COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP — Director's Dealing 2019

Oct 1, 2019

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)
CIK: 0001058290
Period of Report: 2019-09-27

Reporting Person: Telesmanic Robert (SVP, Cont. & Chief Acct. Offc.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2019-09-27	Class A Common Stock	M	149	—	Acquired	8285	Direct
2019-09-27	Class A Common Stock	F	68	$58.75	Disposed	8217	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2019-09-27	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	149	Disposed		Class A Common Stock (149)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock	800	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received from the vesting of 1/12th of the restricted stock unit award granted on March 27, 2017.

F2: Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

F3: Represents the number of shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes.

F4: The reporting person has been the Appointed Fiduciary of the estate since May 2015. Except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the estate.

F5: The restricted stock units were granted on March 27, 2017 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 27, 2017, with 1/12th of the stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the stock units will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The stock units will be fully vested on March 27, 2020.