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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Garner Ebun   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Alphatec Holdings, Inc. [ATEC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel and SVP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC., 2051 PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/01/2011 (Street) CARLSBAD, CA 92011 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Incentive Stock Option

$ 4.79

07/30/2009

07/30/2018

Common Stock

20,000

48,925

D

Incentive Stock Option

$ 4.76

04/01/2007

04/01/2016

Common Stock

8,925

8,925

D

Incentive Stock Option

$ 3.93

08/22/2008

08/22/2017

Common Stock

20,000

28,925

D

Incentive Stock Option

$ 1.28

03/06/2010(2)

03/06/2019

Common Stock

20,000

68,925

D

Incentive Stock Option

$ 4.45

08/04/2010(2)

08/04/2019

Common Stock

20,000

88,925

D

Incentive Stock Option

$ 2.31

11/04/2011(3)

11/04/2010

Common Stock

55,000

143,925

D

incentive Stock Option

$ 2.9

08/01/2011

A

35,000

08/01/2012(3)

08/01/2021

Common Stock

25,000

$ 2.9 (1)

178,925

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Garner Ebun C/O ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. 2051 PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD CARLSBAD, CA 92011			General Counsel and SVP

Signatures

/s/ Ebun S. Garner		08/01/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Exercise price per share
(2)	The options vest in four equal installments over four years.
(3)	25% of the options vest on the anniversary of the date of grant, thereafter, The options vest in 12 tranches beginning on the date that is three months thereafter.

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