John Kim - Sep 29, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role
EVP & General Counsel
Signature
/s/ Harry Demas, on behalf of John Sunshin Kim, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
Sep 29, 2021
Transactions value $
-$83,969
Form type
4
Date filed
10/1/2021, 06:31 PM
Previous filing
Sep 20, 2021
Next filing
Dec 20, 2021

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +2.64K +52.97% 7.63K Sep 29, 2021 Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Tax liability -$84K -1.11K -14.56% $75.58 6.52K Sep 29, 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 -2.64K -14.28% $0.00 15.9K Sep 29, 2021 Class A Common Stock 2.64K 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 1/8th of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on March 29, 2021.
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 29, 2021 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 29, 2021, with (i) 1/8th of the RSUs vesting on each of the first four vesting dates; (ii) 2/3rds of 1/8th of the RSUs vesting on each of the successive four vesting dates; (iii) 1/3rd of 1/8th of the RSUs vesting on each of the next three successive vesting dates; and (iv) the remainder of the RSUs vesting on the twelfth vesting date. The RSUs will be fully vested on March 29, 2024.