Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): May 13, 2022

DELUXE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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

801 S. Marquette Ave.

Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (651) 483-7111

(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 communications 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		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par $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. ¨

Item 8.01. Other Events.

As previously reported on a current report on Form 8-K, on June 1, 2021, Deluxe Corporation (“the Company”) consummated the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of FAPS Holdings, Inc. The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to file certain pro forma financial information for the year ended December 31, 2021, so that such financial information may be incorporated by reference into the Company’s filings with the SEC.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

The following information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference:

(i)

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information for the year ended December 31, 2021.

(ii)

Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Pro Forma Financial Information

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	DELUXE CORPORATION

Dated: May 13, 2022	By:	/s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter
	Name:	Jeffrey L. Cotter
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel