Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  BROWN BRIAN E.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/10/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ELLIE MAE INC [ELLI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ELLIE MAE, INC., 4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 500		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, General Counsel
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PLEASANTON, CA 94588		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,530 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/18/2024 Common Stock 1,824 $ 29.96 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 05/07/2025 Common Stock 2,056 $ 61.46 D  

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		       SVP, General Counsel  

Signatures

/s/ Brian E. Brown 02/10/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The reported shares are represented by 2 restricted stock unit grants. The reporting person will have 417 shares vest on 2/15/16, 417 shares vest on 2/15/17, and 418 shares vest on 2/15/18. The second restricted stock unit grant will vest in substantially equal annual installments over 4 years; 569 shares will vest on 5/15/16, 569 shares will vest on 5/15/17, 570 shares will vest on 5/15/18 and 570 shares will vest on 5/15/19.
(2) Option vests with respect to 25% of the shares subject thereto on February 18, 2015, with 1/48th of the shares vesting monthly thereafter, such that the option will be fully vested and exercisable on February 18, 2018.
(3) Option vests with respect to 25% of the shares subject thereto on May 7, 2016, with 1/48th of the shares vesting monthly thereafter, such that the option will be fully vested and exercisable on May 7, 2019.

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