Denny’s shareholders OKd a leveraged buy-out.

At a special meeting of shareholders, about 77% of the voting shares were cast in favor of the previously announced $43-a-share buy-out offer from management of La Mirada-based Denny’s, Merrill Lynch Capital Markets and certain financial institutions. Denny’s operates Denny’s restaurants, Winchell’s Donut Houses and El Pollo Loco Mexican-style chicken restaurants.