0001058290TrueTo disclose the Company’s decision regarding how frequently it will conduct shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation.00010582902023-06-062023-06-06
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 2)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2023 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
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Delaware | 0-24429 | 13-3728359 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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300 Frank W. Burr Blvd.
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
(201) 801-0233
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | |
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | CTSH | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Explanatory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2023, as amended on June 12, 2023 (collectively, the “Original Filing”). The sole purpose of this amendment is to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how frequently it will conduct shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation. No other changes have been made to the Original Filing.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, the Company’s shareholders voted in favor of “one year” on the say-on-frequency proposal. In light of this feedback, on September 7, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors decided to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next advisory vote regarding the frequency of future advisory votes, which is expected to occur at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2029.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ John Kim |
Name: | John Kim |
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and Secretary |
Date: September 8, 2023