-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SjWBPqSfjGPi/7V+eI/CZDDUwRfB3ITpeP0Y7um+y4+Xjjlh3DtZqqFeiPKDZ5yy 50wg6iZQntWqGN4gIAD89A== 0001133228-05-000688.txt : 20051228 0001133228-05-000688.hdr.sgml : 20051228 20051228120759 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001133228-05-000688 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051228 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051228 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20051228 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROWTH FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001050658 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08527 FILM NUMBER: 051288265 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP STREET 2: 1345 AVE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129692292 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP STREET 2: 1345 AVE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030319 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PREMIER GROWTH FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971202 N-Q 1 ab145454.txt SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------- FORM N-Q ---------- QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number: 811-08527 ---------- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROWTH FUND, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) ---------- 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Mark R. Manley Alliance Capital Management L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105 (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672 Date of fiscal year end: July 31, 2006 Date of reporting period: October 31, 2005 ================================================================================ ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROWTH FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS October 31, 2005 (unaudited) Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS & OTHER INVESTMENTS - 97.7% Finance - 22.6% Banking - Money Center - 14.3% Anglo Irish Bank Corp. Plc. 137,063 $ 1,869,643 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA 230,901 4,071,790 BNP Paribas, SA 36,902 2,798,907 Credit Suisse Group(a) 102,007 4,511,916 EFG Eurobank Ergasias 31,160 939,209 Kookmin Bank 46,090 2,622,260 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 354 4,449,232 Standard Chartered Plc. 189,602 3,981,740 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 354 3,269,347 UBS AG 68,549 5,844,117 ----------- 34,358,161 ----------- Banking - Regional - 2.4% Allied Irish Banks Plc. 187,844 3,942,173 Turkiye Is Bankasi Series C 258,062 1,800,744 ----------- 5,742,917 ----------- Brokerage & Money Management - 1.5% Man Group Plc. 63,245 1,724,940 Nomura Holdings, Inc. 127,600 1,968,445 ----------- 3,693,385 ----------- Insurance - 3.2% Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 529,000 932,077 ING Groep NV 61,355 1,769,602 Prudential Plc. 227,208 1,906,270 QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. 108,196 1,444,120 Swiss Re(a) 21,960 1,482,266 ----------- 7,534,335 ----------- Miscellaneous - 1.2% Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd. 18,800 1,476,720 FirstRand, Ltd. 552,903 1,301,624 ----------- 2,778,344 ----------- 54,107,142 ----------- Consumer Services - 14.2% Advertising - 1.0% WPP Group plc 246,287 2,419,400 ----------- Broadcasting & Cable - 0.4% Grupo Televisa, SA (ADR) 14,600 1,067,260 ----------- Cellular Communications - 5.0% America Movil SA de CV Series L (ADR) 55,100 1,446,375 Investcom LLC (GDR)(a)(b) 4,256 57,499 Mobile TeleSystems (ADR) 28,600 1,057,914 NTT DoCoMo, Inc. 707 1,220,947 Orascom Telecom Holding, SAE (GDR)(b) 22,207 1,089,253 Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (ADR) 51,900 684,042 Vodafone Group Plc. 2,450,491 6,433,620 ----------- 11,989,650 ----------- Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entertainment & Leisure - 1.9% Carnival Plc. 30,949 $ 1,569,478 Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics, SA 57,646 1,668,679 Hoya Corp.