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

Role
EVP and President IOA
Signature
/s/ John Kim, on behalf of Balu Ganesh Ayyar, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
Oct 1, 2022
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
10/4/2022, 04:42 PM
Previous filing
Sep 7, 2022
Next filing
Nov 17, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +2.74K +7.67% 38.4K Oct 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 -2.74K -100% $0.00* 0 Oct 1, 2022 Class A Common Stock 2.74K 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 A total of 32,817 RSUs were granted on September 16, 2019 under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on January 1, 2020, with 1/12th of such RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that such RSUs were fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date (October 1, 2022).