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0001351044
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001058090
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
001-32731
610 NEWPORT CENTER DR
SUITE 1100
NEWPORT BEACH
CA
92660
949-524-4000
Baldocchi Albert S
Director
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
1000
2650000.00
27421169
02/09/2024
NYSE
Common
03/25/1997
Equity Compensation
Issuer
N
1000
03/25/1997
Equity Compensation
Y
750 shares sold from AAB Revocable Trust. Albert Baldocchi Trustee 250 shares sold from Three Day Weekend LLC. Albert Baldocchi Agent
02/09/2024
Albert Baldocchi