CEO Kelli Valade was paid $5,257,477 in fiscal year 2024, ↓ down 2.0% from fiscal year 2023, the 31st percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001193125-25-071810 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
$5,257,477 ↓ Kelli Valade total, FY2024 | 31st CEO pay percentile vs peers | 197:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | 94.67% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelli Valade | $938,308 | $0 | $3,768,506 | $0 | $507,625 | $0 | $43,038 | $5,257,477 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Robert Verostek | 530,946 | 0 | 1,015,422 | 0 | 229,793 | 0 | 32,580 | 1,808,741 |
| Executive Vice President and | ||||||||
| Gail Myers | 509,506 | 0 | 975,465 | 0 | 220,514 | 0 | 32,136 | 1,737,621 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & | ||||||||
| David Schmidt | 505,962 | 0 | 1,133,478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29,553 | 1,668,993 |
| President, Keke’s, Inc. | ||||||||
| Christopher Bode | 133,846 | 650,000 | 610,409 | 0 | 72,518 | 0 | 17,718 | 1,484,491 |
| President and Chief Operating Officer, | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
| Named executive officer | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | FY2022 total | Δ FY2023→2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelli Valade | $5,257,477 | $5,363,088 | $3,427,341 | ↓ −105,611 |
| Robert Verostek | 1,808,741 | 1,835,059 | 1,626,883 | ↓ −26,318 |
| Gail Myers | 1,737,621 | 1,753,493 | 1,477,273 | ↓ −15,872 |
| David Schmidt | 1,668,993 | — | — | — |
| Christopher Bode | 1,484,491 | 294,231 | 1,598,067 | ↑ +1,190,260 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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| Director | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Bernadette S. Aulestia | Independent Director | $221,001 |
| Brenda J. Lauderback | Chair of the Board | $339,001 |
| Gregg R. Dedrick | Independent Director | $232,501 |
| John C. Miller | Director | $197,501 |
| José M. Gutiérrez | Independent Director | $239,001 |
| Laysha Ward | Independent Director | $214,501 |
| Olu Beck | Independent Director | $209,001 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Myers | PSU | 2024-01-30 | 18,517 | 37,034 | — | 74,068 | $573,286 |
| Kelli Valade | RSU | 2024-01-30 | — | — | 143,701 | — | 1,553,751 |
| Christopher Bode | RSU | 2024-09-30 | — | — | 94,637 | — | 610,409 |
| Gail Myers | RSU | 2024-01-30 | — | — | 37,033 | — | 402,178 |
| David Schmidt | PSU | 2024-01-30 | 21,517 | 43,033 | — | 86,066 | 666,151 |
| David Schmidt | RSU | 2024-01-30 | — | — | 43,032 | — | 467,328 |
| Kelli Valade | PSU | 2024-01-30 | 71,536 | 143,072 | — | 286,144 | 2,214,755 |
| Robert Verostek | RSU | 2024-01-30 | — | — | 38,550 | — | 418,653 |
| Robert Verostek | PSU | 2024-01-30 | 19,276 | 38,551 | — | 77,102 | 596,769 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Myers | $402,178 | $573,286 | $0 | 58.8% |
| Kelli Valade | 1,553,751 | 2,214,755 | 0 | 58.8% |
| Christopher Bode | 610,409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| David Schmidt | 467,328 | 666,151 | 0 | 58.8% |
| Robert Verostek | 418,653 | 596,769 | 0 | 58.8% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelli Valade | PSU | 143,072 | — | $839,833 |
| Robert Verostek | PSU | 38,551 | — | 226,294 |
| Kelli Valade | RSU | 95,381 | — | 559,886 |
| Gail Myers | PSU | 37,034 | — | 217,390 |
| Kelli Valade | PSU | 139,286 | — | 817,609 |
| Kelli Valade | RSU | 46,429 | — | 272,538 |
| Robert Verostek | PSU | 37,537 | — | 220,342 |
| Gail Myers | PSU | 35,715 | — | 209,647 |
| Robert Verostek | RSU | 25,700 | — | 150,859 |
| Gail Myers | RSU | 24,689 | — | 144,924 |
| Robert Verostek | RSU | 12,512 | — | 73,445 |
| Gail Myers | RSU | 11,905 | — | 69,882 |
The Company designs its executive compensation program to drive the creation of long-term stockholder value by tying compensation to the achievement of performance goals that promote stockholder value and by designing compensation to attract and retain high-caliber executives in a competitive market for talent. Total direct compensation is comprised of a mix of variable and fixed compensation that is heavily weighted toward variable performance-based compensation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | FW Cook |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-05-14 | 40,824,415 | 2,299,302 | 43,474 | 94.67% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-05-15 | 44,148,323 | 1,246,097 | 23,461 | 97.25% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-17 | 46,422,424 | 1,398,497 | 23,648 | 97.08% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-05-18 | 53,200,915 | 1,117,526 | 27,616 | 97.94% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-05-19 | 50,452,348 | 2,546,558 | 150,588 | 95.2% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-05-20 | 43,207,663 | 1,234,653 | 3,214,177 | 97.22% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-05-14 | 94.67%a |
| 2024 | 2024-05-15 | 97.25%b |
| 2023 | 2023-05-17 | 97.08%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum has been reached, but will not be counted in determining the number of shares voted "for" or "against" any director-nominee or on any other proposal, and therefore will not affect the outcome of any proposal.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum has been reached, but will not be counted in determining the number of shares voted "for" or "against" any director-nominee or on any other proposal, and therefore will not affect the outcome of any proposal.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum has been reached, but will not be counted in determining the number of shares voted "for" or "against" any director-nominee or on any other proposal, and therefore will not affect the outcome of any proposal.”.
Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 197 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $26,746 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda J. LauderbackIndependent · Board Chair · Audit and Finance · Compensation and Incentives · Corporate Governance and Nominating · Not standing for re-election | $174,000 | $165,001 | — | — | — | $339,001 |
| José M. GutiérrezIndependent · Audit and Finance (Chair) · Compensation and Incentives | 129,000 | 110,001 | — | — | — | 239,001 |
| Gregg R. DedrickIndependent · Audit and Finance · Compensation and Incentives (Chair) | 122,500 | 110,001 | — | — | — | 232,501 |
| Bernadette S. AulestiaIndependent · Corporate Governance and Nominating (Chair) | 111,000 | 110,001 | — | — | — | 221,001 |
| Laysha WardIndependent · Compensation and Incentives · Corporate Governance and Nominating · Not standing for re-election | 104,500 | 110,001 | — | — | — | 214,501 |
| Olu BeckIndependent · Audit and Finance | 99,000 | 110,001 | — | — | — | 209,001 |
| John C. MillerNot independent | 87,500 | 110,001 | — | — | — | 197,501 |
| Mark R. VondrasekIndependent · Partial-year service | 52,154 | 104,276 | — | — | — | 156,430 |
| Kelli F. ValadeEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $80,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $110,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | $1,500 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | In addition, the Board has enacted a number of policies – including share ownership requirements, incentive clawbacks, the elimination of employment contracts and the elimination of tax gross-ups |
| Component | FY2024 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $879,654 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $929,283 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,808,937 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies DENNY'S names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including DENNY'S.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wingstop Inc. | 2025 | Michael Skipworth | $959,231 | $32,590,697 | $0 | $1,708,800 | $35,288,595 |
| 2 | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 2025 | Gerald Morgan | 1,356,538 | 8,410,928 | 0 | 909,413 | 10,822,133 |
| 3 | Brinker International, Inc. | 2026 | Kevin Hochman | 1,061,731 | 7,049,883 | 0 | 2,543,616 | 10,679,756 |
| 4 | The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | 2025 | David Overton | 1,030,000 | 5,902,124 | 0 | 1,445,605 | 8,419,852 |
| 5 | Shake Shack Inc. | 2025 | Robert Lynch | 1,000,000 | 5,000,161 | 0 | 1,011,750 | 7,210,818 |
| 6 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | 2026 | Julie Masino | 1,030,000 | 3,476,187 | 1,158,738 | 1,031,931 | 6,928,561 |
| 7 | Bloomin' Brands, Inc. | 2025 | Michael Spanos | 1,000,000 | 3,333,337 | 0 | 1,155,000 | 5,495,861 |
| 8 | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | 2025 | John Peyton | 1,000,000 | 2,213,577 | 0 | 2,158,500 | 5,417,315 |
| 9 | Jack in the Box, Inc. | 2025 | Lance Tucker | 624,038 | 3,636,095 | 0 | 310,521 | 5,271,591 |
| 10 | DENNY'S | 2024 | Kelli Valade | 938,308 | 3,768,506 | 0 | 507,625 | 5,257,477 |
| 11 | El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | Elizabeth Williams | 750,950 | 1,434,000 | 717,000 | 581,162 | 3,539,320 |
| 12 | BJ's Restaurants, Inc. | 2025 | Lyle Tick | 710,769 | 1,567,179 | 319,590 | 637,143 | 3,441,781 |
| 13 | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. | 2025 | David Pace | 510,577 | 1,567,000 | 0 | 1,169,494 | 3,252,947 |
| 14 | Noodles & Company | 2025 | Joseph Christina | 407,116 | 388,700 | 0 | 82,569 | 889,720 |
| — | Potbelly Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENNY'S | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | FW Cook |
| BJ's Restaurants, Inc. | 100% | PSU 60 · RSU 20 · Options 20 | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| Bloomin' Brands, Inc. | 66% | PSU 67 · RSU 33 | No | FW Cook |
| Brinker International, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — Relative TSR | Pearl Meyer & Partners |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Option 25 | not disclosed | FW Cook |
| Dine Brands Global, Inc. | 91.96% | not disclosed | No | Exequity |
| El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. | 77.5% | Option 33.33 · RSA 33.33 · PSU 33.33 | No | Semler Brossy |
| Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Jack in the Box, Inc. | 47.6% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Noodles & Company | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | FW Cook |
| Potbelly Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. | 103.96% | not disclosed | Yes — Relative TSR | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Shake Shack Inc. | 67.5% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | Pearl Meyer & Partners |
| Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 65% | not disclosed | No | FW Cook |
| The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | 100.25% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | FW Cook |
| Wingstop Inc. | 142% | PRSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | FW Cook |
Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Kelli Valade | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “B. 2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 5,257,477. Filing ↗machine: span 704595–704604 |
| 2 | Section 01, Robert Verostek | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “B. 2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,808,741. Filing ↗machine: span 713375–713384 |
| 3 | Section 01, Gail Myers | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “B. 2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,737,621. Filing ↗machine: span 723334–723343 |
| 4 | Section 01, David Schmidt | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “B. 2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,668,993. Filing ↗machine: span 737042–737051 |
| 5 | Section 01, Christopher Bode | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “B. 2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,484,491. Filing ↗machine: span 742707–742716 |
| 6 | Section 03, Gail Myers PSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “C. 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 802562–802569 |
| 7 | Section 03, Kelli Valade RSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “C. 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 779839–779848 |
| 8 | Section 03, Christopher Bode RSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “C. 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 820382–820389 |
| 9 | Section 03, Gail Myers RSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “C. 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 798309–798316 |
| 10 | Section 03, David Schmidt PSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “C. 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 810355–810362 |
| 11 | Section 03, David Schmidt RSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “C. 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 807077–807084 |
| 12 | Section 03, Kelli Valade PSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “C. 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 784096–784105 |
| 13 | Section 03, Robert Verostek RSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “C. 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 788615–788622 |
| 14 | Section 03, Robert Verostek PSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “C. 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 791893–791900 |
| 15 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 197 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 984858–984861 |
| 16 | Section 08, Brenda J. Lauderback | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 339,001. Filing ↗machine: span 1138525–1138532 |
| 17 | Section 08, José M. Gutiérrez | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 239,001. Filing ↗machine: span 1136386–1136393 |
| 18 | Section 08, Gregg R. Dedrick | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 232,501. Filing ↗machine: span 1134665–1134672 |
| 19 | Section 08, Bernadette S. Aulestia | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 221,001. Filing ↗machine: span 1130829–1130836 |
| 20 | Section 08, Laysha Ward | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 214,501. Filing ↗machine: span 1144496–1144503 |
| 21 | Section 08, Olu Beck | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 209,001. Filing ↗machine: span 1132530–1132537 |
| 22 | Section 08, John C. Miller | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 197,501. Filing ↗machine: span 1140232–1140239 |
| 23 | Section 08, Mark R. Vondrasek | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 156,430. Filing ↗machine: span 1142367–1142374 |
| 24 | Section 08, Kelli F. Valade | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 25 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-05-16 | 0000852772-25-000087 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.67% (votes for as printed: 40,824,415). Filing ↗ |
| 26 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-05-17 | 0000852772-24-000049 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.25% (votes for as printed: 44,148,323). Filing ↗ |
| 27 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-05-19 | 0000852772-23-000061 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.08% (votes for as printed: 46,422,424). Filing ↗ |
| 28 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 29 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | — | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 30 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 879,654 + equity 929,283 + all other 0 = 1,808,937, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,808,937 |
| 31 | Wingstop Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001193125-26-140360 | CEO total compensation as printed in Wingstop Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 35,288,595. Filing ↗ |
