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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 * Hartung Jack   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC [CMG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1401 WYNKOOP STREET, SUITE 500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/18/2013 (Street) DENVER, CO 80202 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 10/18/2013   A(1)   20,000 A $ 0 39,782 D   Common Stock 10/18/2013   F(2)   9,390 D $ 439.07 30,392 D   Common Stock               148 I By minor children

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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

2011 Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 268.73

02/11/2013(3)

02/11/2018

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

2011 Performance SOSARs

$ 268.73

02/11/2013

02/11/2018

Common Stock

12,500

12,500

D

2012 Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 371.63

02/06/2014(4)

02/06/2019

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

2013 Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 318.45

02/07/2015(5)

02/07/2020

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hartung Jack 1401 WYNKOOP STREET, SUITE 500 DENVER, CO 80202			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Michael McGawn, as attorney-in-fact		10/18/2013
**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)	Shares were acquired in connection with certification by the Compensation Committee of Chipotle's Board of Directors that performance criteria relating to an award of performance shares were satisfied at the Maximum Level, based on Chipotle's achievement of in excess of a level of cumulative total cash flow from operations specified in the award agreement.
(2)	Represents shares of stock withheld to cover tax obligations in connection with the vesting of performance shares described above.
(3)	12,500 of the 2011 Stock Appreciation Rights remain unvested as of the date hereof, and are scheduled to vest on February 11, 2014, subject to possible acceleration of vesting.
(4)	The 2012 Stock Appreciation Rights vest in equal installments on February 6, 2014 and February 6, 2015, subject to possible acceleration of vesting.
(5)	The 2013 Stock Appreciation Rights vest in equal installments on February 7, 2015 and February 7, 2016, subject to possible acceleartion of vesting.

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