# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000027996
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-057144
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 18521
**Document Hash:** ce7c0b8420e65619faa9fc4c3d41b661
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-057144.hdr.sgml**: 20260507

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-057144

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260507

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260507

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260507

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** DELUXE CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000027996
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BLANKBOOKS, LOOSELEAF BINDERS & BOOKBINDING & RELATED WORK [2780]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 410216800
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MN
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-295637
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26953499

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 801 S. MARQUETTE AVE.
- **CITY:** MINNEAPOLIS
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55402
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6514837111

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 801 S. MARQUETTE AVE.
- **CITY:** MINNEAPOLIS
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55402

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DELUXE CHECK PRINTERS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19880608

**Registration No. 333-**

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2026**

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE**

**SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

**DELUXE CORPORATION**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Minnesota** | **41-0216800** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |

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**801 Marquette Avenue South**

**Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402**

(Address of principal executive offices,

including zip code)

**DELUXE CORPORATION 2022 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN**

(Full title of the plan)

**Jeffrey L. Cotter**

**SVP, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel**

**Deluxe Corporation**

**801 Marquette Avenue South**

**Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402**

**(651) 483-7111**

(Name, address and telephone number,

including area code, of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large Accelerated Filer | ⌧ | Accelerated Filer | ◻ |
| Non-accelerated Filer | ◻ | Smaller Reporting Company | ◻ |
|  |  | Emerging Growth Company | ◻ |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ◻

**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

Deluxe Corporation (the "Company") is hereby registering 1,500,000 additional shares of its common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), for issuance under the Deluxe Corporation 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the "Plan"). The registration statement on [Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-286924](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000110465925043882/tm2513419d1_s8.htm), the "2025 Registration Statement"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 2, 2025, the registration statement on [Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-271783](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000110465923057821/tm2314725d1_s8.htm), the "2023 Registration Statement"), as filed with the SEC on May 9, 2023 and the registration statement on [Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-264956](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000110465922060435/tm2214991d1_s8.htm), together with the 2025 Registration Statement and the 2023 Registration Statement, the "Prior Plan Registration Statements"), as filed with the SEC on May 13, 2022, relating to the same class of securities and the same benefit plan is currently effective and, in accordance with Instruction E of the General Instructions to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Plan Registration Statements, to the extent they relate to the Plan and the shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder, are incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 8. Exhibits.**

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| [4.1](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000114036110043000/ex3_1.htm) | [Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000114036110043000/ex3_1.htm) |
| [4.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799623000057/exhibit3120230216.htm) | [Bylaws, as amended on February 16, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 21, 2023).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799623000057/exhibit3120230216.htm) |
| [4.3](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799620000022/exhibit4212-31x201910k.htm) | [Description of Deluxe Corporation Common Stock Registered Under Section 12 of the Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799620000022/exhibit4212-31x201910k.htm) |
| [5.1\*](tm2613363d1_ex5-1.htm) | [Opinion of Jeffrey L. Cotter.](tm2613363d1_ex5-1.htm) |
| [10.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799626000074/fy2025proxystatement.htm#i4db58851c8d640e79641b43f27232d40_61) | [Amendment No. 3 to the Deluxe Corporation 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B to the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed on March 9, 2026).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799626000074/fy2025proxystatement.htm#i4db58851c8d640e79641b43f27232d40_61) |
| [23.1\*](tm2613363d1_ex5-1.htm) | [Consent of Jeffrey L. Cotter (included in Exhibit 5.1).](tm2613363d1_ex5-1.htm) |
| [23.2\*](tm2613363d1_ex23-2.htm) | [Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.](tm2613363d1_ex23-2.htm) |
| [24.1\*](tm2613363d1_ex24-1.htm) | [Power of Attorney.](tm2613363d1_ex24-1.htm) |
| [107\*](tm2613363d1_ex-filingfees.htm) | [Filing Fee Table.](tm2613363d1_ex-filingfees.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on May 7, 2026.

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| DELUXE CORPORATION |
| By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter |
| Jeffrey L. Cotter |
| Senior Vice President,<br> Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 7, 2026.

