Power Zein Abdalla - 01 Jun 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Udele Lin, on behalf of Zein Abdalla, by Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol: CTSH
Transactions as of: 01 Jun 2022
Net transactions value: -$63,572
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Jun 2022, 18:00:27 UTC
Previous filing: 10 Jun 2021
Next filing: 09 Jun 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise		+2,949	+26%		14,413	01 Jun 2022	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	$63,572	-857	-5.9%	$74.18	13,556	01 Jun 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	-2,949	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	01 Jun 2022	Class A Common Stock	2,949		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 100% of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on June 1, 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 originally granted on June 1, 2021 under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan. The RSUs vested fully on June 1, 2022.

Remarks:

Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney