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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

Form 10-Q

x      Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2014

o         Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from     to     

Commission file number 001-36348

PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(847) 463-3200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 to submit and post such files).  Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  Yes o  No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 50,486,538 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, as of January 30, 2015.

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Paylocity Holding Corporation

Form 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2014

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.                                   Financial Statements

PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

 (in thousands, except per share data)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations

 (in thousands, except per share data)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands)

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

(all amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(1) Organization and Description of Business

Paylocity Holding Corporation (the “Company”), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Paylocity Corporation, is a cloud-based provider of payroll and human capital management software solutions for medium-sized organizations. Services are provided in a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) delivery model utilizing the Company’s cloud-based platform. Payroll services include collection, remittance and reporting of payroll liabilities to the appropriate federal, state and local authorities.

Follow-On Offering

In December 2014, the Company completed a follow-on offering in which it issued and sold 750 shares of common stock and existing shareholders sold 3,850 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $26.25 per share. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the existing shareholders. The Company received net proceeds of $18,384 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $935 and other offering expenses of $368.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Consolidation and Use of Estimates

These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary.  All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the allowance for doubtful accounts, software developed for internal use, valuation and useful lives of long-lived assets, definite-lived intangibles, goodwill, stock-based compensation, valuation of net deferred income tax assets and the best estimate of selling price for revenue recognition purposes. Future events and their effects cannot be predicted with certainty; accordingly, accounting estimates require the exercise of judgment. Accounting estimates used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the operating environment changes.

(b) Interim Unaudited Consolidated Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information includes all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. The results of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended December 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year or the results for any future periods. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended June 30, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 22, 2014.

(c) Income Taxes

Differences in the normal relationship between the income tax expense (benefit) and pre-tax income (loss) materially result from the existence of a valuation allowance recorded against the preponderance of the net deferred tax assets.

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(d) Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes all employee stock-based compensation as a cost in the financial statements. Equity-classified awards, including those under the 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), are measured at the grant date fair value of the award and expense is recognized, net of assumed forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award. The Company estimates grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and periodically updates the assumed forfeiture rates for actual experience over the option vesting term or the term of the ESPP purchase period.

(e) Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 supersedes a majority of existing revenue recognition guidance under US GAAP, and requires companies to recognize revenue when it transfers goods or services to a customer in an amount that reflects the consideration to which a company expects to be entitled. Companies may need to apply more judgment and estimation techniques or methods while recognizing revenue, which could result in additional disclosures to the financial statements. Topic 606 allows for either a “full retrospective” adoption or a “modified retrospective” adoption. The Company is currently evaluating which adoption method it will use. Early application is not permitted. The Company plans on adopting ASU 2014-09 beginning July 1, 2017 and is currently assessing the potential effects of these changes to its consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other standard setting bodies that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, the Company believes that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

(3) Balance Sheet Information

The following tables provide details of selected consolidated balance sheet items:

Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows:

Capitalized software and accumulated amortization were as follows:

Amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs is included in Cost of Revenues-Recurring Revenues and amounted to $624 and $685 for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively and $1,229 and $1,278 for the six months ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

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Property and equipment consist of the following:

Depreciation expense amounted to $909 and $1,354 for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively and $1,695 and $2,502 for the six months ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

The components of accrued expenses were as follows:

Intangible assets consist of the following:

There was no amortization expense for acquired intangible assets for the three months or six months ended December 31, 2013.  Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets was $190 for the three months and $380 for the six months ended December 31, 2014.

(4) Fair Value Measurement

The Company applies the fair value measurement and disclosure provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, and ASU 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

· Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

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· Level 2—Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

· Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

Substantially all of the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are measured using Level 1 inputs. The Company considers the recorded value of its financial assets and liabilities, which consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, to approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014 based upon the short-term nature of the assets and liabilities.

(5) Benefit Plans

(a) Equity Incentive Plan

The Company maintains a 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”) and a 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) pursuant to which the Company has reserved 6,800 shares of its common stock for issuance to its employees, directors and non-employee third parties. The 2014 Plan serves as the successor to the 2008 plan and permits the granting of options to purchase common stock and other equity incentives at the discretion the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors. No new awards will be issued under the 2008 Plan as of the effective date of the 2014 Plan.  Outstanding awards under the 2008 Plan continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2008 Plan.

