As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2000

                                            Registration No. 33- _______________

================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                              --------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                        Under The Securities Act of 1933

                              --------------------

                               DELUXE CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Minnesota                                  41-0216800
 (State or other jurisdiction                      (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                 Identification No.)

                           3680 Victoria Street, North
                        Saint Paul, Minnesota 55126-2966
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                               DELUXE CORPORATION
                               2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK
                                  PURCHASE PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                                 John H. LeFevre
              Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
                               Deluxe Corporation
                           3680 Victoria Street, North
                        Saint Paul, Minnesota 55126-2966
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (651) 483-7008
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

================================================================================

                                       Proposed     Proposed
 Title of                               maximum     maximum
securities             Amount to       offering     aggregate        Amount of
  to be                    be          price per    offering      registration
Registered             Registered      share (1)    price(1)           fee
----------             ----------      ---------    --------           ---

Common Stock
($1.00 par value)   5,000,000 shares   $26.0625    $130,312,500    $34,402.50

================================================================================

(1)   Based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the registrant's
      common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on January 26,
      2000 in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) and Rule 457(c).

<PAGE>


                                    PART II.
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

            The following documents, which have been filed by Deluxe Corporation
(the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement, as of their respective dates:

                  (a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1998 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto on Form
10-K/A) and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters
ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30, 1999;

                  (b) The description of the Company's capital stock contained
in any registration statement or report filed by the Company under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and

                  (c) All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents.

ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

            Section 302A.521, subd. 2, of the Minnesota Business Corporations
Act (the "MBCA") requires the Company to indemnify a person made or threatened
to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of the former or present official
capacity of the person with respect to the Company against judgments, penalties,
fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the person
with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements and reasonable expenses,
including attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by the person in
connection with the proceeding (collectively "Losses") with respect to the same
acts or omissions if such person: (1) has not been indemnified by another
organization or employee benefit plan for the same Losses; (2) acted in good
faith; (3) received no improper personal benefit, and statutory procedures have
been followed in the case of any conflict of interest by a director; (4) in the
case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct
was unlawful; and (5) in the case of acts or omissions occurring in the person's
performance in the official capacity of director or, for a person not a
director, in the official capacity of officer, board committee member or
employee, reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the
Company, or, with respect to a director, officer, or employee of the Company
who, while a director, officer, or employee of the Company, is or was serving at
the request of the Company or whose duties in that position involve or involved
service as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another
organization or employee benefit plan, reasonably believed that the conduct was
not opposed to the best interests of the

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<PAGE>


Company. In addition, Section 302A.521, subd. 3 of the MBCA, requires payment by
the Company, upon written request, of reasonable expenses in advance of final
disposition of the proceeding in certain instances. A decision as to required
indemnification is made by a disinterested majority of Board of Directors
present at a meeting at which a disinterested quorum is present, or by a
designated committee of the Board, by special legal counsel, by the
disinterested shareholders or by a court.

            Article XII of the Company's Amended Articles of Incorporation
provides that no director of the Company shall be personally liable to the
Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty by
such director as a director. Article XII does not, however, limit or eliminate
the liability of a director to the extent provided by applicable law for (i) any
breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders,
(ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law, (iii) authorizing a dividend, stock repurchase or
redemption or other distribution in violation of Minnesota law or for violation
of certain provisions of Minnesota securities laws or (iv) any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

            The Bylaws of the Company provide that the Company shall indemnify
such persons, for expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such
circumstances and to such extent as permitted by the provisions of the Minnesota
Statutes relating to indemnification of directors, officers and employees of
Minnesota corporations.

            The Company maintains an insurance policy or policies to assist in
funding the indemnification of directors and officers for certain liabilities.

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

Exhibit                                                       Method of
Number                     Description                         Filing
------                     -----------                         ------
  4.1          Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated      *
               as of January 31, 1997, by and between the
               Company and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National
               Association, as Rights Agent, which includes
               as Exhibit A thereto, the form of Rights
               Certificate (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Amendment No. 1
               on Form 8-A/A-1 (File No. 001-07945) filed
               with the Securities and Exchange Commission
               (the "Commission") on February 7, 1997).

                                  3
<PAGE>


  4.2          Indenture, relating to up to $150,000,000 of      *
               debt securities (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration
               Statement on Form S-3 (33-32279) filed with
               the Commission on November 24, 1989).

  4.3          Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated      *
               as of July 8, 1997, among the Company, Bank
               of America National Trust and Savings
               Association, as agent, and the other
               financial institutions party thereto related
               to a $150,000,000 committed line of credit
               (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to
               the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
               the year ended December 31, 1997).

