Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information required by this item is set forth below and in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, anticipated to be held on or about October 16, 2013, under the section “BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF PAYCHEX COMMON STOCK,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company maintains equity compensation plans in the form of stock incentive plans. Under the Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “2002 Plan”), non-qualified or incentive stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, and performance stock options have been awarded to employees and the Board of Directors (the “Board”). The 2002 Plan was adopted on July 7, 2010 by the Board and became effective upon stockholder approval at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October 13, 2010. Refer to Note D of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, contained in Item 8 of this Form 10-K, for more information on the Company’s stock incentive plans.

The following table details information on securities authorized for issuance under the Company’s stock incentive plans as of May 31, 2013: