Deluxe corporation increases dividend by 20%
St. paul, minn.--(business wire)--(nyse: dlx) the board of directors of deluxe corporation declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share on the company’s outstanding common stock. this is a $0.05 per share increase from the level paid quarterly since mid-2006. “the dividend increase approved by the board is not only the result of the company’s strong operating performance but also reflects the confidence we have in our ability to grow earnings and cash flow over the long-term,” said terry peterson, deluxe’s chief financial officer. “our capital allocation strategy continues to represent a balanced approach of investing in our organic and acquisitive growth initiatives, returning capital to shareholders through dividends and repurchases and maintaining a strong balance sheet. today’s announcement reflects our continued commitment to deliver on that capital allocation strategy.” the dividend will be payable on june 2, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on may 19, 2014. about deluxe corporationdeluxe is a growth engine for small businesses and financial institutions. over four and a half million small business customers access deluxe’s wide range of products and services including customized checks and forms, as well as web-site development and hosting, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, and logo design. for financial institutions, deluxe offers industry-leading programs in checks, customer acquisition and loyalty, fraud prevention and profitability. deluxe is also a leading printer of checks and accessories sold directly to consumers. for more information, visit us at www.deluxe.com, www.facebook.com/deluxecorp or www.twitter.com/deluxecorp. forward-looking statementsstatements made in this release concerning the company’s or management’s intentions, expectations, outlook or predictions about future results or events are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995. such statements reflect management’s current expectations or beliefs, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to vary from stated expectations, which variations could be material and adverse. factors that could produce such a variation include, but are not limited to, the following: the impact that a deterioration or prolonged softness in the economy may have on demand for the company’s products and services; the inherent unreliability of earnings, revenue and cash flow predictions due to numerous factors, many of which are beyond the company’s control; declining demand for the company’s check and check-related products and services due to increasing use of alternative payment methods; intense competition in the check printing business; continued consolidation of financial institutions and/or additional bank failures, thereby reducing the number of potential customers and referral sources and increasing downward pressure on the company’s revenue and gross margin; risks that the small business services segment strategies to increase its pace of new customer acquisition and average annual sales to existing customers, while at the same time maintaining its operating margins, are delayed or unsuccessful; risks that the company’s recent acquisitions do not produce the anticipated results or revenue synergies; risks that the company’s cost reduction initiatives will be delayed or unsuccessful; performance shortfalls by the company’s major suppliers, licensors or service providers; unanticipated delays, costs and expenses in the development and marketing of new products and services, including web design, hosting, email marketing, logo design, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, digital printing services, fraud protection services, profitability, risk management services, and other services; the failure of such newer products and services to deliver the expected revenues and other financial targets; and the impact of governmental laws and regulations. the company’s cash dividends are declared by the board of directors on a current basis and therefore may be subject to change. our forward-looking statements speak only as of the time made, and we assume no obligation to publicly update any such statements. additional information concerning these and other factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from the company’s current expectations are contained in the company’s form 10-k for the year ended december 31, 2013.
