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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended June 30 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Transition Period from Commission File Number 001-36348 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) FORM 10 - K Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.001 per share PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) to Non - accelerated filer ☐ 1400 American Lane Schaumburg , Illinois 60173 ( Address of principal executive offices and zip code ) ( 847 ) 463-3200 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol ( s ) . PCTY Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 46-4066644 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) Name of Exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Global lect Market LLC No m Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . 0 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . No " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of December 31 , 2020 , the last day of registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , was $ 7.8 billion ( based on the closing price for shares of the registrant's common stock as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market for the last business day prior to that date ) . As of July 30 , 2021 , there were 54,601,434 shares of the registrant's common stock issued and outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : The information required by Part III of this Report , to the extent not set forth herein , is incorporated herein by reference from the Proxy Statement relating to the registrant's 2022 annual meeting of stockholders , which shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this Report relates .