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 *
  AROLA KENNETH
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC [ALGN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC., 881 MARTIN AVE.
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP,Finance and CFO
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SANTA CLARA, CA 95050
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)
Common Stock 1,678
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
Right to buy (Common Stock) (1) 08/01/2006 08/01/2015 Common Stock 72,000 $ 6.56 D  
Right to Buy (Common Stock) (1) 02/24/2007 02/24/2016 Common Stock 20,000 $ 8.38 D  
Right to Buy (Common Stock) (1) 02/20/2008 02/20/2017 Common Stock 18,500 $ 17.88 D  
Restricted Stock Units   (2)   (2) Common Stock 3,375 $ 0.0001 (3) D  
Restricted Stock Units   (4)   (4) Common Stock 6,161 $ 0.0001 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
AROLA KENNETH
C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC.
881 MARTIN AVE.
SANTA CLARA, CA 95050
      VP,Finance and CFO  

Signatures

Kenneth Arola 12/18/2007
**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) Represents an option in which 25% of the shares subject to the option become vested and exercisable one year after the date of grant and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option become vested and exercisable each month thereafter.
(2) 1/4th of the restricted stock units vested and became exercisable on February 24, 2007, and 1/16th of the restricted stock units will vest each quarter thereafter. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person following each vest date.
(3) Represents the par value per share of ALGN Common Stock
(4) 1/4th of the restricted stock units will vest on February 20, 2008, and 1/16th of the restricted stock units will vest each quarter thereafter. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person following each vest date.

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