DELUXE CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

May 6, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DELUXE CORP (DLX)
CIK: 0000027996
Period of Report: 2004-05-04

Reporting Person: HAWKINS WILLIAM A (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-05-04	Common Stock	A	1000	$42.35	Acquired	1000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-05-04	Common Stock Option	$42.35	A	1000	Acquired	2011-05-04	Common Stock (1000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options vest in three equal installments on the three succeeding anniversary dates of the date of grant, provided the holder remains a director of the Company.