---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-23-014276"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LOCO"
cik: "0001606366"
company_name: "El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T12:50:32.387380+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Kehler resigns as Trimaran Group distributes all LOCO shares; no dispute

## Summary
- Dean C. Kehler resigned from the board effective March 27, 2023, in connection with the Trimaran Group distribution.
- Trimaran Group distributing substantially all its LOCO shares to investors, then liquidating; up to 16.8M shares registered for resale.
- Distributed shares will be freely tradable under Rule 144 after the distribution completes.
- Company does not plan to fill the vacancy; board remains majority independent.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-23-014276
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LOCO
- cik: 0001606366
- company_name: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000114036123014276/0001140361-23-014276-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000114036123014276/brhc10050468_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-014276
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-014276.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-014276.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dean C. Kehler resigned as Director at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 27, 2023, Dean C. Kehler, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), resigned as a director of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000114036123014276/0001140361-23-014276-index.htm

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