The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held virtually. To participate in the Annual Meeting, please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.
In advance of the Annual Meeting, you can submit your vote as follows:
Votes in advance of the Annual Meeting must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. If you are voting your shares held in the Paychex Employee Stock Ownership Plan Stock Fund (“ESOP”) of the Company’s 401(k) Plan, you must submit your vote by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Monday, October 11, 2021. The Trustee will then vote all shares of common stock held in the ESOP by the established deadline.
You may also vote while participating in the Virtual Annual Meeting by visiting the website at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PAYX2021 and logging in with your 16-digit control number, even if you previously voted by Internet or telephone. Votes submitted during the Annual Meeting must be received no later than the closing of the polls at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1
Election of ten directors for a one-year term
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the ten director nominees:
B. Thomas Golisano
Thomas F. Bonadio
Joseph G. Doody
David J.S. Flaschen
Pamela A. Joseph
Martin Mucci
Kevin A. Price
Joseph M. Tucci
Joseph M. Velli
Kara Wilson
Proposal 2
The Board recommends a vote FOR the following proposal:
Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
Proposal 3
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposal:
Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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