{"id":795601,"date":"2024-12-17T16:18:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/capital-one-and-discover-announce-special-meetings-of-stockholders-to-be-held-on-february-18-2025\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:18:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:18:52","slug":"capital-one-and-discover-announce-special-meetings-of-stockholders-to-be-held-on-february-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/capital-one-and-discover-announce-special-meetings-of-stockholders-to-be-held-on-february-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital One and Discover Announce Special Meetings of Stockholders to Be Held on February 18, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwblockalignl { margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto }\n.bwcellpmargin { margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px }\n.bwpadl0 { padding-left: 0px }\n.bwtablemarginb { margin-bottom: 10px }\n.bwuline { text-decoration: underline }\n.bwvertalignb { vertical-align: bottom }\n.bwwidth100 { width: 100% }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Capital One and Discover Announce Special Meetings of Stockholders <\/b><b>to Be Held on February 18, 2025<\/b><\/p>\n<p>MCLEAN, Va. &amp; RIVERWOODS, Ill.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nCapital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) and Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) today announced that each company intends to hold a special meeting of stockholders on February 18, 2025 for the companies\u2019 respective common stockholders to consider and vote on Capital One\u2019s acquisition of Discover and related matters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"news-body-cta\">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20241217254919\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20241217254919\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nThe boards of directors of Capital One and Discover have each fixed the close of business on December 27, 2024 as the record date for determination of each company\u2019s respective common stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at their company\u2019s respective special meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Capital One special meeting will be held at Capital One\u2019s campus at 1600 Capital One Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102, on February 18, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Discover special meeting will be held on February 18, 2025 at 2500 Lake Cook Road, Riverwoods, Illinois 60015 at 9:00 a.m., Central Time.<\/p>\n<p>\nFollowing the effectiveness of Capital One\u2019s registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of Capital One\u2019s capital stock that will be issued to Discover stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction, Capital One and Discover will each distribute a definitive joint proxy statement, that also constitutes a prospectus of Capital One, to their respective common stockholders as of the record date for each company\u2019s special meeting. See \u201cImportant Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It\u201d below for more information.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Capital One<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nCapital One Financial Corporation (<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.capitalone.com&amp;esheet=54168149&amp;newsitemid=20241217254919&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.capitalone.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=dc5eaec5ee2484dc645e692447c3857d\">www.capitalone.com<\/a>) is a financial holding company which, along with its subsidiaries, had $353.6 billion in deposits and $486.4 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2024. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches and Caf\u00e9s located primarily in New York, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol \u201cCOF\u201d and is included in the S&amp;P 100 index.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Discover<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nDiscover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a digital banking and payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States. The Company issues the Discover\u00ae card, America\u2019s cash rewards pioneer, and offers personal loans, home loans, checking and savings accounts and certificates of deposit through its banking business. It operates the Discover Global Network\u00ae comprised of Discover Network, with millions of merchants and cash access locations; PULSE\u00ae, one of the nation\u2019s leading ATM\/debit networks; and Diners Club International\u00ae, a global payments network with acceptance around the world. For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.discover.com%2Fcompany&amp;esheet=54168149&amp;newsitemid=20241217254919&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.discover.com%2Fcompany&amp;index=2&amp;md5=a1f80b4f40105dde5e0585a94d6c5594\">www.discover.com\/company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Forward Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nInformation in this communication, other than statements of historical facts, may constitute forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may include, but are not limited to, statements related to the expected timing of each company\u2019s respective special meeting of stockholders. Forward-looking statements may be identified by terminology such as \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201ctargets,\u201d \u201cscheduled,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201cgoal,\u201d \u201canticipates,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201cbelieves,\u201d \u201cforecasts,\u201d \u201coutlook,\u201d \u201cestimates,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d or \u201ccontinue\u201d or negatives of such terms or other comparable terminology. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Capital One Financial Corporation (\u201cCapital One\u201d) or Discover Financial Services (\u201cDiscover\u201d) to differ materially from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks of delays in the declaration of effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-278812) filed by Capital One in connection with the proposed transaction, including as a result of delays in Discover\u2019s restatement of certain of its historical financial statements and its preparation and filing of amended reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q related thereto. Additional factors which could affect future results of Capital One and Discover can be found in Capital One\u2019s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and Discover\u2019s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K (and any amendments to those documents), in each case filed with the SEC and available on the SEC\u2019s website at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&amp;esheet=54168149&amp;newsitemid=20241217254919&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&amp;index=3&amp;md5=79602fd62c2d187acb7b2f3fea94e7ca\">http:\/\/www.sec.gov<\/a>. Capital One and Discover disclaim any obligation and do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this communication, which speak only as of the date hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by federal securities laws.