Discover Bank Starts Exchange Offer for Outstanding Sub Notes Due 2019

Discover Bank (the “Bank”) announced today the commencement of a private offer to exchange its outstanding subordinated notes as set forth in the table below (the “Bank Notes”) for new senior notes of its parent company Discover Financial Services (“DFS”) due November 21, 2022 (the “DFS Notes”) and cash (the “Exchange Offer”). The Exchange Offer is being conducted by the Bank upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a confidential offering memorandum, dated October 19, 2012, and related letter of transmittal. The Exchange Offer is only extended, and copies of the offering documents will only be made available, to a holder of Bank Notes that has certified its status as (1) a “Qualified Institutional Buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or (2) (A) a person who is not a “U.S. person” as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act and (B) if resident and/or located in any Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented provisions of the Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended, including pursuant to Directive 2010/73/EU, the “Prospectus Directive”), a qualified investor as defined in Article 2.1(e) of the Prospectus Directive (each, an “Eligible Holder”).