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| **Signature** | **Title** |
| /s/ \* | President and Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Barry C. McCarthy | (Principal Executive Officer) |
| /s/ \* | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
| William C. Zint | (Principal Financial Officer) |
| /s/ \* | Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer |
| Llewellyn Kelly Moyer | (Principal Accounting Officer) |
| /s/ \* | Director |
| Angela L. Brown |  |
| /s/ \* | Director |
| Michelle T. Collins |  |
| /s/ \* | Director |
| Hugh S. Cummins III |  |
| /s/ \* | Director |
| Paul R. Garcia |  |
| /s/ \* | Director |
| Thomas J. Reddin |  |
| /s/ \* | Director |
| Morgan M. Schuessler, Jr. |  |
| /s/ \* | Director |
| John L. Stauch |  |
| /s/ \* | Director |
| Telisa L. Yancy |  |
| \*By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter |  |
| Jeffrey L. Cotter, attorney-in-fact |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

May 7, 2026

Deluxe Corporation

801 Marquette Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I, as General Counsel, am acting as counsel for Deluxe Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the "<u>Company</u>"), in connection with the preparation of the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>") to be filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "<u>Act</u>"), relating to the registration of 1,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "<u>Shares</u>"), that may be issued pursuant to the Deluxe Corporation 2022 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the "<u>Plan</u>").

I have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such corporate records, agreements, and other instruments, certificates, orders, opinions, correspondence with public officials, certificates provided by the Company's officers and representatives, and other documents as I have deemed necessary or advisable for the purposes of rendering the opinions set forth herein. In rendering my opinions set forth below, I have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the genuineness of all signatures and the conformity to authentic originals of all documents submitted to me as copies. I have also assumed the legal capacity for all purposes relevant hereto of all natural persons. As to questions of fact material to my opinions, I have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and other representatives of the Company and of public officials.

Based on the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the limitations, qualifications, assumptions, exceptions and other matters set forth herein, I am of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

My opinions expressed above are limited to the laws of the State of Minnesota.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, I do not admit that I am within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

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|  | Very truly yours, |
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter |
|  | Jeffrey L. Cotter, Esq. |
|  | General Counsel |
|  | Deluxe Corporation |

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## Exhibit 23.2

**EXHIBIT 23.2**

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Deluxe Corporation of our report dated February 13, 2026 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Deluxe Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

<br> Minneapolis, Minnesota ****<br> May 7, 2026

## Exhibit 24.1

**Exhibit 24.1**

**Power of Attorney**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Barry C. McCarthy, William C. Zint and Jeffrey L. Cotter, and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, relating to the registration of 1,500,000 shares of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Deluxe Corporation (the "Shares"), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with such state commissions and other agencies as necessary, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in or about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of May 7, 2026, by the following persons:

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| **Signature** | **Title** |
| /s/ Barry C. McCarthy | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Barry C. McCarthy | (Principal Executive Officer) |
| /s/ William C. Zint | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
| William C. Zint | (Principal Financial Officer) |
| /s/ Llewellyn Kelly Moyer | Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer |
| Llewellyn Kelly Moyer | (Principal Accounting Officer) |
| /s/ Angela L. Brown | Director |
| Angela L. Brown |  |
| /s/ Michelle T. Collins | Director |
| Michelle T. Collins |  |
| /s/ Hugh S. Cummins III | Director |
| Hugh S. Cummins III |  |
| /s/ Paul R. Garcia | Director |
| Paul R. Garcia |  |
| /s/ Thomas J. Reddin | Director |
| Thomas J. Reddin |  |
| /s/ Morgan M. Schuessler, Jr. | Director |
| Morgan M. Schuessler, Jr. |  |
| /s/ John L. Stauch | Director |
| John L. Stauch |  |
| /s/ Telisa L. Yancy | Director |
| Telisa L. Yancy |  |

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## Ex-Filing

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? EX-FILING FEES

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **DELUXE CORP**  |

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| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Calculation Rule**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount Registered**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Rate**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | 457(a) | 1500000 | $31.57 | $47355000.00 | 0.0001381 | $6539.73 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $47355000.00  |  | $6539.73  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $6539.73  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> (1) Represents the additional shares of Deluxe Corporation's (the "Registrant's") common stock issuable under amendment No. 3 to the Deluxe Corporation 2022 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of securities as may become issuable pursuant to the provisions of the inducement award agreement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of common stock. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act. The amount of the registration fee is based on a price of $31.57 per share, which is the average of the high and low prices of the registrant's Common Stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on May 4, 2026.

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