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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MELLON HBV ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DENNYS CORP [DNYY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 PARK AVE, STE 3300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/14/2004 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10166-3399 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/14/2004   S   695,000 D $ 4.7025 13,169,273 (1) (2) (3) I owned by Reporting Person as investment advisor and agent to funds listed in Footnote 1 (1) Common Stock 01/14/2004   S   100,000 D $ 4.76 13,069,273 (1) (2) (3) I owned by Reporting Person as investment advisor and agent to funds listed in Footnote 1 (1) Common Stock 01/18/2004   S   120,000 D $ 4.6667 12,949,273 (1) (2) (3) I owned by Reporting Person as investment advisor and agent to funds listed in Footnote 1 (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MELLON HBV ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES LLC 200 PARK AVE STE 3300 NEW YORK, NY 10166-3399		X

Signatures

/s/ William F. Harley, III, Pres & CEO		01/18/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Reporting Person serves as investment advisor and agent for Mellon HBV Master Rediscovered Opportunities Fund LP, Mellon HBV Master Multi-Strategy Fund LP, Axis RDO Ltd., Mellon HBV Capital Partners LP, Distressed Recovery Master Fund Ltd., Mellon HBV Leveraged Multi-Strategy Fund LP, Mellon HBV Master US Event Driven Funds LP and Lyxor/Mellon HBV Rediscovered Opportunity Fund Ltd. The Reporting Person exercises voting and dispository power over all such shares and HFR DS Performance Master Trust, each of which owns shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.
(2)	The Reporting Person exercises voting and dispository power of all such shares.
(3)	Item no. 5, the Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s), sets forth the aggregate number of shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction as a result of the Reporting Person's ability to exercise voting and dispository power over the shares reported herein.

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