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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CHILDS JEFFREY J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ulta Beauty, Inc. [ULTA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Human Resources Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 REMINGTON BLVD, SUITE 120 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/29/2018 (Street) BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440 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 03/29/2018   A   1,330 (1) A $ 0 9,999 D   Common Stock 03/29/2018   A   535 (2) A $ 0 10,534 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

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 204.27

03/29/2018

A

5,450

(3)

03/29/2028

Common Stock

5,450

$ 0

5,450

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CHILDS JEFFREY J 1000 REMINGTON BLVD SUITE 120 BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440			Chief Human Resources Officer

Signatures

/s/ Jodi J. Caro, as attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey J. Childs		04/02/2018
**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)	Represents 1,330 performance-based restricted share units, which were awarded on March 25, 2016 under the Amended and Restated Ulta Beauty, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan. Each performance-based restricted share unit represents the right to one share of common stock, which vested based on satisfaction of certain performance goals and a time-based service vesting restriction which lapses on March 15, 2019, subject to continued employment. The Company's compensation committee certified on March 29, 2018 that the performance vesting goals were satisfied.
(2)	Represents a grant of 535 restricted stock units, each representing one share of common stock, vesting 100% on March 15, 2021.
(3)	The options, representing a right to purchase a total of 5,450 shares of common stock, vesting in 25% annual increments beginning March 15, 2019 and each anniversary thereafter through March 15, 2022.

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