X0306 4 2016-05-11 0 0001606366 El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. LOCO 0001522664 Dawson John C/O EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC. 3535 HARBOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 COSTA MESA CA 92626 0 1 0 0 Chief Development Officer Stock Options (right to buy) 11.94 2016-05-11 4 A 0 55909 0.00 A 2026-05-11 Common Stock 55909 55909 D The Stock Options were granted by a nonqualified stock option agreement under the issuer's 2014 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The Stock Options vest and become exercisable in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant. /s/ Edith R. Austin, as attorney-in-fact 2016-05-16