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 *
  WOODS WARD W JR
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/19/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. [ATEC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ALPHATEC SPINE, INC., 5818 EL CAMINO REAL		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
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)
Common Stock 113,003
I
Shares owned by Woods 1994 Family Partnership, LP. (1)

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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
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock   (2)   (2) Common Stock 386,997 $ 0 I Shares owned by Woods 1994 Family Partnership, LP. (1)
Warrants (right to buy)   (3)   (3) Common Stock 500,000 $ 2 I Shares owned by Woods 1994 Family Partnership, LP. (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WOODS WARD W JR
C/O ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.
5818 EL CAMINO REAL
CARLSBAD, CA 92008		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Ward W. Woods 01/29/2018
**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) Reporting Person is President of North Hailey Corporation, which is the general partner and managing member of Woods 1994 Family Partnership, LP.
(2) Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has no expiration date and is convertible into 500 shares of the Issuer's common stock following the date that shareholders approve such conversion, which approval was obtained on June 15, 2017.
(3) Each Warrant is exercisable for 1 share of the issuer's common stock for a period of five years following that date that shareholder approval is obtained, which approval was obtained on June 15, 2017.

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