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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 5, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

8Ballot items
165Asset managers
1,413Fund votes
May 29, 2025Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 29, 2025: 8 items on El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 5, 2025: 8 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

Elect Director: William Floyd 71% of votes cast Outcome not stated Director under 80%
Elect Director: Douglas Babb 70% of votes cast Outcome not stated Director under 80%
Elect Director: Nancy Faginas-Cody 69% of votes cast Outcome not stated Director under 80%
4. Approval of the amendments to the Company's Equity Incentive Plan 77% of votes cast Outcome not stated Under 80%

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

These tallies are El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 5, 2025 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 29, 2025
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: William Floyd	17,289,008	--	--	7,045,398	2,881,141	71%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Douglas Babb	16,982,139	--	--	7,352,267	2,881,141	70%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Nancy Faginas-Cody	16,801,912	--	--	7,532,494	2,881,141	69%	Not verified	—
2. Ratification of appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm	26,901,141	306,610	7,796	--	--	99%	Not verified	—
3. Non-binding advisory vote regarding approval of the Company's named executive officers' compensation	21,481,685	1,257,738	1,594,983	--	2,881,141	94%	Not verified	—
4. Approval of the amendments to the Company's Equity Incentive Plan	17,573,345	5,173,894	1,587,167	--	2,881,141	77%	Not verified	—
5. Approval of the amendment of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors of the Company	24,290,041	34,612	9,753	--	2,881,141	99.8%	Not verified	—
6. Approval of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements	24,242,417	48,020	43,969	--	2,881,141	99.8%	Not verified	—

Source: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 5, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 165 asset managers that disclosed a El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Douglas Babb

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

70% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 70%WITHHELD

FOR: 16,982,139WITHHELD: 7,352,267

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 65 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Douglas Babb

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Douglas Babb”): 16,982,139 for, 7,352,267 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 70% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 65 asset managers below reported 6,336,365 for, 1,564,175 withheld, 201,357 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD

FOR: 6,336,365ABSTAIN: 201,357WITHHOLD: 1,564,175

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Douglas Babb” at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Dimensional	0	0	1,348,823	Withhold
Vanguard	1,339,475	0	0	For
BlackRock	748,885	0	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	538,738	0	0	For
Fidelity	532,074	0	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	513,145	0	0	For
Nuveen	309,968	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	196,067	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	188,839	0	Abstain
Columbia Threadneedle	174,233	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	173,100	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	67,000	0	101,136	Mixed
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	158,300	0	0	For
TIAA	128,232	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	113,710	0	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	112,000	0	0	For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST	0	0	104,100	Withhold
JPMorgan	97,863	0	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	91,000	0	0	For
Principal	86,900	0	0	For
Invesco	81,789	0	0	For
First Trust	74,300	0	0	For
Equitable	73,124	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	53,167	0	7,393	Mixed
FORUM FUNDS	60,000	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Nancy Faginas-Cody

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

69% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 69%WITHHELD

FOR: 16,801,912WITHHELD: 7,532,494

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 65 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nancy Faginas-Cody

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Nancy Faginas-Cody”): 16,801,912 for, 7,532,494 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 69% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 65 asset managers below reported 6,306,112 for, 1,594,428 withheld, 201,357 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD

FOR: 6,306,112ABSTAIN: 201,357WITHHOLD: 1,594,428

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Nancy Faginas-Cody” at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Dimensional	0	0	1,348,823	Withhold
Vanguard	1,339,475	0	0	For
BlackRock	748,885	0	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	538,738	0	0	For
Fidelity	532,074	0	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	513,145	0	0	For
Nuveen	309,968	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	196,067	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	188,839	0	Abstain
Columbia Threadneedle	174,233	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	173,100	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	67,000	0	101,136	Mixed
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	158,300	0	0	For
TIAA	128,232	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	113,710	0	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	112,000	0	0	For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST	0	0	104,100	Withhold
JPMorgan	97,863	0	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	91,000	0	0	For
Principal	86,900	0	0	For
Invesco	81,789	0	0	For
First Trust	74,300	0	0	For
Equitable	45,694	0	27,430	Mixed
Lincoln Financial	53,167	0	7,393	Mixed
FORUM FUNDS	60,000	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: William Floyd

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

71% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 71%WITHHELD

FOR: 17,289,008WITHHELD: 7,045,398

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 65 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: William Floyd

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William Floyd”): 17,289,008 for, 7,045,398 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 71% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 65 asset managers below reported 6,525,204 for, 1,564,175 withheld, 12,518 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD

FOR: 6,525,204ABSTAIN: 12,518WITHHOLD: 1,564,175

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: William Floyd” at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Dimensional	0	1,348,823	Withhold
Vanguard	1,339,475	0	For
BlackRock	748,885	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	538,738	0	For
Fidelity	532,074	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	513,145	0	For
Nuveen	309,968	0	For
Charles Schwab	196,067	0	For
EA Series Trust	188,839	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	174,233	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	173,100	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	67,000	101,136	Mixed
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	158,300	0	For
TIAA	128,232	0	For
Goldman Sachs	113,710	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	112,000	0	For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST	0	104,100	Withhold
JPMorgan	97,863	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	91,000	0	For
Principal	86,900	0	For
Invesco	81,789	0	For
First Trust	74,300	0	For
Equitable	73,124	0	For
Lincoln Financial	53,167	7,393	Mixed
FORUM FUNDS	60,000	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.

