Material Agreement · Company Update

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): June 26, 2023   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)   (I.R.S. Employer 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 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(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 1 – REGISTRANT’S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS   Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.   As previously reported, on January 31, 2023, Deluxe Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), through its subsidiary, Deluxe Small Business Sales, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Seller”), entered into a Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Sale Agreement”) with HostPapa, Inc., an Ontario corporation (“Purchaser”), for the sale of all of the outstanding equity interests of certain subsidiaries of Seller and the sale of certain assets, and the assumption of certain liabilities, of Seller and certain of its affiliates related to the Company’s web hosting business. On June 26, 2023, Seller and Purchaser entered into an amendment to the Sale Agreement to reduce the base purchase price for the transaction from $42,000,000 to $35,950,000 by removing a $6,050,000 post-closing deferred payment that would have been payable to Seller 365 days after the closing date.   SECTION 8 – OTHER EVENTS   Item 8.01 Other Events.   On June 29, 2023, the Company closed the transaction described in Item 1.01 above pursuant to the Sale Agreement.   SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d)  Exhibits           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: June 29, 2023 By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter   Name:  Jeffrey L. Cotter   Title:  Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel