Steve Ells Form 4 CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL / Steve Ells 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^*

Ells Steve

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1401 WYNKOOP STREET, SUITE 500

(Street)

DENVER

80202

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC [ CMG ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman & Co-CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/18/2015

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	05/18/2015		M⁽¹⁾		5,000	A	$318.45	124,633	D
Common Stock	05/18/2015		M⁽¹⁾		12,500	A	$371.63	137,133	D
Common Stock	05/18/2015		F⁽¹⁾		10,397	D	$600	126,736	D
Common Stock	05/18/2015		S⁽¹⁾		2,346	D	$631.77	124,390	D
Common Stock	05/18/2015		S⁽¹⁾		2,757	D	$631.66⁽²⁾	121,633	D
Common Stock	05/18/2015		S⁽¹⁾		2,000	D	$633.16⁽³⁾	119,633	D
Common Stock	05/19/2015		M⁽¹⁾		17,500	A	$318.45	137,133	D
Common Stock	05/19/2015		F⁽¹⁾		9,289	D	$600	127,844	D
Common Stock	05/19/2015		S⁽¹⁾		6,713	D	$635.2⁽⁴⁾	121,131	D
Common Stock	05/19/2015		S⁽¹⁾		1,398	D	$636.03⁽⁵⁾	119,733	D
Common Stock	05/19/2015		S⁽¹⁾		100	D	$636.93	119,633	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		M⁽¹⁾		17,500	A	$318.45	137,133	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		F⁽¹⁾		9,289	D	$600	127,844	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		S⁽¹⁾		1,260	D	$628.43⁽⁶⁾	126,584	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		S⁽¹⁾		1,551	D	$629.95⁽⁷⁾	125,033	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		S⁽¹⁾		2,000	D	$630.65⁽⁸⁾	123,033	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		S⁽¹⁾		900	D	$631.72⁽⁹⁾	122,133	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		S⁽¹⁾		497	D	$633.18⁽¹⁰⁾	121,636	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		S⁽¹⁾		2,003	D	$634.74⁽¹¹⁾	119,633	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		S		1,264	D	$627.77⁽¹²⁾	118,369	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		S		2,348	D	$628.41⁽¹³⁾	116,021	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		S		1,171	D	$629.8⁽¹⁴⁾	114,850	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		S		4,107	D	$630.72⁽¹⁵⁾	110,743	D
Common Stock	05/20/2015		S		3,610	D	$631.82⁽¹⁶⁾	107,133	D
Common Stock								12,519	I	Ells Dynasty Trust Holdings LLC
Common Stock								99,740	I	Ells DE Trust Holdings LLC

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)
2013 Performance SOSARs	$318.45	05/18/2015		M⁽¹⁾		5,000		02/07/2015	02/07/2020	Common Stock	5,000	$0.00	32,500	D
2012 Performance SOSARs	$371.63	05/18/2015		M⁽¹⁾		12,500		02/06/2015	02/06/2019	Common Stock	12,500	$0.00	0	D
2013 Stock Appreciation Rights	$318.45	05/19/2015		M⁽¹⁾		17,500		02/07/2015⁽¹⁷⁾	02/07/2020	Common Stock	17,500	$0.00	57,500	D
2013 Stock Appreciation Rights	$318.45	05/20/2015		M⁽¹⁾		17,500		02/07/2015⁽¹⁷⁾	02/07/2020	Common Stock	17,500	$0.00	40,000	D
2014 Stock Appreciation Rights	$543.2							02/03/2016⁽¹⁸⁾	02/03/2021	Common Stock	87,500		87,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These stock appreciation rights exercises and sales were executed under the terms of a Sales Plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $631.26 to $632.04 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price

3. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $633.00 to $633.25 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price

4. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sale prices ranged from $634.75 to $635.72 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

5. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sale prices ranged from $635.80 to $636.61 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

6. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $628.04 to $629.00 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

7. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $629.29 to $630.26 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

8. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $630.31 to $631.29 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

9. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $631.36 to $632.06 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

10. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $632.75 to $633.61 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

11. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $634.00 to $634.74 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

12. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $627.10 to $628.09 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

13. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $628.18 to $629.00 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

14. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $629.23 to $630.02 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

15. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $630.04 to $631.01 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

16. Reflects a weighted-average price. Actual sales prices ranged from $631.11 to $632.01 per share. The filing person undertakes to furnish to the issuer, any requesting shareholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission complete information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

17. 37,500 of the 2013 Stock Appreciation Rights are scheduled to vest on February 7, 2015, subject to possible acceleration of vesting.

18. The 2014 Stock Appreciation Rights are scheduled to vest in equal installments on February 3, 2016 and February 3, 2017, subject to possible acceleration of vesting.

Remarks:

	Michael M. McGawn, attorney-in-fact	05/20/2015
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Steve Ells Form 4CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL / Steve Ells ownership change