Bernard Acoca - May 12, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

Role: PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Anne E. Jollay, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: LOCO
Transactions as of: May 12, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 5/14/2021, 05:54 PM
Previous filing: May 11, 2021
Next filing: Jan 24, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	LOCO	Common Stock	Award	$0	+28.5K	+11.91%	$0.00	268K	May 12, 2021	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	LOCO	Non-Qualified Stock Options	Award	$0	+61.7K		$0.00	61.7K	May 12, 2021	Common Stock	61.7K	$17.55	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Consists of restricted shares granted under the 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, vesting in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.
F2	Granted by a nonqualified stock option agreement under the 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, vesting and becoming exercisable in four equal installments on each of the four anniversaries of the date of grant.