Exhibit 99(e)(9)
AMENDMENT TO DISTRIBUTION SERVICES AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT made as of August 9, 2013 to the Distribution Services
Agreement (the "Agreement") made as of January 31, 2001, as amended November 3,
2003 and March 1, 2005, between ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN TRUST a Massachusetts business
trust (the "Fund"), and ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INVESTMENTS, INC. (formerly
AllianceBernstein Investment Research and Management, Inc., and prior thereto
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 TRUST
/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
