0001209191-16-153735.txt : 20161206 0001209191-16-153735.hdr.sgml : 20161206 20161206180144 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-16-153735 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161203 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161206 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058290 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES [7371] IRS NUMBER: 133728359 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD. CITY: TEANECK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07666 BUSINESS PHONE: 2018010233 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD. CITY: TEANECK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07666 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Thomas Santosh CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001684830 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-24429 FILM NUMBER: 162037275 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. STREET 2: 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD CITY: TEANECK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07666 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2016-12-03 0 0001058290 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP CTSH 0001684830 Thomas Santosh C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD. TEANECK NJ 07666 0 1 0 0 Pres. Global Growth Markets Class A Common Stock 2016-12-03 4 M 0 666 0.00 A 80589 D Class A Common Stock 2016-12-03 4 F 0 513 54.02 D 80076 D Class A Common Stock 2016-12-03 4 M 0 5996 0.00 A 86072 D Class A Common Stock 2016-12-03 4 F 0 4617 54.02 D 81455 D Restricted Stock Units 0.00 2016-12-03 4 M 0 666 0.00 D 2016-12-03 2016-12-03 Class A Common Stock 666 0 D Restricted Stock Units 0.00 2016-12-03 4 M 0 5996 0.00 D 2016-12-03 2016-12-03 Class A Common Stock 5996 0 D Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on December 3, 2013. Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding. Represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units previously granted to the reporting person under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan on December 3, 2013. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units were granted on December 3, 2013 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, with 1/12th of the stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the stock units will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The stock units were fully vested on December 3, 2016. The performance-based restricted stock units were granted on December 3, 2013 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan. In accordance with the performance-based restricted stock unit award, 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issued on June 3, 2015. The remaining 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issuable on December 3, 2016, provided that the reporting person remained in the Company's service through such anniversary date. /s/ Harry Demas, on behalf of Santosh Thomas, by Power of Attorney 2016-12-06