Company: DLX
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: S-3ASR
Source: 0001104659-25-038372
Chunk: 8

Company: DELUXE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: S-3ASR
Chunk 8
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Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”

### USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement will be used for general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include but are not limited to, the repayment or refinancing of debt, repurchases of outstanding securities, investments in or extensions of credit to our subsidiaries or the financing of possible acquisitions, capital expenditures or business expansion. The net proceeds may be invested temporarily or applied to repay short-term debt until they are used for their stated purpose.

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### DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMON STOCK

#### General
The following description of our common stock, $1.00 par value per share (“Common Stock”), is a summary and does not purport to be complete. It is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated September 2, 2010 (the “Articles of Incorporation”) and our Bylaws, as amended on February 16, 2023 (the “Bylaws”), each of which is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We encourage you to read our Articles of Incorporation, our Bylaws and the applicable provisions of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act (the “MBCA”) for additional information.

#### Authorized Capital Shares
Our authorized capital shares consist of 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock.

#### Voting Rights
Holders of shares of our Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters voted on by the shareholders, including the election of directors. Our Common Stock does not have cumulative voting rights. Except as otherwise required by the MBCA, the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws, all questions properly before a meeting of shareholders will be decided by a vote of the number of the greater of (i) a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the question and represented at the meeting at the time of the vote, or (ii) a majority of the minimum number of shares entitled to vote that would constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting.

#### Dividend Rights
The holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors at its discretion, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. We