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Item 1. Financial Statements

2022-01-31 compared with 2021-10-29 · 179 added, 169 removed, 488 unchanged (42% of the section changed)

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(In millions, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

December 31, December 31,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Revenues, other than interest on funds held

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Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 422.0 429.0 422.9 429.5

(A) Professional Employer Organization (“PEO”) revenues are net of direct pass-through costs, primarily consisting of payroll wages and payroll taxes of $ 13,263.2 million and $ 10,925.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(A) Professional Employer Organization (“PEO”) revenues are net of direct pass-through costs, primarily consisting of payroll wages and payroll taxes of $ 16,774.0 million and $ 13,349.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $ 30,037.2 million and $ 24,364.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

See notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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(In millions)

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

December 31, December 31,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Net earnings $ 694.4 $ 647.5 $ 1,394.9 $ 1,249.6

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(In millions, except per share amounts)

September 30, June 30,

December 31, June 30,

Current assets:

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authorized, 1,000.0 shares;

issued, 638.7 shares at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021;

outstanding, 422.0 and 423.7 shares at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively

issued, 638.7 shares at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021;

outstanding, 420.4 and 423.7 shares at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively

Capital in excess of par value 1,664.7 1,531.3

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Treasury stock - at cost:

216.7 and 215.0 shares at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively

218.3 and 215.0 shares at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively

( 16,362.4 ) ( 15,386.8 )

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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 59,102.6 $ 48,772.5

(A ) As of September 30, 2021, $ 45.8 million of short-term marketable securities have been pledged as collateral under the Company's reverse repurchase agreements.

As of June 30, 2021, $ 23.5 million of long-term marketable securities have been pledged as collateral under the Company's reverse repurchase agreements (see Note 9).

(A ) As of June 30, 2021, $ 23.5 million of long-term marketable securities have been pledged as collateral under the Company's reverse repurchase agreements (see Note 9).

See notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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(In millions)

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Six Months Ended

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

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Net amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on available-for-sale securities 48.5 28.7

Impairment of assets — 2.8

Gain on sale of assets ( 1.3 ) ( 0.2 )

Other 6.8 5.6

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Additions to intangibles ( 180.7 ) ( 148.1 )

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired ( 11.7 ) —

Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment and other assets 26.2 1.8

Net cash flows (used in)/provided by investing activities ( 1,236.4 ) 264.2

Net cash flows used in investing activities ( 3,468.4 ) ( 949.6 )

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

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Dividends paid ( 787.0 ) ( 781.7 )

Net proceeds/(payments) related to reverse repurchase agreements 22.3 ( 13.6 )

Net payments related to reverse repurchase agreements ( 23.5 ) ( 13.6 )

Net cash flows provided by financing activities 9,664.7 8,751.5

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The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 (“fiscal 2021”).

Certain amounts from the prior year's financial statements have been reclassified in order to conform to the current year's presentation.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company early adopted accounting standard update ("ASU") 2021-08, "Business Combinations (Topic 805):

Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers." ASU 2021-08 requires that an acquirer recognize and measure contract assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)".

The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's prior interim period consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

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The following tables provide details of revenue by our strategic pillars, and include a reconciliation to the Company’s reportable segments.

The Company made changes to certain allocation methodologies in both the current period and the prior

period in the tables below which did not materially affect our reporting of revenues by strategic pillar:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

The Company made changes to certain allocation methodologies in both the current period and the prior period in the tables below which did not materially affect our reporting of revenues by strategic pillar:

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

December 31, December 31,

Types of Revenues 2021 2020 2021 2020

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Total Revenues $ 4,025.4 $ 3,695.7 $ 7,857.7 $ 7,166.5

Reconciliation of disaggregated revenue to our reportable segments for the three months ended September 30, 2021:

Reconciliation of disaggregated revenue to our reportable segments for the three months ended December 31, 2021:

Types of Revenues Employer Services PEO Other Total

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Total Segment Revenues $ 2,671.3 $ 1,358.8 $ ( 4.7 ) $ 4,025.4

