DENNY'S Corp - FORM 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 18, 2011

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 5.07 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 18, 2011. 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 2011, (3) adopted the advisory resolution approving the Company's 2010 executive compensation, and (4) approved, on a non-binding basis, holding future stockholder votes on executive compensation every year.

The voting results were as follows:

(1) The election of ten (10) directors:

Board of Directors Nominees	For		Withheld		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Gregg R. Dedrick		83,662,345		382,113		14,508		8,822,506
Brenda J. Lauderback		72,809,815		11,234,631		14,520		8,822,506
Robert E. Marks		83,730,473		313,535		14,958		8,822,506
John C. Miller		83,947,221		93,687		18,058		8,822,506
Louis P. Neeb		83,657,969		384,994		16,003		8,822,506
Donald C. Robinson		83,970,494		72,514		15,958		8,822,506
Donald R. Shepherd		72,563,061		11,481,397		14,508		8,822,506
Debra Smithart-Oglesby		83,958,776		85,220		14,970		8,822,506
Laysha Ward		83,961,695		81,806		15,465		8,822,506
F. Mark Wolfinger		81,494,186		2,549,332		15,458		8,822,506

(2) A proposal to to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2011:

For				Against				Abstain
	92,387,539				444,672				49,261

(3) A proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation of the Company:

For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
	79,885,862				3,120,551				1,052,553				8,822,506

(4) An advisory vote to recommend the frequency of the stockholder vote on the executive compensation of the Company:

Every Year				Every 2 Years				Every 3 Years				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
	79,246,922				37,024				3,704,556				1,065,964				8,827,006

Based on these results, and consistent with the Company's Board of Directors' recommendation, the Company has determined that it will hold the stockholder vote on the Company's executive compensation on an annual basis until the next advisory vote on the frequency of the stockholder vote on executive compensation occurs.

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 23, 2011	/s/ F. Mark Wolfinger
	F. Mark Wolfinger
	Executive Vice President,
	Chief Administrative Officer and
	Chief Financial Officer

DENNY'S Corp - FORM 8-K - May 23, 2011

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