| 32 | Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-10 | 0001104659-26-041771 | CEO total compensation as printed in Texas Roadhouse, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,822,133. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c14 · span 1328962–1328972 |
| 33 | Brinker International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-09-25 | 0001193125-26-402857 | CEO total compensation as printed in Brinker International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,679,756. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c39 · span 615898–615908 |
| 34 | The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-10 | 0001104659-26-042016 | CEO total compensation as printed in The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's own proxy. As printed: 8,419,852. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c64 · span 783270–783279 |
| 35 | Shake Shack Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051572 | CEO total compensation as printed in Shake Shack Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,210,818. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c54 · span 604209–604218 |
| 36 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-10-06 | 0001104659-26-114062 | CEO total compensation as printed in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,928,561. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c47 · span 649835–649844 |
| 37 | Bloomin' Brands, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-03 | 0001546417-26-000015 | CEO total compensation as printed in Bloomin' Brands, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,495,861. Filing ↗machine: span 923483–923492 |
| 38 | Dine Brands Global, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001193125-26-127555 | CEO total compensation as printed in Dine Brands Global, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,417,315. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c31 · span 603550–603559 |
| 39 | Jack in the Box, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-01-21 | 0000807882-26-000009 | CEO total compensation as printed in Jack in the Box, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,271,591. Filing ↗machine: span 1019487–1019496 |
| 40 | DENNY'S (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001193125-25-071810 | CEO total compensation as printed in DENNY'S's own proxy. As printed: 5,257,477. Filing ↗machine: span 704595–704604 |
| 41 | El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001606366-26-000021 | CEO total compensation as printed in El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,539,320. Filing ↗machine: span 798734–798743 |
| 42 | BJ's Restaurants, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001193125-26-169008 | CEO total compensation as printed in BJ's Restaurants, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,441,781. Filing ↗machine: span 2374397–2374406 |
| 43 | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-26 | 0001104659-26-035198 | CEO total compensation as printed in Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,252,947. Filing ↗ |
| 44 | Noodles & Company, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-01 | 0001275158-26-000030 | CEO total compensation as printed in Noodles & Company's own proxy. As printed: 889,720. Filing ↗machine: span 363953–363960 |
| 45 | Section 10a, Shake Shack Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-051572 | Shake Shack Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DENNY'S. Filing ↗ |
| 46 | Section 10a, Texas Roadhouse, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-041771 | Texas Roadhouse, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DENNY'S. Filing ↗ |
| 47 | Section 10a, BJ's Restaurants, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-169008 | BJ's Restaurants, Inc. names DENNY'S in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 48 | Section 10a, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-035198 | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. names DENNY'S in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 49 | Section 10a, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-114062 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DENNY'S. Filing ↗ |
| 50 | Section 10a, Brinker International, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-402857 | Brinker International, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DENNY'S. Filing ↗ |
| 51 | Section 10a, Bloomin' Brands, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001546417-26-000015 | Bloomin' Brands, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DENNY'S. Filing ↗ |
| 52 | Section 10a, Wingstop Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-140360 | Wingstop Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DENNY'S. Filing ↗ |
| 53 | Section 10a, Dine Brands Global, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-127555 | Dine Brands Global, Inc. names DENNY'S in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 54 | Section 10a, Noodles & Company reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001275158-26-000030 | Noodles & Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DENNY'S. Filing ↗ |
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