SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

HOGAN JOSEPH M

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

410 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 1300

(Street)

TEMPE

85288

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC [ ALGN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/20/2026		M		40,248	A	$0	225,377⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	02/20/2026		F		16,107	D	$190.02	209,270	D
Common Stock								55,267	I	See Footnote⁽²⁾
Common Stock								1,500	I	See Footnote⁽³⁾

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.0001⁽⁴⁾	02/20/2026		A		19,144		⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	19,144	$0	19,144	D
Market Stock Unit	$0.0001⁽⁴⁾	02/20/2026		A		44,670		⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	44,670	$0	44,670	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.0001⁽⁴⁾	02/20/2026		M			3,961	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	3,961	$0	11,882	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.0001⁽⁴⁾	02/20/2026		M			1,865	⁽⁸⁾	⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock	1,865	$0	0	D
Market Stock Unit	$0.0001⁽⁴⁾	02/20/2026		M			27,353	⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	27,353	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.0001⁽⁴⁾	02/20/2026		M			3,672	⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽¹⁰⁾	Common Stock	3,672	$0	3,672	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.0001⁽⁴⁾	02/20/2026		M			3,397	⁽¹¹⁾	⁽¹¹⁾	Common Stock	3,397	$0	6,794	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 184 shares acquired on January 30, 2026 under the ALGN Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

2. Shares are held by the Hogan 2025 GRAT, for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee.

3. These securities are held directly by the spouse of the reporting person. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

4. Represents par value of ALGN common stock.

5. 1/4th of the restricted stock unit granted on February 20, 2026 will become vested on February 20, 2027 and shares will be delivered to reporting person on such date. 1/4th of restricted stock unit will vest annually thereafter and shares will be delivered to reporting person on such vest date.

6. Represents the number of shares which may be issued at target under the market stock unit. 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 unit occurs on the last day of the third year of the Performance Period (as defined in the market stock unit agreement).

7. 1/4th of the restricted stock unit granted on February 20, 2025 became vested on February 20, 2026 and shares were delivered to reporting person on such grant date. 1/4th of the restricted stock unit will continue to vest annually and shares will be delivered to reporting person on each such vest date.

8. 1/4th of the restricted stock unit granted on February 20, 2022 became vested on February 20, 2026 and shares were delivered to reporting person on such grant date.

9. The market stock unit granted on February 20, 2023 became vested on February 20, 2026 and shares were delivered to reporting person on such vest date.

10. 1/4th of the restricted stock unit granted on February 20, 2023 became vested on February 20, 2026 and shares were delivered to reporting person on such grant date. 1/4th of the restricted stock unit will continue to vest annually and shares will be delivered to reporting person on each such vest date.

11. 1/4th of the restricted stock unit granted on February 20, 2024 became vested on February 20, 2026 and shares were delivered to reporting person on such grant date. 1/4th of the restricted stock unit will continue to vest annually and shares will be delivered to reporting person on each such vest date.

	/s/ Julie Ann Coletti, Attorney-in-Fact for Joseph Hogan	02/24/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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President and CEO Hogan Joseph M converted options into 40,248 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 16,107 shares, increasing direct ownership by 13% to 209,270 units (SEC Form 4)