COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Dec 27, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)
CIK: 0001058290
Period of Report: 2013-12-24

Reporting Person: KRISHNASWAMY VENKAT (EVP, Pres Healthcare & Life Sc)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-12-24	Class A Common Stock	M	416	$0.00	Acquired	7020	Direct
2013-12-24	Class A Common Stock	F	188	$98.84	Disposed	6832	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-12-24	Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	M	416	Disposed	2013-12-24	Class A Common Stock (416)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on March 24, 2012.

F2: Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding.

F3: Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

F4: The restricted stock units were granted on March 24, 2012 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in equal quarterly installments over 12 quarters beginning on June 24, 2012, so that the stock units will be fully vested on March 24, 2015.