form8a12b.htm
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
_____________________

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
20-3563182
(State of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
3535 Harbor Blvd., Suite 100
Costa Mesa, CA
 
92626
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(zip code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
to be so registered
 
Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. o

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-197001

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 
 

 
 
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

A description of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), is set forth under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-197001), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2014, as amended by any amendments to such Registration Statement, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Common Stock included in any form of prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall also be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits

Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 
EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC.
   
   
Dated: July 22, 2014
By: 
/s/ Laurance Roberts
   
Laurance Roberts
   
Chief Financial Officer

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