Form 8-K

 

 

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): April 7, 2011

 

 

DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-33378

 

Delaware   36-2517428

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ 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 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Discover Financial Services (the “Company”) held on April 7, 2011, shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Directors’ Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) to authorize an additional 500,000 shares to be available for issuance as awards under the Plan.

A detailed summary of the Plan, as amended and restated on January 20, 2011, is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2011 (the “2011 Proxy Statement”). The description of the Plan in the 2011 Proxy Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit A to the 2011 Proxy Statement and is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on five proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in the 2011 Proxy Statement. The Company’s independent inspector of elections reported the vote of the shareholders as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors.

The Company’s shareholders elected each of the persons listed below to serve as a director of the Company for a term that will continue until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or the director’s earlier resignation, death or removal:

 

Nominees

   Votes FOR      Votes AGAINST      Votes ABSTAIN      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Jeffrey S. Aronin

     433,589,147         6,584,370         1,062,570         37,977,905   

Mary K. Bush

     438,530,962         1,910,212         794,913         37,977,905   

Gregory C. Case

     434,085,074         6,594,574         556,439         37,977,905   

Robert M. Devlin

     434,002,565         6,680,098         553,424         37,977,905   

Cynthia A. Glassman

     439,062,502         1,638,541         535,044         37,977,905   

Richard H. Lenny

     434,413,911         6,274,616         547,560         37,977,905   

Thomas G. Maheras

     439,500,167         1,204,171         531,749         37,977,905   

Michael H. Moskow

     439,323,378         1,376,542         536,167         37,977,905   

David W. Nelms

     430,983,266         9,720,898         531,923         37,977,905   

E. Follin Smith

     439,135,260         1,550,403         550,424         37,977,905   

Lawrence A. Weinbach

     439,209,501         1,696,621         329,965         37,977,905   

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.

The Company’s shareholders cast their votes as set forth below:

 

Votes FOR     Votes AGAINST     Votes ABSTAIN     Broker Non-Votes  
  421,497,688        17,805,865        1,932,534        37,977,905   


Proposal 3: Frequency of Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.

The Company’s shareholders cast their votes as set forth below:

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Votes ABSTAIN

 

Broker Non-Votes

295,677,724

  2,132,413   142,174,008   1,251,942   37,977,905

Proposal 4: Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Directors’ Compensation Plan.

The Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Directors’ Compensation Plan as set forth below:

 

Votes FOR

 

Votes AGAINST

 

Votes ABSTAIN

 

Broker Non-Votes

416,409,902

  21,813,240   3,012,945   37,977,905

Proposal 5: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm.

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year as set forth below:

 

Votes FOR

 

Votes AGAINST

 

Votes ABSTAIN

 

Broker Non-Votes

474,917,940

  3,767,898   528,154   0

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The exhibit referenced in this report is listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index.


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.

 

  DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES
Dated: April 12, 2011   By:  

/s/ Simon B. Halfin

    Name: Simon B. Halfin
    Title: Assistant Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

10.1    Discover Financial Services Directors’ Compensation Plan as amended and restated as of January 20, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2011).