<\/p>\n<p><b>Important Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nCapital One filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-278812) with the SEC on April 18, 2024, as amended on June 14, 2024 and July 26, 2024, to register the shares of Capital One\u2019s capital stock that will be issued to Discover stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. The registration statement, which is not yet effective, includes a preliminary joint proxy statement of Capital One and Discover that also constitutes a preliminary prospectus of Capital One. If and when the registration statement becomes effective and the joint proxy statement\/prospectus is in definitive form, such joint proxy statement\/prospectus will be sent to the stockholders of each of Capital One and Discover in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND THE RELATED JOINT PROXY STATEMENT\/PROSPECTUS (AND ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT\/PROSPECTUS) BECAUSE SUCH DOCUMENTS CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by Capital One or Discover through the website maintained by the SEC at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&amp;esheet=54168149&amp;newsitemid=20241217254919&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&amp;index=4&amp;md5=5afc2f360bd98c0861f7de51af0baf51\">http:\/\/www.sec.gov<\/a> or by contacting the investor relations department of Capital One or Discover at:<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"bwwidth100 bwtablemarginb bwblockalignl\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\"><span class=\"bwuline\">Capital One Financial Corporation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\"><span class=\"bwuline\">Discover Financial Services<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n1680 Capital One Drive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n2500 Lake Cook Road<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nMcLean, VA 22102<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nRiverwoods, IL 60015<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nAttention: Investor Relations<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nAttention: Investor Relations<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:investorrelations@capitalone.com\">investorrelations@capitalone.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:investorrelations@discover.com\">investorrelations@discover.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n(703) 720-1000\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n(224) 405-4555<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of Capital One and Discover are urged to read carefully the entire registration statement and preliminary joint proxy statement\/prospectus, including any amendments thereto when they become available, because they contain or will contain important information about the proposed transaction. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described above.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Participants in Solicitation<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nCapital One, Discover and certain of their directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of each of Capital One and Discover in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the directors and executive officers of Capital One and Discover and other persons who may be deemed participants in the solicitation of the stockholders of Capital One or of Discover in connection with the proposed transaction will be included in the joint proxy statement\/prospectus related to the proposed transaction, which will be filed by Capital One with the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Capital One and their ownership of Capital One common stock can also be found in Capital One\u2019s definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, as filed with the SEC on March 20, 2024, and other documents subsequently filed by Capital One with the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Discover and their ownership of Discover common stock can also be found in Discover\u2019s definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, as filed with the SEC on March 15, 2024, and other documents subsequently filed by Discover with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants is included in the preliminary joint proxy statement\/prospectus and other relevant documents regarding the proposed transaction filed with the SEC when they become available.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20241217254919r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20241217254919\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20241217254919\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Investor Relations<br \/>\n<br \/>Danielle Dietz<br \/>\n<br \/><\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:danielle.dietz@capitalone.com\">danielle.dietz@capitalone.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Jeff Norris<br \/>\n<br \/><\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:jeff.norris@capitalone.com\">jeff.norris@capitalone.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Erin Stieber<br \/>\n<br \/><\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:investorrelations@discover.com\">investorrelations@discover.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Media Relations<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><b>Sie Soheili<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:sie.soheili@capitalone.com\">sie.soheili@capitalone.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Matthew Towson<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:matthewtowson@discover.com\">matthewtowson@discover.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Illinois Virginia United States North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Banking Fintech Professional Services Finance<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20241217254919\/en\/2166750\/3\/Web-C1_Core_RGB_1.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20241217254919\/en\/2334505\/3\/Discover_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capital One and Discover Announce Special Meetings of Stockholders to Be Held on February 18, 2025 MCLEAN, Va. &amp; RIVERWOODS, Ill.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) and Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) today announced that each company intends to hold a special meeting of stockholders on February 18, 2025 for the companies\u2019 respective common stockholders to consider and vote on Capital One\u2019s acquisition of Discover and related matters. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20241217254919\/en\/ The boards of directors of Capital One and Discover have each fixed the close of business on December 27, 2024 as the record date for determination of each company\u2019s respective common stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/capital-one-and-discover-announce-special-meetings-of-stockholders-to-be-held-on-february-18-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Capital One and Discover Announce Special Meetings of Stockholders to Be Held on February 18, 2025&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-795601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Capital One and Discover Announce Special Meetings of Stockholders to Be Held on February 18, 2025 - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/capital-one-and-discover-announce-special-meetings-of-stockholders-to-be-held-on-february-18-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Capital One and Discover Announce Special Meetings of Stockholders to Be Held on February 18, 2025 - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Capital One and Discover Announce Special Meetings of Stockholders to Be Held on February 18, 2025 MCLEAN, Va. &amp; RIVERWOODS, Ill.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) and Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) today announced that each company intends to hold a special meeting of stockholders on February 18, 2025 for the companies\u2019 respective common stockholders to consider and vote on Capital One\u2019s acquisition of Discover and related matters. 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