SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Sather Stephen J. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC. 3535 HARBOR BLVD., SUITE 100 (Street) COSTA MESA CA 92626 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/24/2014	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. [ LOCO ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and CEO	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 07/24/2014
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy)	(1)	04/16/2022	Common Stock	565,211	2.63	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	(2)	04/16/2022	Common Stock	1,130,422	5.84	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Stock Options were granted under the Corporation's 2012 Stock Option Plan with 423,908 options fully vested and 141,302 options vesting on April 16, 2015.

2. The Stock Options were granted under the Corporation's 2012 Stock Option Plan with 847,817 options fully vested and 282,605 options vesting on April 16, 2015.

Remarks:

This Statement on this Form is being amended to correct an administrative error and to reflect, for certain previously unadjusted line items, the effects of the Issuer's stock split of 8.56381:1 of July 14, 2014, which was effective prior to the original filing of this Statement. This amendment brings this Statement into alignment with the information presented in the Issuer's prospectus of July 24, 2014.

	/s/ Edith R. Austin, as attorney-in-fact	08/21/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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