Ursula Morgenstern - May 23, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role: President, Global Markets
Signature: /s/ Udele Lin, on behalf of Ursula Morgenstern, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol: CTSH
Transactions as of: May 23, 2022
Transactions value $: -$38,937
Form type: 4
Date filed: 5/25/2022, 05:34 PM
Previous filing: Mar 16, 2022
Next filing: Jun 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		+1.14K	+10%		12.6K	May 23, 2022	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	-$38.9K	-542	-4.31%	$71.84	12K	May 23, 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	-1.14K	-12.51%	$0.00	8K	May 23, 2022	Class A Common Stock	1.14K		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 23, 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	A total of 13,721 RSUs were originally granted on February 23, 2021 under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on May 23, 2021, with 1/12th of such RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that such RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date (February 23, 2024.)