---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-118312"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PCTY"
cik: "0001591698"
company_name: "Paylocity Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2021-09-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T02:04:23.417301+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Paylocity appoints Nicholas Rost as Chief Accounting Officer, reassigns Cappotelli

## Summary
- Nicholas Rost appointed VP and CAO effective Sept 21, 2021; previously Corporate Controller since May 2019.
- Rost receives base salary of $240,000, annual incentive bonus target of 40% of base, and RSUs valued at $230,000.
- Andrew Cappotelli transitions to Chief Compliance/Risk Officer and VP of Client Tax Operations, reporting to CFO.
- Rost is a CPA with B.S.B.A. from Central Michigan University; prior roles at Joyson Safety Systems and PwC.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-118312
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PCTY
- cik: 0001591698
- company_name: Paylocity Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2021-09-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591698/000110465921118312/0001104659-21-118312-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591698/000110465921118312/tm2127804d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-118312
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-118312.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-118312.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Nicholas Rost was appointed as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Paylocity Holding Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On September 21, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) appointed Nicholas Rost as the Company’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591698/000110465921118312/0001104659-21-118312-index.htm
- Executive change
  Andrew Cappotelli was appointed as Chief Compliance/Risk Officer and Vice President of Client Tax Operations at Paylocity Holding Corp.
  - Action: appointed as Chief Compliance/Risk Officer and Vice President of Client Tax Operations
  - Role: Chief Compliance/Risk Officer and Vice President of Client Tax Operations
  source text: Also, effective September 21, 2021, the Company’s current Chief Accounting Officer, Andrew Cappotelli, was appointed as the Company’s Chief Compliance/Risk Officer and Vice President of Client Tax Operations, reporting to the CFO.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591698/000110465921118312/0001104659-21-118312-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.