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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

For the period ended Dec 25, 2024. Filed Mar 7, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Mar 7, 2025

LOCO$15.47-1.9%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

The following documents are filed as a part of this Annual Report:

(1)Financial Statements: Consolidated financial statements filed as part of this Annual Report are listed under Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
(2)Financial Statement Schedules: None.
(3)Exhibits:
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Number​Description​FiledHerewith​Form​PeriodEnded​Exhibit​FilingDate​SEC File Number
3.1​Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.​​​8-K​N/A​3.1​6/3/2024​001-36556
3.2​Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 9, 2023​​​8-K​N/A​3.1​8/9/2023​001-36556
3.3​Amended and Restated By-Laws of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.​​​8-K​N/A​3.1​2/2/2024​001-36556
4.1​Description of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Capital Stock​​​​​​​​​​​​
4.2​Rights Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023, between El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent​​​8-K​N/A​4.1​8/9/2023​001-36556
4.3​Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2024, between El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent​​​8-K​N/A​4.1​8/5/2024​001-36556
10.1​Form of Franchise Agreement​​​S-1​N/A​10.12​6/24/2014​333-197001
10.2​Form of Franchise Development Agreement​​​S-1​N/A​10.13​6/24/2014​333-197001
10.3​Form of Franchise Agreement (2019)​​​10-K​12/25/2019​10.15​3/6/2020​001-36556
10.4​Form of Franchise Development Agreement (2019)​​​10-K​12/25/2019​10.16​3/6/2020​001-36556
10.5​Form of Franchise Agreement (2021)​​​10-K​N/A​10.17​3/11/2022​001-36556
10.6​Form of Franchise Development Agreement (2021)​​​10-K​N/A​10.18​3/11/2022​001-36556
10.7​Form of Franchise Agreement (2022)​​​10-K​N/A​10.37​3/8/2024​001-36556
10.8​Form of Franchise Development Agreement (2022)​​​10-K​N/A​10.37​3/8/2024​001-36556
10.9​Form of Franchise Agreement (2023)​X​​​​​​​​​​
10.10​Form of Franchise Development Agreement (2023)​X​​​​​​​​​​
10.11​Credit Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2022, among El Pollo Loco, Inc., as borrower, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., as guarantor, the other guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, as administrative agent, swingline lender and letter of credit issuer​​​8-K​N/A​10.1​8/2/2022​001-36556
10.12*​Form of Indemnification Agreement between El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. and each of its directors and executive officers​X​​​​​​​​​​
10.13*​2014 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan​​​S-1/A​N/A​10.22​7/22/2014​333-197001
10.14*​Form of Option Award Agreement (Fair Market Value Options) under 2014 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan​​​S-1/A​N/A​10.25​7/22/2014​333-197001
10.15*​Form of Non-Officer Director Restricted Share Agreement under 2014 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan​​​S-1/A​N/A​10.26​7/22/2014​333-197001
10.16*​Form of Option Award Agreement (Fair Market Value Options) under 2014 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (Time Vesting Only)​​​10-Q​6/29/2016​10.27​8/5/2016​001-36556
10.17*​Form of Employee Restricted Share Agreement under 2014 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan​​​10-Q​9/28/2016​10.28​11/4/2016​001-36556
10.18*​2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan​​​S-8​N/A​4.3​8/6/2018​333-226621
10.19*​Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan​​​10-K​12/25/2019​10.24​3/6/2020​001-36556
10.20*​Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (Non-Employee Directors)​​​10-K​12/25/2019​10.25​3/6/2020​001-36556
10.21*​Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan​​​10-K​12/25/2019​10.26​3/6/2020​001-36556
10.22*​Form of Stock Option Awards Agreement under 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan​​​10-K​12/25/2019​10.27​3/6/2020​001-36556
10.23*​El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, as amended​​​8-K​N/A​10.1​6/3/2024​001-36556
10.24*​Form of Stock Option Awards Agreement under 2021 Equity Incentive Plan​​​10-K​N/A​10.31​3/11/2022​001-36556
10.25*​Form of Restricted Share Agreement under 2021 Equity Incentive Plan​​​10-K​N/A​10.32​3/11/2022​001-36556
10.26*​Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (Non-Employee Directors)​​​10-K​N/A​10.33​3/11/2022​001-36556
10.27*​Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (Non-Employee Directors)​​​10-K​N/A​10.37​3/8/2024​001-36556
10.28*​Form of Performance Stock Agreement under 2024 Equity Incentive Plan​X​​​​​​​​​​
10.29*​Form of Post-Termination Benefits Agreements for Executives​X​​​​​​​​​​
10.30*​Employment Agreement, dated June 28, 2022, between El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. and Ira Fils​​​8-K​N/A​10.1​7/1/2022​001-36556
10.31*​Employment Agreement, dated November 1, 2023, between El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc and Maria Hollandsworth​​​8-K​N/A​10.1​11/2/2023​001-36556
10.32*​Employment Agreement, dated February 8, 2024, between El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc and Elizabeth Williams​​​8-K​N/A​10.1​2/13/2024​001-36556
10.33*​Retention Award Agreement, dated November 2, 2023, between El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. and Ira Fils​​​8-K​N/A​10.3​11/2/2023​001-36556
10.34​Stock Repurchase Agreement, dated May 23, 2024, between El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., FS Equity Partners V, L.P. and FS Affiliates V, L.P.​​​8-K​N/A​99.1​5/29/2024​001-36556
19.1​El Pollo Loco Insider Trading Policy​X​​​​​​​​​​
21.1​Subsidiaries of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.​​​S-1​N/A​21.1​6/24/2014​333-197001
23.1​Consent of BDO USA, P.C.​X​​​​​​​​​​
31.1​Certification of Chief Executive Officer under section 302 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002​X​​​​​​​​​​
31.2​Certification of Chief Financial Officer under section 302 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002​X​​​​​​​​​​
32.1​Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C. section 1350, adopted by section 906 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002​**​​​​​​​​​​
97.1​El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Clawback Policy​​​10-K​N/A​97.1​3/8/2024​001-36556
101.INS​XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document​X​​​​​​​​​​
101.SCH​XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document​X​​​​​​​​​​
101.CAL​XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document​X​​​​​​​​​​
101.DEF​XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document​X​​​​​​​​​​
101.LAB​XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document​X​​​​​​​​​​
101.PRE​XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document​X​​​​​​​​​​
104​Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document​​​​​​​​​​​​
*This exhibit is a management contract or a compensatory plan or arrangement.
**Furnished herewith.
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