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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): March 23, 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 7 - Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The following information is being “furnished” in accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing:
Furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is certain unaudited historical financial information of the Company that is provided on the Company's website, www.deluxe.com/investor-relations. The content of the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein is a copy of a presentation entitled "Deluxe Investor Presentation.”
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number |  | Description
99.1 |  | H istorical unaudited financial information as posted on the Company's website (March 2022) (furnished)
99.2 |  | Deluxe Investor Presentation (furnished)
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)

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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: March 23, 2022

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

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