John n. fox JR - 01 Jun 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Bryan Jenkins, on behalf of John N. Fox Jr., by Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol: CTSH
Transactions as of: 01 Jun 2021
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Jun 2021, 18:37:45 UTC
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CTSH	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise		+3,939	+11%		40,567	01 Jun 2021	Direct	F1, F2

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	-3,939	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	01 Jun 2021	Class A Common Stock	3,939		Direct	F2, F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

John n. fox JR is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received from the vesting of 100% of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on June 2, 2020.
F2	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
F3	The RSUs were granted on June 2, 2020 and were scheduled to vest in full on June 2, 2021. The vesting was accelerated to June 1, 2021 in connection with the Reporting Person's retirement from the Board of Directors of the Company on said date.