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DELUXE CORP (DLX) filed an 8-K current report with the SEC on July 31, 2026 reporting Item 1.01 (Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement), Item 2.01 (Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets), Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure), Item EX-99.1 (Exhibit EX-99.1). Previously filed Purchase Agreement governs the transaction, with full terms in Exhibit 2.1 dated June 18, 2026.
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Item 1.01 · Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- Previously filed Purchase Agreement governs the transaction, with full terms in Exhibit 2.1 dated June 18, 2026
- Celero financial statements and pro forma information remain required, indicating pending transaction accounting disclosures
Item 2.01 · Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- Acquisition of Celero Commerce completed July 31, 2026, making Celero a wholly owned subsidiary
- Approximately $625 million cash purchase price, plus seller transaction expenses and adjustments
- Transaction funded through borrowings under the Term Loan and Revolving Credit facilities
- Material expansion financed with debt, increasing leverage and future interest obligations for Deluxe
Item 7.01 · Regulation FD Disclosure
- Filing text contains only standard Regulation FD disclaimer language
- No substantive company disclosure or investor-actionable information provided
Item EX-99.1 · Exhibit EX-99.1
- Celero acquisition closed July 31, 2026, materially accelerating Deluxe’s shift toward Payments and Data segments
- Combined platform expected to process over $70 billion annual gross transaction volume, moving Deluxe toward top-10 non-bank acquirer status
- Adds more than 55,000 merchant relationships and 130 bank partners, expanding distribution and merchant-services scale
- Expected adjusted EPS accretion in the first full year, with over $15 million in anticipated cost synergies
- Updated full-year 2026 guidance planned with second-quarter results on August 5; integration and synergy execution remain key risks
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