UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ~~COMMISSIONWashington~~COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of ~~The~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~July~~September 0830, 2025

Paychex, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-11330	16-1124166
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
911 Panorama Trail South
Rochester, New York		14625-2396
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s ~~telephone~~Telephone ~~number~~Number, ~~including~~Including ~~area~~Area ~~code~~Code: (585) 385-6666

N/A

(Former ~~name~~Name or ~~former~~Former ~~address~~Address, if ~~changed~~Changed ~~since~~Since ~~last~~Last ~~report~~Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	PAYX	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 52.02 Departure ofResults Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;Operations Appointmentand ofFinancial Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.Condition

On ~~July~~September 830, 2025, ~~Mark Bottini, Senior Vice President, Sales of~~ Paychex, Inc. (the “"Company”"), ~~notified~~issued ~~the~~a ~~Company~~press ofrelease ~~his~~(the ~~intention~~"Press toRelease") ~~retire~~reporting ~~from~~its ~~his~~financial ~~current~~results ~~role~~for ~~with~~ the ~~Company,~~three ~~effective~~months ~~immediately.~~ended ~~Mr.~~August ~~Bottini~~31, ~~will~~2025. ~~serve~~A ascopy aof ~~special advisor to~~ the ~~Company~~Press ~~through~~Release ~~August~~is ~~31,~~attached ~~2025~~as atExhibit ~~his~~99.1 ~~current salary~~ to ~~assist~~this ~~with~~Current aReport ~~smooth~~on ~~transition~~Form ~~of his duties~~8-K.

~~Also~~The oninformation ~~July~~provided 8,pursuant ~~2025,~~to ~~Michael~~this ~~Gioja~~Item 2.02, ~~Senior~~including ~~Vice~~Exhibit ~~President~~99.1, ~~Product~~is ~~Development~~being "furnished" herewith and ITshall ofnot ~~the~~be ~~Company,~~deemed ~~notified~~“filed” ~~the~~for ~~Company~~purposes of ~~his~~Section ~~intention~~18 toof ~~retire~~the ~~from~~Securities ~~his~~Exchange ~~current~~Act ~~role~~of ~~with the Company~~1934, ~~effective~~as ~~immediately.~~amended ~~Pursuant to an Employment Agreement between~~ (the ~~Company~~“Exchange ~~and Mr. Gioja~~Act”), heor ~~will~~otherwise ~~serve~~subject ~~as a special advisor~~ to the ~~Company~~liabilities ~~through~~under ~~December~~such 31section, ~~2025.~~nor ~~Under~~shall the ~~Employment~~information ~~Agreement,~~be ~~Mr.~~deemed ~~Gioja~~to ~~will~~be ~~continue~~incorporated toby ~~serve~~reference oninto aany ~~full-time~~filing ~~basis~~of atthe ~~his~~Company ~~current~~under ~~base~~the ~~salary~~Securities ~~until~~Act ~~August~~of 311933, ~~2025~~as amended, ~~after~~or ~~which~~the ~~his~~Exchange ~~annual base salary will be reduced to $120~~Act,~~000~~ toexcept ~~reflect his transition~~ to ~~a part-time role. A copy of~~ the ~~Employment~~extent ~~Agreement~~specifically isprovided ~~attached~~in assuch ~~Exhibit~~a 10filing.~~1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.~~

Item 79.01 Regulation FDFinancial Disclosure.Statements and Exhibits

Following the departure of B(d. Thomas Golisano from the Board of Directors on July 9, 2025, the Board of Directors determined to reduce its size from 11 to 10 directors as of that date.)

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Paychex, Inc. dated September 30, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive File, embedded in Inline XBRL.

~~(d.) Exhibits~~SIGNATURES

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Employment Agreement between Paychex, Inc. and Michael Gioja, dated as of July 8, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive File, embedded in Inline XBRL.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES


			PAYCHEX, INC.

Date:	September 30, 2025	By:	/s/ Robert L. Schrader
			Robert L. Schrader
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			PAYCHEX, INC.
Date:	July 14, 2025	By:	/s/ Prabha Sipi Bhandari
			Name: Prabha Sipi Bhandari
			Title: Chief Legal Officer, Chief Ethics Officer and Secretary

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