*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person'sinitial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter thedisclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not bedeemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that sectionof the Act, but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,see the Notes.)
1. | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
AllianceBernstein L.P. 13-4064930 |
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X] |
3. | SEC USE ONLY |
4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5. SOLE VOTING POWER | 31,200 |
6. SHARED VOTING POWER | 0 |
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | 31,200 |
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | 0 |
9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
31,200 |
10. | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[X] |
11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.1% |
12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA |
Item 1. |
| (a) | Name of Issuer Beyondspring Inc |
| (b) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 28 LIBERTY STREET, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10005 |
Item 2. |
| (a) | Name of Person Filing AllianceBernstein L.P.("AllianceBernstein L.P.") |
| (b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105
All media outlets, please contact Jennifer Will at AllianceBernstein (212-969-1157) with any questions. All other questions can be directed to Section13USFilings@alliancebernstein.com. |
| (c) | Citizenship Delaware |
| (d) | Title of Class of Securities Common Stock |
| (e) | CUSIP Number G10830100 |
Item 3. | If This Statement is Filed Pursuant toRule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c),Check Whether the Person Filing is a: |
| (a) | [ ] | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). |
| (b) | [ ] | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
| (c) | [ ] | Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
| (d) | [ ] | Investment Company registered underSection 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940(15 U.S.C. 80a-8). |
| (e) | [X] | An investment adviser in accordance withRule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
| (f) | [ ] | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance withRule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
| (g) | [ ] | A parent holding company or control person in accordance withRule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
| (h) | [ ] | A savings association as defined inSection 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act(12 U.S.C. 1813); |
| (i) | [ ] | A church plan that is excluded from thedefinition of an investment company underSection 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Actof 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
| (j) | [ ] | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
Item 4. | Ownership. |
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number andpercentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. |
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: |
| 31,200 shares acquired solely for investment purposes on behalf of client discretionary investment advisory accounts.* |
| (b) | Percent of Class: |
| 0.1% |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote | 31,200 |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote | 0 |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of | 31,200 |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of | 0 |
*AllianceBernstein L.P. is a majority owned subsidiary of Equitable Holdings, Inc. ("EQH").AllianceBernstein operates under independent management and makes independent decisions fromEQH and its respective subsidiaries, and EQH calculates and reports beneficial ownershipseparately from AllianceBernstein pursuant to guidance provided by the Securities and ExchangeCommission in Release Number 34-39538 (January 12, 1998). |
Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class. |
| If this statement is being filed to report the fact thatas of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased tobe the beneficial owner of more than five percent of theclass of securities, check the following:[X] |
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
| Not Applicable |
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquiredthe Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. |
| Not Applicable |
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable. This schedule is not being filed pursuant toRule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J) or Rule 13d-1(d). |
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable |
Item 10. | Certification.
By signing below, I certify that, to the bestof my knowledge and belief, the securitiesreferred to abovewere acquired and are heldin the ordinary course of business andwere not acquired and are not held for the purposeof or with the effect of changing orinfluencing the control of the issuer of thesecurities and were not acquired and are not heldin connection with or as a participant in anytransaction having that purpose or effect. |