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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SCHRAM LEE J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DELUXE CORP [DLX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 3680 VICTORIA STREET NORTH 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/23/2017 (Street) SHOREVIEW, MN 55126 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Comon Stock 02/23/2017   A   15,871 A $ 0 302,651 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock Option

$ 25.59

02/16/2012(2)

02/16/2018

Common Stock

54,200

54,200

D

Common Stock Option

$ 25.45

02/16/2013(2)

02/16/2019

Common Stock

106,000

106,000

D

Common Stock Option

$ 38.8

02/20/2014(2)

02/20/2020

Common Stock

95,800

95,800

D

Common Stock Option

$ 50.32

02/27/2015(2)

02/27/2021

Common Stock

64,435

64,435

D

Common Stock Option

$ 67.08

02/12/2016(2)

02/12/2022

Common Stock

64,162

64,162

D

Common Stock Option

$ 54.3

02/17/2017(2)

02/17/2023

Common Stock

127,238

127,238

D

Common Stock Option

$ 75.61

02/23/2017

A

77,700

02/23/2018(2)

02/23/2024

Common Stock

77,700

$ 0

77,700

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHRAM LEE J 3680 VICTORIA STREET NORTH SHOREVIEW, MN 55126	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

J. Michael Schroeder as Power of Attorney for Lee Schram		02/27/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Total ownership includes 98,581 shares of restricted stock.
(2)	Options vest in three equal installments on the three succeeding anniversary dates of the date of grant, provided the holder remains an employee of the Company. Date entered reflects date on which first installment vests(ed).

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