Power Alina Kerdman - 01 Oct 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role
SVP, Controller & CAO
Signature
/s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Alina Kerdman, by Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
01 Oct 2025
Net transactions value
-$7,176
Form type
4
Filing time
03 Oct 2025, 16:04:30 UTC
Previous filing
17 Sep 2025
Next filing
18 Nov 2025
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Kerdman Alina SVP, Controller & CAO C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE 36, 6 FL., TEANECK /s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Alina Kerdman, by Power of Attorney 03 Oct 2025 0002075228

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +310 +70% 752 01 Oct 2025 Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Class A Common Stock Tax liability $7,176 -107 -14% $67.07 645 01 Oct 2025 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 -310 -17% $0.000000 1,554 01 Oct 2025 Class A Common Stock 310 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 vesting of 1/6th of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on July 1, 2025.
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 1,864 RSUs were originally granted on July 1, 2025 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in ten successive quarterly installments, commencing on October 1, 2025, with (i) 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on the first two vesting dates; (ii) 2/3rds of 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on each of the four successive vesting dates; (iii) 1/3rd of 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on each of the three successive vesting dates; and (iv) the remainder of such RSUs vesting on the tenth vesting date (January 1, 2028).