Exhibit (e)(9)
AMENDMENT TO DISTRIBUTION SERVICES AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT made as of August 9, 2013 to the Distribution Services Agreement
(the "Agreement") made as of August 27, 1996, as amended March 1, 2005, and June
14, 2006, between ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
(formerly AllianceBernstein Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc., 'and prior
thereto Alliance Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc.), a Maryland corporation (the
"Fund"), and ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INVESTMENTS, INC. (formerly AllianceBernstein
Investment Research and Management, Inc. and Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc.),
a Delaware corporation (the "Underwriter"). Capitalized terms not defined herein
have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Underwriter are parties to the Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Fund has decided to issue and sell to the public shares of
its Class Z Common Stock in addition to its Class A Common Stock, Class B Common
Stock , Class C Common Stock, Advisor Class Common Stock, Class R Common Stock,
Class K Common Stock and Class I Common Stock;
WHEREAS, the Underwriter is willing to act, and the Fund wishes to appoint
the Underwriter, as underwriter and distributor of the Class Z Shares of the
Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1. Section 1 of the Agreement is amended by deleting it in its entirety
and replacing it with the following:
SECTION 1. Appointment of Underwriter.
The Fund hereby appoints the Underwriter as the principal
underwriter and distributor of the Fund to sell to the public
shares of its Class A Common Stock (the "Class A shares"), Class B
Common Stock (the "Class B shares"), Class C Common Stock (the
"Class C shares"), Advisor Class Common Stock (the "Advisor Class
shares") , Class R Common Stock (the "Class R shares"), Class K
Common Stock (the "Class K shares"), Class I Common Stock (the
"Class I shares") and Class Z Common Stock (the "Class Z shares")
and shares of such other class or classes as the Fund and the
Underwriter shall from time to time mutually agree in writing
shall become subject to this Agreement (the "New shares"), (the
Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares, Advisor Class
shares, Class R Shares, Class K Shares, Class I and Class Z Shares
and New shares shall be collectively referred to herein as the
"shares") and hereby agrees during the term of this Agreement to
sell shares to the Underwriter upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to the
Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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By: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INVESTMENTS, INC.
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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By: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary
Accepted as of the date written above
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary
