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
Chunk 14
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 for election to the board at the meeting. In addition to certain information about the shareholder, as described in our bylaws, the shareholder's notice must set forth as to each nominee: 1) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person; 2) the principal occupation or employment of the person; 3) the number of shares of our stock owned by the person; 4) the written and acknowledged statement of the person that such person is willing to serve as a director; and 5) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a solicitation of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), if the election of the candidate had been solicited by or on behalf of the board. In addition, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than company nominees for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act and complies with all other requirements under Rule 14a-19, including the minimum solicitation requirements. No shareholders submitted director nominations in connection with this year's meeting. Any shareholders desiring to present a candidate at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must furnish the required notice no later than January 24, 2026.

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When a vacancy or a new position on the board needs to be filled, the President and CEO, in consultation with the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, drafts a profile of the candidate believed to provide the most meaningful contribution to the board as a whole. The profile is submitted to the committee, or its nominee, for approval. In order to properly staff its various committees and support its succession planning initiatives, the board currently believes that a board consisting of eight to eleven directors is optimal. Historically, we have engaged a third-party search firm to assist us in identifying suitable candidates for open director positions. The firm selected, as well as the specific terms of the engagement, are based on specifically established search criteria. Members of the board also are given the opportunity to submit names of potential candidates based on the profile developed. Each candidate is subject to an initial screening process after which the selected candidates are interviewed. The independent Chair of the Board, the President and CEO and at least a majority of the committee interviews each selected candidate and, concurrently with the interviews, the candidate must confirm