Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

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Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

Not Applicable.

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Ite****m 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The following table shows the executive officers of the Company as of May 31, 2026, and information regarding their positions and business experience.

NameAgePosition and business experience
John B. Gibson60Mr. Gibson has served as President and CEO of the Company since October 2022. Prior to serving as President and CEO, Mr. Gibson was promoted to the role of President and Chief Operating Officer in December 2021, leading the daily operations of the company, including sales, service, marketing, and management. Mr. Gibson joined Paychex as Senior Vice President of Service in May 2013, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience in HR solutions, technology, and business services. Prior to Paychex, Mr. Gibson served in senior executive positions at HR outsourcing and technology companies, including Ameritech (now AT&T) and Convergys, where he served as president of the HR management division providing comprehensive global HR solutions to customers in 68 countries.
Robert L. Schrader54Mr. Schrader has served as Chief Financial Officer since October 2023 and is a member of the Executive Committee. He joined the Company in December 2014 and previously held roles as Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, Vice President and Controller, Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and Director of Internal Audit. Prior to joining Paychex, he served as a Chief Financial Officer for Unither Manufacturing, LLC, and held various senior management positions during his ten-year career at Bausch & Lomb, including Vice President of Finance and Controller of Global Quality and Operations. Previously in his career, he held leadership roles with a public accounting firm.
Mason Argiropoulos48Mr. Argiropoulos joined the Company as Chief Human Resources Officer in April 2024 and is a member of the Executive Committee. From 2018 to 2024, Mr. Argiropoulos served as Chief Human Resources Officer for UnitedLex, a global legal services provider. Prior to his time at UnitedLex, Mr. Argiropoulos held various senior management positions at iQor, a global business process outsourcing firm, including serving as Chief Human Resources Officer from 2012 to 2018.
Sipi Bhandari55Ms. Bhandari joined the Company as Chief Legal Officer, Chief Ethics Officer and Secretary in May 2024 and is a member of the Executive Committee. Before joining the Company, Ms. Bhandari served as SVP, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at AIG from 2022 to 2024. Prior to joining AIG, Ms. Bhandari held a number of senior leadership roles at FreddieMac from 2020 to 2022, Deutsche Bank from 2007 to 2020, and Viacom (now Paramount Global). Previously, Ms. Bhandari was an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell after beginning her legal career as a law clerk for the Hon. John M. Duhé, Jr. of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Adam Ante45Mr. Ante joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Paycor and a member of the Executive Committee following the close of the Paychex acquisition of Paycor in April 2025. Mr. Ante had various roles at Paycor from April 2017 through the transition, most recently serving as CFO since September 2019.
Ryan Bergstrom47Mr. Bergstrom joined the Company as Chief Product Officer and a member of the Executive Committee following the close of the Paychex acquisition of Paycor in April 2025. He served as Paycor's Chief Product & Technology Officer from January 2024 through April 2025. Mr. Bergstrom served as Chief Product Officer of Paycor from February 2018 through January 2024. Prior to Paycor Mr. Bergstrom held leadership positions with Ultimate Software, Epicor, and Spectrum Human Resource Systems.

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NameAgePosition and business experience
Chad Parodi54Mr. Parodi was named Senior Vice President of HCM, PEO, and Insurance in February 2025 and is a member of the Executive Committee. He joined the Company in January 2024 as Managing Director, Insurance and PEO. Prior to joining Paychex, Mr. Parodi served as CEO of ClearStar from August 2021 to January 2024. From May 2018 to January 2021, he spent time at XMI.
Elizabeth Roaldsen54Ms. Roaldsen joined the Company in May 2023 as Senior Vice President of Operations and Customer Experience and is a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to joining the Company, she served as Managing Director, head of enterprise business services, and wholesale banking at HSBC from 2021 through 2023. Previously, Ms. Roaldsen served in various roles of increasing responsibility at State Street Corporation from 2010 to 2021, most recently as Executive Vice President Head of Global Operations and Asset Servicing.
Christopher Simmons57Mr. Simmons was named Vice President, Controller and Treasurer in October 2023. Mr. Simmons joined the Company in 2014 and has held various leadership roles within the corporate finance department, most recently as Vice President and Treasurer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Simmons held various senior management positions, including Global Vice President of Corporate Taxes and Director of External Tax Reporting at Bausch & Lomb. Before joining Bausch & Lomb, he held leadership roles with the tax consulting practice of a global public accounting firm.

Insider Trading Policy: The Company has adopted an insider trading policy, for all employees, designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and any listing standards applicable to the Company. Insiders , who include our directors, executive officers, and certain employees whose duties involve access to material non-public information, may buy and sell the Company’s stock within an open “window period”, which begins on the second business day after earnings are announced and ends two weeks prior to the end of each fiscal quarter. Insiders are prohibited from purchasing or selling the Company’s stock if they are in possession of material non-public information, even if it is within the open “window period.” The Company reserves the right to impose an “event-specific blackout period” if it deems insiders to have “insider information,” regardless if it is an open “window period” and it may do so with little or no notice. Employees subject to the “event-specific black-out period” will be notified by the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Legal Officer.

The additional information required by this item is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, anticipated to be held on or about October 15, 2026, in the sections “PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM,” “CORPORATE GOVERNANCE,” and “CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Ite****m 11. Executive Compensation

The information required by this item is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, anticipated to be held on or about October 15, 2026, in the sections “COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS,” “NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION,” “DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2026,” and “THE COMPENSATION AND LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Ite****m 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 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, anticipated to be held on or about October 15, 2026, under the section “BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF PAYCHEX COMMON STOCK,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company maintains an equity compensation plan in the form of a stock incentive plan. Under the Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as last amended and restated effective October 15, 2020 (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. The 2002 Plan was adopted on July 9, 2020 by the Board and became effective upon stockholder approval at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October 15, 2020. Refer to Note F of the Notes to

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Consolidated Financial Statements, contained in Item 8 of this Form 10-K, for more information on the Company’s stock incentive plan.

The following table details information on securities authorized for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options under the Company’s equity compensation plan as of May 31, 2026:

In millions, except per share amountsNumber of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding optionsWeighted-average exercise price of outstanding optionsNumber of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans**(1)**
Equity compensation plan approved by security holders2.8$93.7611.2

(1)

Includes shares available for future issuance through equity award grants under our 2002 Plan. Refer to Note F 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 plan.

Ite****m 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information required by this item is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, anticipated to be held on or about October 15, 2026, under the sub-headings “Board Meetings and Committees,” “Policy on Transactions with Related Persons,” and “Transactions with Related Persons” within the section “CORPORATE GOVERNANCE,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

It****em 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information required by this item is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, anticipated to be held on or about October 15, 2026, under the section “PROPOSAL 3: RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Ite****m 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)Financial Statements, Financial Statement Schedules, and Exhibits
1.Financial Statements See Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Table of Contents at page 37.
2.Financial Statement Schedules
Financial statement schedules required to be filed by Item 8 of this Form 10-K include Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts. See Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Table of Contents at page 37. All other schedules are omitted as the required matter is not present, the amounts are not significant, or the information is shown in the financial statements or the notes thereto.
3.Exhibits
+(2.1)Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 7, 2025, by and among Paychex, Inc., Skyline Merger Sub, Inc. and Paycor HCM, Inc., incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 7, 2025.
(3)(a)Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3(a) to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2004.
(3.1)Amended and Restated By-Laws of Paychex, Inc., as of January 19, 2023, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 11, 2025.
(4.1)Form of 4.25% Senior Notes, Series B, of Paychex of New York LLC, due March 13, 2029, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 11, 2019.
(4.2)Indenture between Paychex, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, dated April 10, 2025, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 10, 2025.
(4.3)First Supplemental Indenture between Paychex, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, dated April 10, 2025, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 10, 2025.
(4.4)Form of Global Note representing the Company’s 5.100% Senior Notes due 2030 (included in Exhibit 4.3), incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 10, 2025.
(4.5)Form of Global Note representing the Company’s 5.350% Senior Notes due 2032 (included in Exhibit 4.3), incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 10, 2025.
(4.6)Form of Global Note representing the Company’s 5.600% Senior Notes due 2035 (included in Exhibit 4.3), incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 10, 2025.
(4.7)Description of Registrant’s Securities, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 24, 2019.
#(10.1)Paychex, Inc. 2015 Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-207594.
#(10.2)Paychex, Inc. Change In Control Plan, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 15, 2011.
(10.3)Form of Indemnity Agreement for Directors and Officers, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on March 28, 2012.
#(10.4)Paychex, Inc. Board Deferred Compensation Plan, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.29 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2009.
#(10.5)Paychex, Inc. Employee Deferred Compensation Plan, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.30 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2009.
(10.6)Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2019, by and among the Company, the Parent, and the respective purchasers thereto, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 11, 2019.
(10.7)2017 Credit Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2017 by and among Paychex of New York, the Company, the lender parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and others, as amended by all amendments through Amendment No. 6 dated as of January 23, 2026, incorporated

