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N-1A AB RELATIVE VALUE FUND, INC. 2026-10-30 AB Relative Value Fund INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.</div> FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may be required to pay commissions and/or other forms of compensation to a broker for transactions in Advisor Class</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> shares, which are not reflected in the tables or the examples below.</span> You may qualify for sales charge reductions if you and members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in AB Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in Investing in the Funds—Sales Charge Reduction Programs for Class A Shares on page 132 of this Prospectus, in Appendix B—Financial Intermediary Waivers of this Prospectus and in Purchase of Shares—Sales Charge Reduction Programs for Class A Shares on page 199 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).</div> You may qualify for sales charge reductions if you and members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in AB Mutual Funds. 100000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.0425 0 0 0 0 0 0.0100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0055 0.0055 0.0055 0.0055 0.0055 0.0025 0.0100 0 0 0 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0012 0.0002 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0013 0.0013 0.0013 0.0016 0.0006 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0094 0.0169 0.0069 0.0072 0.0062 -0.0003 -0.0003 -0.0003 -0.0006 0.0000 0.0091 0.0166 0.0066 0.0066 0.0062 Purchases of Class A shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more, or by certain group retirement plans, may be subject to a 1%, 1‑year contingent deferred sales charge, or CDSC, which may be subject to waiver in certain circumstances. For Class C shares, the CDSC is 0% after the first year. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. October 31, 2027 Examples <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses stay the same and that any fee waiver and/or expense limitation is in effect for only the first year. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 514 269 67 67 63 709 530 218 224 199 920 915 381 395 346 1528 1796 856 889 774 Portfolio Turnover <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys or sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal period, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 38% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.38 PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies that the Adviser believes are trading at attractive valuations that have strong or improving business models. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies meeting the Adviser’s value criteria. For purposes of this policy, companies meeting the Adviser’s value criteria are those companies with securities included in any one of the following indexes: the MSCI ACWI IMI Value, the Russell 3000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Value Index, the MSCI ACWI IMI Value Weighted, and the Morningstar Global All‑Cap Value TME.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">The Adviser monitors the fundamental performance of the Fund’s investments for signs of future financial success. The Adviser relies heavily upon the fundamental analysis and research of its dedicated investment team for the Fund in conducting research and making investment decisions. The team initially screens a primary research universe of largely U.S. companies for attractive security valuation and business model characteristics. Once appropriate candidates have been identified for further analysis, the team conducts fundamental research to better understand the company’s business model. In evaluating a company for potential inclusion in the Fund, the Adviser takes into account many factors that it believes bear on the company’s ability to perform in the future, including attractive free cash flow valuations, high levels of profitability, stable‑to‑improving balance sheets, and management teams that are good stewards of shareholder capital.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">The Adviser recognizes that the perception of “value” is relative and often defined by the future economic performance of the company. As a result of how individual companies are valued in the market, the Fund may be attracted to investments in companies with different market capitalizations (<span style="font-style: italic;">i.e.,</span> large-, mid‑ or small-capitalization) or companies engaged in particular types of businesses, although the Fund does not intend to concentrate in any particular sectors or industries. At any period in time, the Fund’s portfolio emphasis upon particular industries or sectors will be a by‑product of the stock selection process rather than the result of assigned targets or ranges.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">The Fund may enter into derivatives transactions, such as options, futures contracts, forwards, and swaps. The Fund may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, including on individual securities and stock indices, futures contracts (including futures contracts on individual securities and stock indices) or shares of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). These transactions may be used, for example, in an effort to earn extra income, to adjust exposure to individual securities or markets, or to protect all or a portion of the Fund’s portfolio from a decline in value, sometimes within certain ranges.</div> The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies meeting the Adviser’s value criteria. For purposes of this policy, companies meeting the Adviser’s value criteria are those companies with securities included in any one of the following indexes: the MSCI ACWI IMI Value, the Russell 3000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Value Index, the MSCI ACWI IMI Value Weighted, and the Morningstar Global All‑Cap Value TME. For purposes of this policy, companies meeting the Adviser’s value criteria are those companies with securities included in any one of the following indexes: the MSCI ACWI IMI Value, the Russell 3000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Value Index, the MSCI ACWI IMI Value Weighted, and the Morningstar Global All‑Cap Value TME. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">•</td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Market Risk:</span> The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Fund invests fluctuate. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other local, regional or global events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness), terrorism, war, changing interest rate levels, the imposition of new or additional tariffs, or global conflicts, any of which can affect large portions of the securities markets. