PAYCHEX (PAYX) major holder Golisano reports 1,032-share trust gift
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
PAYCHEX INC ten percent owner Thomas B. Golisano reported a routine change in holdings on Common Stock. A Cynthia A. Golisano Irrevocable Trust, for which he serves as trustee, made a bona fide gift transfer of 1,032 shares at a reference price of $96.98 per share as part of a quarterly distribution. Following this transaction, Golisano’s direct ownership remained large at 35,653,923 shares, and the trust’s indirect holdings reported for him were 38,218 shares.
Positive
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Negative
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Insider Trade Summary
1,032 shares gifted
Mixed
2 txns
Insider
GOLISANO B THOMAS
Role
null
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gift | Common Stock | 1,032 | $96.98 | $100K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 38,218 shares (Indirect, Cynthia A. Golisano Irrevocable Trust U/A dtd 6/13/2005);
Common Stock — 35,653,923 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
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Key Figures
Gifted shares: 1,032 shares
Reference gift price: $96.98 per share
Direct holdings after transaction: 35,653,923 shares
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Gifted shares
1,032 shares
Bona fide gift of PAYCHEX common stock on 2026-06-01
Reference gift price
$96.98 per share
Price reported for 1,032-share gift transaction
Direct holdings after transaction
35,653,923 shares
Common stock directly owned by Thomas B. Golisano
Indirect trust holdings after transaction
38,218 shares
Common stock held by Cynthia A. Golisano Irrevocable Trust
Gift transaction code
Code G
Indicates bona fide gift of common stock
Key Terms
bona fide gift, irrevocable trust, ten percent owner, indirect ownership
4 terms
bona fide gift financial
"transaction_code_description": "Bona fide gift""
A bona fide gift is a genuine, voluntary transfer of money, property, or benefits from one party to another made without expectation of repayment, services, or hidden conditions. Investors care because such gifts can affect company disclosures, related‑party transaction rules, tax treatment, and perceived conflicts of interest; think of it like someone giving you a present with no strings attached — but on a corporate scale, auditors and regulators need to verify it really is unconditional.
irrevocable trust financial
"Cynthia A. Golisano Irrevocable Trust U/A dtd 6/13/2005"
An irrevocable trust is a legal arrangement where an owner transfers assets into a separate entity managed by a trustee and gives up the power to modify or reclaim those assets. For investors it matters because putting stock or other holdings into such a trust can change who controls and benefits from the assets, affect taxes and creditor protection, and influence how easy it is to sell or value those holdings—like placing valuables in a locked safe overseen by someone else.
ten percent owner financial
""is_ten_percent_owner": 1"
indirect ownership financial
""ownership_type": "indirect""
FAQ
What insider activity did PAYCHEX INC (PAYX) report for Thomas B. Golisano?
PAYCHEX INC reported that Thomas B. Golisano, a ten percent owner, recorded a bona fide gift of common stock. The transaction involved shares held through an irrevocable trust for which he is trustee and reflects a routine quarterly distribution rather than an open-market trade.
What are Thomas B. Golisano’s direct PAYCHEX (PAYX) holdings after this filing?
After the reported transactions, Thomas B. Golisano directly holds 35,653,923 PAYCHEX common shares. This substantial direct position is separate from the indirectly held shares in the irrevocable trust and was not changed by the 1,032-share gift distribution reported in the Form 4.
Does the PAYCHEX (PAYX) Form 4 indicate a buy or sell by Thomas B. Golisano?
No open-market buy or sell is indicated. The only transaction with a defined code is a "G" bona fide gift of 1,032 shares by the irrevocable trust. The other entry is a holdings line, so there is no reported purchase or sale decision in this filing.