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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):                
                                  May 1, 2024                                   
                               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.       55402-2807      
           ,                                 
      Minneapolis                            
           ,                                 
          MN                                 
  (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 ((s)230.405 of this chapter) 
or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ((s)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 2 - Financial Information
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Segment Realignment
Effective for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, Deluxe Corporation (the 
"Company") reorganized its reportable business segments to align with changes 
in its organizational structure that better reflect its portfolio mix and 
offerings. As further described under Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 
8-K, the Company's new reportable segments are Merchant Services, B2B 
Payments, Data Solutions and Print.
Supplemental Financial Information
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K includes unaudited, recast 
financial information under the new segment structure relative to business 
segment revenue and adjusted EBITDA for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 and 
quarterly information for each of the quarters within fiscal year 2023. The 
Company did not operate under the new segment structure during these periods. 
The methodology utilized to determine segment operating performance did not 
change, and information regarding this methodology is provided in the Notes to 
Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on 
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The recasting of previously issued financial information does not represent a 
restatement of previously issued financial statements and does not affect the 
Company's reported net income, earnings per share, total assets or 
shareholders' equity for any of the previously reported periods, nor does it 
reflect any subsequent information or event, other than as required to reflect 
the segment reorganization described above.
The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of 
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be 
deemed incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act of 
1933, as amended.
Section 8 - Other Events
Item 8.01
Other Events.
Under the revised reporting structure, beginning with the filing of the 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the 
Company will present four reportable segments, as follows:
.
Merchant Services
- provides electronic credit and debit card authorization and payment systems 
and processing services primarily to small and medium-sized retail and service 
businesses.
.
B2B Payments
- provides treasury management solutions, including remittance and lockbox 
processing, remote deposit capture, receivables management, payment processing 
and paperless treasury management, as well as fraud and security services and 
Deluxe Payment Exchange.
.
Data Solutions
- provides data-driven marketing solutions, including digital engagement, 
financial institution profitability reporting and account switching tools, and 
business incorporation services.
.
Print
- provides printed personal and business checks, printed business forms, 
business accessories and promotional products.
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Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

 Exhibit                                      Description                                    
 Number                                                                                      
  99.1    Supplemental segment financial information (furnished                              
          pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K)                          
 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: May 1, 2024

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

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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


Segment Realignment

Effective for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, Deluxe Corporation (the 
"Company") reorganized its reportable business segments to align with changes 
in its organizational structure that better reflect its portfolio mix and 
offerings. The Company's new reportable segments are Merchant Services, B2B 
Payments, Data Solutions and Print.

Supplemental Financial Information

The Company is providing updated historical financial information in the 
attached schedule to enhance its shareholders' ability to evaluate the 
Company's historical financial information under the new segment structure. 
The schedule provides unaudited, recast business segment revenue and adjusted 
EBITDA for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 and quarterly information for each of 
the quarters within fiscal year 2023. The Company did not operate under the 
new segment structure during these periods. The methodology utilized to 
determine segment operating performance did not change, and information 
regarding this methodology is provided in the Notes to Consolidated Financial 
Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 
ended December 31, 2023.

The recasting of previously issued financial information does not represent a 
restatement of previously issued financial statements and does not affect the 
Company's reported net income, earnings per share, total assets or 
shareholders' equity for any of the previously reported periods, nor does it 
reflect any subsequent information or event, other than as required to reflect 
the segment reorganization described above. Quarterly amounts for fiscal year 
2023 may not sum to the full year amount due to immaterial rounding 
differences.




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                               DELUXE CORPORATION                               
                              SEGMENT INFORMATION                               
                                 (In thousands)                                 
                                  (Unaudited)                                   


                                                                                                        
                     Year Ended December 31,                           Quarter Ended                    
                       2023            2022         Mar. 31,      June 30,      Sept. 30,      Dec. 31, 
                                                      2023          2023          2023           2023   
Merchant                                                                                                
Services:                                                                                               
Revenue               $364,233        $347,709       $89,105       $91,467       $87,984        $95,676 
Adjusted                74,399          70,760        18,427        17,300        17,393         21,280 
EBITDA                                                                                                  
B2B                                                                                                     
Payments:                                                                                               
Revenue                299,196         307,117        75,196        76,341        74,581         73,078 
Adjusted                62,034          71,242        13,475        15,192        16,074         17,293 
EBITDA                                                                                                  
Data                                                                                                    
Solutions:                                                                                              
Revenue                211,788         196,707        44,353        59,301        64,080         44,053 
Adjusted                46,281          44,833        10,256        13,382        15,317          7,325 
EBITDA                                                                                                  
Print:                                                                                                  
Revenue              1,261,283       1,276,775       314,040       324,517       304,282        318,444 
Adjusted               400,942         399,045        95,201       104,770        98,044        102,926 
EBITDA                                                                                                  
Total reportable                                                                                        
segments:                                                                                               
Revenue             $2,136,500      $2,128,308      $522,694      $551,626      $530,927       $531,251 
Adjusted               583,656         585,880       137,359       150,644       146,828        148,824 
EBITDA                                                                                                  
All other:                                                                                              
(1)                                                                                                     
Revenue                 55,760         109,702        22,671        20,060         6,917          6,113 
Adjusted                25,926          30,132         9,803         8,239         4,130          3,756 
EBITDA                                                                                                  
Total                                                                                                   
segments:                                                                                               
Revenue             $2,192,260      $2,238,010      $545,365      $571,686      $537,844       $537,364 
Adjusted               609,582         616,012       147,162       158,883       150,958        152,580 
EBITDA                                                                                                  


(1)
Includes businesses sold during 2023 and 2022, including the web hosting, logo 
design, strategic sourcing and retail packaging businesses, and the payroll 
and human resources services business, which the Company is currently in the 
process of exiting.


Total segment adjusted EBITDA reconciles to consolidated income (loss) before 
income taxes as follows (in thousands):


                                                                                                                           
                                       Year Ended December 31,                            Quarter Ended                    
                                      2023                2022         Mar. 31,      June 30,      Sept. 30,      Dec. 31, 
                                                                         2023          2023          2023           2023   
Total segment                         $609,582            $616,012      $147,162      $158,883       $150,958      $152,580
adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                            
Corporate                            (192,447)           (197,882)      (46,726)      (50,511)       (49,068)      (46,143)
operations                                                                                                                 
Depreciation and                     (169,703)           (172,552)      (43,520)      (42,607)       (38,857)      (44,718)
amortization expense                                                                                                       
Interest                             (125,643)            (94,454)      (30,016)      (31,932)       (32,034)      (31,662)
expense                                                                                                                    
Non-controlling                            107                 135            28            26             26            27
interest                                                                                                                   
Restructuring and                     (90,475)            (63,136)      (14,094)      (27,477)       (29,364)      (19,540)
integration expense                                                                                                        
Share-based                           (20,525)            (23,676)       (5,866)       (5,484)        (4,539)       (4,636)
compensation expense                                                                                                       
Acquisition                                  -               (130)             -             -              -             -
transaction costs                                                                                                          
Certain legal-related                  (2,195)                 730         (429)           183        (1,949)             -
(expense) benefit                                                                                                          
Loss on sale of                        (1,323)                   -             -             -              -       (1,323)
investment securities                                                                                                      
Gain (loss) on sale of                  32,421              19,331             -        21,942        (4,324)        14,803
businesses and long-lived assets                                                                                           
Income (loss)                        $  39,799           $  84,378      $  6,539     $  23,023     $  (9,151)     $  19,388
before income taxes                                                                                                        


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