Ellie Mae Files 10-K

Ellie Mae® (NYSE Amex: ELLI), a leading provider of on-demand, enterprise level automation solutions for the residential mortgage industry, today announced the filing of its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2012. A copy of the Form 10-K is available to be viewed or downloaded on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at ir.elliemae.com.

Upon request, the Company will send a copy of its 10-K filing to investors, free of charge. Requests should be sent to [e-mail], or by calling 925-227-7079.

About Ellie Mae

Ellie Mae, Inc. is a leading provider of on-demand automation solutions for the mortgage industry. The Company offers an end-to-end solution, delivered using a Software-as-a-Service model, that serves as the core operating system for mortgage originators and spans customer relationship management, loan origination and business management. The Company also hosts the Ellie Mae Network™ that allows mortgage professionals to conduct electronic business transactions with the lenders and settlement service providers they work with to process and fund loans. The Company's offerings include the Encompass®, Encompass360® and DataTrac® mortgage management software systems.

Ellie Mae was founded in 1997 and is based in Pleasanton, California. To learn more about Ellie Mae, visit www.EllieMae.com or call 877.355.4362.

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