Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  WSHP Biologics Holdings, LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/16/2013
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RTI SURGICAL, INC. [RTIX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2800
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60606
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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)

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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
Series A Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 11,389,521 (2) $ 4.39 (3) (4) D (5)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WSHP Biologics Holdings, LLC
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2800
CHICAGO, IL 60606
    X    
WATER STREET HEALTHCARE PARTNERS II LP
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2800
CHICAGO, IL 60606
    X    
WATER STREET HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT II, LP
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2800
CHICAGO, IL 60606
    X    
WATER STREET HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, LLC
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2800
CHICAGO, IL 60606
    X    

Signatures

WSHP BIOLOGICS HOLDINGS, LLC , By: /s/ Jeffrey Holway, Name: Jeffrey Holway, Its: Authorized Signatory 07/24/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

WATER STREET HEALTHCARE PARTNERS II, L.P., By: Water Street Healthcare Management II, L.P., Its: General Partner, By: Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLC , Its: General Partner., By: /s/Jeffrey Holway, Name: Jeffrey Holway, Its: Authorized Signatory 07/24/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

WATER STREET HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT II, L.P., By: Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLC, Its: General Partner, By: /s/Jeffery Holway, Name: Jeffrey Holway, Its: Authorized Signatory 07/24/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

WATER STREET HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, LLC, By:/s/Jeffrey Holway, Name: Jeffrey Holway, Its: Authorized Signatory 07/24/2013
**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) The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into Common Stock after the satisfaction of specified conditions, including a vote of the shareholders to approve the transaction. The Series A Preferred Stock is subject to the terms and conditions of that certain Investment Agreement by and between RTI Surgical, Inc. (the "Company") and WSHP Biologics Holdings, LLC, dated as of June 12, 2013, and that certain Certificate of Designation governing the Series A Preferred Stock, dated as of July 16, 2013 (the "Certificate").
(2) WSHP Biologics Holdings, LLC is the direct owner of 50,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which are convertible at the current conversion price of $4.39 into approximately 11,389,521 shares of Common Stock.
(3) The conversion price of shares of Series A Preferred Stock is initially set at $4.39 per share. Pursuant to the Certificate, if at any time after the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with the Certificate is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock, without consideration or for consideration per share less than the conversion price in effect for the Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to such deemed or actual issuance or sale, then immediately upon such deemed or actual issuance or sale, the conversion price will be reduced (and in no event increased) to a conversion price equal to the quotient determined by dividing: (i) the sum of (1) the product derived by multiplying the conversion price in effect immediately prior to such deemed or actual issuance or sale by the number of shares of Common Stock deemed outstanding
(4) immediately prior to such deemed or actual issuance or sale, plus (2) the aggregate consideration, if any, received by the Company upon such actual or deemed issuance or sale; by (ii) the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock deemed outstanding immediately prior to such deemed or actual issuance or sale plus (2) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock actually or deemed to be issued or sold by the Company in such issuance or sale. Pursuant to the Certificate, issuances of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, upon exercise of any options outstanding on the Series A Preferred Stock issue date and a specified number of additional shares issuable upon exercise of options granted after the Series A Preferred issue date will be excluded from the anti-dilution protection.
(5) The Series A Preferred Stock is held directly by WSHP Biologics Holdings, LLC. The managing member of WSHP Biologics Holdings, LLC is Water Street Healthcare Partners II, L.P., whose sole general partner is Water Street Healthcare Management II, L.P. The sole general partner of Water Street Healthcare Management II, L.P. is Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLC. Each of Water Street Healthcare Partners II, L.P., Water Street Healthcare Management II, L.P. and Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLC has disclaimed beneficial ownership of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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