COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Dec 4, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)
CIK: 0001058290
Period of Report: 2013-12-02

Reporting Person: Thiruvengadam Sridhar (Chief Operating Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-12-02	Class A Common Stock	M	1880	$0.00	Acquired	24757	Direct
2013-12-02	Class A Common Stock	F	640	$93.35	Disposed	24117	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-12-02	Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	M	1880	Disposed	2013-12-02	Class A Common Stock (1880)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units previously granted to the reporting person under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan on March 21, 2011.

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 performance-based restricted stock units were granted on March 21, 2011 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan. In accordance with the performance-based restricted stock unit award, 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issued on June 1, 2012. The remaining 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issued on December 2, 2013.