Highlights of Del Taco’s Item 19 Financial Performance Representations (2012 FDD)

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Del Taco franchise for each type of restaurant and location offered, excluding the cost to purchase or lease your real estate, but including initial fees of $46,700 to $47,500 (consisting of the $35,000 initial franchise fee, $10,000 promotional fee, and technical support costs which are estimated to range from $1,700 to $2,500) that you must pay to the franchisor, ranges as follows:

Standard Prototype (56 seats): $997,700 to $1,535,500

Expanded Prototype (72 seats): $1,082,700 to $1,620,500

Conversion Prototype (47 seats): $772,700 to $1,207,500

End Cap Prototype (44 seats): $797,700 to $1,132,500

Inline Prototype (44 seats): $672,700 to $1,007,500

The following amounts represent the average sales and operating expenses of all freestanding company-operated Del Taco restaurants for the 52 weeks ended January 3, 2012 and December 28, 2011 that the company has operated for at least one year.

At the end of the company’s 2011 fiscal year, Del Taco had a total of 287 company-owned restaurants. Of those, 279 were freestanding restaurants, and 273 of which the company has operated for more than one year.

In fiscal year 2011, of the 273 restaurants, 131 restaurants (48%) had sales in excess of $1,187,564 and 142 restaurants (52%) had sales less than the average. The restaurants operate in Arizona (3), California (235), Nevada (34), and Texas (1).

In fiscal year 2010, of the 271 restaurants, 133 restaurants (49%) had sales in excess of $1,193,594 and 138 restaurants (51%) had sales less than the average. The restaurants operate in Arizona (4), California (234), and Nevada (33).

Average Sales and Operating Expenses of Del Taco’s Company-Owned Restaurants (2011 and 2010)

2011

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