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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BROWN BRIAN E.   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 and General Counsel (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   7,598 (1) A $ 0 26,660 D   Common Stock 03/01/2019(2)   S   235 (3) D $ 99.52 26,425 D   Common Stock 03/01/2019   F   246 D $ 99.52 (4) 26,179 D   Common Stock 03/04/2019(2)   S   465 D $ 99.5 25,714 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
BROWN BRIAN E. C/O ELLIE MAE, INC. 4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 500 PLEASANTON, CA 94588			EVP and General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Brian Brown		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)	The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to the reporting person's Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
(3)	Represents 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).
(4)	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.

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