{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001606366-23-000049","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"LOCO","cik":"0001606366","company_name":"El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.","filed_at":"2023-12-04T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:29.757261+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-07T18:45:38.000642+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.55,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.55,"confidence":"high","headline":"El Pollo Loco repurchases 1.5M shares from FS Equity Partners at $8.40/share","bullets":["Purchased 1,500,000 shares from FS Equity Partners V and affiliates for total $12.6M.","Per share price of $8.40 equals November 29 closing price; repurchase settled December 4.","Sellers agreed to 60-day standstill on remaining shares after transaction.","This follows a prior repurchase of 2.5M shares from same sellers in August 2023."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-23-000049","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-23-000049.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-23-000049.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-23-000049.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636623000049/0001606366-23-000049-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636623000049/loco-20231129x8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-07T18:45:38.000642+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"a607da67ce65b3ba31a939d65ecbbe3f28652001","claim":"El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. entered into Stock Repurchase Agreement with FS Equity Partners V, L.P. and FS Affiliates V, L.P. valued at $12,600,000 (effective 2023-11-29).","evidence_excerpt":"On November 29, 2023, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with FS Equity Partners V, L.P. and FS Affiliates V, L.P. (together, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), from the Sellers at a price of $8.40 per share, representing the closing price of such shares as listed on Nasdaq on November 29, 2023, for a total purchase price of $12,600,000 (the “repurchase”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636623000049/0001606366-23-000049-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"equity purchase"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"FS Equity Partners V, L.P. and FS Affiliates V, L.P."},{"label":"Value","value":"$12,600,000"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-11-29"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}