Reconciliation of disaggregated revenue to our reportable segments for the three months ended September 30, 2020:

Reconciliation of disaggregated revenue to our reportable segments for the three months ended December 31, 2020:

Types of Revenues Employer Services PEO Other Total

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Total Segment Revenues $ 2,510.6 $ 1,186.1 $ ( 1.0 ) $ 3,695.7

Reconciliation of disaggregated revenue to our reportable segments for the six months ended December 31, 2021:

Types of Revenues Employer Services PEO Other Total

HCM $ 3,414.7 $ — $ ( 4.3 ) $ 3,410.4

HRO, excluding PEO zero-margin benefits pass-throughs 524.1 917.6 ( 3.7 ) 1,438.0

PEO zero-margin benefits pass-throughs — 1,703.4 — 1,703.4

Global 1,098.8 — — 1,098.8

Interest on funds held for clients 205.2 1.9 — 207.1

Total Segment Revenues $ 5,242.8 $ 2,622.9 $ ( 8.0 ) $ 7,857.7

Reconciliation of disaggregated revenue to our reportable segments for the six months ended December 31, 2020:

Types of Revenues Employer Services PEO Other Total

HCM $ 3,169.8 $ — $ ( 2.0 ) $ 3,167.8

HRO, excluding PEO zero-margin benefits pass-throughs 477.3 772.7 ( 0.9 ) 1,249.1

PEO zero-margin benefits pass-throughs — 1,507.0 — 1,507.0

Global 1,030.7 — — 1,030.7

Interest on funds held for clients 209.6 2.3 — 211.9

Total Segment Revenues $ 4,887.4 $ 2,282.0 $ ( 2.9 ) $ 7,166.5

Contract Balances

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Therefore, the Company does not recognize a contract asset or liability resulting from the timing of revenue recognition and invoicing.

Changes in deferred revenue related to set up fees for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were as follows:

Changes in deferred revenue related to set up fees for the six months ended December 31, 2021 were as follows:

Contract Liability

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Currency translation adjustments ( 21.9 )

Contract liability, September 30, 2021 $ 498.9

Contract liability, December 31, 2021 $ 477.0

Earnings per Share (“EPS”)

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Shares Diluted

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

Net earnings $ 694.4 $ 694.4

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EPS $ 1.65 $ 1.65

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Three Months Ended December 31, 2020

Net earnings $ 647.5 $ 647.5

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EPS $ 1.51 $ 1.51

Stock Options to purchase 0.3 million and 2.1 million shares of common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

Six Months Ended December 31, 2021

Net earnings $ 1,394.9 $ 1,394.9

Weighted average shares (in millions) 420.6 1.2 1.1 422.9

EPS $ 3.32 $ 3.30

Six Months Ended December 31, 2020

Net earnings $ 1,249.6 $ 1,249.6

Weighted average shares (in millions) 428.0 0.7 0.8 429.5

EPS $ 2.92 $ 2.91

Stock Options to purchase 0.7 million and 1.2 million shares of common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and 0.5 million and 1.8 million shares of common stock for the six months ended December 31, 2021

and 2020, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

Other (Income)/Expense, Net

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

December 31, December 31,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Interest income on corporate funds $ ( 8.5 ) $ ( 10.4 ) $ ( 18.2 ) $ ( 24.3 )

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Other (income)/expense, net $ ( 26.6 ) $ ( 29.0 ) $ ( 55.4 ) $ ( 54.0 )

Other (income)/expense, net, increased for the three months ended September 30, 2021 primarily as a result of an increase in non-service components of pension income.

Corporate Investments and Funds Held for Clients

Corporate investments and funds held for clients at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021 were as follows:

September 30, 2021

Corporate investments and funds held for clients at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 were as follows:

December 31, 2021

Losses Fair Market Value (A)

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All available-for-sale securities were included in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

For a description of the fair value hierarchy and the Company's fair value methodologies, including the use of an independent third-party pricing service, see Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company's Annual Report on Form

10-K for fiscal 2021.

