Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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): April 28, 2021

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.)

3680 Victoria St. N.			Shoreview			MN			55126-2966
(Address of principal executive offices)									(Zip Code)

[phone]

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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. ☐

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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

We held our annual shareholders' meeting on April 28, 2021. 38,275,554 shares were represented (90.9% of the 42,100,275 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting). Three items were considered at the meeting, and the results of the voting were as follows:

(1) Election of Directors:

Shareholders were asked to elect nine directors to hold office until the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders. The nominees for director and the results of the voting were as follows:

						For						Withheld						Broker non-vote
William C. Cobb						35,120,422						402,001						2,753,131
Paul R. Garcia						35,036,753						485,670						2,753,131
Cheryl E. Mayberry McKissack						33,959,381						1,563,042						2,753,131
Barry C. McCarthy						34,967,141						555,282						2,753,131
Don J. McGrath						34,192,520						1,329,903						2,753,131
Thomas J. Reddin						34,259,085						1,263,338						2,753,131
Martyn R. Redgrave						34,162,479						1,359,944						2,753,131
John L. Stauch						35,115,808						406,615						2,753,131
Victoria A. Treyger						34,794,343						728,080						2,753,131

(2) A non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, as described in the proxy statement filed in connection with the annual meeting:

For						33,412,018
Against						1,918,750
Abstain						191,655
Broker non-vote						2,753,131

(3) Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021:

For						37,565,951
Against						559,377
Abstain						150,226

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Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number						Description
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.CAL						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase 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)

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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: April 28, 2021

			DELUXE CORPORATION
			/s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter
			Jeffrey L. Cotter
			Senior Vice President, Chief
			Administrative Officer and
			General Counsel

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