Tullis James L L Form 3 Alphatec / JAMES L L TULLIS ownership change

SEC Form 3

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:	3235-0104
Estimated average burden
hours per response:	0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

TULLIS JAMES L L

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.

5818 EL CAMINO REAL

(Street)

CARLSBAD CA 92008

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. [ ATEC ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
Common Stock	51,564	D
Common Stock	1,239,985	I	By Tullis Dickerson Capital Focus III, LP(1)
Common Stock	900,734	I	By Tullis Growth Fund, L.P.(1)

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: 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
Warrants (right to buy)	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	36,675	3.5	D
6% Convertible Promissory Note due 2019	03/09/2019	03/09/2019	Common Stock	15,531	3.22	D
Warrants (right to buy)	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	881,946	3.5	I	By Tullis Dickerson Capital Focus III, LP(1)
6% Convertible Promissory Note due 2019	03/09/2019	03/09/2019	Common Stock	373,493	3.22	I	By Tullis Dickerson Capital Focus III, LP(1)
Warrants (right to buy)	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	640,651	3.5	I	By Tullis Growth Fund, L.P.(1)
6% Convertible Promissory Note due 2019	03/09/2019	03/09/2019	Common Stock	271,307	3.22	I	By Tullis Growth Fund, L.P.(1)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. Each Warrant is exercisable for one share of the issuer's common stock for a period of five years following the date that stockholder approval is obtained.

	/s/ James L.L. Tullis	03/12/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* 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).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.