The Company concurred with and did not adjust the prices obtained from the independent pricing service.

The Company had no available-for-sale securities included in Level 1 or Level 3 at September 30, 2021.

The unrealized losses and fair values of available-for-sale securities that have been in an unrealized loss position for a period of less than and greater than 12 months as of September 30, 2021, are as follows:

September 30, 2021

The Company had no available-for-sale securities included in Level 1 or Level 3 at December 31, 2021.

The unrealized losses and fair values of available-for-sale securities that have been in an unrealized loss position for a period of less than and greater than 12 months as of December 31, 2021, are as follows:

December 31, 2021

Securities in Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Securities in Unrealized Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months Total

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$ ( 77.6 ) $ 6,331.3 $ ( 0.1 ) $ 1.9 $ ( 77.7 ) $ 6,333.2

At September 30, 2021, Corporate bonds include investment-grade debt securities with a wide variety of issuers, industries, and sectors, primarily carry credit ratings of A and above, and have maturities ran g ing from October 2021 through September 2031.

At September 30, 2021, asset-backed securities include AAA-rated senior tranches of securities with predominantly prime collateral of fixed-rate auto loan, credit card, equipment lease, and rate reduction receivables with fair values of $ 1,196.5 million, $ 806.0 million, $ 239.6 million, and $ 64.1 million, respectively.

At December 31, 2021, Corporate bonds include investment-grade debt securities with a wide variety of issuers, industries, and sectors, primarily carry credit ratings of A and above, and have maturities ran g ing from January 2022 through December 2031.

At December 31, 2021, asset-backed securities include AAA-rated senior tranches of securities with predominantly prime collateral of fixed-rate auto loan, credit card, equipment lease, and rate reduction receivables with fair values of $ 1,139.0 million, $ 771.0 million, $ 218.8 million, and $ 57.1 million, respectively.

These securities are collateralized by the cash flows of the underlying pools of receivables.

The primary risk associated with these securities is the collection risk of the underlying receivables.

All collateral on such asset-backed securities has performed as expected through September 30, 2021.

At September 30, 2021, U.S.

All collateral on such asset-backed securities has performed as expected through December 31, 2021.

At December 31, 2021, U.S.

government agency securities primarily include debt directly issued by Federal Farm Credit Banks and Federal Home Loan Banks with fair values of $ 949.9 million and $ 532.4 million, respectively.

government agency securities represent senior, unsecured, non-callable debt that primarily carry ratings of Aaa by Moody's, and AA+ by Standard & Poor's, with maturities ranging from December 2021 through September 2031.

At September 30, 2021, U.S government agency commercial mortgage-backed securities of $ 873.1 million include those issued by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association.

At September 30, 2021, other securities primarily include municipal bonds, diversified with a variety of issuers, with credit ratings of A and above with fair values of $ 550.6 million and AA-rated United Kingdom Gilt securities of $ 237.0 million.

At December 31, 2021, U.S government agency commercial mortgage-backed securities of $ 842.6 million include those issued by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association.

At December 31, 2021, other securities primarily include municipal bonds, diversified with a variety of issuers, with credit ratings of A and above with fair values of $ 561.3 million and AA-rated United Kingdom Gilt securities of $ 262.6 million.

Classification of corporate investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets is as follows:

September 30, June 30,

December 31, June 30,

Corporate investments:

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Funds held for clients have been invested in the following categories:

September 30, June 30,

December 31, June 30,

Funds held for clients:

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The client funds obligations represent liabilities that will be repaid within one year of the balance sheet date.

The Company has reported client funds obligations as a current liability on the Consolidated Balance Shee ts totaling $ 46,437.1 million and $ 34,403.8 million at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively.

The Company has reported client funds obligations as a current liability on the Consolidated Balance Shee ts totaling $ 45,766.6 million and $ 34,403.8 million at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively.

The Company has classified funds held for clients as a current asset since these funds are held solely for the purpose of satisfying the client funds obligations.

