Denny's Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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) February 3, 2025
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Denny’s Corporation (the “Company”) held on February 3, 2025, the Board approved and adopted, effective as of February 5, 2025, an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”) amending Article II, Section 8 of the Bylaws to provide that special meetings of stockholders of the Company shall be called upon the written request of the beneficial owners of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding shares of the Company entitled to be cast on the matter or matters to be brought before the proposed special meeting who comply with the notice procedures set forth in the Bylaws. Previously the Bylaws did not provide for special meetings to be called upon stockholder request.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
See the Exhibit Index below, which is incorporated by reference herein.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). | ||||
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: February 7, 2025 | /s/ Robert P. Verostek | ||||
| Robert P. Verostek | |||||
| Executive Vice President and | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||