Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 8, 2019

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)

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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. ¨

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

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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 8, 2019. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of the Company's common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (1) elected the nine director nominees for the ensuing year, (2) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's registered public accounting firm for 2019 and (3) adopted the non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

The voting results were as follows:

1.	The election of nine (9) directors:

Board of Directors Nominees		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Bernadette S. Aulestia		47,341,129		11,017		21,120		7,374,866
Gregg R. Dedrick		46,701,057		664,916		7,293		7,374,866
José M. Gutiérrez		47,355,940		10,928		6,398		7,374,866
Brenda J. Lauderback		46,552,964		813,453		6,849		7,374,866
Robert E. Marks		46,554,209		811,013		8,044		7,374,866
John C. Miller		47,249,509		116,455		7,302		7,374,866
Donald C. Robinson		46,636,655		729,308		7,303		7,374,866
Laysha Ward		46,743,262		623,652		6,352		7,374,866
F. Mark Wolfinger		46,110,863		1,254,499		7,904		7,374,866

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 25, 2019:

For		Against		Abstain
54,446,328		275,449		26,355

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

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
46,795,931		524,319		53,016		7,374,866

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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 13, 2019	/s/ F. Mark Wolfinger
	F. Mark Wolfinger
	Executive Vice President,
	Chief Administrative Officer and
	Chief Financial Officer