Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

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 * Richardson Jaime Holte 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/14/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC [ALGN] (Last) (First) (Middle) 410 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 1300 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) TEMPE, AZ 85288 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 937 D

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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
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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Richardson Jaime Holte 410 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD SUITE 1300 TEMPE, AZ 85288			See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Julie Ann Coletti, Attorney-in-Fact for Jaime Holte Richardson		04/14/2026
**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)	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

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