Of the Company’s funds held for clients at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021 , $ 43,364.8 million an d $ 31,092.3 million, respectively, are held in the grantor trust.

Of the Company’s funds held for clients at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 , $ 42,189.1 million an d $ 31,092.3 million, respectively, are held in the grantor trust.

The liabilities held within the trust are intercompany liabilities to other Company subsidiaries and are eliminated in consolidation.

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The Company has reported the cash flows related to the cash received from and paid on behalf of clients on a net basis within net increase / (decrease) in client funds obligations in the financing activities section of the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows.

All available-for-sale securities were rated as investment grade at September 30, 2021.

Expected maturities of available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2021 are as follows:

All available-for-sale securities were rated as investment grade at December 31, 2021.

Expected maturities of available-for-sale securities at December 31, 2021 are as follows:

One year or less $ 4,369.1

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The components of operating lease expense were as follows:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

December 31, December 31,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Operating lease cost $ 36.7 $ 40.0 $ 72.5 $ 79.1

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The following table provides supplemental cash flow information related to the Company's leases:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Six Months Ended

Cash paid for operating lease liabilities $ 64.5 $ 77.0

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Other information related to our operating lease liabilities is as follows:

September 30, June 30,

December 31, June 30,

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) 6 6

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Current operating lease liability $ 99.6 $ 94.7

As of September 30, 2021, maturities of operating lease liabilities are as follows:

Nine months ending June 30, 2022 $ 79.0

As of December 31, 2021, maturities of operating lease liabilities are as follows:

Six months ending June 30, 2022 $ 54.3

Twelve months ending June 30, 2023 101.2

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net

Changes in goodwill for the three months ended September 30, 2021 are as follows:

Changes in goodwill for the six months ended December 31, 2021 are as follows:

Services Total

Balance at June 30, 2021 $ 2,333.6 $ 4.8 $ 2,338.4

Additions and other adjustments 11.5 — 11.5

Currency translation adjustments ( 19.2 ) — ( 19.2 )

Balance at September 30, 2021 $ 2,321.0 $ 4.8 $ 2,325.8

Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 2,325.9 $ 4.8 $ 2,330.7

Components of intangible assets, net, are as follows:

September 30, June 30,

December 31, June 30,

Intangible assets:

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The weighted average remaining useful life of the intangible assets is 6 years ( 6 years for software and software licenses, 4 years for customer contracts and lists, and 2 years for other intangibles).

Amortization of intangible assets was $ 86.2 million and $ 84.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Amortization of intangible assets was $ 84.3 million and $ 80.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $ 170.5 million and $ 165.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Estimated future amortization expenses of the Company's existing intangible assets are as follows:

Nine months ending June 30, 2022 $ 240.7

Six months ending June 30, 2022 $ 168.1

Twelve months ending June 30, 2023 $ 284.0

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The primary uses of the credit facilities are to provide liquidity to the commercial paper program and funding for general corporate purposes, if necessary.

The Company had no borrowings through September 30, 2021 under the credit agreements.

The Company had no borrowings through December 31, 2021 under the credit agreements.

The Company's U.S.

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Maturities of commercial paper can range from overnight to up to 364 days.

At September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, the Company had no commercial paper borrowing outstanding.

At December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, the Company had no commercial paper borrowing outstanding.

Details of the borrowings under the commercial paper program are as follows:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

December 31, December 31,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Average daily borrowings (in billions) $ 1.9 $ 1.8 $ 1.9 $ 2.1

Weighted average interest rates 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.1 %

Weighted average maturity (approximately in days) 1 day 1 day

Weighted average maturity (approximately in days) 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day

The Company’s U.S., Canadian and United Kingdom short-term funding requirements related to client funds obligations are sometimes obtained on a secured basis through the use of reverse repurchase agreements, which are collateralized principally by government and government agency securities, rather than liquidating previously-collected client funds that have already been invested in available-for-sale securities.

These agreements generally have terms ranging from overnight to up to five business days.

