Limin Hu Form 4 ELLIE MAE / LIMIN HU ownership change

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^*

HU LIMIN

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ELLIE MAE, INC.

4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 500

(Street)

PLEASANTON CA 94588

(City) (State) (Zip)

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, CTO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/17/2016

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	02/17/2016(1)		S		300(2)	D	$74.1(3)	236,084	D
Common Stock	02/17/2016(1)		S		500(2)	D	$75.684(4)	235,584	D
Common Stock	02/17/2016(1)		S		616(2)	D	$76.87(5)	234,968	D
Common Stock	02/17/2016(1)		S		745(2)	D	$78.13(6)	234,223	D
Common Stock	02/17/2016(1)		S		1,207(2)	D	$79.3472(7)	233,016	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to the reporting person's Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

2. The reported shares represent 25% of the 2/5/14 and the 2/11/15 RSU grant which vested on 2/15/16; the remaining RSUs granted will vest in equal annual installments thereafter, until such time as the RSUs are 100% vested.

3. The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $73.7800 to $74.2600, 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 Form 4.

4. The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $75.4100 to $75.9200, 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 Form 4.

5. The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $76.6800 to $77.3200, 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 Form 4.

6. The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $77.8500 to $78.6000, 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 Form 4.

7. The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $78.9300 to $79.7700, 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 Form 4.

	/s/ Limin Hu	02/19/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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