Zein Abdalla - Jun 6, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ Carrie P. Ryan, on behalf of Zein Abdalla, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
Jun 6, 2024
Transactions value $
-$951
Form type
4
Date filed
6/10/2024, 04:34 PM
Previous filing
Jun 6, 2024
Next filing
Aug 30, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +3.58K +23% 19.2K Jun 6, 2024 Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Tax liability -$928 -14 -0.07% $66.31 19.1K Jun 6, 2024 Direct F3

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 -3.58K -99.99% $0.00 0.339 Jun 6, 2024 Class A Common Stock 3.58K Direct F2, F4
transaction CTSH Restricted Stock Units Disposed to Issuer -$23 -0.339 -99.65% $66.31 0 Jun 6, 2024 Class A Common Stock 0.339 Direct F2, F4, 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 in connection with the vesting of 100% of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on June 6, 2023, and the related RSUs received pursuant to dividend equivalent rights; provided, however, that the reporting person was only entitled to receive whole shares and the fractional share related thereto was disposed of separately.
F2 Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
F3 Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes.
F4 3,538 of the RSUs were originally granted on June 6, 2023, under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan (the "Plan") and subsequent RSUs were granted pursuant to the dividend equivalent rights. The original RSUs and the related RSUs received pursuant to dividend equivalent rights vested fully on June 6, 2024.
F5 Represents the payment of cash in lieu of a fractional share related to the RSUs described above in accordance with the Plan and the cancellation of the corresponding fractional RSU.