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Filing Date: 2023-07-28

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i155bb3b0d1794f9ebe5ce995d49dcb77_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit 10.3</font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Discover Financial Services</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Severance Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Summary Plan Description</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">2019</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Discover Financial Services Welfare Benefits Plan (Plan) includes a variety of welfare benefits, including the plan of Discover Financial Services and its domestic affiliates (Discover), regarding severance pay and pay in lieu of notice of termination (Severance Plan).</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan is a &#8220;welfare plan&#8221; within the meaning of Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) and shall be construed in a manner consistent with such intent. Severance payments made under the Severance Plan are funded entirely from general corporate assets.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This booklet is the Summary Plan Description (SPD) for the Severance Plan as in effect on November 1, 2019, and is the Program Document, as defined under the Plan and describes the severance benefits offered under the Plan. This SPD explains the applicable terms of the Severance Plan in easy-to-understand language. Additional SPDs are available for other benefits offered under the Plan, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, etc. This booklet and certain other documents, including such other SPDs, any applicable insurance contracts, and any other applicable plan documents together make up the official Plan documents. If there is any conflict between the information in the Plan documents and any other materials, including any verbal representation, the Plan documents control. Any prior severance plan, policy, guidelines, SPDs or informal practice with respect to the payment of severance, separation or termination pay are superseded by this document. Discover Financial Services is the Plan sponsor and reserves the right to amend or discontinue the Plan and&#47;or the Severance Plan at any time in its sole discretion.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">You should read the SPD carefully and keep it with your other important papers for future reference.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Table of Contents</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Covered Employees</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family: