Power Balu Ganesh Ayyar - 01 Sep 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Reporting relationship: President - APJ and ISG
Issuer ticker: CTSH
Reported as of: 01 Sep 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 03 Sep 2026, 16:12:13 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 17 Jun 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Balu Ganesh Ayyar, by Power of Attorney

Key filing fact

Power Balu Ganesh Ayyar filed Form 4 for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH) on 03 Sep 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Power Balu Ganesh Ayyar's Form 4 filing for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH).
4 reported transactions and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 03 Sep 2026, 16:12.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 17 Jun 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001796414 Primary reporting owner

Ayyar Balu Ganesh

Relationship: President - APJ and ISG
Address: C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL., TEANECK
Signature: /s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Balu Ganesh Ayyar, by Power of Attorney
Signature date: 03 Sep 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

CTSH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +903
Change %: +0.81%
Price
Shares after: 113,075
Date: 01 Sep 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

CTSH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +1,155
Change %: +1%
Price
Shares after: 114,230
Date: 01 Sep 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2, F3

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

CTSH transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -903
Change %: -33%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 1,805
Date: 01 Sep 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 903
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F4

CTSH transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -1,155
Change %: -9.1%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 11,550
Date: 01 Sep 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 1,155
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F5

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 5 footnotes

Footnote 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.

Footnote F2

Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

Footnote F3

Shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company received from the vesting of 1/12th of the RSU award granted on February 25, 2026.

Footnote F4

A total of 10,830 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).

Footnote F5

A total of 13,859 RSUs were originally granted on February 25, 2026 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, 2026, 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, 2029).