DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST DISCOVERSERIES Class A(2017-2) ASSET BACKED NOTES TERMS AGREEMENT Dated:January 13, 2017

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Exhibit 1.4

DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST

DISCOVERSERIES

Class A(2017-2)

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(2017-2)

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(2017-2) Notes (the “Notes”).

Initial Principal Amount of Notes:

$550,000,000.

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 2.39% per year.

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(2017-2) 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(2017-2) 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

99.65323% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes.

The Underwriters will offer the Notes to the public at a price equal to

99.95323% 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(2017-2) 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(2017-2) Terms Agreement]


SCHEDULE I

UNDERWRITERS

$550,000,000 Discover Card Execution Note Trust, DiscoverSeries Class A(2017-2) Notes

 

Name of Underwriter

   Principal Amount  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

   $ 78,750,000   

SG Americas Securities, LLC

   $ 78,750,000   

Barclays Capital Inc.

   $ 78,500,000   

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

   $ 78,500,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

   $ 78,500,000   

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

   $ 78,500,000   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

   $ 78,500,000   


ANNEX 1

[PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS]


ANNEX 2

[RATINGS ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS]