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Paylocity Holding Corp insiders sold $26.4M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

98% was sold under disclosed trading plans, 2% with no plan disclosed. The largest seller, Steven Sarowitz (Director), sold $15.3M.Share-of-stake figures for this company are being verified and will be added when that check is finished. Why

Updated Oct 16, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026
$637K
sold with no plan disclosed, past 12 months
98%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
9 of 16
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Is this normal? Less than usual: about one-sixth of the 5-year average. 9 insiders sold; the average is 10 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Oct 2 for a tax withholding on Oct 1. Melissa King had 489 shares withheld by the company for taxes. Filing
SEC ownership filings: 86 filed in the 12 months to Oct 16, 2026; 942 on record since Mar 18, 2014 · See the evidence

What stands out

Selling rose in the last 90 days but the year remains well below the 5-year average: officers and directors sold 157K shares, against an average of 7.4K per 90 days earlier in the period. Most of it was Steven Sarowitz (100K shares in the last 90 days) and Steven Beauchamp (30K shares in the last 90 days); 97% of these sales were under disclosed plans.Steven Sarowitz: largest recent sale, Aug 7, 2026 · Steven Beauchamp: largest recent sale, Aug 14, 2026

A share of stake is shown for 0 of the 9 officers and directors who sold. 16 are left out

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Left out: Steven Sarowitz, Steven Beauchamp, Toby Williams, Ryan Glenn, Joshua Scutt, Melissa King, Andres Reiner, Andrew Cappotelli, Virginia Breen, Ronald Waters, Nicholas Rost, Robin Pederson, Bernard Kenneth, Linda Breard, Craig Conway and Kenneth Robinson (share of stake is being verified).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Their share of stake is being verified and is not shown yet; amounts and trading plans are below.

Steven Sarowitz
Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$15.3MDisclosed plan
Steven Beauchamp
Executive Chairman, Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$4.4MDisclosed plan
Toby Williams
President and CEO, Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$2.6MDisclosed plan
Ryan Glenn
Chief Financial Officer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$1.2MDisclosed plan
Joshua Scutt
SVP Chief Revenue Officer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$1.2M99% planned 1% no plan disclosed
All 9 sellers

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

Disclosed planNo plan disclosedOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled
OctNov 2025: $447K under a disclosed planNovDec 2025: $10K under a disclosed planDecJanFeb 2026: $1.8M under a disclosed planFebMar 2026: $8K under a disclosed planMarAprMay 2026: $163K under a disclosed planMayJun 2026: $130K under a disclosed planJunJulAug 2026: $21.0M under a disclosed planAug 2026: $637K no plan disclosed$21.6MAugSep 2026: $2.2M under a disclosed planSepOct

Recent activity

Past 30 days, Sep 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026
Oct 1, 2026Melissa King had 489 shares ($70K) withheld by the company for taxes (not a market sale).
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Melissa King
SVP Product and Technology
489$142.57n/an/aOct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026

"% of total stake" is the shares in an event against all the vested shares the person held that day, across every share class and holding entity, after that day's vesting. "n/a" means the person's holdings are not confirmed, or the row is a purchase. "Holdings record incomplete" means more shares were sold than the filings show the person held that day, so a percentage would be wrong.

Outside holders, reported separately

Steven Beauchamp and Steven Sarowitz reported no open-market sales in the past 12 months. Large shareholders and the funds or companies that board members represent are not part of management, so they are left out of the figures above.

Details

Common questions

Is the Paylocity Holding Corp CEO selling stock?

Yes. Toby Williams sold 20K shares ($2.6M) in the past 12 months, all of it under a trading plan disclosed in the filings.

Why are Paylocity Holding Corp insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 98% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings and 2% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any Paylocity Holding Corp insiders buying?

No. Officers and directors reported no purchases in the past 12 months.

The evidence

Who sold9 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
Steven Sarowitz
Director
$15.3M
100K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Steven Beauchamp
Executive Chairman, Director
$4.4M
30K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Toby Williams
President and CEO, Director
$2.6M
20K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Ryan Glenn
Chief Financial Officer
$1.2M
9.4K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Joshua Scutt
SVP Chief Revenue Officer
$1.2M
8.9K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
99% under a disclosed plan 1% no plan disclosed
Andrew Cappotelli
Sr Vice President Operations
$760K
5.6K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Craig Conway
Director
$493K
3.1K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Nicholas Rost
VP CAO & Treasurer
$256K
2K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Kenneth Robinson
Director
$127K
800 shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed

Sold by a charitable foundation the insider reports: IRIE Family Foundation, IRIE Foundation, reported by Steven Beauchamp; Julian Grace Foundation, reported by Steven Sarowitz. A foundation's shares are not the insider's own stake, so they are left out of the figures above.

