a5987658.htm
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): June 18, 2009
DISCOVER
FINANCIAL SERVICES
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission
File Number: 001-33378
Delaware
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36-2517428
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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2500
Lake Cook Road, Riverwoods, Illinois 60015
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(224)
405-0900
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if
the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation
of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
2.02. Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
On June
18, 2009, Discover Financial Services (the “Company”) released financial
information with respect to the quarter ended May 31, 2009. A copy of the press
release containing this information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference. In addition, a copy of the Company's Financial
Data Supplement for the quarter ended May 31, 2009 is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
The
information contained in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K,
including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of
Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly stated by
specific reference in such filing.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release of the Company dated June 18, 2009 containing financial
information for the quarter ended May 31, 2009
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99.2
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Financial
Data Supplement of the Company for the quarter ended May 31,
2009
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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.
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DISCOVER
FINANCIAL SERVICES
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Dated:
June 18, 2009
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By:
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/s/
D. Christopher Greene
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Name: D.
Christopher Greene
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Title: Vice
President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release of the Company dated June 18, 2009 containing financial
information for the quarter ended May 31, 2009
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99.2
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Financial
Data Supplement of the Company for the quarter ended May 31,
2009
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