Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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) 5818 EL CAMINO REAL	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/12/2016
(Street) CARLSBAD, CA 92009 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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
Common Stock - Restricted Stock Units   (1)	12/12/2016		A		40000   (2)	A	$0	48545   (3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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	$4.43	12/12/2016		A		40000		12/12/2017   (4)	12/12/2026	Common Stock	40000.0	$4.43   (5)	77514	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The RSUs vest annually with 25% vesting on the anniversary of the grant date, and 25% vesting each anniversary thereafter.
( 2)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock.
( 3)	Does not include performance-based restricted stock units, if any, held by the Reporting Person for which an assessment has not yet been made regarding the achievement of the applicable performance goals.
( 4)	The options vest over four years with 25% vesting on the anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting in 36 installments each month thereafter.
( 5)	Exercise price per share.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Garner Ebun 5818 EL CAMINO REAL CARLSBAD, CA 92009			General Counsel and SVP

Signatures
/s/ Ebun S. Garner		12/16/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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