(a) 42,000 1,453,999 ----------- 4,692,156 ----------- Printing & Publishing - 0.7% Naspers, Ltd. Cl. N 110,956 1,602,096 ----------- Restaurants & Lodging - 0.9% Accor, SA 42,036 2,099,742 ----------- Retail - General Merchandise - 3.3% Esprit Holdings, Ltd. 130,000 920,969 GUS Plc. 75,146 1,120,875 Luxottica Group SpA 100,670 2,429,500 Next Plc. 48,679 1,149,623 Shinsegae Co., Ltd. 2,810 1,009,221 Takashimaya Co., Ltd. 92,000 1,237,282 ----------- 7,867,470 ----------- Miscellaneous - 1.0% First Choice Holidays Plc 201,677 697,338 Li & Fung, Ltd. 752,000 1,613,694 ----------- 2,311,032 ----------- 34,048,806 ----------- Energy - 12.5% International - 8.8% ENI SpA 210,001 5,621,353 Lukoil (ADR) 81,278 4,332,117 Norsk Hydro ASA 33,183 3,292,289 Petroleo Brasileiro, SA (ADR)(a) 90,300 5,180,511 Total, SA 11,100 2,793,441 ----------- 21,219,711 ----------- Oil Service - 3.7% Schlumberger, Ltd. 81,600 7,406,832 Smedvig ASA Cl. A 67,251 1,422,985 ----------- 8,829,817 ----------- 30,049,528 ----------- Health Care - 12.0% Drugs - 8.3% AstraZeneca Plc. 23,818 1,065,506 Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.(a) 43,000 779,400 GlaxoSmithKline Plc. 27,360 711,623 Novartis AG 88,459 4,757,686 Ranbaxy Laboratories, Ltd. (GDR) 65,412 506,943 Roche Holding AG 45,349 6,775,317 Sanofi-Aventis 25,985 2,081,849 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 31,000 1,699,206 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (ADR) 40,400 1,540,048 ----------- 19,917,578 ----------- Medical Products - 3.7% Alcon, Inc. 34,900 4,638,210 Nobel Biocare Holding AG 8,421 1,941,346 Smith & Nephew Plc. 137,098 1,159,761 Synthes, Inc. 9,961 1,054,791 ----------- 8,794,108 ----------- 28,711,686 ----------- Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technology - 8.0% Communication Equipment - 1.7% Nokia Oyj 55,093 $ 923,172 O2 Plc. 428,987 1,562,730 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Cl. B 479,174 1,570,115 ----------- 4,056,017 ----------- Computer Peripherals - 0.2% LG Philips LCD Co., Ltd.(a) 11,380 423,260 ----------- Computer Services - 0.5% CapGemini, SA(a) 32,094 1,180,397 ----------- Electronic Components - 0.3% LG Philips LCD Co., Ltd. (ADR)(a) 35,100 667,251 ----------- Internet Infrastructure - 0.6% Fastweb(a) 30,766 1,400,686 ----------- Semiconductor Components - 0.7% Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 12,287 19,067 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., warrants expiring 11/21/05(a) 720,000 1,435,680 United Microelectronics Corp. 609,623 325,166 ----------- 1,779,913 ----------- Software - 1.8% Infosys Technologies, Ltd. 34,866 1,955,511 SAP AG 13,269 2,275,433 ----------- 4,230,944 ----------- Miscellaneous - 2.2% Canon, Inc. 44,800 2,371,227 Hoya Corp. 11,200 392,273 Keyence Corp. 5,500 1,265,559 Tokyo Electron, Ltd. 26,300 1,322,095 ----------- 5,351,154 ----------- 19,089,622 ----------- Consumer Staples - 5.9% Beverages - 1.3% SABMiller Plc. 161,611 3,049,137 ----------- Food - 2.0% Groupe Danone 8,720 886,373 Nestle, SA 13,266 3,950,051 ----------- 4,836,424 ----------- Retail - Food & Drug - 1.1% Tesco Plc. 505,785 2,693,238 ----------- Tobacco - 0.6% Altadis, SA 33,632 1,427,334 ----------- Miscellaneous - 0.9% Punch Taverns Plc. 164,695 2,132,397 ----------- 14,138,530 ----------- Consumer Manufacturing - 5.2% Appliances - 0.4% LG Electronics, Inc. 15,290 997,042 ----------- Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auto & Related - 2.5% Denso Corp. 42,900 $ 1,221,311 Tata Motors, Ltd. 64,803 681,814 Toyota Motor Corp. 87,400 4,052,780 ----------- 5,955,905 ----------- Building & Related - 2.3% CRH Plc. 108,076 2,700,828 Rinker Group, Ltd. 122,773 1,392,825 Vinci, SA 19,772 1,546,003 ----------- 5,639,656 ----------- 12,592,603 ----------- Basic Industry - 4.3% Chemicals - 0.7% Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. 80,300 1,729,670 ----------- Mining & Metals - 3.6% Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd. Cl. H 2,856,000 1,728,794 BHP Billiton, Ltd. 16,073 249,302 BHP Billiton Plc. 148,556 2,186,091 China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. Cl. H(a) 2,176,000 2,385,934 Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (ADR) 44,100 1,822,653 Mining & Metallurgical Co., Norilsk Nickel (ADR) 3,010 219,429 ----------- 8,592,203 ----------- 10,321,873 ----------- Utilities - 4.3% Electric & Gas Utility - 0.9% Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. Cl. H 2,876,000 2,045,228 ----------- Telephone Utility - 3.4% Deutsche Telekom AG(a) 113,944 2,015,132 France Telecom, SA 87,802 2,282,695 Telecom Italia SpA 294,701 852,905 Telefonica, SA 195,601 3,122,260 ----------- 8,272,992 ----------- 10,318,220 ----------- Capital Goods - 3.5% Electrical Equipment - 1.7% Atlas Copco AB Cl A 132,568 2,423,070 AU Optronics Corp. 254,610 324,454 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 101,000 1,329,047 ----------- 4,076,571 ----------- Machinery - 1.4% Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. 112,000 2,137,427 Smiths Group Plc. 79,000 1,276,340 ----------- 3,413,767 ----------- Miscellaneous - 0.4% Nitto Denko Corp. 15,700 950,593 ----------- 8,440,931 ----------- Multi-Industry - 2.4% Multi-Industry - 2.4% Mitsubishi Corp. 69,900 1,359,295 Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 132,000 1,620,798 Osg Corp. 62,300 1,069,693 Premiere(a) 60,850 1,750,946 ----------- 5,800,732 ----------- Shares or Principal Amount Company (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aerospace & Defense - 1.7% Aerospace - 1.7% BAE Systems Plc. 685,140 $ 4,009,179 ------------ Transportation - 1.1% Railroad - 1.1% East Japan Railway Co. 432 2,566,714 ------------ Total Common Stocks & Other Investments (cost $197,386,118) 234,195,566 ------------ SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 1.5% Time Deposit - 1.5% HBOS Treasury 4.02%, 11/01/05 (cost $3,500,000) $ 3,500 3,500,000 ------------ Total Investments - 99.2% (cost $200,886,118) 237,695,566 Other assets less liabilities - 0.8% 1,901,683 ------------ Net Assets - 100% $239,597,249 ------------ (a) Non-income producing security. (b) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2005, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,146,752 or 0.48% of net assets. Glossary of Terms: ADR - American Depositary Receipt GDR - Global Depositary Receipt Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the sector categorization methodology of the Adviser. ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROWTH FUND COUNTRY BREAKDOWN October 31, 2005 (unaudited) 17.2% Japan 17.2% United Kingdom 14.7% Switzerland 6.6% France 4.3% Italy 3.9% Netherlands 3.7% Hong Kong 3.6% Spain 3.6% Ireland 2.9% Brazil 2.5% Germany 2.4% South Korea 2.4% Russia 2.0% Norway 1.7% Sweden 1.3% India 1.3% Australia 1.3% Taiwan 1.2% South Africa 1.1% Greece 1.1% Mexico 1.0% Turkey 0.6% Israel 0.5% Egypt 0.4% Finland 1.5% Short-Term - ----- 100.0% Total Investments * All data are as of October 31, 2005. The Fund's country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document. (b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-Q: EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT - ----------- ---------------------- 11 (a) (1) Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 11 (a) (2) Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant): AllianceBernstein International Research Growth Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Marc O. Mayer ----------------------------- Marc O. Mayer President Date: December 27, 2005 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Marc O. Mayer ----------------------------- Marc O. Mayer President Date: December 27, 2005 By: /s/ Mark D. Gersten ----------------------------- Mark D. Gersten Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Date: December 27, 2005 EX-99.11(A)(1) 2 ex9911a1.txt CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATIONS I, Marc O. Mayer, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of AllianceBernstein International Research Growth Fund, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. /s/ Marc O. Mayer - ----------------------------- Marc O. Mayer President Date: December 27, 2005 EX-99.11(A)(2) 3 ex9911a2.txt CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATIONS I, Mark D. Gersten, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of AllianceBernstein International Research Growth Fund, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. /s/ Mark D. Gersten - ------------------------------------- Mark D. Gersten Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Date: December 27, 2005 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----