Paychex (PAYX)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-07-17 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: PAYCHEX INC (PAYX) CIK: 0000723531 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: MUCCI MARTIN CIK: 0001227211 Role: Director, Other (Chairman) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-17 | Code: G (Gift) Shares: -9,309 | Price: $113.98 Total Value: $1,061,057.51 Shares Owned After: 434,891.3318 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Shares were gifted to The Mucci Family Foundation. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Stock Option Ownership: D (Direct) [Holding #2] Security: Stock Option Ownership: D (Direct) [Holding #3] Security: Stock Option Ownership: D (Direct) [Holding #4] Security: Stock Option Ownership: D (Direct) [Holding #5] Security: Stock Option Ownership: D (Direct) [Holding #6] Security: Stock Option Ownership: D (Direct) [Holding #7] Security: Stock Option Ownership: D (Direct) [Holding #8] Security: Stock Option Ownership: D (Direct) [Holding #9] Security: Stock Option Ownership: D (Direct) --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Shares were gifted to The Mucci Family Foundation. --- Signature --- /s/ Prabha S. Bhandari, Attorney-in-fact (2026-07-21)