Kelly R Welsh Form 3 Discover Financial Services / KELLY R WELSH ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WELSH KELLY R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2500 LAKE COOK ROAD

(Street)

RIVERWOODS IL 60015

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Discover Financial Services [ DFS ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Interim CLO and GC

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	12,184	(1)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Discover 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the reporting person was granted phantom stock on November 5, 2024, prior to becoming a reporting person of the Issuer. The shares of phantom stock will vest and be settled in cash on the earlier of (1) the completion of the merger (the "Closing") of the Issuer and Capital One Financial Corporation ("Capital One") and (2) April 1, 2025. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's common stock; provided that if the phantom stock vests in connection with the Closing, the amount of cash will be determined using the greater of the closing price of the Issuer's common stock and Capital One's common stock on the business day immediately prior to the Closing.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Efie Vainikos as Attorney-In-Fact for Kelly R. Welsh	12/10/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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