4. 5. Approval of the amendment of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board…

Outcome not verifiedCORPORATE GOVERNANCEReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 24,290,041AGAINST: 34,612

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 65 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT OF OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO DECLASSIFY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“5. Approval of the amendment of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors of the Company”): 24,290,041 for, 34,612 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 65 asset managers below reported 8,101,897 for.

FOR

FOR: 8,101,897

Largest asset managers voting on “APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT OF OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO DECLASSIFY THE BOARD OF DIRE” at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Dimensional	1,348,823	For
Vanguard	1,339,475	For
BlackRock	748,885	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	538,738	For
Fidelity	532,074	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	513,145	For
Nuveen	309,968	For
Charles Schwab	196,067	For
EA Series Trust	188,839	For
Columbia Threadneedle	174,233	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	173,100	For
Prudential/PGIM	168,136	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	158,300	For
TIAA	128,232	For
Goldman Sachs	113,710	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	112,000	For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST	104,100	For
JPMorgan	97,863	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	91,000	For
Principal	86,900	For
Invesco	81,789	For
First Trust	74,300	For
Equitable	73,124	For
Lincoln Financial	60,560	For
FORUM FUNDS	60,000	For

Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.

5. 6. Approval of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting…

Outcome not verifiedSHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 24,242,417AGAINST: 48,020

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 65 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT OF OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO ELIMINATE SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENTS.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“6. Approval of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements”): 24,242,417 for, 48,020 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 65 asset managers below reported 8,101,897 for.

FOR

FOR: 8,101,897

Largest asset managers voting on “APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT OF OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO ELIMINATE SUPERMAJORITY VOTI” at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Dimensional	1,348,823	For
Vanguard	1,339,475	For
BlackRock	748,885	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	538,738	For
Fidelity	532,074	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	513,145	For
Nuveen	309,968	For
Charles Schwab	196,067	For
EA Series Trust	188,839	For
Columbia Threadneedle	174,233	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	173,100	For
Prudential/PGIM	168,136	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	158,300	For
TIAA	128,232	For
Goldman Sachs	113,710	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	112,000	For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST	104,100	For
JPMorgan	97,863	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	91,000	For
Principal	86,900	For
Invesco	81,789	For
First Trust	74,300	For
Equitable	73,124	For
Lincoln Financial	60,560	For
FORUM FUNDS	60,000	For

Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.

6. 4. Approval of the amendments to the Company's Equity Incentive Plan

Outcome not verified Fund totals may overlapCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Not verified

77% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 77%AGAINST

FOR: 17,573,345AGAINST: 5,173,894

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 66 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO OUR EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, INCLUDING AN INCREASE TO THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK RESERVED FOR ISSUANCE THEREUNDER.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“4. Approval of the amendments to the Company's Equity Incentive Plan”): 17,573,345 for, 5,173,894 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 77% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 64 asset managers voting on “APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO OUR EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, INCLUDING AN INCREASE TO THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON ST” at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Dimensional	1,348,823	0	For
Vanguard	1,339,475	0	For
BlackRock	748,885	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	538,738	0	For
Fidelity	532,074	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	513,145	0	For
Nuveen	309,968	0	For
Charles Schwab	196,067	0	For
EA Series Trust	188,839	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	174,233	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	173,100	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	168,136	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	158,300	0	For
TIAA	128,232	0	For
Goldman Sachs	113,710	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	112,000	0	For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST	104,100	0	For
JPMorgan	97,863	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	91,000	0	For
Principal	86,900	0	For
Invesco	81,789	0	For
First Trust	74,300	0	For
Equitable	73,124	0	For
Lincoln Financial	60,560	0	For
FORUM FUNDS	0	60,000	Against

Fund voting reports, all 64 managers: 7,941,960 for, 134,437 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 2 asset managers voting on “APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO OUR EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, INCLUDING AN INCREASE TO THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON ST” at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Rodgers Brothers Inc.	0	189,550	0	0	Against
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	1,690	0	0	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 1,690 for, 189,550 against.

