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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 * VON MENTZER PER   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Container Store Group, Inc. [TCS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO OF ELFA (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC., 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/06/2013 (Street) COPPELL, TX 75019 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 12% Senior Cumulative Preferred Stock 11/06/2013   D   35 (1) D $ 0 0 D   Common Stock 11/06/2013   A   1,944 (2) A $ 0 3,708 (2) D   12% Junior Cumulative Preferred Stock 11/06/2013   D   35 (1) D $ 0 0 D   Common Stock 11/06/2013   A   3,356 (2) A $ 0 7,064 (2) D   Common Stock 11/06/2013   P   25,000 A $ 18 32,064 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
VON MENTZER PER C/O THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC. 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY COPPELL, TX 75019			CEO OF ELFA

Signatures

/s/ Joan Manson, Attorney-in-Fact for Per von Mentzer		11/07/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As more fully described in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-191465) (the "Registration Statement"), in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering (the "Offering"), upon the closing of the Offering, each outstanding share of 12% Senior Cumulative Preferred Stock ("Senior Preferred Stock") and 12% Junior Cumulative Preferred Stock ("Junior Preferred Stock" and, collectively with Senior Preferred Stock, the "Preferred Stock") were exchanged (the "Preferred Stock Exchange") for a number of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer determined by dividing (a) the liquidation preference amount of such Preferred Stock by (b) with respect to the Senior Preferred Stock, the initial public offering price of $18.00 and, with respect to the Junior Preferred Stock, the Junior Preferred Stock Exchange Price (as defined in the Registration Statement).
(2)	Prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering the Issuer effected a one (1) to 5.88046593587358 forward split of its Common Stock (the "Stock Split"). The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock reported in this line item reflects the Preferred Stock Exchange and the Stock Split and any fractional share adjustments.

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