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: October 12, 2016

(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:





 

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ITEM 5.07

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS



(a)

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on October 12, 2016.



(b)

There were present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, holders of 329,411,977 common shares. Stockholders elected the nine nominees, constituting our entire Board of Directors, to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2017; approved the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation; and ratified the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm.

Results of stockholder voting are as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Election of Directors

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Votes

B. Thomas Golisano

 

269,805,669 

 

 

3,646,067 

 

 

364,425 

 

 

55,595,816 

 

Joseph G. Doody

 

270,205,876 

 

 

3,241,097 

 

 

369,188 

 

 

55,595,816 

 

David J.S. Flaschen

 

260,451,100 

 

 

12,848,076 

 

 

516,985 

 

 

55,595,816 

 

Phillip Horsley

 

269,374,291 

 

 

4,052,494 

 

 

389,376 

 

 

55,595,816 

 

Grant M. Inman

 

260,217,047 

 

 

13,108,693 

 

 

490,421 

 

 

55,595,816 

 

Pamela A. Joseph

 

269,674,668 

 

 

3,740,655 

 

 

400,838 

 

 

55,595,816 

 

Martin Mucci

 

271,152,639 

 

 

2,309,205 

 

 

354,317 

 

 

55,595,816 

 

Joseph M. Tucci

 

259,060,925 

 

 

14,354,197 

 

 

401,039 

 

 

55,595,816 

 

Joseph M. Velli

 

269,587,286 

 

 

3,825,905 

 

 

402,970 

 

 

55,595,816 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Vote To Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Votes



 

264,264,693 

 

 

8,361,839 

 

 

1,189,629 

 

 

55,595,816 

 





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Ratification of Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain



 

324,185,334 

 

 

4,540,675 

 

 

685,968 

 



 





 


 

 

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:

October 14, 2016

 

/s/ Martin Mucci



 

 

Martin Mucci



 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer



 

 

Date:

October 14, 2016

 

/s/ Efrain Rivera



 

 

Efrain Rivera



 

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer