Balu Ganesh Ayyar - Feb 15, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role
EVP and President IOA
Signature
/s/ Carrie P. Ryan, on behalf of Balu Ganesh Ayyar, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
Feb 15, 2024
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
2/20/2024, 05:19 PM
Previous filing
Dec 5, 2023
Next filing
Feb 21, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +1.95K +3.08% 65K Feb 15, 2024 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 -1.95K -33.35% $0.00 3.89K Feb 15, 2024 Class A Common Stock 1.95K 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 2/3rds of 1/5th of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on November 15, 2022.
F2 Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
F3 A total of 14,592 RSUs were originally granted on November 15, 2022 under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in nine successive quarterly installments, commencing on February 15, 2023, with (i) 1/5th of such RSUs vesting on the first vesting date; (ii) 2/3rds of 1/5th of such RSUs vesting on each of the four successive vesting dates; (iii) 1/3rd of 1/5th of such RSUs vesting on each of the next three successive vesting dates; and (iv) the remainder of such RSUs vesting on the ninth vesting date (February 15, 2025).