144 ·Filed Apr 1, 2026

LOCO

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizonimmediate Processed6mo ago SEC0001969223-26-000413
Form 144 — notice of proposed sale of securities
Actionable Insight • Neutral

This is a routine, small-scale Form 144 filing by a non-executive director. Traders should not interpret this as a signal of material concern or confidence. Monitor for actual sales via future Form 4 filings, but no immediate action is warranted.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
LOCO ▲ +22.10% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +22.10% · α vs SPY +7.94% · entry $13.89 → $16.96
Entry anchored
Apr 1, 03:59 PM ET
via exchange tick
T+1d
+2.95%
call +2.95% · α +2.48%
$14.30
settled 6mo ago
T+5d
-0.07%
call -0.07% · α -3.69%
$13.88
settled 6mo ago
T+20d
-2.66%
call -2.66% · α -12.54%
$13.52
settled 5mo ago
T+60d
+22.10%
call +22.10% · α +7.94%
$16.96
settled 3mo ago

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Executive Summary

Mark Buller, a director of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., filed a Form 144 indicating an intent to sell up to 908 shares of common stock. The filing is routine and involves a minimal number of shares with no immediate financial impact on the company.

Key Facts

  • Reporting owner: Mark Buller, Director of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
  • Number of shares proposed for sale: 908
  • Filing date: April 1, 2026
  • Shares acquired via restricted stock award (RSA) vesting events between 2022 and 2024
  • No additional shares are being registered; this is a notice of proposed sale of existing control securities

Financial Impact

Approximately $18,000 (based on LOCO's ~$20/share price and 908 shares), representing a negligible portion of the company's $415M market cap

insider ownershippotential share supply

Risk Factors

  • Minimal risk of short-term downward pressure if the sale executes, given the small volume
  • Perception risk if multiple insiders file similar notices concurrently, though no such pattern is evident here

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Retail-Eating Places

Investment Themes

Consumer & Retail

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 3 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
144 Filing (Primary)0001969223-26-000413
Document: 0001969223-26-000413-index.html0001969223-26-000413
Document: 0001969223-26-000413.txt0001969223-26-000413
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Jun 26, 2026
14w ago
144
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$16.53 $14.41▲ +12.83%▲ +17.21%$14.22 (+13.97%)
Jun 11, 2026
16w ago
Institutional Cluster
MIXED ★ 3/10
$15.72 $15.37▼ −2.23%▼ −6.62%$14.22 (−9.54%)
Apr 1, 2026
26w ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$13.89 $16.96▲ +22.10%▲ +7.94%$14.22 (+2.38%)
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