Amended Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4/a)

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* Mathews Michael S	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DELUXE CORP [ DLX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. Vice President, CIO
(Last) (First) (Middle) 3680 VICTORIA STREET N	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/17/2020
(Street) SHOREVIEW, MN 55126 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/22/2020	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	1/17/2020		M		1543	A	⁽¹⁾	9810	D
Common Stock	1/17/2020		F		760	D	$49.39	9050	D
Common Stock	1/21/2020		A		502	A	$0 ⁽²⁾	9552	D
Common Stock	1/21/2020		F		248	D	$49.1	9304 ⁽³⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	$0 ⁽⁴⁾	1/17/2020		M			1543	⁽⁴⁾	1/19/2020	Common Stock	1543	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0 ⁽⁵⁾							⁽⁵⁾	1/22/2021	Common Stock	2563		2563	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0 ⁽⁶⁾							⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	1790		1790	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0 ⁽⁷⁾	1/21/2020		A		5280		⁽⁷⁾	1/21/2022	Common Stock	5280	$0	5280	D
Common Stock Option	$67.08							2/12/2016 ⁽⁸⁾	2/12/2022	Common Stock	1426		1426	D
Common Stock Option	$54.30							2/17/2017 ⁽⁸⁾	2/17/2023	Common Stock	4848		4848	D
Common Stock Option	$75.61							2/23/2018 ⁽⁸⁾	2/23/2024	Common Stock	4371		4371	D
Common Stock Option	$73.21							2/21/2019 ⁽⁸⁾	2/21/2025	Common Stock	4314		4314	D
Common Stock Option	$44.69							4/1/2020 ⁽⁹⁾	4/1/2029	Common Stock	9615		9615	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Vesting and conversion into shares on a one-for-one basis of restricted stock units awarded on 1/19/18 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan. Award of units resulted from an election by executive to receive certain 2017 annual incentive compensation in restricted stock units in lieu of cash.
(2)	This amendment corrects amounts previously reported in connection with the settlement of performance share units that vested based on the level of achievement of the specified performance targets.
(3)	Total ownership includes 913 shares of restricted stock.
(4)	Restricted Stock Units were awarded on 1/19/18 under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan. The units will vest and be converted into common stock on the second anniversary of the date of grant if, subject to certain exceptions, the holder remains in the employ of the Company through such date. Award results from an advance election by executive to receive a portion of their 2017 annual incentive compensation in restricted stock units in lieu of cash.
(5)	Restricted Stock Units were awarded on 1/22/19 under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan. The units will vest and be converted into common stock on the second anniversary of the date of grant if, subject to certain exceptions, the holder remains in the employ of the Company through such date. Award results from an advance election by executive to receive a portion of their 2018 annual incentive compensation in restricted stock units in lieu of cash.
(6)	Restricted stock units awarded on 4/1/19 under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan, subject to the following vesting schedule: 1,007 units will vest in four equal amounts on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant, and 783 units will vest in three equal amounts on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant. Upon vesting, each unit is converted into a share of common stock. Subject to certain exceptions, vesting is contingent upon continued employment.
(7)	Restricted Stock Units were awarded on 1/21/2020 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan. The units will vest and be converted into common stock on the second anniversary of the date of grant if, subject to certain exceptions, the holder remains in the employ of the Company through such date. Award results from an advance election by executive to receive a portion of their 2019 annual incentive compensation in restricted stock units in lieu of cash.
(8)	Options vest in three equal installments on the three succeeding anniversary dates of the date of grant, provided the holder remains an employee of the Company. Date entered reflects date on which first installment vests(ed).
(9)	Options vest in four equal installments on the four succeeding anniversary dates of the date of grant, provided the holder remains an employee of the Company. Date entered reflects date on which first installment vests(ed).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mathews Michael S 3680 VICTORIA STREET N SHOREVIEW, MN 55126			Sr. Vice President, CIO