POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know
all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each
of Edith R. Austin of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and Anthony
Boogert, Edward Mahaney-Walter and Kathleen Miller of Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, or any of them signing singly, and with full
power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:
(1) prepare,
execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including
amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain
codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the
SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or any rule or regulation of the SEC;
(2) execute
for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an
officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;
(3) do
and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(4) take
any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which,
in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that
the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The
undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This
Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is
no longer required to file with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 24th day of July, 2014.
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TRIMARAN POLLO PARTNERS,
L.L.C.
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By:
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/s/
Wesley Barton |
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Name:
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Wesley Barton |
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Title:
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Assistant Secretary |