COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP — Director's Dealing 2019

Jan 3, 2019

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)
CIK: 0001058290
Period of Report: 2018-12-27

Reporting Person: DSOUZA FRANCISCO (Director, Chief Executive Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-12-27	Class A Common Stock	G	57730	$0.00	Disposed	452496	Direct
2019-01-01	Class A Common Stock	M	72709	$0.00	Acquired	525205	Direct
2019-01-01	Class A Common Stock	F	36853	$63.48	Disposed	488352	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2019-01-01	Restricted Stock Unites	$0.00	M	72709	Disposed	2019-01-01	Class A Common Stock (72709)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received from the vesting of 2/3rds of the performance-based restricted stock unit ("PSU") award granted to the reporting person under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan on February 16, 2016.

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 PSUs were granted on February 16, 2016 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan. In accordance with the PSU award agreement, 1/3rd of the PSUs were vested and issuable on July 1, 2018, provided that the reporting person remained in the Company's service through such date. The remaining 2/3rds of the PSUs were vested and issuable on January 1, 2019, provided that the reporting person remained in the Company's service through such date.