Power Ursula Morgenstern - 14 Jun 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role: President, Global Markets
Signature: /s/ Bryan Jenkins, on behalf of Ursula Morgenstern, by Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol: CTSH
Transactions as of: 14 Jun 2021
Net transactions value: -$104,274
Form type: 4
Filing time: 16 Jun 2021, 17:49:24 UTC
Previous filing: 25 May 2021
Next filing: 25 Aug 2021
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise		+1,052	+37%		3,896	14 Jun 2021	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	$34,758	-491	-13%	$70.79	3,405	14 Jun 2021	Direct	F3
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise		+2,105	+62%		5,510	14 Jun 2021	Direct	F2, F4
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	$69,516	-982	-18%	$70.79	4,528	14 Jun 2021	Direct	F3

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CTSH	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-1,052	-9.1%	$0.000000	10,523	14 Jun 2021	Class A Common Stock	1,052		Direct	F2, F5
transaction	CTSH	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-2,105	-17%	$0.000000	10,522	14 Jun 2021	Class A Common Stock	2,105		Direct	F2, F6

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received from the vesting of 1/12th of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on December 14, 2020.
F2	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
F3	Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes.
F4	Shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company received from the vesting of 2/3rds of 1/5th of the RSU award granted on December 14, 2020.
F5	The RSUs were granted on December 14, 2020 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on March 14, 2021, with 1/12th of the RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The RSUs will be fully vested on December 14, 2023.
F6	The RSUs were granted on December 14, 2020 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in nine successive quarterly installments, commencing on March 14, 2021, with (i) 1/5th of the RSUs vesting on the first vesting date; (ii) 2/3rds of 1/5th of the RSUs vesting on each of the four successive vesting dates; and (iii) 1/3rd of 1/5th of the RSUs vesting on each of the next four successive vesting dates. The RSUs will be fully vested on March 14, 2023.