Under the 2008 and 2014 Plans, the exercise price of each option is not less than the fair value of a share of common stock on the grant date. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had 2,036 shares allocated to the 2014 Plan, but not yet issued or subject to outstanding options or awards.  Generally, the Company issues previously unissued shares for the exercise of stock options; however, previously acquired shares may be reissued to satisfy future issuances.  The options typically vest ratably over a three or four year period and expire 10 years from the grant date.  Compensation expense for the fair value of the options at their grant date is recognized ratably over the vesting schedule.

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and the vesting of Restricted Stock Awards (“RSAs”) and Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) is included in the following line items in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations:

In addition, the Company capitalized $148 and $310 of stock compensation costs in its internal use software in the three-month and six-month periods ended December 31, 2014, respectively.  No such amounts were capitalized in internal use software in the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2013.

The Company values stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the risk-free rate, expected life, expected stock price volatility and dividend yield.  The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates for U.S. Treasury securities consistent with the expected term of the Company’s employee stock options.  The expected life represents the period of time the stock options are expected to be outstanding and is based on the simplified method.  Under the simplified method, the expected life of an option is presumed to be the mid-point between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term.  The Company utilizes the simplified method due to the lack of sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to otherwise estimate the expected life of the stock options.  The Company has a limited history of trading as a public company.  Therefore, the expected volatility is based on historical volatilities for publicly

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traded stock of comparable companies over the estimated expected life of the stock options.  The Company assumed no dividend yield because it does not expect to pay dividends in the near future, which is consistent with the Company’s history of not paying dividends.

The following table summarizes the assumptions used for estimating the fair value of stock options granted for the six months ended December 31:

The following table summarizes changes during the quarter in the number of shares available for grant under our equity incentive plans:

Shares removed represents forfeitures of shares and shares withheld in settlement of taxes and payment of exercise price related to grants made under the 2008 Plan. As noted above, no new awards will be issued under the 2008 Plan.

The table below presents stock option activity during the six months ended December 31, 2014:

There were no options granted during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the six-month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014 was $1.71 and $11.15, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2014 was $1,839 and $2,063, respectively.  There were no options exercised in the three-month or six-month periods ended December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2014, there was $9,640 of total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested stock option granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.73 years.

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The Company may also grant RSAs and RSUs under the 2014 Plan with terms determined at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The following table represents restricted stock unit activity during the six months ended December 31, 2014:

At December 31, 2014, there was $6,483 of total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested restricted stock awards granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.13 years.

(b) Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company’s 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) was adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders on February 6, 2014 and was effective upon completion of the Company’s initial public offering.

Under the Company’s ESPP, the Company can grant stock purchase rights to all eligible employees during specific offering periods not to exceed twenty-seven months.  Each offering period will begin on the first trading day on or after May 16 and November 16 of each year, effective after the first offering period after the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”).  Shares are purchased through employees’ payroll deductions, up to a maximum of 10% of employees’ compensation for each purchase period, at a purchase price equal to 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock at the first trading day of the applicable offering period or the purchase date.  Participants may purchase up to $25 worth of common stock or 2 shares of common stock in any one year.  The ESPP is considered compensatory and results in compensation expense.

A total of one-million shares of common stock were reserved for future issuance under the ESPP, of which 36 have been issued as of December 31, 2014. The number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP will increase automatically each year, beginning on January 1, 2015 and continuing through and including January 1, 2024.  The number of shares added each year will be equal to the lesser of (a) 400, (b) seventy-five one hundredths percent (0.75%) of the number of shares of common stock of the Company issued and outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31, or (c) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors.

The Company commenced its initial ESPP four-month offering period on July 16, 2014 and commenced a six-month offering period on November 16, 2014. The Company recorded compensation expense attributable to the ESPP of $154 and $284 for the three-month and six-month periods ended December 31, 2014, respectively, which is included in the summary of stock-based compensation expense above. The grant date fair value of the ESPP offering periods was estimated using the following weighted average assumptions:

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(c) 401(k) Plan

The Company maintains a 401(k) plan with a safe harbor matching provision that covers all eligible employees. The Company matches 50% of the employees’ contributions up to 6% of their gross pay. Contributions were approximately $229 and $327 for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively and were approximately $477 and $709 for the six-month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

(6) Commitments and Contingencies

Reseller Agreements

The Company had agreements with two organizations that sell the Company’s offerings and services in defined areas of the country, one of which was terminated in May 2014. The Company exercised its right to terminate the first reseller agreement and acquired substantially all of the assets of the reseller in May 2014 as described in Note 5 of the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended June 30, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 22, 2014.  The Company paid the first reseller $737 and $1,351 during the three and six months ended December 31, 2013, respectively, under the terminated reseller agreement. The Company paid the first reseller $200 and $2,585 during the three and six months ended December 31, 2014, respectively, under the terms of the asset purchase agreement signed at closing in May 2014.

The initial term of the second reseller agreement commenced in June 2009 and is set to expire in June 2016 unless renewed or terminated.  The second reseller agreement originally provided that the reseller may terminate the agreement by providing nine months’ prior notice or upon an initial public offering by the Company. The Company amended this agreement in December of 2013 to provide that the reseller may not give a nine-month termination notice until after the earlier of (i) six months following the closing of an initial public offering by the Company or (ii) December 31, 2014. In addition, the Company, but not the reseller, has the right to terminate the agreement at any time. If a termination were to occur, the purchase price of the assets would be equal to 3.3 times the net revenues of the reseller for the 12 months preceding the termination effective date. The Company paid the second reseller $471 and $695 during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively and $963 and $1,330 during the six-month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

(7) Earnings Per Share

For the periods presented prior to the Company’s IPO, basic and diluted net loss per common share is presented in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities. Concurrently with the closing of the Company’s IPO on March 24, 2014, all shares of outstanding Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into 11,933 shares of the Company’s common stock.  Following the date of the IPO, the two-class method was no longer required as the Company has one class of securities issued and outstanding.

Prior to the conversion of the Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, holders of Series A and Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock each were entitled to liquidation preferences payable prior and in preference to any dividends on any shares of the Company’s common stock.  In the event a dividend was paid on common stock, the holders of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock were entitled to a proportionate share of any such dividend as if they were holders of common stock (on an as-if converted basis). The holders of the Company’s Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock did not have a contractual obligation to share in the losses of the Company. The Company considered its Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock to be participating securities and, in accordance with the two-class method, earnings allocated to Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and the related number of outstanding shares of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock have been excluded from the computation of basic and diluted net loss per common share.

Under the two-class method, net loss attributable to common stockholders is determined by allocating undistributed earnings, calculated as net loss less current period Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock cumulative dividends, between common stock and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock. In computing diluted net loss attributable to common stockholders, undistributed earnings are re-allocated to reflect the potential impact of dilutive securities.

Basic net loss per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Since the Series A and Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock were entitled to participate should any common stock dividends have been declared but were not obligated to participate in any losses generated by the Company, basic net income per

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share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the Series A and Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock on a weighted-average basis.

Diluted net loss per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Since the Series A and Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock were entitled to participate should any common stock dividends be declared but were not obligated to participate in any losses generated by the Company, diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares plus the Series A and Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock on a weighted-average basis and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. The Company’s potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options. The dilutive effect of outstanding stock options is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method.

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share:

The following table summarizes the outstanding employee stock options, restricted stock units, shares purchasable via the employee stock purchase plan as of the balance sheet date, and redeemable convertible preferred stock that were excluded from the diluted per share calculation for the periods presented because to include them would have been anti-dilutive:

RSAs were excluded from both basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the three-month and six-month periods ended December 31, 2013 as the vesting conditions had not been met as of that date.

(8) Income Taxes

The Company’s quarterly provision for income taxes is based on an estimated annual income tax rate.  The Company’s quarterly provision for income taxes also includes the tax impact of certain unusual or infrequently occurring items, if any, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, in the interim period in which they occur.

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The Company recorded income tax (benefit) expense of $(877) and $34 for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively and $(1,239) and $62 for the six-month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively.  The Company’s effective rate for the three and six months ended December 31, 2013 differed from statutory rates primarily due to federal and state research and development credits and expenses not deductible for income tax reporting purposes.  The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended December 31, 2014 differ from statutory rates primarily due to the existence of a valuation allowance recorded against the preponderance of the net deferred tax assets.

