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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): December 18, 2008


 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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Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On December 18, 2008, Discover Financial Services (the “Company”) released financial information with respect to the quarter and year ended November 30, 2008. 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 and year ended November 30, 2008 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

Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
99.1
  
Press Release of the Company dated December 18, 2008 containing financial information for the quarter and year ended November 30, 2008
     
99.2
  
Financial Data Supplement of the Company for the quarter and year ended November 30, 2008
 
 
 
 
 
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: December 18, 2008
  
By:
  
/s/ Christopher Greene
       
Name:  Christopher Greene
       
Title:  Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
99.1
  
Press Release of the Company dated December 18, 2008 containing financial information for the quarter and year ended November 30, 2008
     
99.2
  
Financial Data Supplement of the Company for the quarter and year ended November 30, 2008