Company: DLX
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: S-3ASR
Source: 0001104659-25-038372
Chunk: 21

Company: DELUXE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: S-3ASR
Chunk 21
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 the debt securities of any one or more series.

#### Defeasance of Indenture
We have the right to terminate all of our obligations with respect to a series of debt securities under the covenants described under “— Certain Covenants” in this prospectus and under such other covenants for that series as may be established and specified in the future in accordance with the terms of the indenture and to provide that any event of default expressed to be subject to covenant defeasance under the indenture shall no longer constitute an event of default under the indenture with respect to that series of debt securities, following irrevocably depositing in trust with the trustee, as trust funds solely for the benefit of holders of debt securities of that series, money in an amount sufficient, U.S. government obligations or foreign governments obligations (in the case of debt securities denominated in a foreign currency) the scheduled payments of principal and interest on which shall be sufficient, or a combination thereof sufficient (which, in the case of U.S. government obligations or foreign government obligations, shall be determined in the opinion of an internationally recognized firm of independent accountants expressed in a written certificate delivered to the trustee), without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay principal of, and any premium or interest on, the debt securities of that series to their maturity or redemption, as the case may be, and complying with certain other conditions, including delivery to the trustee of an opinion of counsel, to the effect that beneficial owners will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of our exercise of such right and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case otherwise.

In addition, we have the right at any time to terminate all of our obligations under the indenture with respect to any series of debt securities issued thereunder, other than (i) your right to receive, solely from the trust fund described below, payment of the principal of and each installment, if any, of principal of and interest on, the outstanding debt of such series on the stated maturity of such principal or installment of principal or interest due and (ii) certain obligations relating to the defeasance trust and obligations to register the transfer or exchange of the debt securities, to replace mutilated, lost or stolen debt securities, to maintain a registrar and paying agent in respect of the debt securities, to pay compensation to, and expenses of, and