Power Rajesh Varrier - 15 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Reporting relationship: President Operations CMD India
Issuer ticker: CTSH
Reported as of: 15 Mar 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 17 Mar 2026, 16:26:33 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 27 Feb 2026
Next SEC filing: 03 Jun 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Rajesh Varrier, by Power of Attorney

Key filing fact

Power Rajesh Varrier filed Form 4 for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH) on 17 Mar 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Power Rajesh Varrier's Form 4 filing for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH).
9 reported transactions and 4 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 17 Mar 2026, 16:26.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 27 Feb 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

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You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0002031802 Primary reporting owner

Varrier Rajesh

Relationship: President Operations CMD India
Address: C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD. STE 36, 6 FL, TEANECK
Signature: /s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Rajesh Varrier, by Power of Attorney
Signature date: 17 Mar 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: +749
Change %: +13%
Price
Shares after: 6,298
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

CTSH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +542
Change %: +8.6%
Price
Shares after: 6,840
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2, F3

CTSH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +249
Change %: +3.6%
Price
Shares after: 7,089
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2, F4

CTSH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +3,938
Change %: +56%
Price
Shares after: 11,027
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F5, F6

CTSH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -2,036
Change %: -18%
Price: $60.37^*
Shares after: 8,991
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F7

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: -749
Change %: -33%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 1,498
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 749
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F8

CTSH transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -542
Change %: -33%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 1,088
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 542
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F9

CTSH transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -249
Change %: -11%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 1,996
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 249
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F10

CTSH transaction Derivative

Performance Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -3,938
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 3,938
Exercise price
Footnotes: F5, F6

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

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 10 footnotes

Footnote F1

Shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received from the vesting of 1/8th of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on September 3, 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 2/3rds of 1/6th of the RSU award granted on September 3, 2024.

Footnote F4

Shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company received from the vesting of 1/12th of the RSU award granted on March 3, 2025.

Footnote F5

Reflects the settlement, in shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company, of performance-based stock units ("PSUs"). The PSUs were originally granted on September 3, 2024 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan. The performance conditions were determined to be satisfied on February 25, 2026, and the PSUs as shown in Table II above were vested and settled in Class A Common Stock of the Company on March 15, 2026.

Footnote F6

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

Footnote F7

Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes.

Footnote F8

A total of 5,991 RSUs were originally granted on September 3, 2024 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over two years, commencing on December 15, 2024, with 1/8th of such RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that such RSUs will be fully vested on the eighth quarterly vesting date (September 15, 2026).

Footnote F9

A total of 4,884 RSUs were originally granted on September 3, 2024 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in 10 successive quarterly installments, commencing on December 15, 2024, with (i) 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on each of the first two vesting dates; (ii) 2/3rds of 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on each of the successive four vesting dates; (iii) 1/3rd of 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on each of the successive three vesting dates; and (iv) the remainder of such RSUs vesting on the tenth vesting date (March 15, 2027).

Footnote F10

A total of 2,993 RSUs were originally granted on March 3, 2025 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 15, 2025, 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 15, 2028).