Company: DLX
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000027996-25-000107
Chunk: 74

Company: DELUXE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 74
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, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the notes thereto. This report also addresses certain matters related to our independent registered public accounting firm. The information contained in this Audit and Finance Committee Report shall not be deemed to be "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference in such filing.

The Audit and Finance Committee is currently comprised of the six undersigned directors, all of whom have been determined by the board to be independent under the rules of the SEC and the NYSE. The Audit and Finance Committee acts under a written charter approved by the board. The Audit and Finance Committee reviews the adequacy of that charter on an annual basis. A complete copy of the committee’s charter is posted on our website at www.investors.deluxe.com/governance/governance-documents.

### Financial Statements
As stated in its charter, the Audit and Finance Committee assists the board in monitoring the integrity of our financial statements, the effectiveness of the internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm, and our compliance systems. In carrying out these responsibilities, the Audit and Finance Committee met with management periodically during the year to consider the adequacy of our internal controls and the objectivity of its financial reporting. The Audit and Finance Committee discussed these matters with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, and with the appropriate financial personnel and internal auditors, and met privately on a regular basis with both the independent registered public accounting firm and with the internal auditors, each of whom reports to and has unrestricted access to the Audit and Finance Committee.

The Audit and Finance Committee reviewed with management and the independent registered public accounting firm our 2024 audited financial statements and met with both management and the independent registered public accounting firm to discuss those financial statements and reports prior to issuance. Management has the primary responsibility for our financial statements and the overall reporting process, including our system of internal controls. Management has represented, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has indicated in its opinion to the Audit and Finance Committee, that we maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over its financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, and that the financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and fairly present, in