At September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, the Company had $ 45.8 million and $ 23.5 million, respectively, of outstanding obligations related to the reverse repurchase agreements.

At December 31, 2021 there were no outstanding obligations related to reverse repurchase agreements.

At June 30, 2021, the Company had $ 23.5 million of outstanding obligations related to the reverse repurchase agreements.

Details of the reverse repurchase agreements are as follows:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

December 31, December 31,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Average outstanding balances $ 228.4 $ 83.2 $ 211.7 $ 117.8

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The Notes are senior unsecured obligations, and interest is payable in arrears, semi-annually.

The principal amounts and associated effective interest rates of the Notes and other debt as of September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, are as follows:

Debt instrument Effective Interest Rate September 30, 2021 June 30, 2021

The principal amounts and associated effective interest rates of the Notes and other debt as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, are as follows:

Debt instrument Effective Interest Rate December 31, 2021 June 30, 2021

Fixed-rate 3.375 % notes due September 15, 2025

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Total long-term debt $ 2,986.1 $ 2,985.0

(a) - Current portion of long-term debt as of September 30, 2021 is included within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(a) - Current portion of long-term debt as of December 31, 2021 is included within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The effective interest rates for the Notes include the interest on the Notes and amortization of the discount and debt issuance costs.

As of September 30, 2021, the fair value of the Notes, based on Level 2 inputs, was $ 3,048.9 million.

As of December 31, 2021, the fair value of the Notes, based on Level 2 inputs, was $ 3,012.2 million.

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Stock-based compensation consists of the following:

• Stock Options.

Stock options are granted to employees at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the dates of grant.

Stock options generally vest ratably over 4 years and have a term of 10 years.

Compensation expense is measured based on the fair value of the stock option on the grant date and recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

Stock options are generally forfeited if the employee ceases to be employed by the Company prior to vesting.

The Company determines the fair value of stock options issued using a binomial option-pricing model.

The binomial option-pricing model considers a range of assumptions related to volatility, dividend yield, risk-free interest rate, and employee exercise behavior.

Expected volatilities utilized in the binomial option-pricing model are based on a combination of implied market volatilities, historical volatility of the Company's stock price, and other factors.

Similarly, the dividend yield is based on historical experience and expected future changes.

The risk-free rate is derived from the U.S.

Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

The binomial option-pricing model also incorporates exercise and forfeiture assumptions based on an analysis of historical data.

The expected life of a stock option grant is derived from the output of the binomial model and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.

• Restricted Stock.

• Time-Based Restricted Stock and Time-Based Restricted Stock Units.

Time-based restricted stock and time-based restricted stock units generally vest ratably over 3 years.

Awards are forfeited if the employee ceases to be employed by the Company prior to vesting.

Time-based restricted stock cannot be transferred during the vesting period.

Compensation expense relating to the issuance of time-based restricted stock is measured based on the fair value of the award on the grant date and recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

Dividends are paid on shares awarded under the time-based restricted stock program.

Time-based restricted stock units are settled in cash and cannot be transferred during the vesting period.

Compensation expense relating to the issuance of time-based restricted stock units is recorded over the vesting period and is initially based on the fair value of the award on the grant date and is subsequently remeasured at each reporting date during the vesting period based on the change in the ADP stock price.

No dividend equivalents are paid on units awarded under the time-based restricted stock unit program.

• Performance-Based Restricted Stock and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units.

Performance-based restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units generally vest over a one to three year performance period and a subsequent service period of up to 38 months.

Under these programs, the Company communicates “target awards” at the beginning of the performance period with possible payouts at the end of the performance period ranging from 0 % to 150 % of the “target awards.” Awards are generally forfeited if the employee ceases to be employed by the Company prior to vesting.

Performance-based restricted stock cannot be transferred during the vesting period.

Compensation expense relating to the issuance of performance-based restricted stock is recognized over the vesting period based on the fair value of the award on the grant date with subsequent adjustments to the number of shares awarded during the performance period based on probable and actual performance against targets.