  4.4          Credit Agreement, dated as of August 30,          *
               1999, among the Company, Bank of America,
               N.A., as sole and exclusive administrative
               agent, and the other financial institutions
               party thereto related to a $500,000,000
               revolving credit facility (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's
               Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
               ended September 30,1999)

   5           Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP re: legality.     Filed
                                                                herewith

 23(a)         Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent     Filed
               auditors.                                        herewith

 23(b)         Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in      Filed
               Exhibit 5 above)                                 herewith

  24           Power of Attorney.                                Filed
                                                                herewith


-----------------------
*Incorporated by reference

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

A.       POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENTS.

         The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post effective amendment to this registration statement:

            (i)         To include any prospectus required by
                        Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
                        1933;

            (ii)        To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
                        events arising after the effective date
                        of this registration statement (or the
                        most recent post-effective amendment
                        thereof) which, individually or in the

                                        4
<PAGE>


                        aggregate, represent a fundamental change
                        in the information set forth in this
                        registration statement;

            (iii)       To include any material information with
                        respect to the plan of distribution not
                        previously disclosed in this registration
                        statement or any material change to such
                        information in this registration
                        statement;

provided, however, that subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above will not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
subparagraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.

            (2) That for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

            (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

B.  SUBSEQUENT DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

            The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at the time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

C.  CLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION.

            Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to any provision or arrangement whereby the
registrant may indemnify a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant against liabilities under the Securities Act, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or other controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

                                        5
<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Shoreview, State of Minnesota on the 28th day of
January, 2000.

                                     DELUXE CORPORATION

                                     By    /s/ John A. Blanchard III
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                           John A. Blanchard III
                                           Chairman of the Board of Directors,
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 28th day of January, 2000.

SIGNATURE                                  TITLE
---------                                  -----

By    /s/  John A. Blanchard III           Chairman of the Board of Directors,
    ---------------------------------      President and Chief Executive Officer
           John A. Blanchard III           (Principal Executive Officer)


By   /s/ Thomas W. VanHimbergen            Executive Vice President and Chief
   ----------------------------------      Financial Officer (Principal
         Thomas W. VanHimbergen            Financial Officer and Principal
                                           Accounting Officer)

      /s/  Lawrence J. Mosner
    ---------------------------------
           Lawrence J. Mosner              Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
             James J. Renier               Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
           Barbara B. Grogan               Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
        Stephen P. Nachtsheim              Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
          Calvin W. Aurand, Jr.            Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
            Donald R. Hollis               Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
          Robert C. Salipante              Director

                                        6
<PAGE>


                   *
    ---------------------------------
             Jack Robinson                 Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
            Hatim A. Tyabji                Director



    *By:     /s/ John A. Blanchard III
          ----------------------------
                 John A. Blanchard III
                 Attorney-in-Fact

                                        7
<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Number                              Description                             Page
------                              -----------                             ----
  5       Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP re: legality..................

23(a)     Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors........

23(b)     Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5
          above)........................................................

  24      Power of Attorney.............................................

                                       8
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2000

                                            Registration No. 33- _______________

================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                              --------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                        Under The Securities Act of 1933

                              --------------------

                               DELUXE CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Minnesota                                  41-0216800
 (State or other jurisdiction                      (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                 Identification No.)

                           3680 Victoria Street, North
                        Saint Paul, Minnesota 55126-2966
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                               DELUXE CORPORATION
                               2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK
                                  PURCHASE PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                                 John H. LeFevre
              Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
                               Deluxe Corporation
                           3680 Victoria Street, North
                        Saint Paul, Minnesota 55126-2966
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (651) 483-7008
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

================================================================================

                                       Proposed     Proposed
 Title of                               maximum     maximum
securities             Amount to       offering     aggregate        Amount of
  to be                    be          price per    offering      registration
Registered             Registered      share (1)    price(1)           fee
----------             ----------      ---------    --------           ---

Common Stock
($1.00 par value)   5,000,000 shares   $26.0625    $130,312,500    $34,402.50

================================================================================

(1)   Based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the registrant's
      common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on January 26,
      2000 in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) and Rule 457(c).
PART II.
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

            The following documents, which have been filed by Deluxe Corporation
(the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement, as of their respective dates:

                  (a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1998 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto on Form
10-K/A) and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters
ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30, 1999;

                  (b) The description of the Company's capital stock contained
in any registration statement or report filed by the Company under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and

                  (c) All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents.

ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

            Section 302A.521, subd. 2, of the Minnesota Business Corporations
Act (the "MBCA") requires the Company to indemnify a person made or threatened
to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of the former or present official
capacity of the person with respect to the Company against judgments, penalties,
fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the person
with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements and reasonable expenses,
including attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by the person in
connection with the proceeding (collectively "Losses") with respect to the same
acts or omissions if such person: (1) has not been indemnified by another
organization or employee benefit plan for the same Losses; (2) acted in good
faith; (3) received no improper personal benefit, and statutory procedures have
been followed in the case of any conflict of interest by a director; (4) in the
case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct
was unlawful; and (5) in the case of acts or omissions occurring in the person's
performance in the official capacity of director or, for a person not a
director, in the official capacity of officer, board committee member or
employee, reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the
Company, or, with respect to a director, officer, or employee of the Company
who, while a director, officer, or employee of the Company, is or was serving at
the request of the Company or whose duties in that position involve or involved
service as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another
organization or employee benefit plan, reasonably believed that the conduct was
not opposed to the best interests of the

                                       2
Company. In addition, Section 302A.521, subd. 3 of the MBCA, requires payment by
the Company, upon written request, of reasonable expenses in advance of final
disposition of the proceeding in certain instances. A decision as to required
indemnification is made by a disinterested majority of Board of Directors
present at a meeting at which a disinterested quorum is present, or by a
designated committee of the Board, by special legal counsel, by the
disinterested shareholders or by a court.

