January 16, 2026 · Form 4 insider transaction
Gilmore Jay C sold 6,236 shares of Denny's Corporation at $0.00 per share, a transaction worth N/A. The trade was recorded as option exercise and disclosed on an SEC Form 4, filed 4 days after the transaction.
On January 16, 2026, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of November 3, 2025, by and among Denny's Corporation (the "Issuer"), a Delaware corporation, Sparkle Topco Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Buyer") and Sparkle Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer surviving as a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Buyer. Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), shares of the Issuer's common stock held by the Reporting Person were converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the per share merger consideration of $6.25 (the "Merger Consideration"), without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes.; Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted stock unit ("RSUs") award was cancelled and terminated and converted into a right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the aggregate number of shares of the Issuer's common stock underlying such RSU award by (y) the Merger Consideration.