Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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 *
Anderman Sigmund
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ELLIE MAE INC [ELLI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ELLIE MAE, INC., 4155 HOPYARD ROAD, SUITE 200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2014
(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 12/29/2014   G(1)   200,000 D $ 0 269,837 I See Footnote (2)
Common Stock 12/29/2014   G(1)   100,000 A $ 0 100,000 I See Footnote (3)
Common Stock 12/29/2014   G(1)   100,000 A $ 0 100,000 I See Footnote (4)
Common Stock               176,250 D  
Common Stock               10,000 I by 401(k) Plan

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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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 40.32 12/31/2014   A   76,648     (5) 12/31/2024 Common Stock 76,648 $ 0 76,648 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 40.33 01/05/2015   A   71,648     (6) 01/05/2025 Common Stock 71,648 $ 0 71,648 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Anderman Sigmund
C/O ELLIE MAE, INC.
4155 HOPYARD ROAD, SUITE 200
PLEASANTON, CA 94588
  X     Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ LeeAnn Linck, Attorney-in-Fact for Sigmund Anderman   01/05/2015
**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) The transactions in the Issuer's Common Stock reported herein were share transfers for no consideration from Sigmund Anderman TR DTD 3/3/2006 Sigmund and Susan Anderman Family Trust, for which the Reporing Person is trustee (the "Family Trust").
(2) The shares are directly held by the Family Trust.
(3) The shares are directly held by Sigmund Anderman TTEE Sigmund Anderman 2014 GRAT U/A DTD 12/12/2014.
(4) The shares are directly held by Susan Anderman TTEE Susan Anderman 2014 GRAT U/A DTD 12/12/2014.
(5) Option vests with respect to 25% of the shares subject thereto on December 31, 2015, with 1/48th of the shares vesting monthly thereafter, such that the option will be fully vested and exercisable on December 31, 2018.
(6) Option vests with respect to 25% of the shares subject thereto on January 5, 2016, with 1/48th of the shares vesting monthly thereafter, such that the option will be fully vested and exercisable on January 5, 2019.

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