EX-10(O)









EXHIBIT 10(o)




PAYCHEX, INC.

2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(as amended and restated effective October 12, 2005)




FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT (CLIFF VEST) AWARD AGREEMENT




     1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units. This Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement (this “Award Agreement”), dated [date of
grant], sets forth the terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock
Units (the “Award”) granted to you by the Governance and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”)
of the Board of Directors of Paychex, Inc. (the “Company”) under the Company’s 2002 Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended and restated effective October 12, 2005 (the “Plan”), as described on your Award
Notice. The Award is subject to all of the provisions of the Plan, which is hereby incorporated by
reference and made a part of this Award Agreement. The capitalized terms used in this Award
Agreement are defined in the Plan.



     2. Restriction and Vesting. Subject to the terms set forth in this Award Agreement
and the Plan, and provided that you are still an employee of the Company at that time, the Shares
represented by the Award, as set forth on your Award Notice, will vest on [date of vesting] (the
“Vesting Date”). If your employment terminates before the Vesting Date, including, but not limited
to, Retirement, then the Award shall be forfeited and cancelled immediately. If your employment
terminates due to death or Disability, your Award shall immediately become 100% vested.



     3. Nature of Units. The Units represent book-keeping entries only, and constitute the
Company’s unfunded and unsecured promise to issue shares of Common Stock to you on a future date.
As a holder of Units, you have no rights other than the rights of a general creditor of the
Company.



     4. Issuance of Shares. The Company shall, provided that the conditions to vesting
specified in Section 2 of this Award Agreement are satisfied, issue a certificate or certificates
for Shares representing the Award as promptly as practicable following the Vesting Date.



     5. Rights as a Stockholder. Prior to the Vesting Date, you will not have any of the
rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares to be issued on vesting of the Units, including,
but not limited to, the right to receive such cash dividends, if any, as may be declared on such
shares from time to time and the right to vote (in person or by proxy) such shares at any meeting
of stockholders of the Company.



     6. Restrictions on Transfer of Shares. Units awarded under the Plan, may not, except
as otherwise provided in the Plan, be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered in any way
prior to the Vesting Date or the date the Shares are issued, whichever is later, whether by
operation of law or otherwise, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. After the
Vesting Date, the Shares may be issued during your lifetime only to you, or after your death to
your designated beneficiary, or, in the absence of such beneficiary, to your duly qualified
personal representative.



 









 





     7. Restrictions on Issuance of Shares. If at any time the Company determines that
listing, registration or qualification of the Shares covered by the Award upon any securities
exchange or under any state or federal law, or the approval of any governmental agency, is
necessary or advisable as a condition to the Award or the issuance of certificate(s) for Shares
hereunder, such Award or issuance may not be made in whole or in part unless and until such
listing, registration, qualification or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any
conditions not acceptable to the Company.



     8. Withholding. The vesting of the Award is conditioned upon your making arrangements
satisfactory to the Company for the payment to the Company of the amount of all taxes required by
any governmental authority to be withheld and paid over by the Company or any Affiliate to the
governmental authority on account of such vesting. The payment of such withholding taxes to the
Company may be made (i) by you in cash or by check, (ii) subject to the consent of the Company and
in accordance with any guidelines established by the Committee, by the Company retaining the number
of the Shares that would otherwise be delivered to you upon vesting that have an aggregate Fair
Market Value (at the time retained by the Company) equal to the amount of withholding taxes (using
your minimum required tax withholding rate or such other rate that the Company determines will not
trigger a negative accounting impact to the Company) required to be paid, or (iii) by the Company
or any Affiliate withholding such taxes from any other compensation owed to you by the Company or
any Affiliate. Unless you make arrangements prior to vesting to pay withholdings taxes in cash or
by check, or to have such withholding taxes withheld from other compensation owed to you by the
Company or any Affiliate, then at the time of vesting, the Company shall have the right to retain
the number of the Shares that would otherwise be delivered to you upon vesting that have an
aggregate Fair Market Value (at the time retained by the Company) equal to the amount of
withholding taxes (using your minimum required tax withholding rate or such other rate that the
Company determines will not trigger a negative accounting impact to the Company) required to be
paid.



     9. Limitation of Rights. Neither the Plan, the granting of the Award, the Award
Notice nor this Award Agreement gives you any right to remain in the employment of the Company or
any Affiliate.



     10. Non-competition, Non-solicitation, Confidentiality, and Detrimental Conduct. In
consideration for the Award, you agree that during your employment and for a period of twelve (12)
months following termination of employment for any reason, you will not, directly or indirectly,
either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate
officer, board member, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity, engage or
attempt to engage in any activity that is competitive to the business of the Company within the
geographic and substantive area or areas of responsibility assigned to the you during the last 24
months of employment. In addition, you agree that for a period of eighteen (18) months following
the termination of employment for any reason, you will not directly or indirectly by assisting
others, solicit Company clients, prospects or referral resources; nor will you recruit or hire, or
attempt to recruit or hire any other employee of Company or its affiliates, or induce or attempt to
induce any employee of Company to terminate employment with Company. You also agree and
acknowledge that during the course of your employment with the Company, you will obtain, have
access and be privy to nonpublic information important to the Company’s business solely as a result
of employment with the Company, which information you



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hereby acknowledge and agree to be confidential (“Confidential Information”). You agree that
during and after employment, you shall not divulge or make use of any Confidential Information,
directly or indirectly, personally or on behalf of any other person, business, corporation, or
entity without prior written consent of the Company. You further agree that you will not, during
your employment, engage in conduct which is detrimental to the Company, including violation of the
Company’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, criminal conduct, fraud, or willful misconduct.
These covenants are not intended to, and do not, limit in any way the rights and remedies provided
to the Company under the Plan, other agreements with you, or under common or statutory law.




     11. Cancellation of Award. If you fail to comply with Section 10 of this Award
Agreement, the Company may cancel the Award prior to the Vesting Date. This remedy is in addition
to any other remedies the Company may have, at law or equity, for your violation of the terms of
this Award Agreement.



     12. Rights of Company and Affiliates. This Award Agreement does not affect the right
of the Company or any Affiliate to take any corporate action whatsoever, including without
limitation its right to recapitalize, reorganize or make other changes in its capital structure or
business, merge or consolidate, issue bonds, notes, Shares or other securities, including preferred
stock, or options therefor, dissolve or liquidate, or sell or transfer any part of its assets or
business.



     13. Plan Controls. In the event of any conflict among the provisions of the Plan and
this Award Agreement, the provisions of the Plan will be controlling and determinative.



     14. Amendment. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, the Company may only alter,
amend or terminate the Award with your consent.



     15. Governing Law. This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except as superseded by applicable federal law,
without giving effect to its conflicts of law provisions. All parties consent to exclusive
personal jurisdiction in New York courts and agree that venue shall be New York State Supreme
Court, Monroe County.



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