The full ownership picture0 of 16 officers and directors confirmed

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 16, 2025SoldHeld Oct 16, 2026Still held
Steven Sarowitz
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Steven Sarowitz are complete.
Director
n/a−100Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Steven Sarowitz

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Steven Sarowitz are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Steven Beauchamp
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for Steven Beauchamp are complete.
Executive Chairman, Director
n/a−30Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Steven Beauchamp

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Steven Beauchamp are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

−16Kgifted (net of own trusts)
−9.7Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Toby Williams
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Toby Williams are complete.
President and CEO, Director
n/a−20Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Toby Williams

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Toby Williams are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−41Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Ryan Glenn
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Ryan Glenn are complete.
Chief Financial Officer
n/a−9.4Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Ryan Glenn

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Ryan Glenn are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−14Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Joshua Scutt
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Joshua Scutt are complete.
SVP Chief Revenue Officer
n/a−8.9Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Joshua Scutt

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Joshua Scutt are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−9.2Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Melissa King
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Melissa King are complete.
SVP Product and Technology
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Melissa King

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Melissa King are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−4.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Andres Reiner
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Andres Reiner are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Andres Reiner

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Andres Reiner are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Andrew Cappotelli
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Andrew Cappotelli are complete.
Sr Vice President Operations
n/a−5.6Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Andrew Cappotelli

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Andrew Cappotelli are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−4.5Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Virginia Breen
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Virginia Breen are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Virginia Breen

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Virginia Breen are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Ronald Waters
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Ronald Waters are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Ronald Waters

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Ronald Waters are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Nicholas Rost
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Nicholas Rost are complete.
VP CAO & Treasurer
n/a−2Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Nicholas Rost

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Nicholas Rost are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−1.3Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Robin Pederson
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Robin Pederson are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Robin Pederson

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Robin Pederson are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Bernard Kenneth
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Bernard Kenneth are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Bernard Kenneth

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Bernard Kenneth are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Linda Breard
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Linda Breard are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Linda Breard

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Linda Breard are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Craig Conway
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Craig Conway are complete.
Director
n/a−3.1Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Craig Conway

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Craig Conway are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Kenneth Robinson
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Kenneth Robinson are complete.
Director
n/a−800n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Kenneth Robinson

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Kenneth Robinson are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Holdings and share of stake for Paylocity Holding Corp are being verified, so no balances, unit counts or percentages are shown. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings.

What explains the selling$26.4M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $26.4M across 179,837 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

The lighter segment is sales with no plan disclosed in the filing ($637K), including tax-related sales outside a plan.

No plan disclosed · $637K

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $493K of it is Craig Conway. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Craig Conway, Aug 27, 2026

Taxes

83,282 shares ($11.1M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale.

Charitable gifts · 16K shares

Gifts the filings describe as charitable. Gifts are not sales and are not included in the sale totals.

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
Steven Sarowitz
Director
100K$15.3M100%58%Aug 6, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
Steven Beauchamp
Executive Chairman, Director
30K$4.4M100%17%Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
Toby Williams
President and CEO, Director
20K$2.6M100%10%Feb 13, 2026 to Aug 14, 2026
Ryan Glenn
Chief Financial Officer
9.4K$1.2M100%5%Nov 19, 2025 to Aug 19, 2026
Joshua Scutt
SVP Chief Revenue Officer
8.9K$1.2M99%4%Feb 19, 2026 to Aug 19, 2026
Andrew Cappotelli
Sr Vice President Operations
5.6K$760K100%3%Nov 26, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026
Craig Conway
Director
3.1K$493K0%2%Aug 27, 2026 to Aug 27, 2026
Nicholas Rost
VP CAO & Treasurer
2K$256K100%1.0%Nov 19, 2025 to Aug 18, 2026
Kenneth Robinson
Director
800$127K0%0.5%Aug 27, 2026 to Aug 27, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$0$0$0$0
Nov 2025$447K$447K$0$0
Dec 2025$10K$10K$0$0
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$1.8M$1.8M$0$0
Mar 2026$8K$8K$0$0
Apr 2026$0$0$0$0
May 2026$163K$163K$0$0
Jun 2026$130K$130K$0$0
Jul 2026$0$0$0$0
Aug 2026$21.6M$21.0M$0$637K
Sep 2026$2.2M$2.2M$0$0
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

Less than usual: about one-sixth of the 5-year average. 9 insiders sold; the average is 10 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 16, 2026
Latest 12 months
180K9$26.4M
Oct 16, 2025
1 year earlier
1.26M11$255M
Oct 16, 2024
2 years earlier
407K11$65.5M
Oct 17, 2023
3 years earlier
1.02M8$199M
Oct 17, 2022
4 years earlier
1.03M8$230M
Oct 17, 2021
5 years earlier
1.79M11$369M

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertainty16 officers and directors not confirmed

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Balances, unit counts and every share-of-stake figure for Paylocity Holding Corp are held back until that check is finished. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings and are complete.

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology942 filings on record, 86 filed in the 12-month period, and how we read them

All 942 Forms 3, 4 and 5 on record for Paylocity Holding Corp (SEC CIK 1591698), filed from Mar 18, 2014 to Oct 2, 2026; 86 of them were filed in the 12 months this page covers, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 16, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (13)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total

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