Surya Gummadi - Mar 1, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role
EVP and President, Americas
Signature
/s/ Carrie P. Ryan, on behalf of Surya Gummadi, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
Mar 1, 2024
Transactions value $
-$19,967
Form type
4
Date filed
3/5/2024, 04:30 PM
Previous filing
Mar 1, 2024
Next filing
Mar 19, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +367 +1.69% 22.1K Mar 1, 2024 Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +380 +1.72% 22.5K Mar 1, 2024 Direct F2, F3
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Tax liability -$20K -254 -1.13% $78.61 22.2K Mar 1, 2024 Direct F4

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 -367 -20% $0.00 1.47K Mar 1, 2024 Class A Common Stock 367 Direct F2, F5
transaction CTSH Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -380 -33.27% $0.00 762 Mar 1, 2024 Class A Common Stock 380 Direct F2, F6
* 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 March 1, 2022.
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 March 1, 2022.
F4 Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes.
F5 A total of 4,404 RSUs were originally granted on March 1, 2022, under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 1, 2022, with 1/12th of such RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date (March 1, 2025).
F6 A total of 4,568 RSUs were originally granted on March 1, 2022, under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 1, 2022, 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 four successive 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 the RSUs vesting on the twelfth vesting date (March 1, 2025).