MCGLASHAN JR WILLIAM // INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MCGLASHAN JR WILLIAM E (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TPG GLOBAL, LLC 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) FORT WORTH TX 76102 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/21/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol  e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. [ ELF ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer  (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No securities beneficially owned(1)(2)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. William E. McGlashan, Jr. is a TPG Partner. TPG is affiliated with TPG elf Holdings, L.P. ("TPG elf Holdings"), which directly holds 17,337 shares of Common Stock of e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (the "Issuer") and 84,828.419 shares of Preferred Stock of the Issuer.

2. Mr. McGlashan disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities that are or may be beneficially owned by TPG elf Holdings or any of its affiliates. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), this filing shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. McGlashan is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities of the Issuer for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise.

Remarks:

(3) Michael LaGatta is signing on behalf of Mr. McGlashan pursuant to the authorization and designation letter dated September 16, 2016, which is attached here as an exhibit.

	/s/ Michael LaGatta on behalf of William E. McGlashan, Jr. (3)	09/21/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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