Power Balu Ganesh Ayyar - 15 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role
President - APJ and ISG
Signature
/s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Balu Ganesh Ayyar, by Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
15 Mar 2026
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
17 Mar 2026, 16:31:21 UTC
Previous filing
03 Mar 2026
SEC
View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Ayyar Balu Ganesh President - APJ and 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 17 Mar 2026 0001796414

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +848 +0.84% 101,497 15 Mar 2026 Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +7,771 +7.7% 109,268 15 Mar 2026 Direct F3, 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 -848 -11% $0.000000* 6,786 15 Mar 2026 Class A Common Stock 848 Direct F2, F5
transaction CTSH Performance Stock Units Options Exercise -7,771 -100% $0.000000* 0 15 Mar 2026 Class A Common Stock 7,771 Direct F3, 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 March 3, 2025.
F2 Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
F3 Reflects the settlement, in shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company, of performance-based stock units ("PSUs"). The PSUs were originally granted on March 6, 2023, under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan. A portion of the performance conditions were determined to be satisfied on February 25, 2026, and that portion of the PSUs as shown in Table II above were vested and settled in Class A Common Stock of the Company on March 15, 2026.
F4 Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company.
F5 A total of 10,178 RSUs were originally granted on March 3, 2025 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing June 15, 2025, 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 (March 15, 2028).