Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
O'Neill Michael
  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)
CFO and Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ALPHATEC SPINE, INC., 5818 EL CAMINO REAL
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/21/2013
(Street)

CARLSBAD, CA 92075
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 $ 2.23 06/21/2013   A   100,000   07/11/2013(5) 10/11/2020 Common Stock 100,000 $ 2.23 (1) 350,000 D  
Incentive Stock Option $ 1.72             01/04/2014(4) 01/04/2023 Common Stock 125,000   250,000 D  
NQ Stock Option $ 2.05             12/19/2013(3) 12/19/2019 Common Stock 25,000 (2)   125,000 D  
Incentive Stock Option $ 2.23             10/11/2011 10/11/2020 Common Stock 100,000   100,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
O'Neill Michael
C/O ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.
5818 EL CAMINO REAL
CARLSBAD, CA 92075
      CFO and Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Ebun S. Garner, Esq., Attorney-in-fact   06/25/2013
**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) This option grant was made after the holder agreed to forfeit 25,000 options granted to him on August 1, 2011. This transaction is described in greater detail in a Schedule TO that the issuer filed with the SEC on December 19, 2012.
(3) The shares vest over three years with one third vesting on the first anniversary of the date of issuance, and the remaining two thirds vesting in eight tranches each three months thereafter.
(4) The options vest over four years with 25% vesting on the anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 75% vesting in 12 tranches every three months thereafter.
(5) 62.5% of the options are vested on the date of grant. An additional 6.25% vests on July 11, 2013 and each three months thereafter.

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