Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  CORBETT JAMES
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. [ATEC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ALPHATEC SPINE, 5818 EL CAMINO REAL
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CARLSBAD, CA 92008
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Restricted Common Stock (1) 250,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Options 05/01/2015(2) 05/01/2024 Common Stock 250,000 $ 1.36 D  
Incenctive Stockl Optionms 05/01/2015(3) 05/01/2024 Common Stock 250,000 $ 1.36 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CORBETT JAMES
C/O ALPHATEC SPINE
5818 EL CAMINO REAL
CARLSBAD, CA 92008
  X     President and CEO  

Signatures

/s/ Ebun S. Garner, Esq., Attorney-in-fact 05/08/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The shares vest over four years, with 25% of such shares vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, provided that the total shareholder return for a $100 investment in the Company's common stock that was invested one year prior to the applicable vesting date is no less than the median total shareholder return over such period of $100 invested in the Company's executive compensation peer group, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion (the "Performance Criteria").
(2) The options vest over four years, with 25% of such options vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 75% of such options vesting in 12 tranches each three month period thereafter.
(3) The options vest over four years, with 25% vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, but only if the Performance Criteria is met.

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