Company: DLX
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000027996-25-000107
Chunk: 73

Company: DELUXE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 73
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ement awards of shares granted pursuant to NYSE rules. The number of securities to be issued upon vesting includes 83,938 outstanding RSUs and 16,654 shares subject to outstanding PSU awards. The number of PSUs reflects the target amount for awards outstanding as of December 31, 2024. The actual number of shares issued under our PSU awards will range between 0% and 200% of the target amount, based on our performance relative to the applicable performance goals as determined by the Committee at the end of the performance period. The PSU and RSU awards are not included in the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants, and rights because they require no consideration upon vesting.

The board recommends that you vote FOR the approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Deluxe Corporation 2022 Stock Incentive Plan.

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ITEM 4: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit and Finance Committee has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm to examine our financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

Pursuant to the Audit and Finance Committee's charter, the board is submitting the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, to the shareholders for ratification. Shareholder approval of this appointment is not required, but the board is submitting the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for ratification in order to obtain the views of our shareholders. If the appointment is not ratified, the Audit and Finance Committee will reconsider its selection. We anticipate that representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be present at the meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire, and will be able to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders.

The board recommends that you vote FOR the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm.

#### Audit and Finance Committee Report
The following is the report of the Audit and Finance Committee with respect to our audited financial statements presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, which includes our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024, and 2023 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders' equity