Andrew J. Stafford - May 23, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role: EVP, Head of Global Delivery
Signature: /s/ Bryan Jenkins, on behalf of Andrew J. Stafford, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol: CTSH
Transactions as of: May 23, 2021
Transactions value $: -$38,185
Form type: 4
Date filed: 5/25/2021, 06:13 PM
Next filing: Jul 13, 2021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise		+1.14K	+17.8%		7.57K	May 23, 2021	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	-$38.2K	-536	-7.09%	$71.24	7.03K	May 23, 2021	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	-1.14K	-8.33%	$0.00	12.6K	May 23, 2021	Class A Common Stock	1.14K		Direct	F2, F4

* 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 February 23, 2021.
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	The RSUs were granted on February 23, 2021 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on May 23, 2021, with 1/12th of the RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The RSUs will be fully vested on February 23, 2024.