Robert Telesmanic - Mar 3, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

Signature
/s/ Kelli Arman, on behalf of Robert Telesmanic, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol
CTSH
Transactions as of
Mar 3, 2025
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
3/5/2025, 04:12 PM
Previous filing
Mar 4, 2025
Next filing
Mar 18, 2025

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 Award $0 +5.49K $0.00 5.49K Mar 3, 2025 Class A Common Stock 5.49K Direct F1, F2
transaction CTSH Performance Stock Units Award $0 +1.48K $0.00 1.48K Mar 3, 2025 Class A Common Stock 1.48K Direct F3, F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company").
F2 A total of 5,493 RSUs were granted on March 3, 2025, under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in twelve successive quarterly installments, with 1/12th of such RSUs first vesting on June 15, 2025, and each quarterly anniversary of such date so that such RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date (March 15, 2028).
F3 Each performance-based stock unit ("PSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company.
F4 Represents a portion of the 5,244 PSUs (a) that were originally granted on March 1, 2022, pursuant to the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan and (b) for which the Company's Compensation and Human Capital Committee (the "Committee") determined, on March 3, 2025, that approximately 28% of the related performance criteria had been satisfied. In accordance with the award agreement, in light of the Committee's determination regarding the satisfaction of performance criteria, the portion of the award shown in Table II above will vest and settle in Class A Common Stock of the Company on March 15, 2025, provided that the Reporting Person remains in the Company's service through such date.