Power Stephen J. Rohleder - 06 Mar 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Carrie P. Ryan, on behalf of Stephen J. Rohleder, by Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol: CTSH
Transactions as of: 06 Mar 2023
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 08 Mar 2023, 15:22:38 UTC
Previous filing: 17 Jan 2023
Next filing: 08 Jun 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

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	Deferred Stock Units	Award	$0	+41		$0.000000	41	06 Mar 2023	Class A Common Stock	41		Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each deferred stock unit ("DSU") represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company").
F2	The Reporting Person elected, pursuant to the Company's Non-Employee Director Compensation Guidelines (the "Guidelines"), to receive fully vested shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock for 100% of the cash retainer awarded to him upon his appointment as a member of the Company's Governance and Sustainability Committee on March 6, 2023. The Reporting Person has also elected, pursuant to the Guidelines, to defer payment of the underlying shares until the first to occur of (1) a change in control, (2) the death or permanent disability of the Reporting Person, or (3) the first July 1 following the date of the Reporting Person's termination of service (other than due to death or permanent disability). The DSUs are fully vested.

Content

Each deferred stock unit ("DSU") represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company").

The Reporting Person elected, pursuant to the Company's Non-Employee Director Compensation Guidelines (the "Guidelines"), to receive fully vested shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock for 100% of the cash retainer awarded to him upon his appointment as a member of the Company's Governance and Sustainability Committee on March 6, 2023. The Reporting Person has also elected, pursuant to the Guidelines, to defer payment of the underlying shares until the first to occur of (1) a change in control, (2) the death or permanent disability of the Reporting Person, or (3) the first July 1 following the date of the Reporting Person's termination of service (other than due to death or permanent disability). The DSUs are fully vested.