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Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Commission file number : 1-7945 deluxe MN ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 3680 Victoria St. N. Shoreview MN ( Address of principal executive offices ) DELUXE CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Large Accelerated Filer Non - accelerated Filer Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 1.00 per share ✓ 41-0216800 Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 651 ) 483-7111 Trading symbol ( s ) DLX ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 55126-2966 ( Zip Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Name of each exchange on which registered NYSE Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company 000 If an emerging growth compan 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant is $ 978,925,599 based on the last sales price of the registrant's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020. The number of outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock as of February 10 , 2021 was 42,029,373 . Documents Incorporated by Reference : Portions of our definitive proxy statement to be filed within 120 days after our fiscal year - end are incorporated by reference in Part III .