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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FEBRUARY 28, 1999 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 9-MOS 9-MOS MAY-31-1999 MAY-31-1998 JUN-01-1998 JUN-01-1997 FEB-28-1999 FEB-28-1998 54,565 19,072 1,742,980 1,574,422 73,821 62,807 0 0 0 0 1,878,301 1,663,375 167,579 146,505 99,675 83,410 1,960,332 1,733,146 1,544,606 1,416,902 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,640 1,087 408,990 310,092 1,960,332 1,733,146 0 0 870,483 725,159 0 0 543,560 460,710 0 0 0 0 0 0 144,172 104,609 42,963 30,441 101,209 74,168 0 0 0 0 0 0 101,209 74,168 .62 .46 .61 .45