Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
TYRRELL JOSEPH P.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ELLIE MAE INC [ELLI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Strategy & Technology
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ELLIE MAE, INC., 4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 500
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2019
(Street)

PLEASANTON, CA 94588
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 03/01/2019   A   10,280 (1) A $ 0 39,242 D  
Common Stock 03/01/2019   F   555 D $ 99.52 (2) 38,687 D  
Common Stock 03/04/2019   S   563 (3) D $ 99.2746 (4) 38,124 (5) D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TYRRELL JOSEPH P.
C/O ELLIE MAE, INC.
4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 500
PLEASANTON, CA 94588
      EVP, Strategy & Technology  

Signatures

 /s/ Joseph Tyrrell   03/05/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Constitutes shares to be issued following the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors certification on March 1, 2019 of the achievement of performance goals under 2018 performance share awards. Shares of common stock will be issued on or about April 1, 2019 with 25% of the shares vesting on each of the date of issuance, March 1, 2020, March 1, 2021 and March 1, 2022, subject to continuous service through such dates.
(2) Represents shares of common stock withheld by the Issuer in payment of the withholding tax liability incurred upon the vesting of restricted stock. The amount of shares withheld is based on the closing price of ELLI on March 1, 2019.
(3) The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to the reporting person's Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
(4) The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $99.2000 to $99.3700, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Ellie Mae, Inc., any security holder of Ellie Mae, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(5) Includes 241 shares acquired by the Reporting Person on February 28, 2019 under the Issuer's employee stock purchase plan in a transaction exempt from the reporting requirements under Section 16(a).

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