# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000852772
**File Stem:** 0000852772-25-000098
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 4790
**Document Hash:** a5a2e11b998a2bb2455d50a4fd3baf41
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000852772-25-000098.hdr.sgml**: 20250725

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000852772-25-000098

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250725

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250725

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250725

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** DENNY'S Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000852772
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 133487402
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-18051
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251152410

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 203 EAST MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** SPARTANBURG
- **STATE:** SC
- **ZIP:** 29319
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8645978000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 203 EAST MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** SPARTANBURG
- **STATE:** SC
- **ZIP:** 29319

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DENNYS CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20020801

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ADVANTICA RESTAURANT GROUP INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980107

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FLAGSTAR COMPANIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19930722

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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) <u>July 25, 2025</u>

![Dennys.gif](denn-20250725_g1.gif)

**DENNY'S CORPORATION**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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**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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **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 |

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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. ☐

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**Item 8.01 Other Events.**

Denny's Corporation (the "Company") announced that it is considering Company-wide refinancing transactions that as currently contemplated would include the refinancing of substantially all existing indebtedness of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries due August 26, 2026.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Exhibits

See the Exhibit Index below, which is incorporated by reference herein.

**EXHIBIT INDEX**

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|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit<br>number** | **Description** |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |

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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.

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|:---|:---|
| | Denny's Corporation |
| Date: <u>July 25, 2025</u> | /s/ Robert P. Verostek |
| | Robert P. Verostek |
| | Executive Vice President and |
| | Chief Financial Officer |

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