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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-331331
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171102
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20171102

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000008670
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
		IRS NUMBER:				221467904
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05397
		FILM NUMBER:		171173792

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ADP BOULVARD
		CITY:			ROSELAND
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07068
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9739745000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ADP BOULEVARD
		CITY:			ROSELAND
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07068

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001336528
		IRS NUMBER:				383694136
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		888 SEVENTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		42ND FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-813-3700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		888 SEVENTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		42ND FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed by a Party other than the
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Soliciting material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Automatic
Data Processing, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>William A. Ackman </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Veronica M. Hagen </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>V.
Paul Unruh </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PS Management GP, LLC </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pershing Square, L.P. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pershing Square II, L.P. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pershing Square International, Ltd. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pershing Square VI Master, L.P. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;2, 2017, Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. and certain affiliates issued the following
press release: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Pershing Square Responds to ADP&#146;s Fiscal Year 2018 Q1 Results </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>ADP Fails to Correct its Inaccurate Claim that its Plan Will Increase </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>&#147;Operational Margins&#148; by &#147;500 basis points&#148; in Three Years </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>ADP&#146;s Underwhelming Results Highlight the Need for Change </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY &#150; November&nbsp;2, 2017 //- Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. (&#147;Pershing Square&#148;) today issued the following statement in
response to ADP&#146;s (NASDAQ:ADP) fiscal year 2018 Q1 results: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;30, Pershing Square issued a press release highlighting that ADP has
been making an unsupported and inaccurate claim that its current plan will result in increased &#147;operational margins&#148; of &#147;500 basis points&#148; in three years. We believe ADP has focused almost exclusively on this inflated claim in
recent weeks in an attempt to persuade investors that its plan is delivering on the opportunity that Pershing Square has identified and shareholders have embraced. We urged ADP to provide a detailed calculation to explain this misleading claim
during its earnings presentation today or retract its claim. ADP did neither &#150; the claim is false. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ADP&#146;s operational performance in the first
quarter is particularly unacceptable in context: (1)&nbsp;ADP has huge structural advantages, (2)&nbsp;the HCM industry continues to grow at 6% &#150; 7%, and (3)&nbsp;ADP has an enormous opportunity to expand net operational margins in Employer
Services (&#147;ES&#148;) to 35% or greater. Notably: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">ADP&#146;s ES is significantly underachieving its potential with reported organic revenue growth of just 3% and a net operational profit <I>decline </I>of ~7%, driven by a decline in margins of ~170bps (from ~18.9% to
~17.2%) due to higher operating expenses. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">ADP&#146;s PEO is significantly underachieving its potential with ADP PEO worksite employees <I>declining </I>on a sequential basis as compared to last quarter. Year-over-year growth of 10% represents a reduction of
growth and is unremarkable in the context of the enormous penetration opportunity at ADP to cross-sell the PEO to ES clients. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Bookings <I>declined</I> 3% year-over-year despite ADP substantially increasing the size of its salesforce. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Adjusted EBIT <I>declined</I> 3% as margins <I>declined</I> ~150bps due to weakness in ES. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Adjusted Net Earnings <I>declined</I> ~2% while Adjusted EPS was <I>flat</I> due to a reduced share count, when adjusted to exclude the beneficial impact of changes in ADP&#146;s tax rate. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">ADP&#146;s fiscal year guidance remains <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">back-end</FONT> weighted. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ADP
refuses to acknowledge that its performance is unacceptable and ignores the significant opportunity for margin expansion and accelerated growth. ADP&#146;s mediocre results strongly make the case for electing The Nominees for ADP&#146;s
Transformation to the board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Nominees for ADP&#146;s Transformation would represent a minority of ADP&#146;s board but would bring fresh perspectives
and relevant expertise in business transformation and operating efficiency to the Company. With change, ADP can embark on a transformation to improve its operational efficiency and technology and fulfill its potential. </P>
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to the board, shareholders should vote the GOLD Proxy Card or GOLD Voting Instruction Form. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE ONLY WAY TO VOTE <U>FOR</U> BILL ACKMAN AND THE NOMINEES
FOR ADP&#146;S TRANSFORMATION IS TO VOTE THE GOLD PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can vote by Internet or telephone by following the
directions on your GOLD Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Form. You should no longer vote by mail as mailed Proxy Cards and Voting Instruction Forms will not arrive in time to be counted in the November&nbsp;7 election. We urge you NOT to vote using
any white proxy card or voting instruction form you receive from ADP. Please discard the white proxy card. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you have any questions about how to vote
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pershing Square </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fran McGill </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">212 909 2455,&nbsp;McGill@persq.com</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release relates
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press release (the &#147;Information&#148;) is based on publicly available information about Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (&#147;ADP&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;), which has not been independently verified by Pershing Square Capital
Management, L.P. (&#147;Pershing Square&#148;). Pershing Square recognizes that there may be confidential or otherwise <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-public</FONT> information in the possession of ADP or others that could lead ADP or others to
disagree with Pershing Square&#146;s conclusions. This press release and the Information is not a recommendation or solicitation to buy or sell any securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The analyses provided may include certain forward-looking statements, estimates and projections prepared with respect to, among other things, general economic
and market conditions, changes in management, changes in board composition, actions of ADP and its subsidiaries or competitors, the ability to implement business strategies and plans and pursue business opportunities in the human capital management
industry. Such forward-looking statements, estimates, and projections reflect various assumptions by Pershing Square concerning anticipated results that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies and have been included
solely for illustrative purposes, including those risks and uncertainties detailed in the continuous disclosure and other filings of ADP </P>
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