El Pollo Loco 2016 Annual Report Download - page 2

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
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(Mark one)
xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2015
or
¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-36556
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EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 20-3563182
State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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3535 Harbor Blvd., Suite 100, Costa Mesa, California 92626
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
[phone]
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock , par value $0.01 per share The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:
N/A
(Title of class)
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Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct.YesoNox
IndicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13orSection15(d)oftheAct.Yes¨Nox
Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12
months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days.Yesx
No¨
IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyandpostedonitscorporateWebsite,ifany,everyInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedand
postedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmit
andpostsuchfiles).YesxNo¨
IndicatebycheckmarkifdisclosureofdelinquentfilerspursuanttoItem405ofRegulationS-K(§229.405ofthischapter)isnotcontainedherein,andwillnotbecontained,to
thebestofregistrant’sknowledge,indefinitiveproxyorinformationstatementsincorporatedbyreferenceinPartIIIofthisForm10-KoranyamendmenttothisForm10-K.
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Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,orasmallerreportingcompany.Seethedefinitionsof“large
acceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler”and“smallerreportingcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct.
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Largeacceleratedfiler  oAcceleratedfiler x
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Non-acceleratedfiler  ¨(Donotcheckifasmallerreportingcompany)  Smallerreportingcompany  o
Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheAct).Yes¨Nox
AsofJuly1,2015,thelastbusinessdayoftheregistrant’smostrecentlycompletedsecondfiscalquarter,theaggregatemarketvalueoftheregistrant’scommonequityheldby
non-affiliateswasapproximately$440milliondeemingpurelyforpurposesofthiscalculationalldirectorsandexecutiveofficers,andTrimaranPolloPartners,L.L.C.tobe
affiliates.
AsofFebruary29,2016,therewere38,284,435sharesoftheregistrant’scommonstockoutstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
PartIIIhereofincorporatesbyreferencecertainportionsoftheregistrant’sdefinitiveproxystatementforits2016annualmeetingofstockholderstobefilednotlaterthan120
daysaftertheendoftheregistrant’s2015fiscalyear.
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