DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST DISCOVERSERIES Class A(2017-1) ASSET BACKED NOTES TERMS AGREEMENT Dated:January 13, 2017
Exhibit 1.2
DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST
DISCOVERSERIES
Class A(2017-1)
ASSET BACKED NOTES
TERMS AGREEMENT
Dated: January 13, 2017
To: | DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST |
DISCOVER BANK |
DISCOVER FUNDING LLC |
Re: Underwriting Agreement dated January 13, 2017 (the Agreement) relating to DiscoverSeries Class A(2017-1)
Series Designation:
DiscoverSeries.
Registration Statement:
Nos. 333-205455, 333-205455-01 and 333-205455-02.
Title of Securities:
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, DiscoverSeries Class A(2017-1) Notes (the Notes).
Initial Principal Amount of Notes:
$750,000,000.
Aggregate outstanding balance of Receivables in the Discover Card Master Trust I as of November 30, 2016:
$30,819,502,398.36.
Expected Date of Terms Document: January 20, 2017.
Expected Date of Risk Retention Agreement: January 20, 2017.
Interest Rate or Formula: One-month LIBOR plus 0.49% per year; provided, that if the sum of one-month LIBOR plus 0.49% is less than 0.00% for any interest accrual period, then the Interest Rate for the Notes for such interest accrual period will be deemed to be 0.00%.
Time of Sale: 10:46 a.m. New York City time on January 13, 2017.
Time of Sale Information:
(1) The Preliminary Prospectus dated January 10, 2017 for the DiscoverSeries Class A(2017-1) Notes (the Preliminary Prospectus), attached as Annex 1 hereto, filed pursuant to Rule 424(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, including the reports and documents incorporated by reference into the Preliminary Prospectus and (2) the Ratings Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated January 10, 2017, attached as Annex 2 hereto, filed in accordance with Rule 433 of the Securities Act of 1933, which discloses the expected ratings to be assigned to the DiscoverSeries Class A(2017-1) Notes by the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations hired by Discover Bank.
If, subsequent to the Time of Sale, it is determined that such information included an untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and the Underwriters have terminated their old purchase contracts and entered into new purchase contracts with purchasers of the Notes, then Time of Sale Information will also include any information that corrects such material misstatements or omissions, together with any other information, to the extent it is made available to purchasers at the time of entry into the last such new purchase contract such that Time of Sale Information no longer includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (Corrective Information).
Underwriter Information:
Underwriter Information shall mean the written information furnished to Discover Bank, Discover Funding LLC, and Discover Card Execution Note Trust by the Underwriters for use in the Prospectus and confirmed in the blood letter from the Underwriters to Discover Bank, Discover Funding LLC, and Discover Card Execution Note Trust dated the Closing Date.
Terms of Sale:
The purchase price for the Notes to the Underwriters will be
99.72500% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes.
The Underwriters will offer the Notes to the public at a price equal to
100.00000% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes.
Closing Date: January 20, 2017, or such other date as may be agreed upon in writing.
Time of Delivery: 9:05 a.m., Chicago, Illinois Time, on the Closing Date, or at such other time as may be agreed upon in writing.
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Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement or in this Terms Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement and this Terms Agreement constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the purchase and sale of the Notes. This Terms Agreement may be amended only by written agreement of the parties hereto.
Very truly yours, | ||
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH | ||
INCORPORATED as an Underwriter and as a Representative of the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto | ||
By: | /s/ Benjamin Merrill | |
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC as an Underwriter and as a Representative of the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto | ||
By: | /s/ Suzanne Tayler |
[Signature Page to Class A(2017-1) Terms Agreement]
Accepted: | ||
DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST, | ||
as Issuer | ||
By: Discover Funding LLC, not in its individual capacity but solely as Depositor on behalf of the Issuer | ||
By: | /s/ Michael F. Rickert | |
DISCOVER BANK | ||
By: | /s/ Michael F. Rickert | |
DISCOVER FUNDING LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Michael F. Rickert |
[Signature Page to Class A(2017-1) Terms Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
UNDERWRITERS
$750,000,000 Discover Card Execution Note Trust, DiscoverSeries Class A(2017-1) Notes
Name of Underwriter | Principal Amount | |||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $ | 107,500,000 | ||
SG Americas Securities, LLC | $ | 107,500,000 | ||
Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | 107,000,000 | ||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 107,000,000 | ||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $ | 107,000,000 | ||
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | $ | 107,000,000 | ||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $ | 107,000,000 |
ANNEX 1
[PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS]
ANNEX 2
[RATINGS ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS]