=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership ===
Document Type: 4
Period of Report: 2026-06-15
10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No
--- Issuer ---
Name: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)
CIK: 0001058290
--- Reporting Owner ---
Name: Kim John Sunshin
CIK: 0001853867
Role: Officer (CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary)
--- Non-Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Class A Common Stock
Date: 2026-06-15 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: +1,646
Shares Owned After: 43,780 | Ownership: D (Direct)
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 ("RSU") award granted on March 3, 2025.
[F2] Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
[Transaction #2]
Security: Class A Common Stock
Date: 2026-06-15 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax)
Shares: -888 | Price: $52.17
Total Value: $46,326.96
Shares Owned After: 42,892 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F3] Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes.
--- Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Restricted Stock Units
Date: 2026-06-15 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: -1,646 | Price: $0.00
Shares Owned After: 11,526 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F2] Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
[F4] A total of 19,758 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).
[F4] A total of 19,758 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).
--- Footnotes (Complete Index) ---
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 ("RSU") award granted on March 3, 2025.
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: A total of 19,758 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).
--- Signature ---
/s/ /s/ Melissa Glass, on behalf of John Kim, by Power of Attorney (2026-06-17)
