Brian Humphries - Sep 5, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role
Chief Executive Officer, Director
Signature
/s/ Harry Demas, on behalf of Brian Humphries, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
Sep 5, 2021
Transactions value $
-$43,863
Form type
4
Date filed
9/8/2021, 07:23 PM
Previous filing
Aug 25, 2021
Next filing
Oct 5, 2021

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +5.79K +7.46% 83.4K Sep 5, 2021 Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Tax liability -$43.9K -573 -0.69% $76.55 82.8K Sep 5, 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 -5.79K -14.29% $0.00 34.7K Sep 5, 2021 Class A Common Stock 5.79K Direct F2, F4
* 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 March 5, 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 The RSUs were granted on March 5, 2020 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (2017) Incentive Award Plan and will vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 5, 2020, 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 March 5, 2023.