content: <!--HTML document created with Certent Disclosure Management 6.5.8.2-->
  <!--Created on: 3/29/2017 3:42:36 PM-->
  <html>
  	<head>
  		<title>
  			PAYX-032717-8-K
  		</title>
  	</head>
  	<body><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 16pt">
  			<a name="_GoBack"></a><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:16pt;">UNITED STATES</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 16pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:16pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 12pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Washington, DC 20549</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 10pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 16pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:16pt;">FORM 8-K</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 14pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 14pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 12pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Pursuant To Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 12pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 12pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 12pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Date of Report: </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">March 2</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">, 2017</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 12pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">(Date of earliest event reported)</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 10pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 18pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;">PAYCHEX,&nbsp;INC.</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 11pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 11pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
  			<tr>
  				<td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="width:35.42%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td colspan="4" valign="bottom" style="width:21.98%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:37.30%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:35.42%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:13.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">DELAWARE</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:13.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td colspan="4" valign="top" style="width:21.98%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:13.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">0-11330</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:13.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:37.30%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:13.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">16-1124166</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="width:35.42%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:20.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 8pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(State or other jurisdiction</font></p>
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 8pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">of incorporation)</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:20.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td colspan="4" valign="bottom" style="width:21.98%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:20.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 8pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(Commission</font></p>
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 8pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">File Number)</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:20.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:37.30%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:20.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 8pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(IRS Employer</font></p>
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 8pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">Identification Number)</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="width:35.42%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:20.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 8pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:20.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td colspan="4" valign="bottom" style="width:21.98%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:20.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:20.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:37.30%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:20.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.00%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="width:13.86%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:09.78%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="width:48.72%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="width:48.64%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:23.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH,</font></p>
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">ROCHESTER, NEW YORK</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:23.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="width:48.72%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:23.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">14625-2396</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td colspan="5" valign="top" style="width:48.64%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:12.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 8pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:8pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:12.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="width:48.72%;padding:0pt 3.6pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:12.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 8pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:8pt;">(Zip Code)</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  		</table></div>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">(585) 385-6666</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 8pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(Registrant&#x2019;s telephone number, including area code)</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">N/A</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 8pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font>
  		</p>
  		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:05.88%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:94.12%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:05.88%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:16.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x2610;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:94.12%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:16.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;">Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:05.88%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:94.12%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:05.88%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:17.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x2610;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:94.12%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:17.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:05.88%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:94.12%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:05.88%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:15.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x2610;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:94.12%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:15.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:05.88%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:94.12%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:05.88%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:15.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x2610;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:94.12%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:15.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  		</table></div>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  
  		</p>
  		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;;font-size: 11pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">I</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">TEM&nbsp;5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">On March 2</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">, 2017</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">Pamela </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">A. </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">Joseph </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">notified</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">Paychex, Inc. (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;) </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">of her resignation</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;"> from the Company&#x2019;s B</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">o</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">ard of Directors (the &#x201C;Board&#x201D;)</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">Ms. Joseph has been a member of the Board since 2005 and has served on both the Audit and Executive Committees.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">Ms. Joseph&#x2019;s resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company regarding any matter related to the Company&#x2019;s operations, policies, or practices.&nbsp; </font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">The Company is currently searching for a replacement director to serve until the Company&#x2019;s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until a successor is duly elected and qualified.&nbsp; </font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  
  		</p>
  		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;;font-size: 11pt"><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;"></font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">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 thereunto duly authorized.</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 9pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-size:9pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:38.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.90%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:50.32%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:1.00pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.80%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 1pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:38.98%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.90%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:50.32%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.80%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:38.98%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.90%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:50.32%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">PAYCHEX,&nbsp;INC.</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.80%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:38.98%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="width:53.22%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:07.80%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Date:</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:38.98%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">March </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">29</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, 2017</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.90%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:50.32%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">/s/&nbsp;Martin&nbsp;Mucci</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:07.80%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:38.98%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.90%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:50.32%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Martin&nbsp;Mucci</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:07.80%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:38.98%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.90%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:50.32%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">President&nbsp;and Chief&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Officer</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.80%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:38.98%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="width:53.22%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:07.80%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Date:</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:38.98%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">March </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">29</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, 2017</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.90%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:50.32%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">/s/&nbsp;Efrain&nbsp;Rivera</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:07.80%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:38.98%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.90%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:50.32%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Efrain&nbsp;Rivera</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:07.80%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="top" style="width:38.98%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.90%;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
  						&nbsp;</p>
  				</td>
  				<td valign="bottom" style="width:50.32%;padding:0pt 2.4pt 0pt 3.6pt;height:7.20pt">
  					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Senior&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;President,&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Financial&nbsp;Officer,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Treasurer</font></p>
  				</td>
  			</tr>
  		</table></div>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:6pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 11pt">
  			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
  		</p>
  		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr>
  	</div></body>
  </html>
metadata_documents: [{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "filename": "payx-20170323x8k.htm", "description": "8-K", "secsgml_size_bytes": 35261}]
metadata_filer: {"company-data": {"conformed-name": "PAYCHEX INC", "cik": "0000723531", "assigned-sic": "8700", "irs-number": "161124166", "state-of-incorporation": "DE", "fiscal-year-end": "0531"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "000-11330", "film-number": "17722139"}, "business-address": {"street1": "911 PANORAMA TRAIL S", "city": "ROCHESTER", "state": "NY", "zip": "14625-0397", "phone": "5853856666"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH", "city": "ROCHESTER", "state": "NY", "zip": "14625-0397"}}
text: PAYX-032717-8-K
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, DC 20549
  ﻿
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  ﻿
  Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  ﻿
  Date of Report:
  March 2
  3
  , 2017
  (Date of earliest event reported)
  ﻿
  PAYCHEX, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  ﻿
  ﻿
  DELAWARE
  0-11330
  16-1124166
  (State or other jurisdiction
  of incorporation)
  (Commission
  File Number)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification Number)
  ﻿
  ﻿
  911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH,
  ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
  14625-2396
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  ﻿
  (585) 385-6666
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  N/A
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
  ﻿
  ☐
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  ﻿
  ☐
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  ﻿
  ☐
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  ﻿
  ☐
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  ﻿
  I
  TEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
  On March 2
  3
  , 2017
  ,
  Pamela
  A.
  Joseph
  notified
  Paychex, Inc. (the "Company")
  of her resignation
  from the Company's B
  o
  ard of Directors (the "Board")
  .
  Ms. Joseph has been a member of the Board since 2005 and has served on both the Audit and Executive Committees.
  Ms. Joseph's resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company regarding any matter related to the Company's operations, policies, or practices.
  The Company is currently searching for a replacement director to serve until the Company's 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until a successor is duly elected and qualified.
  ﻿
  ﻿
  SIGNATURES
  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 thereunto duly authorized.
  ﻿
  ﻿
  ﻿
  ﻿
  PAYCHEX, INC.
  ﻿
  Date:
  March
  29
  , 2017
  /s/ Martin Mucci
  ﻿
  Martin Mucci
  ﻿
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  ﻿
  Date:
  March
  29
  , 2017
  /s/ Efrain Rivera
  ﻿
  Efrain Rivera
  ﻿
  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
  ﻿
  ﻿
  ﻿