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At AB, protecting the privacy and confidentiality of our clients' personal information is a priority. We understand that you have entrusted us with your private financial information, and we do everything possible to maintain that trust. The following sets forth details of our approach to ensuring the confidentiality of your personal information.

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Investment strategies and products of AllianceBernstein Japan Ltd. include investments in financial instruments whose prices fluctuate. Portfolio performance is affected by the fluctuation of prices of such financial instruments. Additionally, because AllianceBernstein Japan Ltd. enters into such transactions mentioned above with financial instruments firms, investment performance is affected by the change in their businesses and/or financial conditions.

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