1.85%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    State Lease                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1.76%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      43.88%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Insured/Guaranteed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Insured                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2.68%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Guaranteed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     1.51%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       4.19%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Prerefunded/ETM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3.49%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Asset-Backed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Housing - Multi-Family                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1.92%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1.92%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Cash Equivalents
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Investment Companies                                                                                                                                                                                                                           0.64%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    SUBTOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       0.64%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        100.00%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    State Breakdown
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Portfolio %
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    New York                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      16.83%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Texas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         15.72%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    California                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    14.91%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Illinois                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       5.52%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Connecticut                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5.08%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Michigan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       5.08%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Massachusetts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3.90%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Colorado                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       3.81%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Florida                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3.13%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    New Jersey                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2.70%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Louisiana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2.61%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Washington                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2.35%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    South Carolina                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2.33%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Oregon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1.59%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Pennsylvania                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1.43%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Alabama                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1.23%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Puerto Rico                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1.04%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Wisconsin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.90%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Rhode Island                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   0.89%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Virginia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       0.88%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Arizona                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        0.87%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    District of Columbia                                                                                                                                                                                                                           0.82%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Kentucky                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       0.82%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Hawaii                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0.77%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           0.68%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Alaska                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0.68%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    North Carolina                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 0.62%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Mississippi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    0.60%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Tennessee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.38%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Missouri                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       0.33%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Indiana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        0.33%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Georgia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        0.22%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Minnesota                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.18%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    New Hampshire                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  0.13%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          0.64%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Total Investments                                                                                                                                                                                                                            100.00%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Credit Quality Breakdown
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Portfolio %
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    AAA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           21.88%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    AA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            46.89%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             17.83%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    BBB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6.24%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    BB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             0.29%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Not Rated                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2.74%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Pre-refunded Bonds                                                                                                                                                                                                                             3.49%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Short Term Investments                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0.64%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Total Investments                                                                                                                                                                                                                            100.00%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Bonds By Maturity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Portfolio %
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Less than 1 year                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2.49%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    1 to 5 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2.40%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    5 to 10 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 14.83%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    10 to 20 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                72.74%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    20 to 30 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 7.38%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    More than 30 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                             0.16%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          0.00%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Total Investments                                                                                                                                                                                                                            100.00%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Portfolio Statistics:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    AMT Percentage:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                8.32%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Average Coupon:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5.46%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Percentage of Leverage:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Bank Borrowing:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                0.00%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Investment Operations:                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0.00%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Preferred Stock:                                                                                                                                                                                                                              38.53%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Tender Option Bonds:                                                                                                                                                                                                                           6.80%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Term Asset-Backed Loans Facility (TALF):                                                                                                                                                                                                       0.00%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Total Fund Leverage:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        45.33%*
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Average Effective Maturity:                                                                                                                                                                                                              6.19 Years
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Effective Duration:                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5.60 Years
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Total Net Assets:                                                                                                                                                                                                                 $628.59 Million**
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Common Stock Net Asset Value:                                                                                                                                                                                                                $13.44
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Number of Holdings:                                                                                                                                                                                                                             173
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    Portfolio Turnover:                                                                                                                                                                                                                              41%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    * The total percentage of leverage constitutes 6.80% through the use of tender option bonds, 38.53% in issued and outstanding preferred stock and 0.00% 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.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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