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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. filings document the reporting obligations of a Delaware public restaurant company with common stock listed on Nasdaq under LOCO. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly and annual operating results, including company-operated restaurant revenue, franchise revenue, comparable restaurant sales, restaurant contribution and related non-GAAP measures.
The company’s regulatory filings also cover governance and capital-structure matters, including definitive proxy materials for director elections, executive compensation and shareholder voting items, as well as board and officer changes reported under Item 5.02. The filing record identifies common stock and rights to purchase Series A preferred stock, and includes disclosures tied to restaurant operations, credit arrangements, risk factors and public-company controls.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported a routine tax-related share disposition by its Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth Goodman Williams. On the vesting of a restricted stock award for 34,200 common shares, the company retained 12,272 shares to cover her tax obligations at a reference price of $11.10 per share. Following this withholding, she directly holds 204,810 common shares. This event reflects compensation-related tax settlement rather than an open-market trade.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported higher fourth quarter 2025 results, helped by an extra operating week and modest same-restaurant growth. Total revenue rose to $123.5 million from $114.3 million, with company-operated restaurant revenue up to $102.4 million.
Income from operations increased to $10.3 million and net income to $6.5 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, versus $0.20 a year earlier. Adjusted net income was $7.3 million, or $0.25 per diluted share. Restaurant contribution margin improved to 17.5%, and total debt declined to $51.0 million with cash of $6.2 million as of December 31, 2025.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. director Frank Garrido filed an initial ownership report on Form 3. This filing establishes his status as a director and serves as the baseline disclosure of his equity holdings in the company for future insider reporting, although specific share amounts are not shown in this excerpt.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported changes to its Board of Directors. On January 27, 2026, director Mark Buller submitted his resignation from the Board, effective February 28, 2026. The company stated that his decision to resign was not due to any disagreement with the company.
On the same date, the Board appointed Frank Garrido as an independent director, effective March 1, 2026, to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Buller’s departure. Mr. Garrido, an executive at Domino’s Pizza, Inc., was also appointed to the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee and will receive the standard compensation and indemnification provided to other non-employee directors. The company furnished a press release describing his appointment as an exhibit.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. director Tana Davila filed an initial ownership report stating that no securities of the company are beneficially owned. The filing confirms that, as of the event date of 01/01/2026, there are no non-derivative or derivative holdings reported for this director.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported changes to its Board of Directors. On December 10, 2025, directors William R. Floyd and Samuel N. Borgese resigned, and the company stated their decisions were not due to any disagreement with the company.
On the same date, the Board appointed Robert D. Wright, CEO of Potbelly Sandwich Works, and Tana Davila, Chief Marketing Executive of Dutch Bros Coffee, to serve as independent directors, effective January 1, 2026. Wright will join the Audit and Compensation Committees, while Davila will serve on the Audit and Nominating Committees. Both will receive the same compensation as other non‑employee directors and enter into standard indemnification agreements.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported that Maria Hollandsworth will depart from her role as President and Chief Operating Officer, with a final separation date of December 26, 2025. Her departure terms follow her existing employment agreement, providing accrued benefits under the company’s employee benefit plans and subsidized continuation of insurance coverage under COBRA, subject to her signing a release. The company also stated that all restricted stock awards and stock options she holds that would have vested between the separation date and May 31, 2026 will instead vest as of the separation date, accelerating her equity compensation.
El Pollo Loco Holdings reported steady Q3 results. Total revenue was $121.5 million (vs. $120.4 million a year ago), with company-operated restaurant revenue of $100.7 million, franchise revenue of $12.9 million, and franchise advertising fees of $7.9 million. Net income rose to $7.4 million from $6.2 million, and diluted EPS was $0.25 (vs. $0.21).
Operations remained disciplined: food and paper costs were $24.9 million, labor $30.6 million, and occupancy/other operating expenses $26.7 million. This produced operating income of $11.5 million. Interest expense declined to $1.1 million, and the effective tax rate was 28.8%. Year-to-date, revenue reached $366.5 million with net income of $19.9 million.
Liquidity improved: cash increased to $10.9 million, the revolver balance was $61.0 million at quarter-end, and the company subsequently paid down an additional $6.0 million, bringing borrowings to $55.0 million as of October 30, 2025. The company operated 174 company-owned and 324 franchised restaurants in the U.S., with eight licensed locations in the Philippines.
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) reported that it issued a press release with financial results for its third quarter ended September 24, 2025. The earnings press release was furnished as Exhibit 99.1. This current report is a standard disclosure of quarterly results availability.
El Pollo Loco Holdings insider sale by CFO Ira Fils: The filing reports a transaction dated 08/23/2025 in which the reporting person vested in 13,369 restricted shares of common stock. To satisfy tax obligations on vesting, the issuer retained 4,784 shares; the filing lists the issuer's closing share price on 08/23/2025 as $10.68 and indicates a transaction code of "F." After the reported disposition, the reporting person beneficially owned 115,837 shares, held directly. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/25/2025. The document contains only the vesting and share-retention details and does not include additional commentary or other transactions.