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
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 his or her availability for regularly scheduled board and committee meetings. The committee also assesses each candidate's potential conflicts of interest and the ways in which the candidate's qualifications, experience, and knowledge complement those of existing members of the board. The committee reviews the interviewers' reports and recommendations and makes the final determination as to which candidates are recommended for election to the board. Depending on when suitable candidates are identified, the board may decide to appoint a new director to serve on the board until the next annual meeting of shareholders.

#### Meetings of the Board of Directors
There wer e six mee tings of the board in 2024. Each director atten ded, in person, virtually, or by telephone, at least 75% of the aggregate of all meetings of the board and its commit tees on which such director served during the year. It is our policy that directors attend our annual shareholder meetin gs. All of our directors who served on the board at the time attended our virtual annual shareholder meeting in 2024.

#### Board Responsibilities
The board oversees, counsels, and directs management in the long-term interests of our company and our shareholders. The board's responsibilities include:

• overseeing the conduct of our business and the assessment of enterprise risks to evaluate whether the business is being properly managed;

• reviewing and approving our major financial objectives, strategic and operating plans, and other significant actions;

• planning for President and CEO succession and monitoring succession planning for other executive officers; and

• overseeing our processes for maintaining the integrity of our financial statements and other public disclosures, as well as our compliance with law and our Code of Ethics.

The board and its committees meet throughout the year on a set schedule, hold special meetings, and act by written consent from time to time, as appropriate. At each board meeting, time is reserved for the independent directors to meet without management present. Officers and members of management regularly attend board meetings to present information on our business and strategy.

#### Committee Membership and Responsibilities
The board assigns responsibilities and delegates authority to its committees, and these committees regularly report on their activities and actions to the board. The board has three standing committees: Audit and Finance, Compensation and Talent, and Corporate Governance. Each committee may engage outside experts, advisors, and counsel to assist the committee in its work. Each committee has a written charter approved by the board. We post each charter on our website at www.investors.deluxe.com/governance/governance-documents. A copy of each charter is available upon request by contacting