Zint William C 4

4 · DELUXE CORP · Filed Feb 11, 2026

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Updated Feb 11, 2026

Deluxe (DLX) CFO William Zint Receives Stock Award

What Happened

William C. Zint, Chief Financial Officer of Deluxe Corporation (DLX), received equity awards on Feb 9, 2026. He was granted 31,586 shares at $27.80 each (value $878,091) and 25,811 derivative restricted units at $27.12 each (value $699,994). To cover tax withholding, 14,322 shares were surrendered/disposed at $27.80 each (value $398,152).
These transactions are award/grant-related (code A) with the withholding recorded as a disposition for tax payment (code F). Net new shares delivered to Zint equal 43,075 (31,586 + 25,811 − 14,322). The gross value of awards was about $1.58M; after withholding the net share value added is roughly $1.18M.

Key Details

Transaction date: 2026-02-09; Form 4 filed 2026-02-11 (appears timely).
Grants: 31,586 shares @ $27.80 = $878,091 (performance-share settlement per footnote F1); 25,811 derivative RSUs @ $27.12 = $699,994 (RSUs under the Stock Incentive Plan; vesting schedule per footnote F3).
Tax withholding: 14,322 shares withheld/disposed @ $27.80 = $398,152 to satisfy tax liabilities associated with vesting/granting (footnote F2).
Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
Transaction codes: A = Award/Grant, F = Withholding to satisfy tax liabilities (disposition).

Context

These are compensation-related equity awards (performance shares and restricted stock units). Such grants are standard executive compensation and do not necessarily indicate the insider’s view on near-term stock direction.
Withholding shares to cover taxes is a routine administrative step and is often reported as a disposition even though it’s not an open-market sale.

Form 4

Period: 2026-02-09

SVP, Chief Financial Officer

Transactions

Award
Common Stock
[F1]
2026-02-09$27.80/sh+31,586$878,091→ 54,013 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]
2026-02-09$27.80/sh−14,322$398,152→ 39,691 total
Award
Restricted Stock Unit
[F3]
2026-02-09$27.12/sh+25,811$699,994→ 25,811 total
Exercise: $0.00From: 2027-02-09Exp: 2029-02-09→ Common Stock (25,811 underlying)

Footnotes (3)

[F1]Reflects shares issued in connection with the settlement of performance share units that were determined to vest based on the level of achievement of the specified performance targets.
[F2]Transaction reflects withholding of shares to satisfy tax liabilities associated with vesting and granting of performance share units.
[F3]Restricted stock units granted under the Company's Stock Incentive Plan that vest in equal one-third increments on the first three anniversaries of 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.

Signature

/s/ Kortney Q. Nordrum, Attorney in Fact|2026-02-11

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