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0001628588
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001058090
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC.
001-32731
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1100
NEWPORT BEACH
CA
92660
949-524-4000
BRIAN NICCOL
Officer
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
1868
3735813.20
27611604
04/26/2023
NYSE
Common
04/26/2023
STOCK OPTIONS
Issuer
N
1868
04/26/2023
Cash
N
BRIAN NICCOL
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1100
NEWPORT BEACH
CA
92660
Common
04/03/2023
1023
1733985.00
BRIAN NICCOL
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1100
NEWPORT BEACH
CA
92660
Common
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991
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BRIAN NICCOL
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1100
NEWPORT BEACH
CA
92660
Common
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610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1100
NEWPORT BEACH
CA
92660
Common
02/09/2023
2193
3581419.00
04/26/2023
02/09/2023
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