Balu Ganesh Ayyar - Nov 16, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role
President - IOA & ISG
Signature
/s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Balu Ganesh Ayyar, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
Nov 16, 2025
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
11/18/2025, 04:01 PM
Previous filing
Sep 17, 2025
Next filing
Dec 3, 2025
SEC
View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Ayyar Balu Ganesh President - IOA & ISG C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL., TEANECK /s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Balu Ganesh Ayyar, by Power of Attorney 2025-11-18 0001796414

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +1.01K +1.05% 96.9K Nov 16, 2025 Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +63 +0.07% 96.9K Nov 16, 2025 Direct F2, 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 -1.01K -50% $0.00 1.01K Nov 16, 2025 Class A Common Stock 1.01K Direct F2, F4
transaction CTSH Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -63 -50% $0.00 63 Nov 16, 2025 Class A Common Stock 63 Direct F2, 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 from the vesting of 1/12th of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on February 16, 2023.
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 1/3rd of 1/8th of the RSU award granted on February 16, 2023.
F4 A total of 12,055 RSUs were originally granted on February 16, 2023 under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on May 16, 2023, with 1/12th of such RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that such RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date (February 16, 2026).
F5 A total of 1,506 RSUs were originally granted on February 16, 2023 under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on May 16, 2023, 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 successive four 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 such RSUs vesting on the twelfth vesting date (February 16, 2026).