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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 27, 2022 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: ☐ 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. ☐ Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Deluxe Corporation held its annual shareholders' meeting on April 27, 2022. 37,934,048 shares were represented (88.5% of the 42,855,477 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting). Four 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 2023 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 35,256,914  393,720  2,283,414  Paul R. Garcia 34,894,852  755,782  2,283,414  Cheryl E. Mayberry McKissack 33,726,927  1,923,707  2,283,414  Barry C. McCarthy 35,160,987  489,647  2,283,414  Don J. McGrath 33,943,189  1,707,445  2,283,414  Thomas J. Reddin 34,591,732  1,058,902  2,283,414  Martyn R. Redgrave 33,854,699  1,795,935  2,283,414  John L. Stauch 35,083,011  567,623  2,283,414  Telisa L. Yancey 35,284,075  366,559  2,283,414  (2) A non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the named executive officers, as described in the proxy statement filed in connection with the annual meeting: For 29,449,167  Against 6,106,597  Abstain 94,870  Broker non-vote 2,283,414  (3) Approval of the Deluxe Corporation 2022 Stock Incentive Plan: For 30,752,314  Against 4,844,769  Abstain 53,551  Broker non-vote 2,283,414  (4) Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022: For 37,178,462  Against 663,966  Abstain 91,620  2 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.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) 3 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 27, 2022 DELUXE CORPORATION /s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter Jeffrey L. Cotter Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel 4