Rajesh Nambiar - Jun 18, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role: President, Digital Business
Signature: /s/ Bryan Jenkins, on behalf of Rajesh Nambiar, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol: CTSH
Transactions as of: Jun 18, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 6/22/2021, 05:55 PM
Previous filing: Jun 14, 2021
Next filing: Aug 25, 2021

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	Award	$0	+6.4K		$0.00	6.4K	Jun 18, 2021	Class A Common Stock	6.4K		Direct	F1, F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation.
F2	The RSUs were granted on June 18, 2021 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in 11 successive quarterly installments, with (i) 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on September 15, 2021 (the "First RSU Vesting Date"), (ii) 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on each of the first and second three-month anniversaries of the First RSU Vesting Date, (iii) 2/3rds of 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on each of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth three-month anniversaries of the First RSU Vesting Date, (iv) 1/3rd of 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on each of the seventh, eighth and ninth three-month anniversaries of the First RSU Vesting Date, and (v) the remainder of the RSUs vesting on the tenth three-month anniversary of the First RSU Vesting Date. The RSUs will be fully vested on March 15, 2024.

Content

Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation.

The RSUs were granted on June 18, 2021 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in 11 successive quarterly installments, with (i) 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on September 15, 2021 (the "First RSU Vesting Date"), (ii) 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on each of the first and second three-month anniversaries of the First RSU Vesting Date, (iii) 2/3rds of 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on each of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth three-month anniversaries of the First RSU Vesting Date, (iv) 1/3rd of 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on each of the seventh, eighth and ninth three-month anniversaries of the First RSU Vesting Date, and (v) the remainder of the RSUs vesting on the tenth three-month anniversary of the First RSU Vesting Date. The RSUs will be fully vested on March 15, 2024.