David Peter Schmidt - 30 Dec 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for DENNY'S Corp (DENN)

Role
President, Keke's
Signature
/s/ Gail Sharps Myers, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol
DENN
Transactions as of
30 Dec 2025
Net transactions value
-$122,812
Form type
4
Filing time
02 Jan 2026, 17:34:06 UTC
Previous filing
14 Feb 2025
Next filing
20 Jan 2026
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Schmidt David Peter President, Keke's DENNY'S CORPORATION, 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG /s/ Gail Sharps Myers, Attorney-in-Fact 02 Jan 2026 0001681127

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction DENN Common Stock Award $0 +19,187 +49% $0.000000 58,604 30 Dec 2025 Direct F1
transaction DENN Common Stock Tax liability $29,019 -4,673 -8% $6.21 53,931 30 Dec 2025 Direct
transaction DENN Common Stock Award $0 +9,786 +18% $0.000000 63,717 30 Dec 2025 Direct F1
transaction DENN Common Stock Tax liability $14,798 -2,383 -3.7% $6.21 61,334 30 Dec 2025 Direct
transaction DENN Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +13,464 +22% $0.000000 74,798 31 Dec 2025 Direct
transaction DENN Common Stock Tax liability $20,330 -3,279 -4.4% $6.20 71,519 31 Dec 2025 Direct
transaction DENN Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +14,344 +20% $0.000000 85,863 31 Dec 2025 Direct
transaction DENN Common Stock Tax liability $21,657 -3,493 -4.1% $6.20 82,370 31 Dec 2025 Direct
transaction DENN Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +24,511 +30% $0.000000 106,881 31 Dec 2025 Direct
transaction DENN Common Stock Tax liability $37,008 -5,969 -5.6% $6.20 100,912 31 Dec 2025 Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction DENN Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -13,464 -100% $0.000000 0 31 Dec 2025 Common Stock 13,464 Direct F2
transaction DENN Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -14,344 -50% $0.000000 14,344 31 Dec 2025 Common Stock 14,344 Direct F3
transaction DENN Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -24,511 -33% $0.000000 49,023 31 Dec 2025 Common Stock 24,511 Direct F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Reflects the payout of performance shares earned under the Denny's 2023 Long-Term Incentive Program.
F2 Reflects the partial payout of the restricted stock units, previously granted under the Denny's Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, for the third of (3) equal installments that vests on the first anniversary date of the grant and the remaining two installments on the last day of the Company's 2023, 2024 and 2025 fiscal years and are payable on a "1-for-1" basis in common stock of the Issuer within 30 days of the vesting date, subject to continued employment with the Issuer through such date, unless vesting is accelerated due to retirement, death, disability or change of control.
F3 Reflects the partial payout of the restricted stock units, previously granted under the Denny's Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, for the second of (3) equal installments that vests on the last day of the Company's 2024, 2025 and 2026 fiscal years and are payable on a "1-for-1" basis in common stock of the Issuer within 30 days of the vesting date, subject to continued employment with the Issuer through such date, unless vesting is accelerated due to retirement, death, disability or change of control.
F4 Reflects the partial payout of the restricted stock units, previously granted under the Denny's Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, for the first of (3) equal installments that vests on the last day of the Company's 2025, 2026 and 2027 fiscal years and are payable on a "1-for-1" basis in common stock of the Issuer within 30 days of the vesting date, subject to continued employment with the Issuer through such date, unless vesting is accelerated due to retirement, death, disability or change of control.