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

Role
Chief People Officer
Signature
/s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Kathryn Diaz, by Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
16 Feb 2026
Net transactions value
-$13,377
Form type
4
Filing time
18 Feb 2026, 16:07:56 UTC
Previous filing
17 Dec 2025
Next filing
27 Feb 2026
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Diaz Kathryn Chief People Officer C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL., TEANECK /s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Kathryn Diaz, by Power of Attorney 18 Feb 2026 0001974721

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +377 +2.1% 18,448 16 Feb 2026 Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Tax liability $13,377 -201 -1.1% $66.55 18,247 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 -377 -100% $0.000000 0 16 Feb 2026 Class A Common Stock 377 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 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 4,520 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.