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): March 23, 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:

 

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

 

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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))

 

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Discover Financial Services (“Discover”) previously announced that David Nelms, chairman and chief executive officer of Discover, and other members of Discover’s senior management team, will update the financial community on the company’s performance and business objectives at a Financial Community Briefing in New York City on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

Live audio of the meeting will be available on Discover’s corporate website at www.investorrelations.discoverfinancial.com. Presentation slides will be available on the website shortly before the beginning of the meeting. A replay of the meeting will be available after 2 p.m. Eastern time on March 23. The presentation is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

 

 

The information contained in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 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

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

99.1   Discover Financial Services Financial Community Briefing Presentation dated March 23, 2011

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: March 23, 2011   By:  

/s/ Simon Halfin        

    Name: Simon Halfin
    Title: Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

99.1   Discover Financial Services Financial Community Briefing Presentation dated March 23, 2011