COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP — Director's Dealing 2019

Mar 5, 2019

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)
CIK: 0001058290
Period of Report: 2019-03-01

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2019-03-01	Class A Common Stock	M	155	—	Acquired	10439	Direct
2019-03-01	Class A Common Stock	F	76	$72.13	Disposed	10363	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2019-03-01	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	155	Disposed		Class A Common Stock (155)	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 vesting 1/12th of the restricted stock unit award granted on May 15, 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 portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding.

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 May 15, 2017 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on September 1, 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 June 1, 2020.