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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * HEDGE LEN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC [ALGN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Business Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC., 2560 ORCHARD PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/18/2012 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95131 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/18/2012 02/18/2012 C   5,600 A $ 0 36,388 D   Common Stock 02/18/2012 02/18/2012 F   2,615 D $ 27.22 33,773 D   Common Stock 02/19/2012 02/19/2012 C   5,000 A $ 0 38,773 D   Common Stock 02/19/2012 02/19/2012 F   2,065 D $ 27.22 36,708 D   Common Stock 02/20/2012 02/20/2012 C   5,532 A $ 0 42,240 D   Common Stock 02/20/2012 02/20/2012 F   2,030 D $ 27.22 40,210 D   Common Stock 02/21/2012 02/21/2012 M   5,000 A $ 7.35 45,210 D   Common Stock 02/21/2012 02/21/2012 S   5,000 D $ 27.511 (1) 40,210 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit	$ 0.0001 (2)	02/18/2012	02/18/2012	C			5,600	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	5,600	$ 0	11,200	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$ 0.0001 (2)	02/19/2012	02/19/2012	C			5,000	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	5,000	$ 0	10,000	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$ 0.0001 (2)	02/20/2012	02/20/2012	C			2,000	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	2,000	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$ 0.0001 (2)	02/20/2012	02/20/2012	C			3,532	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	3,532	$ 0	3,532	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$ 0.0001 (2)	02/20/2012	02/20/2012	A		24,000		(7)	(7)	Common Stock	24,000	$ 0	24,000	D
Market Stock Unit	$ 0.0001 (2)	02/20/2012	02/20/2012	A		36,000 (8)		(9)	(9)	Common Stock	36,000 (8)	$ 0	36,000 (8)	D
Right to Buy (Common Stock)	$ 7.35	02/21/2012	02/21/2012	M			5,000	02/22/2006	02/22/2015	Common Stock	5,000	$ 0	24,000	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HEDGE LEN C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC. 2560 ORCHARD PARKWAY SAN JOSE, CA 95131			SVP, Business Operations

Signatures

/s/ Roger E. George Atty-In-Fact for Len Hedge		02/22/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $27.50 to $27.55, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Align Technology, Inc., any security holder of Align Technology, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(2)	Represents par value of ALGN common stock.
(3)	1/4th of the restricted stock unit granted on February 18, 2011became vested on February 18, 2012 and shares were delivered to reporting person on February 21, 2012. The restricted stock unit will continue to vest annually and shares will be delivered to reporting person on each vest date.
(4)	1/4th of the restricted stock unit granted on February 19, 2010 became vested on February 19, 2012 and shares were delivered to reporting person on February 21, 2012. The restricted stock unit will continue to vest annually and shares will be delivered to reporting person on each vest date.
(5)	1/4th of the restricted stock unit granted on February 20, 2008 became vested on February 20, 2012 and shares were delivered to reporting person on February 21, 2012.
(6)	1/4th of the restricted stock unit granted on February 20, 2009 became vested on February 20, 2012 and shares were delivered to reporting person on February 21, 2012. The restricted stock unit will continue to vest annually and shares will be delivered to reporting person on each vest date.
(7)	1/4th of the restricted stock unit will become vested one year after the date of grant and 1/4th of the restricted stock unit will vest annually thereafter. Shares will be delivered to reporting person on each vest date.
(8)	Represents the maximum number of shares which may be issued under the market stock unit. The actual number of shares to be issued on each vest date will depend on the Issuer's stock price performance as compared to the NASDAQ Composite Index Performance calculated as of the vest date.
(9)	100% of the shares which may be issued under the market stock unit will vest on the last day of the third year of the Performance Period (as defined in the market stock unit agreement).

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