COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP — Director's Dealing 2026

Feb 18, 2026

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)
CIK: 0001058290
Period of Report: 2026-02-16

Reporting Person: Kerdman Alina (SVP, Controller & CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2026-02-16	Class A Common Stock	M	235	—	Acquired	871	Direct
2026-02-16	Class A Common Stock	F	81	$66.55	Disposed	790	Direct
2026-02-17	Class A Common Stock	S	160	$66.75	Disposed	630	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2026-02-16	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	235	Disposed		Class A Common Stock (235)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received from the fully vested restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on February 16, 2023.

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

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

F4: The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 19, 2025.

F5: A total of 2,817 RSUs were originally granted on February 16, 2023 under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over
three years, commencing on May 16, 2023, with 1/12th of such RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date and the remainder of the RSUs were fully vested on February 16, 2026.