Company: DLX
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000027996-25-000107
Chunk: 18

Company: DELUXE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 Chief Compliance Officer and the Chief Information Security Officer. The ERM steering committee evaluated potential risks and associated mitigating factors and strategies across our company. Identified risks were prioritized based on the potential exposure to our company, measured as a function of likelihood of occurrence and potential severity of impact if the risk were to materialize. The process included evaluating management's preparedness to respond to the risk. The risk profiles and current and future mitigating actions were discussed and refined during subsequent discussions with the executive leadership team. A summary of the results of the risk assessment process and our risk mitigation activities was presented to the Audit and Finance Committee. Risk updates are shared with the board each quarter.

Audit and Finance Committee Financial Expertise; Complaint Handling Procedures

In addition to meeting the independence requirements of the NYSE and the SEC, all members of the Audit and Finance Committee have been determined by the board to meet the financial literacy requirements of the NYSE's listing standards. The board has also determined that John L. Stauch, the current Audit and Finance Committee Chair, is an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by SEC regulations.

In accordance with federal law, the Audit and Finance Committee has adopted procedures governing the receipt, retention and handling of complaints regarding accounting and auditing matters. These procedures include a means for employees to submit concerns on a confidential and anonymous basis through our ethics and compliance hotline, which is operated by a third party.

### Compensation and Talent Committee Processes and Procedures
The authority and responsibilities of the Compensation and Talent Committee are governed by its charter, a copy of which can be found on our website at www.investors.deluxe.com/governance/governance-documents, together with applicable laws, rules, regulations and NYSE listing standards. Along with fulfilling the duties listed in the table above related to executive compensation, the committee also oversees administration of equity-based plans, deferred compensation plans, benefit plans, retirement, and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) excess plans. The committee has delegated to management committees the responsibility to administer broad-based benefit plans and to oversee investment options and management of retirement and deferred compensation programs. The Compensation and Talent Committee is also responsible for oversight of our human capital management, which includes programs and related outcomes with respect to talent development, attraction, retention, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

The committee has the authority to engage compensation consultants to assist it in conducting the activities within its general scope of responsibility. The committee retained Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FW Cook) as