Key facts
- This page summarizes David Peter Schmidt's Form 4 filing for DENNY'S Corp (DENN).
- 13 reported transactions and 3 derivative rows are listed below.
- Accepted by SEC: 02 Jan 2026, 17:34.
David Peter Schmidt - 30 Dec 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for DENNY'S Corp (DENN)
- Reporting relationship
- President, Keke's
- Issuer ticker
- DENN
- Reported as of
- 30 Dec 2025
- Net transaction value
- -$122,812
- SEC form
- 4
- Accepted by SEC
- 02 Jan 2026, 17:34:06 UTC
- Prior SEC filing
- 14 Feb 2025
- Next SEC filing
- 20 Jan 2026
- Source filing
- View source filing
- Reporting owner signature
- /s/ Gail Sharps Myers, Attorney-in-Fact
Source evidence
Original filing metadata and source links for verification.
5 source fields
Reporting owner
1 detail
Key filing fact
David Peter Schmidt filed Form 4 for DENNY'S Corp (DENN) on 02 Jan 2026.
Change
- Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 14 Feb 2025.
- Current net transaction value: -$122,812.
Research use
- This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
- You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.
Evidence
Filed on Form 4
View source filing
Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.
Reporting Owners (1)
CIK 0001681127
Primary reporting owner
Schmidt David Peter
- Relationship
- President, Keke's
- Address
- DENNY'S CORPORATION, 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG
- Signature
- /s/ Gail Sharps Myers, Attorney-in-Fact
- Signature date
- 02 Jan 2026
Reported non-derivative transactions
Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.
DENN
transaction
Common Stock
Award
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- +19,187
- Change %
- +49%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 58,604
- Date
- 30 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F1
DENN
transaction
Common Stock
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $29,019
- Shares
- -4,673
- Change %
- -8%
- Price
- $6.21
- Shares after
- 53,931
- Date
- 30 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
DENN
transaction
Common Stock
Award
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- +9,786
- Change %
- +18%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 63,717
- Date
- 30 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F1
DENN
transaction
Common Stock
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $14,798
- Shares
- -2,383
- Change %
- -3.7%
- Price
- $6.21
- Shares after
- 61,334
- Date
- 30 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
DENN
transaction
Common Stock
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- +13,464
- Change %
- +22%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 74,798
- Date
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
DENN
transaction
Common Stock
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $20,330
- Shares
- -3,279
- Change %
- -4.4%
- Price
- $6.20
- Shares after
- 71,519
- Date
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
DENN
transaction
Common Stock
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- +14,344
- Change %
- +20%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 85,863
- Date
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
DENN
transaction
Common Stock
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $21,657
- Shares
- -3,493
- Change %
- -4.1%
- Price
- $6.20
- Shares after
- 82,370
- Date
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
DENN
transaction
Common Stock
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- +24,511
- Change %
- +30%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 106,881
- Date
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
DENN
transaction
Common Stock
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $37,008
- Shares
- -5,969
- Change %
- -5.6%
- Price
- $6.20
- Shares after
- 100,912
- Date
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
Reported derivative securities
Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.
DENN
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Stock Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -13,464
- Change %
- -100%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 0
- Date
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 13,464
- Exercise price
- Footnotes
- F2
DENN
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Stock Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -14,344
- Change %
- -50%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 14,344
- Date
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 14,344
- Exercise price
- Footnotes
- F3
DENN
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Stock Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -24,511
- Change %
- -33%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 49,023
- Date
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 24,511
- Exercise price
- Footnotes
- F4
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.
Additional SEC filing notes
Filing notes and footnotes
Explanation of responses 4 footnotes
Footnote F1
Reflects the payout of performance shares earned under the Denny's 2023 Long-Term Incentive Program.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 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.