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): July 9,
2007
DENNY’S
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
Delaware
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0-18051
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13-3487402
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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Commission
File No.
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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Incorporation
or organization
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Identification
No.)
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203
East Main Street
Spartanburg,
South Carolina 29319-0001
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
(864)
597-8000
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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the
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On
July
9, 2007, the Compensation and Incentives Committee of the Board of Directors
of
Denny’s Corporation (the “Company”) approved the award of 219,780 restricted
stock units under the Denny’s 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan to F. Mark Wolfinger,
the Company’s Executive Vice President, Growth Initiatives and Chief Financial
Officer. The restricted stock units vest annually in equal twenty
percent increments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant
date. Fifty percent of the restricted stock units will be settled in
cash upon vesting, and fifty percent of the restricted stock units will
be
settled in stock on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
Exhibit
10.1 – Award certificates
evidencing restricted stock unit award to F. Mark Wolfinger, effective
July 9,
2007.
SIGNATURES
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.
| Denny's Corporation | |
| Date: July 12, 2007 | /s/ Rhonda J. Parish |
| Rhonda J. Parish | |
|
Executive
Vice President,
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| Chief Legal Officer | |
| and Secretary |