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may be underperforming the market generally.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">•</td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Capitalization Risk:</span> Investments in small- and mid‑capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid‑capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">•</td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Derivatives Risk:</span> Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over‑the‑counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">•</td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Capital Gain Risk:</span> As of the date of this Prospectus, a substantial portion of the Fund’s net asset value is attributable to realized and/or net unrealized capital gains on portfolio securities. If the Fund realizes capital gains in excess of realized capital losses in any fiscal year, it generally expects to make capital gain distributions to shareholders. You may receive distributions that are attributable to appreciation of portfolio securities that happened before you made your investment. Unless you purchase shares through a tax‑advantaged account (such as an IRA or 401(k) plan), these distributions will be taxable to you even though they economically represent a return of a portion of your investment. You should consult your tax professional about your investment in the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">•</td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Management Risk:</span> The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.</div> BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">The bar chart and performance information provide an indication of the historical risk of an investment in the Fund by showing:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">•</td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">how the Fund’s performance changed from year to year over ten years; and</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">•</td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">how the Fund’s average annual return for one, five and ten years compare to those of a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that more closely reflects the types of securities in which the Fund invests.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">You may obtain updated performance information on the Fund’s website at <span style="text-decoration: underline;">www.abfunds.com</span> (click on “Investments—Mutual Funds”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">The Fund’s past performance before and after taxes, of course, does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.</div> how the Fund’s performance changed from year to year over ten years; andhow the Fund’s average annual return for one, five and ten years compare to those of a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that more closely reflects the types of securities in which the Fund invests. www.abfunds.com The Fund’s past performance before and after taxes, of course, does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. Bar Chart <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;">The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Fund’s Class A shares and do not reflect sales loads. If sales loads were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Through September 30, 2026, the year‑to‑date unannualized return for Class A shares was 15.19%.</div> The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Fund’s Class A shares and do not reflect sales loads. If sales loads were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. 2026-09-30 year‑to‑date 0.1519 Best Quarter 0.1813 2020-12-31 Worst Quarter -0.2647 2020-03-31 Performance Table Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended December 31, 2025) 0.0551 0.1008 0.0977 0.0409 0.0805 0.0773 0.0429 0.0773 0.0743 0.0828 0.1016 0.0942 0.1041 0.1129 0.1051 0.1055 0.1130 0.1053 0.1046 0.1134 0.1057 0.1788 0.1442 0.1482 0.1591 0.1133 0.1053 After‑tax returns:–Are estimates based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; After‑tax returns:–Are shown for Class A shares only and will vary for the other Classes of shares because these Classes have different expense ratios; actual after‑tax returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown; and– Are not relevant to investors who hold fund shares through tax‑deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Purchases of Class A shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more, or by certain group retirement plans, may be subject to a 1%, 1‑year contingent deferred sales charge, or CDSC, which may be subject to waiver in certain circumstances. For Class C shares, the CDSC is 0% after the first year. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fees and/or to bear certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to prevent total Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB Funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs), on an annualized basis, from exceeding 0.90%, 1.65%, 0.65%, 0.65% and 0.65% of average daily net assets, respectively, for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class I and Class Z shares. In addition to that agreement, in connection with the Fund’s investments in AB Government Money Market Portfolio (the “Money Market Portfolio”) (except for the investment of any cash collateral from securities lending), the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee from the Fund and/or reimburse other expenses of the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of the Money Market Portfolio’s effective management fee, as included in “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”. Each of the agreements will remain in effect until October 31, 2027 and may only be terminated or changed with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Directors. In addition, each of the agreements will be automatically extended for one‑year terms unless the Adviser provides notice of termination to the Fund at least 60 days prior to the end of the period. Amount is less than 0.005%. If you did not redeem your shares at the end of the period, your expenses would be decreased by approximately $100. After-tax returns: – Are shown for Class A shares only and will vary for the other Classes of shares because these Classes have different expense ratios; – Are estimates based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown; and – Are not relevant to investors who hold fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.