SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(RULE 13d - 102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2
(Amendment No.___)*
Ellie Mae Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
28849P100
(CUSIP Number)
August 6, 2013
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
[ ]Rule 13d-1(b)
[x]Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ]Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
(Continued on the Following Pages)
(Page 1 of 14 Pages)
1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Shannon River Partners, LP
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5.SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6.SHARED VOTING POWER
68,744
7.SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8.SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
68,744
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
68,744
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.26%
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Shannon River Master Fund LP
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5.SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6.SHARED VOTING POWER
669,685
7.SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8.SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
669,685
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
669,685
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
2.53%
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Doonbeg Master Fund, LP
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5.SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6.SHARED VOTING POWER
704,743
7.SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8.SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
704,743
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
704,743
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
2.66%
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Shannon River Fund Management LLC
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5.SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6.SHARED VOTING POWER
68,744
7.SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8.SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
68,744
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
68,744
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.26%
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Shannon River Capital Management, LLC
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5.SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6.SHARED VOTING POWER
68,744
7.SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8.SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
68,744
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
68,744
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.26%
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Shannon River Global Management LLC
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5.SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6.SHARED VOTING POWER
669,685
7.SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8.SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
669,685
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
669,685
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
2.53%
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Doonbeg Global Management LLC
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5.SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6.SHARED VOTING POWER
704,743
7.SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8.SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
704,743
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
704,743
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
2.66%
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Spencer Waxman
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5.SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6.SHARED VOTING POWER
1,443,172
7.SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8.SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,443,172
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,443,172
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.45%
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
This report reflects the shares of Common Stock (as defined below) beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons (as defined below) as of August 6, 2013.
ITEM 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Ellie Mae Inc. (the "Issuer").
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
4155 Hopyard Road, Suite 200
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing:
The names of the persons filing this statement on Schedule 13G (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) are:
● Shannon River Partners, LP (the “Shannon River Partners Fund”),
● Shannon River Master Fund LP (the “Shannon River Master Fund”),
● Doonbeg Master Fund, LP (the “Doonbeg Fund”),
● Shannon River Fund Management LLC (“SR Management LLC”),
● Shannon River Capital Management, LLC (SR Capital Management”),
● Shannon River Global Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("SR Global Management"),
● Doonbeg Global Management LLC (“Doonbeg Management”), and
● Spencer Waxman, a United States citizen (“Mr. Waxman).
SR Management LLC, SR Capital Management, SR Global Management and Doonbeg Management are management entities under common control.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
The principal business address for each of the Reporting Persons is 850 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
The Shannon River Partners Fund is a Delaware limited partnership.
Each of the SR Management LLC, SR Capital Management, SR Global Management and Doonbeg Management is a Delaware limited liability company.
Each of the Shannon River Master Fund and the Doonbeg Fund is a Cayman Islands limited partnership.
Mr. Waxman is a United States citizen.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, $.0001 par value (the "Common Stock").
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 28849P100
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially owned by all reporting persons: 1,443,172 shares
(b) Percent of class: 5.45% shares of the outstanding Common Stock
(c) Number of shares as to which the reporting persons have:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,443,172 shares
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 1,443,172 shares
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following
[ ].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
See Exhibit B attached hereto.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information with respect to it set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.
Dated: August 13, 2013
SHANNON RIVER PARTNERS, LP
By: Shannon River Management LLC, General Partner
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
SHANNON RIVER MASTER FUND LP
By: Shannon River Management LLC, General Partner
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
DOONBEG MASTER FUND, LP
By: Shannon River Management LLC, General Partner
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
SHANNON RIVER FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
SHANNON RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
SHANNON RIVER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
DOONBEG GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
/s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman
EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Common Stock of Ellie Mae Inc. dated August 13, 2013 is, and any further amendments thereto signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of the undersigned pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Dated: August 13, 2013
SHANNON RIVER PARTNERS, LP
By: Shannon River Management LLC, General Partner
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
SHANNON RIVER MASTER FUND LP
By: Shannon River Management LLC, General Partner
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
DOONBEG MASTER FUND, LP
By: Shannon River Management LLC, General Partner
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
SHANNON RIVER FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
SHANNON RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
SHANNON RIVER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
DOONBEG GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman, Managing Member
/s/ Spencer Waxman
Spencer Waxman
EXHIBIT B
IDENTIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Shannon River Partners
Shannon River Master Fund LP
Doonbeg Master Fund, LP
Shannon River Fund Management LLC
Shannon River Capital Management, LLC
Shannon River Global Management LLC
Doonbeg Global Management LLC
Spencer Waxman