Williams Elizabeth Goodman 4

What Happened

• Elizabeth Goodman Williams, CEO of El Pollo Loco Holdings, received equity awards on 2026-03-17. The Form 4 shows a restricted stock award for 53,804 shares and a derivative award (stock option grant) covering 116,911 shares. Both were reported as awards/acquisitions at an acquisition price of $0.00 (i.e., granted as compensation, not purchased).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-17; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-19 (timely filing).
• Reported amounts: 53,804 restricted shares (award) and 116,911 shares underlying a nonqualified stock option grant — total 170,715 shares underlying awards.
• Reported price: $0.00 for both entries (awards/grants, no cash paid).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the information provided here (check the full Form 4 for total beneficial ownership).
• Footnotes: F1 = restricted stock vests in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant. F2 = nonqualified stock options vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant. No exercise or sale reported.

Context

• The derivative entry is an option grant (not an exercised option); it represents the right to buy shares in the future per the vesting schedule. These awards are typical executive compensation and do not by themselves indicate a buy/sell market signal. For full ownership details or grant fair value, review the complete Form 4 and any related company proxy or compensation disclosures.