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 10, 2017

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DENNY’S CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
0-18051
13-3487402
(State or other jurisdiction of
Commission File No.
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization)
 
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)
 
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Denny’s Corporation (the “Company”) held on May 10, 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the Denny’s Corporation 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan was previously adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors. Based on such approval, the 2017 Plan became effective on May 10, 2017.
A description of the 2017 Plan is set forth in the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement (the “2017 Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2017 under the caption “Approval of the Denny’s Corporation 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan” and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the 2017 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such plan, which was included as Appendix A to the 2017 Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of the Company was held on May 10, 2017. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of the Company's common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (1) elected the ten director nominees for the ensuing year, (2) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's registered public accounting firm for 2017, (3) adopted the non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, (4) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, a stockholder vote on the executive compensation of the Company every year, and (5) approved the 2017 Plan.

The voting results were as follows:

1.
The election of ten (10) directors:

Board of Directors Nominees
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Gregg R. Dedrick
 
60,160,891
 
2,713,675
 
63,993
 
4,455,972
José M. Gutiérrez
 
60,158,106
 
2,712,852
 
67,601
 
4,455,972
George W. Haywood
 
62,891,610
 
7,676
 
39,273
 
4,455,972
Brenda J. Lauderback
 
60,110,637
 
2,763,622
 
64,300
 
4,455,972
Robert E. Marks
 
60,098,967
 
2,774,499
 
65,093
 
4,455,972
John C. Miller
 
62,866,131
 
40,355
 
32,073
 
4,455,972
Donald C. Robinson
 
62,898,014
 
7,872
 
32,673
 
4,455,972
Debra Smithart-Oglesby
 
60,092,214
 
2,789,141
 
57,204
 
4,455,972
Laysha Ward
 
60,146,770
 
2,733,987
 
57,802
 
4,455,972
F. Mark Wolfinger
 
59,044,180
 
3,862,504
 
31,875
 
4,455,972

2.
A proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Denny's Corporation and its subsidiaries for the year ending December 27, 2017:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
64,561,051
 
2,830,130
 
3,350

3.
A non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
59,779,320
 
3,119,675
 
39,564
 
4,455,972






4.
A non-binding advisory resolution to approve the frequency of the stockholder vote on executive compensation:
1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
55,731,789
 
119,507
 
7,014,179
 
73,084
 
4,455,972

On May 10, 2017, following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors determined that the advisory vote on executive compensation would be held every year until the next vote on the frequency of such advisory vote.

5.
A proposal to approve the 2017 Plan:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
51,346,919
 
11,552,919
 
38,721
 
4,455,972






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 11, 2017
/s/ F. Mark Wolfinger
 
F. Mark Wolfinger
 
Executive Vice President,
 
Chief Administrative Officer and
 
Chief Financial Officer