Balu Ganesh Ayyar - Jan 1, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role
President, Digital Operations
Signature
/s/ Udele Lin, on behalf of Balu Ganesh Ayyar, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
Jan 1, 2022
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
1/4/2022, 04:17 PM
Previous filing
Dec 7, 2021
Next filing
Mar 3, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +2.73K +11.59% 26.3K Jan 1, 2022 Direct F1, F2

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 -2.73K -24.99% $0.00 8.21K Jan 1, 2022 Class A Common Stock 2.73K Direct F2, F3
* 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 September 16, 2019.
F2 Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
F3 The RSUs were granted on September 16, 2019 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on January 1, 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 October 1, 2022.