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

Reporting relationship: Chief People Officer
Issuer ticker: CTSH
Reported as of: 15 Mar 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 17 Mar 2026, 16:29:45 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 10 Mar 2026
Next SEC filing: 03 Jun 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Kathryn Diaz, by Power of Attorney

Key filing fact

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

Key facts

This page summarizes Power Kathryn Diaz'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, 16:29.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 10 Mar 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
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 0001974721 Primary reporting owner

Diaz Kathryn

Relationship: Chief People Officer
Address: C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL., TEANECK
Signature: /s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of Kathryn Diaz, 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: +699
Change %: +3.7%
Price
Shares after: 19,550
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

CTSH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +75
Change %: +0.38%
Price
Shares after: 19,625
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2, F3

CTSH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +2,743
Change %: +14%
Price
Shares after: 22,368
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F4, F5

CTSH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +1,070
Change %: +4.8%
Price
Shares after: 23,438
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F5, F6

CTSH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -2,234
Change %: -9.5%
Price: $60.37^*
Shares after: 21,204
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: -699
Change %: -11%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 5,588
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 699
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F8

CTSH transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -75
Change %: -20%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 299
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 75
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F9

CTSH transaction Derivative

Performance Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -2,743
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 2,743
Exercise price
Footnotes: F4, F5

CTSH transaction Derivative

Performance Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -1,070
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 1,070
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 9 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 March 3, 2025.

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 1/8th of the RSU award granted on March 3, 2025.

Footnote F4

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 March 6, 2023 under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan. A portion of the performance conditions were determined to be satisfied on February 25, 2026, and that portion of 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 F5

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

Footnote F6

Reflects the settlement, in shares of Class A Common Stock, of the Company of PSUs. The PSUs were originally granted on September 6, 2023 under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan. A portion of the performance conditions were determined to be satisfied on February 25, 2026, and that portion of 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 F7

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

Footnote F8

A total of 8,382 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).

Footnote F9

A total of 598 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 (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 15, 2028).