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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) May 15, 2024
DENNY’S CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 0-18051 | 13-3487402
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.)

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)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
$.01 Par Value, Common Stock |  | DENN |  | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Denny's Corporation (the "Company") was held on May 15, 2024. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of the Company's common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (1) elected the eight director nominees for the ensuing year, (2) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's registered public accounting firm for 2024, (3) adopted the advisory resolution approving the executive compensation of the Company, (4) voted against the stockholder proposal requesting the Company to disclose its current greenhouse gas emissions, emissions data for any previous year during which they've been measured, and targets for further reducing its emissions with progress meeting the goals to be disclosed regularly, (5) voted against the stockholder proposal requesting the Company to publish measurable, time-bound targets for eliminating (or at least significantly reducing) gestation crates in its pork supply and regularly report progress meeting them.
The voting results were as follows:
1.Election of eight (8) directors:

Board of Directors Nominees |  | For |  | Against |  | Abstain |  | Broker Non-Votes
Bernadette S. Aulestia |  | 42,244,238 |  | 3,159,845 |  | 13,798 |  | 2,074,444
Olu Beck |  | 45,251,497 |  | 152,359 |  | 14,025 |  | 2,074,444
Gregg R. Dedrick |  | 43,907,388 |  | 1,499,246 |  | 11,247 |  | 2,074,444
José M. Gutiérrez |  | 43,941,489 |  | 1,465,096 |  | 11,296 |  | 2,074,444
Brenda J. Lauderback |  | 42,164,815 |  | 3,242,337 |  | 10,729 |  | 2,074,444
John C. Miller |  | 44,031,847 |  | 1,371,756 |  | 14,278 |  | 2,074,444
Kelli F. Valade |  | 44,083,045 |  | 1,321,026 |  | 13,810 |  | 2,074,444
Laysha Ward |  | 42,118,082 |  | 3,288,821 |  | 10,978 |  | 2,074,444

2.A proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Denny's Corporation and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2024:

For |  | Against |  | Abstain
46,127,399 |  | 1,356,536 |  | 8,390

3.An advisory resolution to approve the executive compensation of the Company:

For |  | Against |  | Abstain |  | Broker Non-Votes
44,148,323 |  | 1,246,097 |  | 23,461 |  | 2,074,444

4. A proposal that requests the Company to disclose its current greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions, emissions data for any previous year during which they've been measured, and targets for further reducing its emissions with progress meeting the goals to be disclosed regularly:

For |  | Against |  | Abstain |  | Broker Non-Votes
21,766,989 |  | 21,889,422 |  | 1,761,470 |  | 2,074,444

5. A proposal that requests the Company to publish measurable, time-bound targets for eliminating (or at least significantly reducing) gestation crates in its pork supply and regularly report progress meeting them:

For |  | Against |  | Abstain |  | Broker Non-Votes
9,675,943 |  | 33,980,147 |  | 1,761,791 |  | 2,074,444

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: May 17, 2024 | /s/ Robert P. Verostek
| Robert P. Verostek
| Executive Vice President and
| Chief Financial Officer