UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11,
2010
EPL
INTERMEDIATE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
333-115644
(Commission
File Number)
Delaware
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13-4092105
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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3535
Harbor Blvd. Suite 100, Costa Mesa, California
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92626
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code: (714) 599-5000
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
ofCertain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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(b)
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On
August 11, 2010, Stephen E. Carley, President, Chief Executive Officer and
director of EPL Intermediate, Inc. (“Intermediate”) and President, Chief
Executive Officer and director of El Pollo Loco, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company (“EPL” and jointly with Intermediate, “the
Company”), notified the Company of his voluntary resignation as President,
Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company, effective as of
September 12, 2010.
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(c)
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Effective
as of September 12, 2010, Stephen J. Sather, age 62, Senior Vice President
of Operations of the Company, will be appointed to serve as the acting
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Sather will
continue to serve in his current position as Senior Vice President of
Operations while serving as acting President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company.
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Mr.
Sather was elected Senior Vice President of Operations of the Company
in February 2007 and has held that position at EPL since January 2006.
From March 2002 to December 2005, he served as Senior Vice President
Retail Operations for Great Circle Family Foods, LLC and from December
1996 to December 2001, he served as Chief Operating Officer for Rubio’s
Restaurants, Inc.
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The
material terms of Mr. Sather’s current employment arrangement with the
Company, including of Mr. Sather’s employment agreement, have been
previously disclosed by the Company in Item 11. Executive Compensation of
Part III of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2010, which disclosures
are incorporated herein by
reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
EPL
INTERMEDIATE, INC.
(Registrant)
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Date:
August 12, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Jerry Lovejoy | |
Jerry
Lovejoy
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Senior
Vice President
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