AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

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SOURCE AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.

NEW YORK, May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.[NYSE: AWF] (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of April 30, 2013.

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.
Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings
	Portfolio %
1) U.S. Treasury Bonds 3.125%, 2/15/42	1.76%
2) Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA 7.75%, 5/29/18	0.91%
3) Brazilian Government International Bond 12.50%, 1/05/22	0.85%
4) Argentina Boden Bonds 7.00%, 10/03/15	0.82%
5) Ivory Coast Government International Bond 5.75%, 12/31/32	0.79%
6) Dominican Republic International Bond 8.625%, 4/20/27	0.70%
7) Turkey Government Bond 9.00%, 1/27/16	0.62%
8) El Salvador Government International Bond 7.65%, 6/15/35	0.54%
9) South Africa Government Bond Series R207 7.25%, 1/15/20	0.49%
10) Argentina Bonar Bonds Series X 7.00%, 4/17/17	0.49%

Fixed Income Holdings by Security Type
	Portfolio %
Corporates - Non-Investment Grades
Industrial
Consumer Non-Cyclical	7.11%
Capital Goods	5.98%
Energy	5.07%
Communications - Media	4.85%
Basic	4.41%
Technology	3.81%
Consumer Cyclical - Other	3.11%
Communications - Telecommunications	3.05%
Other Industrial	1.84%
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive	1.76%
Services	1.73%
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers	1.46%
Transportation - Services	0.96%
Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment	0.71%
Transportation - Airlines	0.45%
Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants	0.12%
SUBTOTAL	46.42%
Financial Institutions
Banking	1.86%
Other Finance	0.99%
Finance	0.84%
Insurance	0.76%
Brokerage	0.37%
SUBTOTAL	4.82%
Utility
Electric	1.58%
Natural Gas	0.81%
SUBTOTAL	2.39%
SUBTOTAL	53.63%
Corporates - Investment Grades
Financial Institutions
Banking	1.85%
Insurance	1.63%
REITS	0.48%
Finance	0.47%
Other Finance	0.21%
SUBTOTAL	4.64%
Industrial
Basic	1.39%
Capital Goods	0.27%
Consumer Cyclical - Other	0.18%
Communications - Telecommunications	0.17%
Communications - Media	0.09%
Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment	0.07%
Transportation - Airlines	0.07%
Consumer Non-Cyclical	0.02%
SUBTOTAL	2.26%
Non Corporate Sectors
Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed	0.38%
SUBTOTAL	0.38%
Utility
Natural Gas	0.13%
Electric	0.06%
SUBTOTAL	0.19%
SUBTOTAL	7.47%
Governments - Treasuries
Treasuries	7.32%
SUBTOTAL	7.32%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Non-Agency Fixed Rate	3.63%
Non-Agency Floating Rate	2.47%
SUBTOTAL	6.10%
Emerging Markets - Sovereigns	4.30%
Bank Loans
Industrial
Consumer Non-Cyclical	0.64%
Technology	0.45%
Services	0.43%
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive	0.32%
Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment	0.32%
Basic	0.25%
Other Industrial	0.23%
Consumer Cyclical - Other	0.19%
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers	0.19%
Capital Goods	0.09%
Communications - Media	0.08%
Energy	0.07%
SUBTOTAL	3.26%
Non Corporate Sectors
Foreign Local Government - Municipal	0.10%
SUBTOTAL	0.10%
Financial Institutions
REITS	0.01%
SUBTOTAL	0.01%
SUBTOTAL	3.37%
Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
Industrial
Consumer Non-Cyclical	0.86%
Communications - Media	0.53%
Communications - Telecommunications	0.45%
Basic	0.24%
Consumer Cyclical - Other	0.21%
Technology	0.19%
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers	0.15%
Capital Goods	0.12%
Transportation - Services	0.10%
Energy	0.09%
SUBTOTAL	2.94%
Financial Institutions
Banking	0.13%
SUBTOTAL	0.13%
SUBTOTAL	3.07%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS	2.33%
Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS	0.36%
SUBTOTAL	2.69%
Quasi-Sovereigns
Quasi-Sovereign Bonds	2.15%
SUBTOTAL	2.15%
Preferred Stocks
Financial Institutions	1.62%
Non Corporate Sectors	0.02%
Industrial	0.01%
SUBTOTAL	1.65%
Emerging Markets - Treasuries	1.37%
Local Governments - Municipal Bonds	1.19%
Governments - Sovereign Agencies	0.91%
Asset-Backed Securities
Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate	0.62%
Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate	0.14%
SUBTOTAL	0.76%
Local Governments - Regional Bonds	0.55%
Inflation-Linked Securities	0.50%
Governments - Sovereign Bonds	0.41%
Common Stocks	0.23%
Supranationals	0.12%
Options Purchased - Puts
Options on Funds and Investment Trusts	0.03%
SUBTOTAL	0.03%
Short-Term Investments
Investment Companies	2.18%
Total Fixed Income	100.00%

