Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
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View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Feb 25, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Feb 27, 2026
CFOGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001999642-26-000002
Filed / recorded
Feb 27, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
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Issuer
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
Issuer CIK
1058290
Ticker
CTSH
Reporting person
Jatin P Dalal
Relationship
Officer
Officer title
Chief Financial Officer
Security
Performance Stock Units
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Feb 25, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
28,521
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
28,521
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Each performance-based stock unit ("PSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company.
Represents 23,572 PSUs (a) that were originally granted on February 28, 2024, pursuant to the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan and (b) for which the Company's Compensation and Human Capital Committee (the "Committee") determined, on February 25, 2026, that approximately 121% of the related performance criteria had been satisfied. In accordance with the award agreement, in light of the Committee's determination regarding the satisfaction of performance criteria, the award shown in Table II above will vest and settle in Class A Common Stock of the Company on March 15, 2026, provided that the Reporting Person remains in the Company's service through such date.
