INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTION
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): March 23, 2007
 
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DENNY’S CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 0-18051
13-3487402
(State or other jurisdiction of
 Commission File No.
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization
 
Identification No.)

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 8.01 Other Events
 
On March 23, 2007, the operating subsidiaries of Denny's Corporation (the "Company"), Denny's Inc. and Denny's Realty, LLC, entered into an interest rate swap with a notional amount of $150 million to hedge a portion of the cash flows of our floating rate term loan debt. Under the terms of the swap, the Company will pay a fixed rate of 4.8925% on the $150 million notional amount and receive payments from a counterparty based on the 3-month LIBOR rate for a term ending on March 30, 2010. Interest on the term loan is currently payable at per annum rates equal to LIBOR plus 200 basis points.
 
 

 
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: March 28, 2007 /s/    F. Mark Wolfinger
  F. Mark Wolfinger
  Executive Vice President,
  Growth Initiatives and
  Chief Financial Officer