secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)
CIK:        0001606366
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-28T20:15:08+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-067507
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

El Pollo Loco board authorizes $40M share repurchase program
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- Board approved up to $40M in common stock repurchases on May 28, 2026.
- Repurchases may occur on open market, block trades, or negotiated transactions.
- Program has open-ended term; management discretion on timing and amount.
- Company may adopt Rule 10b5-1 trading plans for repurchases under the program.
- Authorization does not obligate the company to purchase any specific number of shares.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000110465926067507/0001104659-26-067507-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000110465926067507/tm2615869d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-067507

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