Power Surya Gummadi - 16 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role
President - Americas
Signature
/s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Surya Gummadi, by Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
16 Feb 2026
Net transactions value
-$48,981
Form type
4
Filing time
18 Feb 2026, 16:08:36 UTC
Previous filing
04 Feb 2026
Next filing
27 Feb 2026
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Gummadi Surya President - Americas C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE 36, 6 FL, TEANECK /s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Surya Gummadi, by Power of Attorney 18 Feb 2026 0001936541

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +754 +2.9% 26,395 16 Feb 2026 Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +629 +2.4% 27,024 16 Feb 2026 Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Tax liability $48,981 -736 -2.7% $66.55 26,288 16 Feb 2026 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 -754 -100% $0.000000 0 16 Feb 2026 Class A Common Stock 754 Direct F2, F4
transaction CTSH Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -629 -100% $0.000000 0 16 Feb 2026 Class A Common Stock 629 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 fully vested 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 the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes.
F4 A total of 9,041 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 and the remainder of the RSUs were fully vested on February 16, 2026.
F5 A total of 15,069 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 the RSUs were fully vested on February 16, 2026.