DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST DISCOVERSERIES Class A(2008-1) ASSET BACKED NOTES TERMS AGREEMENT Dated: January 9, 2008

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EXECUTION COPY
DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST
DISCOVERSERIES
Class A(2008-1)
ASSET BACKED NOTES
TERMS AGREEMENT
Dated: January 9, 2008
To:   DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST
DISCOVER BANK
Re:   Underwriting Agreement dated January 9, 2008 (the “Agreement”)
Series Designation:
     DiscoverSeries.
Registration Statement:
     Nos. 333-141703, 333-141703-01 and 333-141703-02.
Title of Securities:
     Discover Card Execution Note Trust, DiscoverSeries Class A(2008-1) Notes (the “Notes”).
Initial Principal Amount of Notes:
     $900,000,000.
Required Note Rating:
Aaa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.
AAA by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services
AAA by Fitch, Inc.
Aggregate outstanding balance of Receivables in the Discover Card Master Trust I as of December 31, 2007: $39,302,100,656.15.
Expected Date of Terms Document: January 16, 2008.
Interest Rate or Formula: LIBOR plus 0.55% per year.
Time of Sale:
     1:24 p.m. New York City time on January 9, 2008.
     Time of Sale Information:
(1) Tranche Term Sheet dated January 8, 2008 relating to the Discover Card Execution Note Trust, DiscoverSeries Class A(2008-1) Notes (the “Tranche Term Sheet”), attached as Annex 1

 


 

hereto, which incorporates by reference (a) the prospectus supplement for the DiscoverSeries Class A(2007-2) notes dated as of October 3, 2007 filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, (b) the static pool information regarding the historical performance of the Receivables for the accounts contained on the internet website http://www.discoverfinancial.com/ absdata and (c) the other reports and documents incorporated by reference to the Tranche Term Sheet and (2) the Pricing Term Sheet.
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 and Discover Card Execution Note Trust by the Underwriters for use in the Prospectus and set forth in the “blood letter” from the Underwriters to Discover Bank and Discover Card Execution Note Trust dated the Closing Date.
Pricing Term Sheet:
A copy of the Pricing Term Sheet, dated as of January 9, 2008, relating to the Discover Card Execution Note Trust, DiscoverSeries Class A(2008-1) Notes (the “Pricing Term Sheet”), a document prepared by Discover Bank and Discover Card Execution Note Trust and filed as an issuer free writing prospectus that contains final transaction terms for Discover Card Execution Note Trust, DiscoverSeries Class A(2008-1) Notes, is attached as Annex 2 hereto. The Underwriters shall have delivered the information set forth on the Pricing Term Sheet to potential investors in the Notes prior to entering into a purchase contract with the investor for the purchase of such Notes.
Terms of Sale:
The purchase price for the Notes to the Underwriters will be
     99.850% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes.
The Underwriters will offer the Notes to the public at a price equal to
     100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes.
Closing Date: January 16, 2008, 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,
 
       
    BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
 
       
    As a Representative of the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ Michael T. Brown
 
       
 
       
    BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
 
       
    As a Representative of the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ Joseph J. Lau
 
       
Accepted:
DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE
TRUST, as Issuer
By: Discover Bank, 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    
 
 
 
   
[Signature Page to Class A(2008-1) Terms Agreement]

 


 

SCHEDULE I
UNDERWRITERS
$900,000,000 Discover Card Execution Note Trust, DiscoverSeries Class A(2008-1) Notes
         
Name of Underwriter   Principal Amount
Banc of America Securities LLC
  $ 130,000,000  
Barclays Capital Inc.
  $ 130,000,000  
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
  $ 128,000,000  
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
  $ 128,000,000  
Lehman Brothers Inc.
  $ 128,000,000  
Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  $ 128,000,000  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
  $ 128,000,000  

 


 

ANNEX 1
[TRANCHE TERM SHEET]

 


 

ANNEX 2
[PRICING TERM SHEET]