Discover Financial Services Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock
- Press Release
- Source: Discover Financial Services
RIVERWOODS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS - News) today announced the pricing of a public offering of 54,054,055 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $9.25 per share. The company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 8,108,108 shares to cover over-allotments, if any.
Discover will receive estimated net proceeds from the offering of approximately $480.3 million, or approximately $552.4 million if the underwriters choose to exercise the over-allotment option in full. The offering is expected to close on July 13, 2009. The net proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include capital contributions to the company’s subsidiary, Discover Bank, possible investments in the company’s businesses, or possible repurchase of fixed rate cumulative perpetual preferred stock issued by Discover to the U.S. Treasury under its Capital Purchase Program (subject to regulatory approval).
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. is acting as the sole book-running manager for the common stock offering. A copy of the prospectus supplement and prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained, when available, by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Attn: Prospectus Department, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11245 or by calling
1-718-242-8002
Discover will receive estimated net proceeds from the offering of approximately $480.3 million, or approximately $552.4 million if the underwriters choose to exercise the over-allotment option in full. The offering is expected to close on July 13, 2009. The net proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include capital contributions to the company’s subsidiary, Discover Bank, possible investments in the company’s businesses, or possible repurchase of fixed rate cumulative perpetual preferred stock issued by Discover to the U.S. Treasury under its Capital Purchase Program (subject to regulatory approval).
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. is acting as the sole book-running manager for the common stock offering. A copy of the prospectus supplement and prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained, when available, by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Attn: Prospectus Department, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11245 or by calling
1-718-242-8002Meanwhile, here's "Barron's Take" on the offering: It Will Pay Again to Discover
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