After the performance period, if the performance targets are achieved, employees are eligible to receive dividends during the remaining vesting period on shares awarded under the performance-based restricted stock program.

Performance-based restricted stock units cannot be transferred and are settled in either cash or stock, depending on the employee's home country.

Compensation expense relating to the issuance of performance-based restricted stock units settled in cash is recognized over the vesting period initially based on the fair value of the award on the grant date with subsequent adjustments to the number of units awarded during the performance period based on probable and actual performance against targets.

In addition, compensation expense is remeasured at each reporting period during the vesting period based on the change in the ADP stock price.

Compensation expense relating to the issuance of performance-based restricted stock units settled in stock is recorded over the vesting period based on the fair value of the award on the grant date with subsequent adjustments to the number of units awarded based on the probable and actual performance against targets.

Dividend equivalents are paid on awards under the performance-based restricted stock unit program.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

The Company offers an employee stock purchase plan that allows eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock at a price equal to 95 % of the market value for the Company's common stock on the last day of the offering period.

This plan has been deemed non-compensatory and, therefore, no compensation expense has been recorded.

The Company's share-based compensation consists of stock options, time-based restricted stock, time-based restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock, and performance-based restricted stock units.

The Company also offers an employee stock purchase plan for eligible employees.

The Company currently utilizes treasury stock to satisfy stock option exercises, issuances under the Company's employee stock purchase plan, and restricted stock awards.

From time to time, the Company may repurchase shares of its common stock under its authorized share repurchase program.

The Company repurchased 2.6 million and 1.7 million shares in the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Company repurchased 2.0 million and 1.6 million shares in the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and repurchased 4.6 million and 3.2 million shares in the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Company considers several factors in determining when to execute share repurchases, including, among other things, actual and potential acquisition activity, cash balances and cash flows, issuances due to employee benefit plan activity, and market conditions.

The following table represents pre-tax stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

The following table represents pre-tax stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

December 31, December 31,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Operating expenses $ 5.2 $ 4.8 $ 9.9 $ 8.4

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Total stock-based compensation expense $ 55.6 $ 47.1 $ 97.9 $ 80.9

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, the following activity occurred under the Company’s existing plans.

Stock Options:

(in thousands) Weighted

Average Price

Options outstanding at July 1, 2021 3,705 $ 135

Options granted 792 $ 207

Options exercised ( 292 ) $ 123

Options forfeited/cancelled ( 109 ) $ 166

Options outstanding at September 30, 2021 4,096 $ 149

Time-Based Restricted Stock and Time-Based Restricted Stock Units:

Number of Shares

(in thousands) Number of Units

(in thousands)

Restricted shares/units outstanding at July 1, 2021 1,141 200

Restricted shares/units granted 448 74

Restricted shares/units vested ( 484 ) ( 99 )

Restricted shares/units forfeited ( 27 ) ( 3 )

Restricted shares/units outstanding at September 30, 2021 1,078 172

Performance-Based Restricted Stock and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units:

Number of Shares

(in thousands) Number of Units

(in thousands)

Restricted shares/units outstanding at July 1, 2021 247 700

Restricted shares/units granted 114 316

Restricted shares/units vested ( 114 ) ( 263 )

Restricted shares/units forfeited ( 7 ) ( 46 )

Restricted shares/units outstanding at September 30, 2021 240 707

The fair value for stock options granted was estimated at the date of grant using the following assumptions:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Risk-free interest rate — % 0.1 %

Dividend yield 1.8 % 2.6 %

Weighted average volatility factor 22.7 % 25.8 %

Weighted average expected life (in years) 4.9 5.4

Weighted average fair value (in dollars) $ 33.03 $ 21.66

Pension Plans

The components of net pension income were as follows:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

December 31, December 31,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Service cost – benefits earned during the period $ 1.4 $ 1.2 $ 2.8 $ 2.4

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Net pension (income)/expense $ ( 15.8 ) $ ( 11.0 ) $ ( 31.6 ) $ ( 22.0 )

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was 22.2 % and 21.3 %, respectively.

