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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2005



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933


ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware   94-3267295
(State of Incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

881 Martin Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


Eldon M. Bullington
Chief Financial Officer
Align Technology, Inc.
881 Martin Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 470-1000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)


Copies to:

Chris Fennell, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
(650) 493-9300
  Roger E. George
General Counsel
Align Technology, Inc.
881 Martin Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 470-1000

APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENDMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: Not applicable

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DEREGISTRATION OF SHARES.

        The Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.333-109800) (the "Registration Statement") of Align Technology, Inc. ("Align"), pertaining to the registration of 9,578,943 shares of Align's common stock, to which this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 relates, was initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 2003.

        This Post-Effective Registration Statement No. 1 is being filed to deregister those shares that remain unsold under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof because Align's obligation to keep the Registration Statement effective has expired. By filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, Align hereby deregisters any such unsold shares and the Registration Statement is hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such shares.



SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Clara, State of California, on this 19th day of April, 2005.

    ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/  
ELDON M. BULLINGTON      
Eldon M. Bullington
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on this 19th day of April, 2005.

Signature
  Title
  Date

 

 

 

 

 
/s/  THOMAS M. PRESCOTT      
Thomas M. Prescott
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   April 19, 2005

/s/  
ELDON M. BULLINGTON      
Eldon M. Bullington

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

April 19, 2005

*

H. Kent Bowen

 

Director

 

April 19, 2005

*

David E. Collins

 

Director

 

April 19, 2005

*

Brian Dovey

 

Director

 

April 19, 2005

*

Joseph Lacob

 

Director

 

April 19, 2005
         

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*

Greg Santora

 

Director

 

April 19, 2005

*

Kelsey Wirth

 

Director

 

April 19, 2005


C. Raymond Larkin, Jr.

 

Director

 

 


Warren S. Thaler

 

Director

 

 

*By:

 

/s/  
ELDON M. BULLINGTON    

Eldon M. Bullington

 

Attorney-in-Fact

 

April 19, 2005

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