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): September 12,
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
provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to
Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Soliciting material pursuant to
Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 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 of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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(c) and (d)
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As previously disclosed, effective
September 12, 2010, Stephen E. Carley, the former
President, Chief Executive Officer and director of EPL Intermediate, Inc.
(“Intermediate”) and the former 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”) voluntarily
resigned from all of his positions with the Company and its
affiliates.
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Effective September 12, 2010, Stephen J.
Sather was appointed to serve as the acting President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. In addition, effective September 12,
2010, Mr. Sather was elected to the Board of Directors of both Intermediate and
EPL.
Mr.
Sather’s biographical information and the material terms of his employment
arrangement with the Company, including his employment agreement, have been
previously disclosed by Intermediate.
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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.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
September 16, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Jerry Lovejoy
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Jerry
Lovejoy
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Senior
Vice
President
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