Becky Schmitt - Feb 3, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role
EVP and Chief People Officer
Signature
/s/ Udele Lin, on behalf of Becky Schmitt, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
Feb 3, 2022
Transactions value $
-$324,188
Form type
4
Date filed
2/7/2022, 03:39 PM
Previous filing
Jan 5, 2022
Next filing
Feb 25, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +8.32K +36.39% 31.2K Feb 3, 2022 Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Tax liability -$324K -3.77K -12.08% $86.06 27.4K Feb 3, 2022 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 -8.32K -20% $0.00 33.3K Feb 3, 2022 Class A Common Stock 8.32K 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 February 3, 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 February 3, 2020 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on May 3, 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 February 3, 2023.