| 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 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 04/14/2026 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC [ ALGN ] | |||||||||||||||
| 3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 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 | 937 | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (1) | (1) | Common Stock | 290 | $0.0001(2) | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units | (3) | (3) | Common Stock | 579 | $0.0001(2) | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units | (4) | (4) | Common Stock | 1,101 | $0.0001(2) | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units | (5) | (5) | Common Stock | 2,746 | $0.0001(2) | D | |
| Market Stock Units | (6) | (6) | Common Stock | 5,576 | $0.0001(2) | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On February 20, 2023, the reporting person received an award of 1,160 restricted stock units ("RSU"s), vesting 25% on each anniversary of the grant date. The remaining 290 unvested shares will vest in full on February 20, 2027, and shares will be delivered to the reporting person on such vesting date. |
| 2. Represents par value of ALGN common stock. |
| 3. On February 20, 2024, the reporting person received an award of 1,159 RSUs, vesting 25% on each anniversary of the grant date. The remaining 579 unvested shares will vest in equal installments on February 20, 2027 and February 20, 2028, and shares will be delivered to the reporting person on each such vesting date. |
| 4. On February 20, 2025, the reporting person received an award of 1,469 RSUs, vesting 25% on each anniversary of the grant date. The remaining 1,101 unvested shares will vest in equal installments on February 20, 2027, February 20, 2028 and February 20, 2029, and shares will be delivered to the reporting person on each such vesting date. |
| 5. On February 20, 2026, the reporting person received an award of 2,746 RSUs, vesting 25% on each anniversary of the grant date, and shares will be delivered to the reporting person on each such vesting date. |
| 6. Represents the number of shares which may be issued at target pursuant to the market stock units granted on February 20, 2026. If performance exceeds target, the maximum number of shares that may vest is 250% of the at target amount. Vesting, if any, of the market stock units occurs on the last day of the third year of the Performance Period (as defined in the market stock unit agreement). |
| Remarks: |
| The reporting person is Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources. Exhibit List- 24- Limited Power of Attorney |
| /s/ Julie Ann Coletti, Attorney-in-Fact for Jaime Holte Richardson | 04/14/2026 | |
| ** 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. | ||
| * Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26) | ||