Company: DLX
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000027996-25-000107
Chunk: 9

Company: DELUXE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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 •His history of service on public company boards, as well as his executive leadership roles with Frontdoor, H&R Block, eBay and PepsiCo, make him uniquely qualified to advise on an array of matters facing public companies 
 Committees:Audit and Finance; Corporate Governance                                                                                                                                                                            |

| Martyn R. Redgrave                                   
 Managing Partner and CEO of Agate Creek Partners LLC 
 Director since:2001                                  
 Age:72                                               
 Independent:Yes                                      |     | Background                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 •Managing Partner and CEO of Agate Creek Partners LLC, a professional governance and consulting services company he cofounded in 2014                                                                                                                                                                      
 •Executive Vice President and Chief Administration Officer (2005-2012), Chief Financial Officer (2006-2007), and Senior Advisor (2012-2014) to L Brands, Inc. (formerly known as Limited Brands, Inc.), one of the world’s leading personal care, beauty, intimate apparel and specialty apparel retailers 
 Qualifications                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 •Served as Independent Chair of our board (2012-2019)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 •In addition to bringing extensive operations management experience and financial and accounting acumen to the board, his background in overseeing the reporting systems and controls of complex business operations is particularly relevant to the work of our board                                     
 •Throughout his career, has had direct involvement with matters similar to those encountered by our company, such as operations management, financial reporting and controls, enterprise risk management, information technology systems, data management and protection, and access to capital markets    
 •Supervised CIOs and CISOs in large public and private companies as they dealt with various cybersecurity matters. Also has experience supervising legal, risk management, and compliance functions in connection with global risk management, supply chain, and ESG matters                               
 •His background also includes mergers and acquisitions and financial analysis, continuing areas of importance for us                                                                                                                                                                                       
 •Served on the board of of Francesca's Holdings Corporation from 2015-2021                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Committees:Audit and Finance; Corporate Governance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

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### BOARD STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE

#### Corporate Governance at Deluxe
We seek to adopt and use corporate governance practices that we believe will be of value to our shareholders and will positively aid in the governance of our company. Below is a summary of our governance practices.

| Independent Board                                           |     | •Eight of our nine director nominees are independent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Board Diversity                                             |