---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-310277"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PAYX"
cik: "0000723531"
company_name: "PAYCHEX INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-21T20:03:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-21T20:04:07.977151+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Kara Wilson not to stand for re-election; board reduces to 10 members

## Summary
- Kara Wilson notified Paychex board she will not stand for re-election at the 2026 annual meeting.
- Board size reduced from 11 to 10 directors, effective upon expiration of Wilson's term at the meeting.
- Wilson's decision not due to any disagreement with company operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-310277
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PAYX
- cik: 0000723531
- company_name: PAYCHEX INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-21T20:03:27+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723531/000119312526310277/0001193125-26-310277-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723531/000119312526310277/payx-20260716.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-310277
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-310277.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-310277.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kara Wilson departed as Director at PAYCHEX INC.
  - Action: not to stand for re-election
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 16, 2026, Kara Wilson notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Paychex, Inc. (the “Company”) of her decision not to stand for re-election at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723531/000119312526310277/0001193125-26-310277-index.htm

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