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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Pursuant To Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the</font>
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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Date of Report: </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">March 1, 2018</font>
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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:24pt;">PAYCHEX,&nbsp;INC.</font>
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  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">of incorporation)</font></p>
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  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH,</font></p>
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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(Registrant&#x2019;s telephone number, including area code)</font>
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text: PAYX-Form8K-030118
  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 1, 2018
  (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)
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  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).
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  Emerging growth company
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  If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark 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.
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  ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
  On
  March
  1
  , 201
  8
  , Paychex, Inc. (
  "Paychex" or
  the "Company") announced the acquisition of
  Lessor Group
  (
  "
  Lessor
  "
  ). The Company's press release dated
  March
  1, 201
  8
  , announcing the acquisition of
  Lessor
  , is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K ("Form 8-K").
  Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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  ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K is furnished herewith:
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  Exhibit 99.1
  Press Release of Paychex, Inc. dated March 1, 2018
  .
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  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.
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  PAYCHEX, INC.
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  Date:
  March
  1
  , 201
  8
  /s/ Martin Mucci
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  Martin Mucci
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  President and Chief Executive Officer
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