SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Kim John Sunshin (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL. (Street) TEANECK NJ 07666 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP [ CTSH ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP, CLO, CAO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/01/2024
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	09/01/2024		M		801(1)	A	(2)	40,438	D
Class A Common Stock	09/01/2024		M		1,274(3)	A	(2)	41,712	D
Class A Common Stock	09/01/2024		M		1,433(4)	A	(2)	43,145	D
Class A Common Stock	09/03/2024		F		1,919(5)	D	$77.77	41,226	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	09/01/2024		M			801	(6)	(6)	Class A Common Stock	801	$0	1,603	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	09/01/2024		M			1,274	(7)	(7)	Class A Common Stock	1,274	$0	12,742	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	09/01/2024		M			1,433	(8)	(8)	Class A Common Stock	1,433	$0	8,601	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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 1, 2022.

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

3. Shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company received from the vesting of 1/12th of the RSU award granted on February 28, 2024.

4. Shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company received from the vesting of 1/8th of the RSU award granted on February 28, 2024.

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

6. A total of 9,615 RSUs were originally granted on March 1, 2022, under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan and such originally granted amount began vesting in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 1, 2022, with 1/12th of such RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date (March 1, 2025).

7. A total of 15,290 RSUs were originally granted on February 28, 2024, under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in twelve successive quarterly installments, with 1/12th of such RSUs first vesting on June 1, 2024, and each quarterly anniversary of such date so that such RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date (March 1, 2027).

8. A total of 11,467 RSUs were granted on February 28, 2024 under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in twelve successive quarterly installments, with (i) 1/8th of such RSUs vesting on each of June 1, 2024 and the next three quarterly anniversaries of such date; (ii) 2/3rds of 1/8th of such RSUs vesting on each of the following four quarterly anniversaries of such date; (iii) 1/3rd of 1/8th of such RSUs vesting on each of the following three quarterly anniversaries of such date; and (iv) the remainder of such RSUs vesting on the eleventh quarterly anniversary of such date (March 1, 2027).

Remarks:

	/s/ Carrie P. Ryan, on behalf of John Kim, by Power of Attorney	09/04/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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