Country Breakdown
	Portfolio %
United States	65.61%
Brazil	3.74%
United Kingdom	3.69%
Russia	3.31%
Luxembourg	1.77%
Canada	1.57%
Argentina	1.48%
Dominican Republic	1.30%
Netherlands	1.21%
South Africa	0.94%
Germany	0.94%
Turkey	0.89%
Switzerland	0.85%
France	0.83%
Cote D'Ivoire	0.79%
Indonesia	0.75%
Italy	0.74%
El Salvador	0.66%
Ireland	0.58%
Peru	0.57%
Colombia	0.53%
United Arab Emirates	0.52%
Uruguay	0.50%
Portugal	0.50%
Croatia	0.45%
Spain	0.44%
Kazakhstan	0.41%
Australia	0.35%
Mexico	0.34%
Barbados	0.31%
Chile	0.31%
Philippines	0.30%
Serbia	0.25%
Costa Rica	0.25%
Ghana	0.23%
Nigeria	0.22%
Norway	0.21%
Sweden	0.20%
Ukraine	0.18%
Trinidad & Tobago	0.14%
China	0.12%
Supranational	0.12%
Japan	0.12%
Czech Republic	0.12%
India	0.10%
Austria	0.09%
Bermuda	0.09%
Singapore	0.08%
Denmark	0.08%
Hong Kong	0.07%
Virgin Islands (BVI)	0.05%
Jamaica	0.05%
Greece	0.05%
Total Investments	100.00%

Net Currency Exposure Breakdown
	Portfolio %
United States Dollar	102.56%
Mexican Peso	2.07%
New Turkish Lira	0.99%
Russian Rubles	0.93%
Indian Rupee	0.73%
Uruguayan Peso	0.54%
Dominican Peso	0.51%
Brazilian Real	0.47%
Philippine Peso	0.33%
Colombian Peso	0.29%
Costa Rican Colon	0.27%
Nigerian Naira	0.24%
Chilean Peso	0.23%
Hungarian Forint	0.17%
Australian Dollar	0.05%
South African Rand	0.03%
Peruvian Nuevo Sol	-0.48%
Indonesian Rupiah	-0.52%
Euro	-1.34%
Canadian Dollar	-2.02%
Japanese Yen	-3.01%
Great British Pound	-3.04%
Total Investments	100.00%

Credit Quality Breakdown
	Portfolio %
AAA	4.11%
AA	0.59%
A	4.84%
BBB	15.03%
BB	24.19%
B	31.95%
CCC	13.69%
CC	0.91%
C	0.01%
D	0.74%
Not Rated	1.75%
Short Term Investments	2.19%
Total Investments	100.00%

Portfolio Statistics:
Average Coupon:	4.53%
Average Bond Price :	107.17
Percentage of Leverage:
Bank Borrowing:	0.00%
Investment Operations:	17.70%*
Preferred Stock:	0.00%
Tender Option Bonds:	0.00%
Term Asset-Backed Loans Facility (TALF):	0.00%
Total Fund Leverage:	17.70%
Average Maturity:	6.73 Years
Effective Duration:	4.53 Years
Total Net Assets:	$1,373.29 Million
Net Asset Value:	$15.93
Number of Holdings:	931
Portfolio Turnover:	26%

* Investment Operations 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.

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.