UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2025

DELUXE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


MN	1-7945	41-0216800
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)


801 S. Marquette Ave., Minneapolis, MN						55402-2807
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

(651) 483-7111

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share	DLX	NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

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 13(a) of the Exchange

Act. ☐

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 20, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Deluxe Corporation (the “Company”) unanimously elected Morgan M. (Mac) Schuessler, Jr. to the Board, effective February 21, 2025. Mr. Schuessler will stand for re-election at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders. The Board has determined that Mr. Schuessler qualifies as an independent director under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s director independence standards, as adopted by the Board.

Mr. Schuessler brings to the Company extensive experience in the payments and financial technology industry, including in his current position, which he has held since 2015, as Chief Executive Officer, President, and director of Evertec Group. He previously served as the President, International, at Global Payments between 2005 and 2014, and served in multiple leadership positions with American Express Corporate Services. He serves on the boards of Endeavor Puerto Rico, Smithsonian National Board, and Wharton Executive Education. He holds a bachelor's degree from New York University and an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School, where he served on the Dean's Advisory Board for 13 years. He also completed the General Management Program at the Wharton School.

Also on February 20, 2025, the Board made committee assignments for its two newest members, such appointments being effective April 23, 2025. Mr. Schuessler was appointed to the Audit and Finance Committee and Corporate Governance Committee, and Hugh S. Cummins was appointed to the Audit and Finance Committee and Compensation and Talent Committee.

Section 7 - Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Mr. Schuessler to the Board is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2. to Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						Press Release, dated February 21, 2025, of Deluxe Corporation
101.INS						XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.LAB						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104						Cover page interactive data file (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 21, 2025


			DELUXE CORPORATION

			/s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter

			Jeffrey L. Cotter
			Senior Vice President, Chief
			Administrative Officer and
			General Counsel

DELUXE CORP 8-K