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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 * GLYNN JAMES R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Alphatec Holdings, Inc. [ATEC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC., 2051 PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/25/2012 (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 Restricted Common Stock 07/25/2012   A   26,272 A $ 0 (3) 41,272 D

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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

NQ Stock Option

$ 1.69

07/25/2012

A

21,170

07/25/2013(2)

07/25/2022

Common Stock

21,170

$ 1.69 (1)

83,670

D

NQ Stock Option

$ 4.78

07/31/2009

07/31/2018

Common Stock

7,500

22,500

D

NQ Stock Option

$ 3.51

05/09/2008

05/09/2017

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

NQ Stock Option

$ 4.45

08/04/2010

08/04/2019

Common Stock

7,500

30,000

D

NQ Stock Option

$ 2.31

11/04/2010(2)

11/04/2020

Comon Stock

7,500

37,500

D

NQ Stock Option

$ 2.86

08/27/2012(2)

08/27/2021

Common Stock

25,000

62,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GLYNN JAMES R C/O ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. 2051 PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD CARLSBAD, CA 92011	X

Signatures

/s/ Ebun S. Garner, Esq., Attorney-in-fact		10/09/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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(1)	Exercise price per share
(2)	The options vest in three equal tranches over three years.
(3)	The shares vest over one year, with 100% of the shares being vested in one year.

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