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: December 10, 2012
(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.)
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| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS |
On December 10, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Paychex, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a dividend of $0.66 per share payable December 28, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 20, 2012. This accelerated dividend is intended by the Board to be lieu of quarterly dividends the Company would have otherwise declared for the third and fourth quarters of the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013 and that would have been paid in calendar year 2013.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit 99.1: Press Release of Paychex, Inc. dated December 10, 2012.
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: | December 10, 2012 | /s/ Martin Mucci | ||||
| Martin Mucci | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
| Date: | December 10, 2012 | /s/ Efrain Rivera | ||||
| Efrain Rivera | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer | ||||||