President Operations MD India Varrier Rajesh converted options into 1,540 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 592 shares, increasing direct ownership by 35% to 3,641 units (SEC Form 4)
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EDP Services
Technology
| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP [ CTSH ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 06/15/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 06/15/2025 | M | 749(1) | A | (2) | 3,442 | D | |||
| Class A Common Stock | 06/15/2025 | M | 542(3) | A | (2) | 3,984 | D | |||
| Class A Common Stock | 06/15/2025 | M | 249(4) | A | (2) | 4,233 | D | |||
| Class A Common Stock | 06/15/2025 | F | 592(5) | D | $78.95 | 3,641 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (2) | 06/15/2025 | M | 749 | (6) | (6) | Class A Common Stock | 749 | $0 | 3,745 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (2) | 06/15/2025 | M | 542 | (7) | (7) | Class A Common Stock | 542 | $0 | 2,714 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (2) | 06/15/2025 | M | 249 | (8) | (8) | Class A Common Stock | 249 | $0 | 2,744 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received from the vesting of 1/8th of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on September 3, 2024. |
| 2. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock. |
| 3. Shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company received from the vesting of 2/3rds of 1/6th of the RSU award granted on September 3, 2024. |
| 4. Shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company received from the vesting of 1/12th of the RSU award granted on March 3, 2025. |
| 5. Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes. |
| 6. A total of 5,991 RSUs were originally granted on September 3, 2024, under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in eight successive quarterly installments, with 1/8th of such RSUs first vesting on December 15, 2024, and each quarterly anniversary of such date so that such RSUs will be fully vested on the eighth quarterly vesting date (September 15, 2026). |
| 7. A total of 4,884 RSUs were originally granted on September 3, 2024 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in ten successive quarterly installments, with (i) 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on each of December 15, 2024 and the quarterly anniversary of such date; (ii) 2/3rds of 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on each of the following four quarterly anniversaries of such date; (iii) 1/3rd of 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on each of the following three quarterly anniversaries of such date; and (iv) the remainder of such RSUs vesting on March 15, 2027. |
| 8. A total of 2,993 RSUs were originally granted on March 3, 2025, under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in twelve successive quarterly installments, with 1/12th of such RSUs first vesting on June 15, 2025, and each quarterly anniversary of such date so that such RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date (March 15, 2028). |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Kelli Arman, on behalf of Rajesh Varrier, by Power of Attorney | 06/17/2025 | |
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