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herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 26, 2026.
(10.8)2019 Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2019 by and among Paychex of New York, the Company, the lender parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and others, as amended by all amendments through Amendment No. 4 dated January 23, 2026, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 26, 2026.
(10.9)Form of Pooled Plan Provider Indemnification Agreement, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 23, 2021.
#(10.10)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020), incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.23 to the Company's Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 16, 2021.
#(10.11)Amendment No. 1 to Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020), dated July 14, 2022, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on December 22, 2022.
#(10.12)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Amended Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Officer), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on September 29, 2022.
#(10.13)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Amended Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Senior Management), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on September 29, 2022.
#(10.14)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Amended Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Special Award), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on September 29, 2022.
#(10.15)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Amended Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement (Board), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on September 29, 2022.
#(10.16)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Amended Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement (Board), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on September 29, 2022.
#(10.17)Amendment to Award Agreements of Martin Mucci under the Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020), dated as of October 14, 2022, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on December 22, 2022.
#(10.18)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on October 1, 2024.
#(10.19)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement (Board), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 11, 2025.
#(10.20)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement (Officer), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 11, 2025.
#(10.21)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award (Officer), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 11, 2025.
#(10.22)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award (Officer SVP), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 11, 2025.
#(10.23)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award (Board), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 11, 2025.
#(10.24)Paychex, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective October 15, 2020) Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award (Officer), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 11, 2025.
#(10.25)Employment Agreement between Paychex, Inc. and Michael Gioja, dated as of July 8, 2025, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 14, 2025.
*(19.1)Paychex, Inc. Insider Trading Policy, as amended, effective September 25, 2025.

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*(21.1)Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
*(23.1)Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
*(24.1)Power of Attorney.
*(31.1)Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*(31.2)Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*(32.1)Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*(32.2)Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(97.1)Policy For The Recovery Of Erroneously Awarded Compensation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 11, 2024.
*101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the XBRL Document.
*101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
*104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
*Exhibit filed or furnished with this report.
#Management contract or compensatory plan.
+Pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the SEC upon request.

Ite****m 16. Form 10-K Summary

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SIGN****ATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, on July 17, 2026.

PAYCHEX, INC.

By: /s/ John B. Gibson

John B. Gibson

President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on July 17, 2026.

/s/ John B. Gibson
John B. Gibson, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Robert L. Schrader
Robert L. Schrader, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Christopher Simmons
Christopher Simmons, Vice President, Controller and Treasurer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Martin Mucci*, Director

Thomas F. Bonadio*, Director

Joseph G. Doody*, Director

J. Michael Hansen*, Director

Pamela A. Joseph*, Director

Theresa M. Payton*, Director

Kevin A. Price*, Director

Joseph M. Tucci*, Director

Joseph M. Velli*, Director

Kara Wilson*, Director

*By: /s/ John B. Gibson
John B. Gibson, as Attorney-in-Fact

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