The increase in the effective tax rate is primarily due to favorable adjustments to prior year tax liabilities in the three months ended September 30, 2020 partially offset by an increase in the excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation in the three months ended September 30, 2021.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was 23.7 % and 22.2 %, respectively.

The increase in the effective tax rate is primarily due to benefits from a foreign tax election in the three months ended December 31, 2020, partially offset by a favorable earnings mix in the three months ended December 31, 2021.

The effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was 23.0 % and 21.8 %, respectively.

The increase in the effective tax rate is primarily due to combined benefits from adjustments to prior year tax liabilities and a foreign tax election in the six months ended December 31, 2020, partially offset by an increase in the excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation and a favorable earnings mix in the six months ended December 31, 2021.

Commitments and Contingencies

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Three Months Ended

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2021

Common Stock Capital in Excess of Par Value Retained Earnings Treasury Stock AOCI Total

Balance at June 30, 2021 $ 63.9 $ 1,531.3 $ 19,451.1 $ ( 15,386.8 ) $ 10.6 $ 5,670.1

Balance at September 30, 2021 $ 63.9 $ 1,579.1 $ 19,754.8 $ ( 15,924.2 ) $ ( 122.9 ) $ 5,350.7

Net earnings — — 694.4 — — 694.4

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— — ( 437.4 ) — — ( 437.4 )

Balance at September 30, 2021 $ 63.9 $ 1,579.1 $ 19,754.8 $ ( 15,924.2 ) $ ( 122.9 ) $ 5,350.7

Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 63.9 $ 1,664.7 $ 20,011.8 $ ( 16,362.4 ) $ ( 328.4 ) $ 5,049.6

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2020

December 31, 2020

Common Stock Capital in Excess of Par Value Retained Earnings Treasury Stock AOCI Total

Balance at September 30, 2020 $ 63.9 $ 1,348.4 $ 18,644.7 $ ( 14,264.0 ) $ 15.9 $ 5,808.9

Net earnings — — 647.5 — — 647.5

Other comprehensive income — — — — 24.4 24.4

Stock-based compensation expense — 40.6 — — — 40.6

Issuances relating to stock compensation plans — 18.6 — 17.7 — 36.3

Treasury stock acquired ( 1.6 million shares repurchased)

— — — ( 259.1 ) — ( 259.1 )

Dividends declared ($ 0.93 per share)

— — ( 398.6 ) — — ( 398.6 )

Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 63.9 $ 1,407.6 $ 18,893.6 $ ( 14,505.4 ) $ 40.3 $ 5,900.0

Six Months Ended

December 31, 2021

Common Stock Capital in Excess of Par Value Retained Earnings Treasury Stock AOCI Total

Balance at June 30, 2021 $ 63.9 $ 1,531.3 $ 19,451.1 $ ( 15,386.8 ) $ 10.6 $ 5,670.1

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— — ( 834.2 ) — — ( 834.2 )

Balance at September 30, 2020 $ 63.9 $ 1,348.4 $ 18,644.7 $ ( 14,264.0 ) $ 15.9 $ 5,808.9

Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 63.9 $ 1,664.7 $ 20,011.8 $ ( 16,362.4 ) $ ( 328.4 ) $ 5,049.6

Six Months Ended

December 31, 2020

Common Stock Capital in Excess of Par Value Retained Earnings Treasury Stock AOCI Total

Balance at June 30, 2020 $ 63.9 $ 1,333.8 $ 18,436.3 $ ( 14,067.0 ) $ ( 14.8 ) $ 5,752.2

Net earnings — — 1,249.6 — — 1,249.6

Other comprehensive income — — — — 55.1 55.1

Stock-based compensation expense — 75.7 — — — 75.7

Issuances relating to stock compensation plans — ( 1.9 ) — 83.0 — 81.1

Treasury stock acquired ( 3.2 million shares repurchased)

— — — ( 521.4 ) — ( 521.4 )

Dividends declared ($ 1.84 per share)

