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): October 13,
2006
DENNY’S
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
Delaware
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0-18051
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13-3487402
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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Commission
File No.
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(I.R.S.
Employer
|
|
Incorporation
or organization
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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)
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Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Principal Officer: Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
On
October 13, 2006, Denny's Corporation (the "Company") announced a corporate
restructuring designed to enable the Company to continue its focus on
operational excellence while promoting future growth. Among the new
aspects of the focused organizational structure is the creation of the position
of Chief Operating Officer. Sam Wilensky has been appointed as the
acting Chief Operating Officer while a search is mounted for a full-time
appointment to the new position, which is expected to be filled by the end
of
2007.
Mr.
Wilensky has been employed with the Company since
1976, and currently holds the position of Senior Vice President of
Franchise Operations, a role he will continue to fulfill along with his new
responsibilities. Additional biographical information regarding Mr.
Wilensky is contained in Part I, Item 1. "Business - Executive
Officers of the Registrant" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the
year ending December 28, 2005, and such information is incorporated by reference
herein. There are no transactions between Mr. Wilensky or any of his
immediate family members and the Company or any of its subsidiaries which
would
require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
99.1 -- Press release issued by Denny's
Corporation on October 13, 2006.
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: October 17, 2006 | /s/ Rhonda J. Parish |
| Rhonda J. Parish | |
| Executive Vice President, | |
| Chief Legal Officer, | |
| and Secretary |