The Company reviews the likelihood that it will realize the benefit of its deferred tax assets and, therefore, the need for a valuation allowance on a quarterly basis. It established a valuation allowance on all of its net deferred tax assets except for deferred tax liabilities associated with indefinite-lived intangible assets during fiscal 2014, given that the company determined that it was more likely than not that the Company would not recognize the benefits of its net operating loss carryforwards prior to their expiration.  As of December 31, 2014, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.

On September 13, 2013, the IRS issued final regulations and re-proposed regulations that provide guidance with respect to (i) the treatment of materials and supplies, (ii) capitalization of amounts paid to acquire or produce tangible property, (iii) the determination of whether an expenditure with respect to tangible property is a deductible repair or a capital expenditure, and (iv) dispositions of MACRS property.  The final regulations will be effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.  Management is reviewing the regulations, but does not believe there will be a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

(9) Related Party Transactions

The Company has a Memorandum of Understanding (“Memorandum”) and a Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement (“Non-Compete”) with its Chairman Steve Sarowitz and Blue Marble, a separate legal entity owned by Mr. Sarowitz.

The Memorandum established the ongoing market based terms between the Company and Blue Marble for services provided to or on behalf of each other.  In addition, Paylocity obtained a right of first refusal on the sale of Blue Marble, an option exercisable starting three years from the date of the Memorandum to purchase Blue Marble, and the right of first refusal to purchase any acquisition target of Blue Marble outside the United States of America, all at fair market value.  The Memorandum requires Blue Marble to obtain written consent from Paylocity should Blue Marble intend to acquire an entity that provides or partners with other service providers to provide products and services to clients located in the United States of America.  The Company provides no management guidance to the entity, has no equity interest in the entity, no obligation or intention to fund any of the entity’s operational shortfalls, and no right to any operational surpluses generated by the entity.

The Non-Compete agreement outlines the permissible activities and ongoing responsibilities of Mr. Sarowitz and Blue Marble including an obligation not to compete with services offered by Paylocity and an obligation not to solicit employees of Paylocity.

(10) Subsequent Events

On January 1, 2015, pursuant to the provisions of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, the number of common shares in reserve increased by 2,272 shares automatically and, pursuant to the provisions of the 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the number of common shares in reserve increased by 137 shares as determined by the Board of Directors.

In January 2015, the underwriters for the Company’s follow-on offering exercised their option to purchase 360 additional shares from certain shareholders of the Company of the 690 available as described in the final prospectus filed with the SEC on December 12, 2014.  The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the existing shareholders.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the balance sheet date through February 6, 2015, the date at which the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there are no such events that would have a material impact on the financial statements.

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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The statements included herein that are not based solely on historical facts are “forward looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by us in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this prospectus, particularly under the section titled “Risk Factors.”

Overview

We are a cloud-based provider of payroll and human capital management (or “HCM”) software solutions for medium-sized organizations, which we define as those having between 20 and 1,000 employees. Our comprehensive and easy-to-use solutions enable our clients to manage their workforces more effectively. Our solutions help drive strategic human capital decision-making and improve employee engagement by enhancing the HR, payroll and finance capabilities of our clients.

Effective management of human capital is a core function in all organizations and requires a significant commitment of resources. Medium-sized organizations operating without the infrastructure, expertise or personnel of larger enterprises are uniquely pressured to manage their human capital effectively.

Our solutions were specifically designed to meet the payroll and HCM needs of medium-sized organizations. We designed our cloud-based platform to provide a unified suite of applications using a multi-tenant architecture. Our solutions are highly flexible and configurable and feature a modern, intuitive user experience. Our platform offers automated data integration with over 200 related third-party systems, such as 401(k), benefits and insurance provider systems.

Our Paylocity Web Pay product is our core payroll solution and was the first of our current offerings introduced into the market. We believe payroll is the most critical system of record for medium-sized organizations and an essential gateway to other HCM functionality. We have invested in, and we intend to continue to invest in, research and development to expand our product offerings and advance our platform.