            Article XII of the Company's Amended Articles of Incorporation
provides that no director of the Company shall be personally liable to the
Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty by
such director as a director. Article XII does not, however, limit or eliminate
the liability of a director to the extent provided by applicable law for (i) any
breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders,
(ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law, (iii) authorizing a dividend, stock repurchase or
redemption or other distribution in violation of Minnesota law or for violation
of certain provisions of Minnesota securities laws or (iv) any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

            The Bylaws of the Company provide that the Company shall indemnify
such persons, for expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such
circumstances and to such extent as permitted by the provisions of the Minnesota
Statutes relating to indemnification of directors, officers and employees of
Minnesota corporations.

            The Company maintains an insurance policy or policies to assist in
funding the indemnification of directors and officers for certain liabilities.

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

Exhibit                                                       Method of
Number                     Description                         Filing
------                     -----------                         ------
  4.1          Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated      *
               as of January 31, 1997, by and between the
               Company and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National
               Association, as Rights Agent, which includes
               as Exhibit A thereto, the form of Rights
               Certificate (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Amendment No. 1
               on Form 8-A/A-1 (File No. 001-07945) filed
               with the Securities and Exchange Commission
               (the "Commission") on February 7, 1997).

                                  3
4.2          Indenture, relating to up to $150,000,000 of      *
               debt securities (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration
               Statement on Form S-3 (33-32279) filed with
               the Commission on November 24, 1989).

  4.3          Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated      *
               as of July 8, 1997, among the Company, Bank
               of America National Trust and Savings
               Association, as agent, and the other
               financial institutions party thereto related
               to a $150,000,000 committed line of credit
               (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to
               the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
               the year ended December 31, 1997).

  4.4          Credit Agreement, dated as of August 30,          *
               1999, among the Company, Bank of America,
               N.A., as sole and exclusive administrative
               agent, and the other financial institutions
               party thereto related to a $500,000,000
               revolving credit facility (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's
               Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
               ended September 30,1999)

   5           Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP re: legality.     Filed
                                                                herewith

 23(a)         Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent     Filed
               auditors.                                        herewith

 23(b)         Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in      Filed
               Exhibit 5 above)                                 herewith

  24           Power of Attorney.                                Filed
                                                                herewith

-----------------------
*Incorporated by reference

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

A.       POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENTS.

         The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post effective amendment to this registration statement:

            (i)         To include any prospectus required by
                        Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
                        1933;

            (ii)        To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
                        events arising after the effective date
                        of this registration statement (or the
                        most recent post-effective amendment
                        thereof) which, individually or in the

                                        4
aggregate, represent a fundamental change
                        in the information set forth in this
                        registration statement;

            (iii)       To include any material information with
                        respect to the plan of distribution not
                        previously disclosed in this registration
                        statement or any material change to such
                        information in this registration
                        statement;

provided, however, that subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above will not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
subparagraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.

            (2) That for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

            (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

B.  SUBSEQUENT DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

            The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at the time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

C.  CLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION.

            Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to any provision or arrangement whereby the
registrant may indemnify a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant against liabilities under the Securities Act, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or other controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

                                        5
SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Shoreview, State of Minnesota on the 28th day of
January, 2000.

                                     DELUXE CORPORATION

                                     By    /s/ John A. Blanchard III
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                           John A. Blanchard III
                                           Chairman of the Board of Directors,
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 28th day of January, 2000.

SIGNATURE                                  TITLE
---------                                  -----

By    /s/  John A. Blanchard III           Chairman of the Board of Directors,
    ---------------------------------      President and Chief Executive Officer
           John A. Blanchard III           (Principal Executive Officer)

By   /s/ Thomas W. VanHimbergen            Executive Vice President and Chief
   ----------------------------------      Financial Officer (Principal
         Thomas W. VanHimbergen            Financial Officer and Principal
                                           Accounting Officer)

      /s/  Lawrence J. Mosner
    ---------------------------------
           Lawrence J. Mosner              Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
             James J. Renier               Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
           Barbara B. Grogan               Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
        Stephen P. Nachtsheim              Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
          Calvin W. Aurand, Jr.            Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
            Donald R. Hollis               Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
          Robert C. Salipante              Director

                                        6
*
    ---------------------------------
             Jack Robinson                 Director

                   *
    ---------------------------------
            Hatim A. Tyabji                Director

    *By:     /s/ John A. Blanchard III
          ----------------------------
                 John A. Blanchard III
                 Attorney-in-Fact

                                        7
EXHIBIT INDEX

Number                              Description                             Page
------                              -----------                             ----
  5       Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP re: legality..................

23(a)     Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors........

23(b)     Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5
          above)........................................................

  24      Power of Attorney.............................................

                                       8