Company: DLX
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000027996-25-000107
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Company: DELUXE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 4
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 be able to vote or ask questions. The meeting will begin promptly at 3:00 p.m. CDT. We encourage you to access the meeting prior to the start time. Online check-in will begin at 2:30 p.m. CDT, and you should allow ample time for the check-in procedures.

#### How can I ask questions during the meeting?
You may submit questions in real time during the meeting through the virtual forum. We are committed to acknowledging each appropriate question we receive in the order that it was received, with a limit of one question per shareholder until we have allowed each shareholder to ask a question. We will allot approximately 15 minutes for questions during the meeting. Submitted questions should follow our Rules of Conduct in order to be addressed during the meeting. Our Rules of Conduct will be posted on the forum. Answers to appropriate questions not addressed during the meeting will be posted following the meeting on the investor relations page of our website.

What can I do if I need technical assistance during the meeting?

If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the virtual forum login page.

#### Will a replay of the meeting be available?
Following completion of the meeting, a webcast replay will be available on www.deluxe.com through May 16, 2025.

| Table of Contents                                                                         |     |    |
| Proxy Summary                                                                             |     |  1 |
| Item 1:  Election of Directors                                                            |     |  7 |
| Board Structure and Governance                                                            |     | 11 |
| Stock Ownership and Reporting                                                             |     | 20 |
| Executive Compensation                                                                    |     | 22 |
| Compensation Tables                                                                       |     | 41 |
| Item 2:  Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Named Executive Officers            |     | 52 |
| Item 3:  Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Deluxe Corporation 2022 Stock Incentive Plan  |     | 53 |
| Item 4:  Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |     | 61 |
| Other Proxy and Voting Information                                                        |     | 64 |
| Annual Report to Shareholders and Form 10-K                                               |     | 66 |
| Annex A                                                                                   |     | 67 |
| Annex B                                                                                   |     | 69 |
| Annex C                                                                                   |     | 70 |

#### Proxy Summary
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