We believe there is a significant opportunity to grow our business by increasing our number of clients and we intend to invest in our business to achieve this purpose. We market and sell our solutions primarily through our direct sales force. We have increased our sales and marketing expenses as we have added sales representatives and related sales and marketing personnel. We intend to continue to grow our sales and marketing organization across new and existing geographic territories. In addition to growing our number of clients, we intend to grow our revenue over the long term by increasing the number and quality of products that clients purchase from us. To do so, we must continue to enhance and grow the number of solutions we offer to advance our platform.

We believe that delivering a positive service experience is an essential element of our ability to sell our solutions and retain our clients. We seek to develop deep relationships with our clients through our unified service model, which has been designed to meet the service needs of medium-sized organizations. We expect to continue to invest in and grow our implementation and client service organization as our client base grows.

We believe we have the opportunity to continue to grow our business over the long term, and to do so we have invested, and intend to continue to invest, across our entire organization. These investments include increasing the number of personnel across all functional areas, along with improving our solutions and infrastructure to support our growth. The timing and amount of these investments vary based on the rate at which we add new clients, add new personnel and scale our application development and other activities. Many of these investments will occur in advance of experiencing any direct benefit from them which will make it difficult to determine if we are effectively allocating our resources. We expect these investments to increase our costs on an absolute basis, but as we grow our number of clients and our related revenues, we anticipate that we will gain economies of scale and increased operating leverage. As a result, we expect our gross and operating margins will improve over the long term.

As our business has grown, we have become increasingly subject to the risks arising from adverse changes in domestic and global economic conditions. If general economic conditions were to deteriorate further, including declines in private sector employment growth and business productivity, increases in the unemployment rate and changes in interest rates, we may experience delays in our sales cycles, increased pressure from prospective customers to offer discounts and increased pressure from existing customers to renew expiring recurring revenue agreements for lower amounts. Our interest income on funds held for clients continues to be negatively impacted by historically low interest rates.

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Our operating subsidiary Paylocity Corporation was incorporated in July 1997 as an Illinois corporation. In November 2013, we formed Paylocity Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, of which Paylocity Corporation is now a wholly-owned subsidiary. Paylocity Holding Corporation had no operations prior to the restructuring. All of our business operations have historically been, and are currently, conducted by Paylocity Corporation, and the operating financial results presented herein are entirely attributable to the results of its operations.

Key Metrics

We regularly review a number of metrics, including the following key metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions.

Recurring Revenue Growth

Our recurring revenue model and high annual revenue retention rates provide significant visibility into our future operating results and cash flow from operations. This visibility enables us to better manage and invest in our business. Recurring revenue, which is comprised of recurring fees and interest income on funds held for clients, increased from $43.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2013 to $62.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2014, representing a 42% year-over-year increase. Recurring revenue represented 94% and 95% of total revenue during the six months ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Recurring revenue increased from $22.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013 to $32.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014, representing a 44% year-over-year increase. Recurring revenue represented 95% of total revenue for both of the three month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014.

Recurring Fees from New Clients

We calculate recurring fees from new clients as the percentage of year-to-date recurring fees from all clients on our solutions which had not been on or used any of our solutions for a full year as of the start of the current fiscal year. We believe recurring fees from new clients is an important metric to measure the expansion of our existing client base as well as the growth in our client base. Our recurring fees from new clients was 37% and 38% for the six-month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Recurring Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA

We disclose Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Recurring Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA because we use them to evaluate our performance, and we believe Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Recurring Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA assist in the comparison of our performance across reporting periods by excluding certain items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. We believe these metrics are used in the financial community, and we present it to enhance investors’ understanding of our operating performance and cash flows.

Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Recurring Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, and you should not consider Adjusted Gross Profit as an alternative to gross profit, Adjusted Recurring Gross Profit as an alternative to total recurring revenues, or Adjusted EBITDA as an alternative to net loss or cash provided by operating activities, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, our definition of Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Recurring Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA may be different than the definition utilized for similarly-titled measures used by other companies.

We define Adjusted Gross Profit as gross profit before amortization of capitalized internal-use software, stock-based compensation expenses, and employer payroll tax related to stock releases and option exercises, if any. We define Adjusted Recurring Gross Profit as total recurring revenues after cost of recurring revenues and before amortization of capitalized internal-use software stock-based compensation expenses, and employer payroll tax related to stock releases and option exercises, if any. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net loss before interest expense (income), income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expenses, and employer payroll tax related to stock releases and option exercises, if any. The table below sets forth our Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Recurring Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented.

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