Form 4 for CTSH Cognizant
Accepted 2026-03-17 00:00:00 ET · period of report 2026-03-15 · accession 0001796414-26-000008 · SEC index · Original document
Summary rows
Aggregated the way they appear in lists: one row per insider, transaction code and security table.
| X | Filed | Traded | Ticker | Insider | Title | Type | Price | Qty | Owned | ΔOwn | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | 2026-03-17 | 2026-03-15 | CTSH | Ayyar Balu Ganesh | Pres - APJ, ISG | M - OptEx | — | +8,619 | 109.3K | +9% | — |
| DM | 2026-03-17 | 2026-03-15 | CTSH | Ayyar Balu Ganesh | Pres - APJ, ISG | M - OptEx | $0.00 | -8,619 | 0 | -100% | $0 |
Purchase Sale Sale after option exercise All abbreviations
Every reported transaction
| # | Table | Security | Date | Code | A/D | Shares | Price | Owned after | Own | Exercise / expiry | Underlying | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common | Class A Common Stock | 2026-03-15 | M | A | 848 | — | 101,497 | D | — | — | (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. |
| 2 | Common | Class A Common Stock | 2026-03-15 | M | A | 7,771 | — | 109,268 | D | — | — | (F3) Reflects the settlement, in shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company, of performance-based stock units ("PSUs"). The PSUs were originally granted on March 6, 2023, under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan. A portion of the performance conditions were determined to be satisfied on February 25, 2026, and that portion of the PSUs as shown in Table II above were vested and settled in Class A Common Stock of the Company on March 15, 2026. (F4) Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company. |
| 3 | Derivative | Restricted Stock Units | 2026-03-15 | M | D | 848 | $0.00 | 6,786 | D | — · — to — | 848 Class A Common Stock | (F2) Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock. (F5) A total of 10,178 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 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). |
| 4 | Derivative | Performance Stock Units | 2026-03-15 | M | D | 7,771 | $0.00 | 0 | D | — · — to — | 7,771 Class A Common Stock | (F4) Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company. (F3) Reflects the settlement, in shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company, of performance-based stock units ("PSUs"). The PSUs were originally granted on March 6, 2023, under the Company's 2017 Incentive Award Plan. A portion of the performance conditions were determined to be satisfied on February 25, 2026, and that portion of the PSUs as shown in Table II above were vested and settled in Class A Common Stock of the Company on March 15, 2026. |