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Share-Based Compensation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2011
Share-Based Compensation [Abstract] |
Share-Based Compensation | Note 15. Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation Plans We maintain four share-based compensation plans (the Denny's Corporation 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2008 Omnibus Plan”), the Denny's Corporation Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2004 Omnibus Plan”), the Denny's, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan for Executives and the Advantica Stock Option Plan) under which stock options and other awards granted to our employees and directors are outstanding. The 2008 Omnibus Plan and the 2004 Omnibus Plan are used to grant share-based compensation to selected employees, officers and directors of Denny's and its affiliates. However, we reserve the right to pay discretionary bonuses, or other types of compensation, outside of these plans. There were originally 4.5 million shares reserved for issuance under the 2008 Omnibus Plan. There were originally 10.0 million shares reserved for issuance under the 2004 Omnibus Plan, plus a number of additional shares (not to exceed 1.5 million) underlying awards that were outstanding prior to the adoption of the 2004 Omnibus Plan pursuant to our other plans which thereafter cancel, terminate or expire unexercised for any reason. During 2010, we registered 1.5 million shares to be issued outside of these plans pursuant to the grant or exercise of employment inducement awards of stock options and restricted stock units in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). During 2011 and 2010, a portion of these shares were used to grant options and restricted stock awards to our new Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, as described below. The Compensation and Incentives Committee of our Board or Directors, or our Board of Directors as a whole, has sole discretion to determine the terms and conditions of awards granted under such plans. Under the terms of options granted under the above referenced plans, generally, optionees who terminate for any reason other than cause, disability, retirement or death will be allowed 60 days after the termination date to exercise vested options. Vested options are generally exercisable for one year when termination is by a reason of disability, retirement or death. If termination is for cause, no option shall be exercisable after the termination date. Share-Based Compensation Expense Total share-based compensation expense included as a component of net income was as follows:
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
|  | December 28, 2011 |  |  | December 29, 2010 |  |  | December 30, 2009 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Share-based compensation related to liability classified restricted stock units |  | $ | 807 |  |  | $ | 918 |  |  | $ | 1,104 |
Share-based compensation related to equity classified awards: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | $ | 1,069 |  |  | $ | 1,072 |  |  | $ | 1,567 |
Restricted stock units |  |  | 1,562 |  |  |  | 533 |  |  |  | 1,687 |
Board deferred stock units |  |  | 781 |  |  |  | 317 |  |  |  | 313 |
Total share-based compensation related to equity classified awards |  |  | 3,412 |  |  |  | 1,922 |  |  |  | 3,567 |
Total share-based compensation |  | $ | 4,219 |  |  | $ | 2,840 |  |  | $ | 4,671 |
Stock Options Options granted to date generally vest evenly over 3 years, have a 10-year contractual life and are issued at the market value at the date of grant. The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 28, 2011:
|  | Options |  |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price |  |  | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life |  |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
|  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (In thousands) |
Outstanding, beginning of year |  |  | 5,913 |  |  | $ | 2.76 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | 940 |  |  |  | 3.89 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  |  | (2,145 | ) |  |  | 2.26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (220 | ) |  |  | 2.04 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expired |  |  | (348 | ) |  |  | 4.58 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding, end of year |  |  | 4,140 |  |  |  | 3.15 |  |  |  | 6.51 |  |  | $ | 3,490 |
Exercisable, end of year |  |  | 2,486 |  |  |  | 3.14 |  |  |  | 5.13 |  |  | $ | 2,375 |
The aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the market price of our stock on December 28, 2011 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of options that have an exercise price that is less than the market price of our stock. The aggregate intrinsic value of the options exercised was $3.6 million, $5.6 million and $0.1 million during the years ended December 28, 2011, December 29, 2010 and December 30, 2009, respectively. The weighted-average fair value per option of options granted during the years ended December 28, 2011, December 29, 2010 and December 30, 2009 was $1.98, $1.31 and $0.81, respectively. At December 28, 2011 and December 29, 2010, approximately $17.4 million and $15.7 million, respectively, was included as a component of additional paid-in-capital in our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to stock options. As of December 28, 2011, we had approximately $1.6 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards granted, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average of 1.6 years. Restricted Stock Units We primarily grant restricted stock units containing performance conditions. These conditions are generally based on either the Total Shareholder Return of our stock compared to the returns of a group of peer companies or our stock's achievement of certain stock price thresholds. The following table summarizes information about restricted stock units activity:
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
|  | December 28, 2011 |  |  | December 29, 2010 |  |  | December 30, 2009 |
|  | Units |  |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  | Units |  |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  | Units |  |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |
|  | (In thousands, except per share amounts) |
Outstanding, beginning of year |  |  | 1,450 |  |  | $ | 2.92 |  |  |  | 2,009 |  |  | $ | 3.47 |  |  |  | 3,095 |  |  | $ | 3.68 |
Granted |  |  | 416 |  |  |  | 3.99 |  |  |  | 619 |  |  |  | 2.29 |  |  |  | 312 |  |  |  | 1.84 |
Vested |  |  | (535 | ) |  |  | 3.07 |  |  |  | (908 | ) |  |  | 3.54 |  |  |  | (1,035 | ) |  |  | 3.82 |
Forfeited |  |  | (55 | ) |  |  | 3.42 |  |  |  | (270 | ) |  |  | 3.47 |  |  |  | (363 | ) |  |  | 3.01 |
Outstanding, end of year |  |  | 1,276 |  |  |  | 3.19 |  |  |  | 1,450 |  |  |  | 2.92 |  |  |  | 2,009 |  |  |  | 3.56 |
In February 2011, we granted approximately 0.2 million performance shares with a grant date fair value of $4.63 and related performance-based target cash awards of $0.7 million to certain employees. The awards granted to our named executive officers also contain a performance condition based on certain operating measures for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2011. The performance period is the three year fiscal period beginning December 30, 2010 and ending December 25, 2013. The performance shares and cash awards will vest and be earned (from 0% to 150% of the target award for each such increment) at the end of the performance period based on the Total Shareholder Return of our stock compared to the Total Shareholder Returns of a group of peer companies. As of December 28, 2011, approximately 0.2 million performance shares and performance-based target cash awards of $0.7 million were outstanding under this award. Also in February 2011, we granted approximately 0.2 million performance-based restricted stock units with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $3.29 as an employment incentive related to the hiring of our new Chief Executive Officer. The units will vest and be earned if the closing price of Denny's common stock meets or exceeds set price hurdles for 20 consecutive days. The performance period is the five year period beginning February 1, 2011 and ending February 1, 2016. As of December 28, 2011 approximate 0.2 million performance-based restricted stock units were outstanding under this award. At December 28, 2011, $0.5 million and $0.3 million of accrued compensation was included as a component of other current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheet, respectively, (based on the fair value of the related shares for the liability classified units as of December 28, 2011) and $4.5 million was included as a component of additional paid-in capital in our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the equity classified restricted stock units. At December 29, 2010, $0.4 million and $0.4 million of accrued compensation was included as a component of other current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheet, respectively, (based on the fair value of the related shares for the liability classified units as of December 29, 2010) and $4.3 million was included as a component of additional paid-in-capital in our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the equity classified restricted stock units. As of December 28, 2011, we had $1.5 million of unrecognized compensation cost ($0.5 million for liability classified units and $1.0 million for equity classified units) related to unvested restricted stock unit awards granted, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average of 0.6 years. Board Deferred Stock Units Non-employee members of the Board of Directors are granted deferred stock units annually. The directors may elect to convert these awards into shares of common stock either on a specific date in the future (while still serving as a member of the Board of Directors) or upon termination as a member of the Board of Directors. During 2011, 0.1 million deferred stock units were converted into shares of common stock. Approximately 0.5 million of these units were outstanding as of both December 28, 2011 and December 29, 2010, respectively.

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