EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
annual meeting of stockholders. Of 38,470,549 shares of common
stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of April 13, 2017, the
record date for the annual meeting, 35,451,931 shares were
present in person or represented by proxy, or 92%, constituting a
quorum. At the annual meeting, stockholders elected each of three
director nominees and ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP,
as the registrants independent registered public accounting firm
for 2017. Stockholders rejected a stockholder proposal concerning
disclosure regarding risks from animal welfare. A description of
each proposal and its voting results is set forth below.
III directors until the 2020 annual meeting or until their
successors are duly elected and qualified. The result of the vote
was as follows:
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Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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John M. Roth
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25,111,686
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1,998,659
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8,341,586
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Samuel N. Borgese
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23,282,358
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3,827,987
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8,341,586
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Mark Buller
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23,153,940
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3,956,405
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8,341,586
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LLP, as the registrants independent registered public accounting
firm for 2017. The result of the vote was as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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35,037,543
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210,158
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204,230
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from animal welfare
request that the registrant disclose risks the registrant may
face from animal welfare issues in its supply chain, and how it
is mitigating those risks, within six months after the 2017
annual meeting, at reasonable cost, omitting proprietary
information, and including animal abuse principles, metrics, and
actual and/or potential risks. The result of the vote was as
follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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2,268,246
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24,630,600
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211,499
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8,341,586
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About EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC. (NASDAQ:LOCO)
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. is a restaurant concept that offers fire-grilling citrus-marinated chicken. The Company operates in the limited service restaurant segment. The Company’s activities are conducted through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc. (EPL), which develops, franchises, licenses and operates quick-service restaurants under the name El Pollo Loco. The restaurants are located in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Utah. The Company offers flame-grilled chicken in a range of contemporary Mexican-influenced entrees, including specialty chicken burritos, chicken quesadillas, chicken tortilla soup, Pollo Bowls and Pollo Salads. The Company operates approximately 190 and franchises over 250 El Pollo Loco restaurants. In addition, the Company licenses approximately two restaurants in the Philippines. The Company serves individual and family-sized chicken meals, a range of Mexican-inspired entrees and sides. It offers alternative proteins, such as shrimp, carnitas and beef.