5 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE NOVEMBER 30, 1998 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RELATED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PAYCHEX, INC., AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ON MAY 22, 1998, PAYCHEX, INC., DISTRIBUTED A THREE-FOR-TWO STOCK SPLIT EFFECTED IN THE FORM OF A 50% STOCK DIVIDEND TO STOCKHOLDERS OF RECORD AS OF MAY 8, 1998. THEREFORE, ALL APPLICABLE AMOUNTS FOR THE PRIOR YEAR INCLUDED IN THIS SCHEDULE AFFECTED BY THE STOCK SPLIT HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED. 0000723531 PAYCHEX, INC. 1,000 6-MOS 6-MOS MAY-31-1999 MAY-31-1998 JUN-01-1998 JUN-01-1997 NOV-30-1998 NOV-30-1997 29,376 52,062 1,371,613 1,121,396 88,225 68,749 0 0 0 0 1,494,617 1,245,945 164,640 139,173 96,327 79,821 1,570,235 1,312,072 1,183,111 1,017,941 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,636 1,087 373,908 287,575 1,570,235 1,312,072 0 0 563,768 453,804 0 0 354,279 285,881 0 0 0 0 0 0 92,606 67,408 27,597 19,616 65,009 47,792 0 0 0 0 0 0 65,009 47,792 .40 .29 .39 .29