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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SHARBUTT DAVID E (Last) (First) (Middle) 5225 S LOOP 289 (Street) LUBBOCK TX 79424 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALAMOSA HOLDINGS INC [ APCS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2006
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/01/2006		D(1)		1,382,957(2)	D	$18.75	0	D

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$0.376	02/01/2006		D		158,086		(3)	10/01/2012	Common Stock	158,086	(3)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.52	02/01/2006		D		250,000		(4)	10/01/2013	Common Stock	250,000	(4)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.01	02/01/2006		D		100,000		(5)	01/01/2014	Common Stock	100,000	(5)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$5.58	02/01/2006		D		112,500		(6)	02/02/2014	Common Stock	112,500	(6)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.45	02/01/2006		D		212,500		(7)	07/01/2014	Common Stock	212,500	(7)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$12.35	02/01/2006		D		16,194		(8)	01/03/2015	Common Stock	16,194	(8)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$12.35	02/01/2006		D		63,806		(9)	01/03/2015	Common Stock	63,806	(9)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$17	02/01/2006		D		1,455,000		(10)	01/06/2009	Common Stock	1,455,000	(10)	0	I	See footnote(11)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of pursuant to a merger agreement between Issuer and Sprint Nextel Corporation in exchange for a cash payment representing the $18.75 per common share merger consideration.

2. Includes holdings of 145,396 in the Issuer's ESPP and 21,256 in the Issuer's 401(k) Plan.

3. This option, which was fully vested as of 11/1/04, was cancelled pursuant to the merger in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $18.75 per common share merger consideration.

4. This option, which was fully vested as of 10/01/03, was cancelled pursuant to the merger in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $18.75 per common share merger consideration.

5. This option, which was fully vested as of 7/1/04, was cancelled pursuant to the merger in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $18.75 per common share merger consideration.

6. This option, which was fully vested as of 8/2/04, was cancelled pursuant to the merger in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $18.75 per common share merger consideration.

7. This option, which was fully vested as of 1/1/05, was cancelled pursuant to the merger in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $18.75 per common share merger consideration.

8. This option, which provided for esting at 3% per month beginning 1/3/05, was cancelled pursuant to the merger in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $18.75 per common share merger consideration.

9. This option, which provided for esting at 3% per month beginning 1/3/05, was cancelled pursuant to the merger in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $18.75 per common share merger consideration.

10. This option, which was fully vested as of 9/30/02, was cancelled pursuant to the merger in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $18.75 per common share merger consideration.

11. Beneficially owned by Five S Ltd. Reporting person is a limited partner of Five S Ltd. and President of Sharbutt, Inc., the general partner of Five S Ltd.

Remarks:

	Melinda Wheatley, Attorney in Fact	02/02/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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