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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   HGP LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/02/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Alphatec Holdings, Inc. [ATEC] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HEALTHPOINTCAPITAL, 505 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 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) Series B Preferred Stock 4,000,000 I See Footnote (1) Common Stock 3 I See Footnote (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 B Common Stock	  (2)	  (3)	Common Stock	3,258,664	$ (3)	I	See Footnote (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HGP LLC C/O HEALTHPOINTCAPITAL 505 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Daren Graham, Esq., attorney in fact		06/02/2006
**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)	Such shares are owned by HealthpointCapital Partners, L.P., of which the Reporting Person is the general partner. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except as to the extent of its pecuniary interest in such shares.
(2)	Series B Common Stock is mandatorily convertible into common stock immediately prior to the closing of an IPO, a Qualified IPO, a Deemed Liquidation Event or the Put, each as defined in the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
(3)	There is no expiration date. The Series B Common Stock converts into common stock on a 3.57-for-1 basis, effective upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
  Remarks: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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