— — ( 792.3 ) — — ( 792.3 )

Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 63.9 $ 1,407.6 $ 18,893.6 $ ( 14,505.4 ) $ 40.3 $ 5,900.0

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”)

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Three Months Ended

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2021

Currency Translation Adjustment Net Gains/Losses on Available-for-sale Securities Cash Flow Hedging Activities Pension Liability Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) /Income

Balance at June 30, 2021 $ ( 226.8 ) $ 390.9 $ ( 29.9 ) $ ( 123.6 ) $ 10.6

Balance at September 30, 2021 $ ( 261.9 ) $ 289.8 $ ( 29.1 ) $ ( 121.7 ) $ ( 122.9 )

Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassification adjustments ( 16.4 ) ( 247.6 ) — — ( 264.0 )

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Tax effect — 0.1 ( 0.3 ) ( 0.3 ) ( 0.5 )

Balance at September 30, 2021 $ ( 261.9 ) $ 289.8 $ ( 29.1 ) $ ( 121.7 ) $ ( 122.9 )

Balance at December 31, 2021 $ ( 278.3 ) $ 98.3 $ ( 28.3 ) $ ( 120.1 ) $ ( 328.4 )

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2020

December 31, 2020

Currency Translation Adjustment Net Gains/Losses on Available-for-sale Securities Cash Flow Hedging Activities Pension Liability Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) /Income

Balance at September 30, 2020 $ ( 271.8 ) $ 661.1 $ ( 32.2 ) $ ( 341.2 ) $ 15.9

Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassification adjustments 61.9 ( 44.1 ) — — 17.8

Tax effect — 10.0 — — 10.0

Reclassification adjustments to net earnings — ( 7.7 ) (A) 1.1 (C) 2.5 (B) ( 4.1 )

Tax effect — 1.7 ( 0.4 ) ( 0.6 ) 0.7

Balance at December 31, 2020 $ ( 209.9 ) $ 621.0 $ ( 31.5 ) $ ( 339.3 ) $ 40.3

Six Months Ended

December 31, 2021

Currency Translation Adjustment Net Gains/Losses on Available-for-sale Securities Cash Flow Hedging Activities Pension Liability Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) /Income

Balance at June 30, 2021 $ ( 226.8 ) $ 390.9 $ ( 29.9 ) $ ( 123.6 ) $ 10.6

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Tax effect — 0.1 ( 0.6 ) ( 0.5 ) ( 1.0 )

Balance at September 30, 2020 $ ( 271.8 ) $ 661.1 $ ( 32.2 ) $ ( 341.2 ) $ 15.9

Balance at December 31, 2021 $ ( 278.3 ) $ 98.3 $ ( 28.3 ) $ ( 120.1 ) $ ( 328.4 )

Six Months Ended

December 31, 2020

Currency Translation Adjustment Net Gains/Losses on Available-for-sale Securities Cash Flow Hedging Activities Pension Liability Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) /Income

Balance at June 30, 2020 $ ( 322.2 ) $ 680.4 $ ( 30.3 ) $ ( 342.7 ) $ ( 14.8 )

Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassification adjustments 112.3 ( 68.7 ) ( 3.3 ) — 40.3

Tax effect — 15.5 0.8 — 16.3

Reclassification adjustments to net earnings — ( 8.0 ) (A) 1.7 (C) 5.0 (B) ( 1.3 )

Tax effect — 1.8 ( 0.4 ) ( 1.6 ) ( 0.2 )

Balance at December 31, 2020 $ ( 209.9 ) $ 621.0 $ ( 31.5 ) $ ( 339.3 ) $ 40.3

(A) Reclassification adjustments out of AOCI are included within Other (income)/expense, net, on the Statements of Consolidated Earnings.

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Segment Results:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

December 31, December 31,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Employer Services $ 2,671.3 $ 2,510.6 $ 5,242.8 $ 4,887.4

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Earnings before Income Taxes

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

December 31, December 31,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Employer Services $ 817.3 $ 758.6 $ 1,601.3 $ 1,447.8

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