7. 3. Non-binding advisory vote regarding approval of the Company's named executive officers' compensation

Outcome not verified Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 21,481,685AGAINST: 1,257,738

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 165 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval, on an Advisory (Non- Binding) Basis, of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Non-binding advisory vote regarding approval of the Company's named executive officers' compensation”): 21,481,685 for, 1,257,738 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports: 65 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an Advisory (Non- Binding) Basis, of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers.” at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Dimensional	1,348,823	0	For
Vanguard	1,339,475	0	For
BlackRock	748,885	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	538,738	0	For
Fidelity	532,074	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	513,145	0	For
Nuveen	309,968	0	For
Charles Schwab	196,067	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	188,839	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	174,233	Against
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	173,100	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	168,136	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	158,300	0	For
TIAA	128,232	0	For
Goldman Sachs	113,710	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	112,000	0	For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST	104,100	0	For
JPMorgan	97,863	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	91,000	0	For
Principal	86,900	0	For
Invesco	0	81,789	Against
First Trust	74,300	0	For
Equitable	73,124	0	For
Lincoln Financial	60,560	0	For
FORUM FUNDS	60,000	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 65 managers: 7,603,899 for, 497,998 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 121 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an Advisory (Non- Binding) Basis, of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers.” at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP.	4,000,000	0	For
BlackRock	1,051,981	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,028,704	0	For
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT	920,404	3,200	For
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	622,393	0	For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	359,462	260,291	Mixed
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	597,573	0	For
State Street	557,271	0	For
Nuveen	545,473	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	492,950	0	For
BIGLARI, SARDAR	489,247	0	For
Tieton Capital Management, LLC	406,960	0	For
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.	395,396	0	For
JPMorgan	328,366	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	212,150	0	For
Charles Schwab	196,108	0	For
Dimensional	193,090	0	For
Renaissance	190,479	0	For
Rodgers Brothers Inc.	189,550	0	For
DE Shaw	184,129	0	For
Northern Trust	161,883	0	For
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	158,300	0	For
AQR	131,995	0	For
STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM	129,373	0	For
Western Standard LLC	125,000	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 121 managers: 14,712,509 for, 542,809 against, 7 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

8. 2. Ratification of appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 26,901,141AGAINST: 306,610

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 65 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA, P.C. AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm”): 26,901,141 for, 306,610 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 65 asset managers below reported 7,913,058 for, 188,839 against.

FOR

FOR: 7,913,058AGAINST: 188,839

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA, P.C. AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2025” at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Dimensional	1,348,823	0	For
Vanguard	1,339,475	0	For
BlackRock	748,885	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	538,738	0	For
Fidelity	532,074	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	513,145	0	For
Nuveen	309,968	0	For
Charles Schwab	196,067	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	188,839	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	174,233	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	173,100	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	168,136	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	158,300	0	For
TIAA	128,232	0	For
Goldman Sachs	113,710	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	112,000	0	For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST	104,100	0	For
JPMorgan	97,863	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	91,000	0	For
Principal	86,900	0	For
Invesco	81,789	0	For
First Trust	74,300	0	For
Equitable	73,124	0	For
Lincoln Financial	60,560	0	For
FORUM FUNDS	60,000	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.

Largest El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 30,059,485 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an Advisory (Non- Binding) Basis, of the Compensation of our Named Executive…”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Dimensional	4.49%
2	Vanguard	4.46%
3	BlackRock	2.49%
4	FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	1.79%
5	Fidelity	1.77%
6	WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	1.71%
7	Nuveen	1.03%
8	Charles Schwab	0.65%
9	EA Series Trust	0.63%
10	Columbia Threadneedle	0.58%

Institutional-manager reports: top El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an Advisory (Non- Binding) Basis, of the Compensation of our Named Executive…”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP.	13.31%
2	BlackRock	3.50%
3	WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	3.42%
4	LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT	3.07%
5	First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	2.07%
6	ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	2.06%
7	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.99%
8	State Street	1.85%
9	Nuveen	1.81%
10	HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	1.64%

Reported El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BIGLARI, SARDAR	14.93%	13D
Sardar Biglari and affiliates	14.93%	DEF14A
BlackRock	7.97%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	7.14%	13F
CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC and Affiliates	5.23%	DEF14A
William Blair Investment Management, LLC	4.99%	DEF14A
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT	4.95%	13G
Vanguard Group	4.55%	13F
CSIP VI Corporate Acquisitions, LP	3.70%	13D
Millennium Management	2.26%	13F

Percentages above are of 30,059,485 shares outstanding, as reported by El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated March 26, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s 10-Q dated March 26, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 29, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 165 asset managers reported how they voted on 8 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,413 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on an Advisory (Non- Binding) Basis, of the Compensation of our Named Executive… — FOR was 94% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2025.

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