Elizabeth Goodman Williams - 31 Dec 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

Role: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Signature: /s/ Jason Weintraub, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: LOCO
Transactions as of: 31 Dec 2025
Net transactions value: -$80,661
Form type: 4
Filing time: 05 Jan 2026, 13:29:15 UTC
Previous filing: 15 Dec 2025
Next filing: 12 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Williams Elizabeth Goodman	Chief Executive Officer, Director	C/O EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS. INC., 575 ANTON BLVD., SUITE 1100, COSTA MESA	/s/ Jason Weintraub, Attorney-in-Fact	05 Jan 2026	0001764054

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	LOCO	Common Stock	Award	$0	+42,818	+24%	$0.000000	224,764	31 Dec 2025	Direct	F1
transaction	LOCO	Common Stock	Tax liability	$80,661	-7,682	-3.4%	$10.50	217,082	31 Dec 2025	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents shares of Common Stock of the Issuer underlying performance-based restricted stock units (PSUs) earned upon the achievement of certain performance criteria for fiscal year 2025. Of this amount, one-third vested on March 7, 2025, one-third vested on December 31, 2025, and one-third will vest on December 30, 2026, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment through the applicable vesting date.
F2	Represents shares of Common Stock of the issuer withheld for taxes upon the vesting of PSUs. The price quoted in column 4 is the issuer's closing share price on December 30, 2025.

Content

Represents shares of Common Stock of the Issuer underlying performance-based restricted stock units (PSUs) earned upon the achievement of certain performance criteria for fiscal year 2025. Of this amount, one-third vested on March 7, 2025, one-third vested on December 31, 2025, and one-third will vest on December 30, 2026, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

Represents shares of Common Stock of the issuer withheld for taxes upon the vesting of PSUs. The price quoted in column 4 is the issuer's closing share price on December 30, 2025.