SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-17-051553
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP · CTSH
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Chandrasekaran Ramakrishnan
Officer — Ex. Vice Chairman, Cog. India
Period of report
Sep 1, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Sep 6, 2017 · 2:48 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001058290
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A Common StockF1 | Sep 1, 2017 | S | 25,000 | $71.00 | D | 335,856 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF2 | Sep 1, 2017 | M | 701 | $0.00 | A | 336,557 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF3 | Sep 1, 2017 | F | 248 | $70.84 | D | 336,309 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF4 | Sep 1, 2017 | M | 451 | $0.00 | A | 336,760 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF3 | Sep 1, 2017 | F | 160 | $70.84 | D | 336,600 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF5 | Sep 2, 2017 | M | 499 | $0.00 | A | 337,099 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF3 | Sep 2, 2017 | F | 176 | $70.83 | D | 336,923 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted Stock UnitsF6,F7 | $0.00 | Sep 1, 2017 | M | 701 | D | Sep 1, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | Class A Common Stock | 701 | 702 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF6,F8 | $0.00 | Sep 1, 2017 | M | 451 | D | Sep 1, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | Class A Common Stock | 451 | 2,259 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF6,F9 | $0.00 | Sep 2, 2017 | M | 499 | D | Sep 2, 2017 | Sep 2, 2017 | Class A Common Stock | 499 | 4,987 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Such shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan.
- F2Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on December 1, 2014.
- F3Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding.
- F4Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on November 30, 2015.
- F5Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on March 2, 2017.
- F6Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
- F7The restricted stock units were granted on December 1, 2014 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on March 1, 2015, 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 will be fully vested on December 1, 2017.
- F8The restricted stock units were granted on November 30, 2015 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on March 1, 2016, 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 will be fully vested on December 1, 2018.
- F9The restricted stock units were granted on March 2, 2017 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 2, 2017, 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 will be fully vested on March 2, 2020.