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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
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  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
  001-32731
  610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100
  Newport Beach
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  949-524-4000
  Curtis E. Garner
  Officer
  Common
  JP Morgan Securities LLC
  390 Madison Avenue
  6th Floor
  New York
  NY
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  4867
  10018573
  27589840
  05/04/2023
  NYSE
  Common
  02/08/2023
  Compensation
  Issuer
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  02/08/2023
  N/A
  Common
  12/31/2022
  Compensation
  Issuer
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  12/31/2022
  N/A
  Common
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  Compensation
  Issuer
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  06/30/2021
  N/A
  Common
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  Compensation
  Issuer
  N
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  C/o Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
  610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100
  Newport Beach
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  Common
  02/14/2023
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  2472150
  05/04/2023
  /s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for Curtis E. Garner