El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. 10-K

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES Market Information Our common stock has been listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol “LOCO” since July 25, 2014. As of March 5, 2021, there were approximately 50 holders of record of our common stock. The number of holders of record is based upon the actual number of holders registered at such date and does not include holders of shares in “street name” or persons, partnerships, associates, corporations, or other entities in security position listings maintained by depositories. Dividends The Company does not currently pay cash dividends to our holders of common stock and does not anticipate paying any such dividends for the foreseeable future. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our results of operations, financial condition, restrictions imposed by applicable law and our financing agreements and other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant. Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities During the quarterly period ended December 30, 2020, the Company acquired shares of its common stock held by one of its employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of previously issued restricted stock. T he number of shares of common stock acquired and the average price paid per share for each month in the fourth quarter ended December 30, 2020 are as shown in the table below. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total Number of ​ Average Price ​ ​ ​ Shares Purchased ​ Paid Per Share ​ September 24, 2020 to October 21, 2020 — ​ $ — October 22, 2020 to November 18, 2020 289 ​ $ 14.98 November 19, 2020 to December 30, 2020 — ​ $ — Total 289 ​ $ 14.98 ​ Stock Performance Graph The following graph and table illustrate the total cumulative shareholder return for (i) our common stock, (ii) the Nasdaq Composite Total Return Index and (iii) the Standard and Poor’s Supercomposite Restaurants Index, for the five years ended December 30, 2020. The graph assumes the investment of $100 at the beginning of the period (at the closing price of our common stock on December 30, 2015) and the reinvestment of all dividends. Stockholder returns over the indicated period should not be considered indicative of future stockholder returns. The stock performance graph shall not be deemed soliciting material or to be filed with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C under the Exchange Act or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any past or future filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except to the extent we specifically request that it be treated as soliciting material or specifically incorporate it by reference into a filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act ​ 29 Table of Contents ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ S&P ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Supercomposite ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Nasdaq ​ Restaurants Date LOCO Composite Index December 30, 2015 ​ $ 100.00 ​ $ 100.00 ​ $ 100.00 December 28, 2016 ​ $ 99.37 ​ $ 108.71 ​ $ 106.31 December 27, 2017 ​ $ 78.86 ​ $ 140.21 ​ $ 129.41 December 26, 2018 ​ $ 119.09 ​ $ 133.86 ​ $ 139.31 December 24, 2019 ​ $ 119.95 ​ $ 184.85 ​ $ 170.62 December 30, 2020 ​ $ 143.61 ​ $ 268.12 ​ $ 198.79 ​ ​ ​ ​ ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA ​ Reserved. ​