El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Form 3 El Pollo Loco / Gustavo Siade ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Siade Gustavo

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC.

3535 HARBOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 100

(Street)

COSTA MESA CA 92626

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. [ LOCO ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
VP, Operations

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy)	(1)	07/24/2024	Common Stock	6,860	15	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	(2)	07/24/2024	Common Stock	27,441	15	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	(3)	05/11/2026	Common Stock	13,418	11.94	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These Stock Options vested and became immediately exercisable upon the satisfaction of performance goals.

2. These Stock Options vest and become exercisable in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of July 24, 2014, the date of grant, subject to continued service.

3. These Stock Options vest and become exercisable in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of May 11, 2016, the date of grant, subject to continued service.

Remarks:

	/s/ Edith R. Austin, as attorney-in-fact	05/24/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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