COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 4, 2010

SEC Form 4/A — Form 4/A

Issuer: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)
CIK: 0001058290
Period of Report: 2009-12-09

Reporting Person: HOWE ROBERT W (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-12-09	Class A Common Stock	M	20000	$21.85	Acquired	40592	Direct
2009-12-09	Class A Common Stock	S	14153	$43.90	Disposed	26439	Direct
2009-12-09	Class A Common Stock	S	3635	$43.91	Disposed	22804	Direct
2009-12-09	Class A Common Stock	S	1200	$43.92	Disposed	21604	Direct
2009-12-09	Class A Common Stock	S	1012	$43.93	Disposed	20592	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-12-09	Class A Common Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$21.85	M	20000	Disposed	2015-05-05	Class A Common Stock (20000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Numbers in column 5 of this Table I reflect a gift transaction which occurred prior to the transactions reported in the previously filed Form 4.

F2: Such options were granted on May 5, 2005 pursuant to the Company's 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended. Such options vested as follows: 50% on May 5, 2006; and 50% on May 5, 2007. The options were fully vested on May 5, 2007.

F3: Excludes previously granted options for an aggregate of 60,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, which have different exercise prices and vesting dates.