GARRIDO FRANK 4

What Happened

Frank Garrido, a director of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO), was granted 8,258 shares of common stock as a restricted stock award on March 17, 2026. The shares were reported at $0.00 per share (total reported value $0) and are recorded as an acquisition via award rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-17 (Form 4 filed 2026-03-19). Filing appears to be within the typical two-business-day window for Form 4s.
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares granted: 8,258 restricted shares; reported price $0.00; total reported value $0.
• Vesting: Per footnote, the shares vest in full on the first anniversary of the grant (2027-03-17).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in this filing.
• Filing note: No indication of a late filing in the Form 4; the report was submitted two days after the transaction date.

Context

This is a restricted stock award (compensation/retention grant) that will convert to unrestricted shares upon vesting on the one-year anniversary. Such awards are common for directors and reflect compensation rather than an open-market investment decision; they do not, by themselves, indicate buy or sell intent.