UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2024

DELUXE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MN	1-7945	41-0216800
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

801 S. Marquette Ave., Minneapolis, MN	55402-2807
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(651) 483-7111

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share	DLX	NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange

Act. ☐

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its annual shareholders' meeting on April 25, 2024. 38,029,241 shares were represented (86.4% of the 44,028,722 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting). Three items were considered at the meeting, and the results of the voting were as follows:

(1) Election of Directors:

Shareholders were asked to elect eight directors to hold office until the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders. The nominees for director and the results of the voting were as follows:

	For	Withheld	Broker non-vote
William C. Cobb	34,020,098	1,687,236	2,321,907
Paul R. Garcia	34,666,438	1,040,896	2,321,907
Cheryl E. Mayberry McKissack	31,384,383	4,322,951	2,321,907
Barry C. McCarthy	34,997,474	709,860	2,321,907
Thomas J. Reddin	33,729,321	1,978,013	2,321,907
Martyn R. Redgrave	33,623,603	2,083,731	2,321,907
John L. Stauch	35,029,165	678,169	2,321,907
Telisa L. Yancy	34,822,631	884,703	2,321,907

(2) A non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the named executive officers, as described in the proxy statement filed in connection with the annual meeting:

For	23,798,765
Against	11,715,335
Abstain	193,234
Broker non-vote	2,321,907

(3) Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024:

For	37,115,922
Against	789,224
Abstain	124,095

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Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104	Cover page interactive data file (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 29, 2024

DELUXE CORPORATION

/s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter

Jeffrey L. Cotter

Senior Vice President, Chief

Administrative Officer and

General Counsel

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