Surya Gummadi - Aug 23, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role: SVP, Americas (Interim)
Signature: /s/ Carrie P. Ryan, on behalf of Surya Gummadi, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol: CTSH
Transactions as of: Aug 23, 2022
Transactions value $: -$10,035
Form type: 4
Date filed: 8/25/2022, 04:57 PM
Previous filing: Aug 23, 2022
Next filing: Sep 6, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise		+372	+20.22%		2.21K	Aug 23, 2022	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise		+85	+3.84%		2.3K	Aug 23, 2022	Direct	F2, F3
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	-$10K	-152	-6.62%	$66.02	2.15K	Aug 23, 2022	Direct

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	-372	-14.3%	$0.00	2.23K	Aug 23, 2022	Class A Common Stock	372		Direct	F2, F4
transaction	CTSH	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-85	-19.91%	$0.00	342	Aug 23, 2022	Class A Common Stock	85		Direct	F2, F5

* 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 Class A Common Stock of the Company received from the vesting of 2/3rds of 1/8th of the RSU award granted on February 23, 2021.
F4	A total of 4,459 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).
F5	A total of 1,026 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 (i) 1/8th of such RSUs vesting on each of the first four vesting dates; (ii) 2/3rds of 1/8th of such RSUs vesting on each of the successive four vesting dates; (iii) 1/3rd of 1/8th of such RSUs vesting on each of the next three successive vesting dates; and (iv) the remainder of such RSUs vesting on the twelfth vesting date (February 23, 2024).