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 8, 2010

 

 

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)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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

Discover Financial Services (“Company”) held its annual shareholders’ meeting on April 8, 2010. At the annual meeting, our shareholders (i) 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, (ii) approved the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, and (iii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.

Our independent inspector of elections reported the vote of the shareholders as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors.

 

Nominees

   Votes FOR    Votes AGAINST    Votes ABSTAIN    Broker
Non-Votes

Jeffrey S. Aronin

   367,347,082    40,323,348    595,423    47,330,896

Mary K. Bush

   400,330,749    7,217,615    717,489    47,330,896

Gregory C. Case

   367,678,959    39,998,877    588,017    47,330,896

Robert M. Devlin

   379,854,814    27,838,290    572,749    47,330,896

Cynthia A. Glassman

   406,035,399    1,654,643    575,811    47,330,896

Richard H. Lenny

   406,072,782    1,596,749    596,322    47,330,896

Thomas G. Maheras

   405,877,482    1,810,636    577,735    47,330,896

Michael H. Moskow

   402,268,025    5,436,845    560,983    47,330,896

David W. Nelms

   399,191,204    8,569,854    504,795    47,330,896

E. Follin Smith

   393,529,725    14,151,497    584,631    47,330,896

Lawrence A. Weinbach

   405,963,640    1,707,684    594,529    47,330,896

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

 

Votes FOR

   Votes AGAINST    Votes ABSTAIN    Broker Non-Votes
403,227,312    42,634,038    9,735,399    0

Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Votes FOR

   Votes AGAINST    Votes ABSTAIN    Broker Non-Votes
453,631,635    1,353,249    611,865    0


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, 2010   By:  

/s/ Simon B. Halfin

    Name: Simon B. Halfin
   

Title: Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

and Assistant Secretary