Transaction #22202 · Form 4 · 0002031802-25-000010

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP · Exercise / conversion · Class A Common Stock

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP · Transacted December 15, 2025 · Filed December 17, 2025

Original SEC filing ↗

What does this filing report?

An SEC Form 4 filing for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP records an exercise / conversion involving Class A Common Stock on December 15, 2025. The reported quantity was 542. The filing date is December 17, 2025. This is one transaction record; amounts are not allocated among any joint reporting owners.

The acquisition category describes how securities were received. It does not by itself establish a cash purchase of common stock. Read the transaction code definitionsand the original filing before interpreting the amounts.

Transaction details

Company CIK
0001058290
Security type
Non-derivative
Acquisition type
Exercise / conversion · Code M
Quantity acquired
542
Reported price
Not reported · See footnotes
Reference value
Not reported
Currency
Currency not specified
Ownership
Direct
Holdings after transaction
5,885
Ownership description
Not reported
SEC acceptance time
Dec 17, 2025, 4:28 PM EST
10b5-1 indication
Not indicated

Reference value is reported quantity × reported price. It is not a confirmed cash payment or an estimate of a derivative's economic value. A missing currency is not assumed to be USD.

Reporting owners

These are the reporting owners named in the filing. Quantities and amounts are not allocated among co-reporters. Roles reflect this filing, not a current profile.

Company listings

CTSH · Nasdaq

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Filing footnotes & remarks

F1
Shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received from the vesting of 1/8th of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on September 3, 2024.
F2
Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
F3
Shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company received from the vesting of 2/3rds of 1/6th of the RSU award granted on September 3, 2024.
F4
Shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company received from the vesting of 1/12th of the RSU award granted on March 3, 2025.
F5
Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes.
F6
A total of 5,991 RSUs were originally granted on September 3, 2024 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over two years, commencing on December 15, 2024, with 1/8th of such RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that such RSUs will be fully vested on the eighth quarterly vesting date (September 15, 2026).
F7
A total of 4,884 RSUs were originally granted on September 3, 2024 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in 10 successive quarterly installments, commencing on December 15, 2024, with (i) 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on each of the first two vesting dates; (ii) 2/3rds of 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on each of the successive four vesting dates; (iii) 1/3rd of 1/6th of such RSUs vesting on each of the successive three vesting dates; and (iv) the remainder of such RSUs vesting on the tenth vesting date (March 15, 2027).
F8
A total of 2,993 RSUs were originally granted on March 3, 2025 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 15, 2025, with 1/12th of such RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that such RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date (March 15, 2028).

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