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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant To Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the</font>
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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">Date of Report: </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">J</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">uly 1</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">, 2017</font>
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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">(Date of earliest event reported</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">)</font>
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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt;">PAYCHEX,&nbsp;INC.</font>
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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font>
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  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">0-11330</font></p>
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  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH,</font></p>
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  						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">ROCHESTER, NEW YORK</font></p>
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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">(585) 385-6666</font>
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  			<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>
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  						<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>
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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">On </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">July 19</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">, 2017, Paychex, Inc. (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;) announced that the Board of Directors (the &#x201C;Board&#x201D;) has appointed </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">Kara Wilson</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;"> to </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">the Board</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#x2019;s press release dated J</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">uly 1</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">, 2017, announcing the appointment of </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">Ms. Wilson</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Curre</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">nt Report on Form 8-K (&#x201C;Form 8-K</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">&#x201D;).</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;"> &nbsp;Ms. Wilson succeeds Pamela A. Joseph, who resigned her position with the Board earlier this year.</font>
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  			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">Ms. Wilson, age 47</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">currently </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">serves as the Chief </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">Marketing</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;"> Officer </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">of Rubrik, a </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">market leader in cloud data management</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">, since Ju</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">ne</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;">From 2013 to J</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">une 2017, she served as </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">Executive</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;"> &nbsp;V</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">ice President and Chief Marketing Officer of FireEye, Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">, a </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">cyber-security </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">firm</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;From 2012 to 2013, she served as Chief Marketing Officer of Okta, Inc., an information technology access security solutions company.&nbsp; </font>
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text: PAYX-071217-8K
  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:
  J
  uly 1
  9
  , 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))
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§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.
  ☐
  IT
  EM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
  On
  July 19
  , 2017, Paychex, Inc. (the "Company") announced that the Board of Directors (the "Board") has appointed
  Kara Wilson
  to
  the Board
  .  The Company's press release dated J
  uly 1
  9
  , 2017, announcing the appointment of
  Ms. Wilson
  , is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Curre
  nt Report on Form 8-K ("Form 8-K
  ").
  Ms. Wilson succeeds Pamela A. Joseph, who resigned her position with the Board earlier this year.
  Ms. Wilson, age 47
  ,
  currently
  serves as the Chief
  Marketing
  Officer
  of Rubrik, a
  market leader in cloud data management
  , since Ju
  ne
  2017
  .
  From 2013 to J
  une 2017, she served as
  Executive
  V
  ice President and Chief Marketing Officer of FireEye, Inc.
  , a
  cyber-security
  firm
  .  From 2012 to 2013, she served as Chief Marketing Officer of Okta, Inc., an information technology access security solutions company.
  Ms. Wilson
  has
  more than
  20 years of experience in
  marketing leadership roles for some of the technology industry's most significant companies
  , including Cisco, SAP, SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft/Oracle, Okta, and FireEye.
  While Chief Marketing Officer at
  FireEye, she helped launch the
  company's initial public offering
  and was responsible for the
  organization's
  global marketing
  initiatives
  . She
  is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
  Ms. Wilson's
  appointment to the Board is effective immediately.
  She has been
  appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.
  ﻿
  ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  The following exhibit relating to Item 5.02 of this Form 8-K is furnished herewith:
  ﻿
  Exhibit 99.1
  Press Release of Paychex, Inc. dated
  July 1
  9
  , 2017.
  ﻿
  ﻿
  ﻿
  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:
  July 1
  9
  , 2017
  /s/ Martin Mucci
  ﻿
  Martin Mucci
  ﻿
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  ﻿
  Date:
  July 1
  9
  , 2017
  /s/ Efrain Rivera
  ﻿
  Efrain Rivera
  ﻿
  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
  ﻿
  ﻿
  ﻿