Power Surya Gummadi - 01 Mar 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: 01 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: -$57,149
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Mar 2026, 16:02:52 UTC
Previous filing: 27 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

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	03 Mar 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		+1,168	+4.4%		27,456	01 Mar 2026	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise		+637	+2.3%		28,093	01 Mar 2026	Direct	F2, F3
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	$57,149	-887	-3.2%	$64.43	27,206	01 Mar 2026	Direct	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	$0	-1,168	-20%	$0.000000	4,672	01 Mar 2026	Class A Common Stock	1,168		Direct	F2, F5
transaction	CTSH	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-637	-33%	$0.000000	1,276	01 Mar 2026	Class A Common Stock	637		Direct	F2, F6

* 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 28, 2024.
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 2/3rds of 1/8th of the RSU award granted on February 28, 2024.
F4	Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes.
F5	A total of 14,016 RSUs were originally granted on February 28, 2024 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 1, 2024, 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 1, 2027).
F6	A total of 7,645 RSUs were originally granted on February 28, 2024 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 1, 2024, 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 successive three vesting dates; and (iv) the remainder of such RSUs vesting on the twelfth vesting date (March 1, 2027).