SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-18-037729
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP · CTSH
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Srinivasan Veeraraghavachary
Officer — EVP - Chief Operating Officer
Period of report
Jun 12, 2018
Accepted (ET)
Jun 14, 2018 · 4:27 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 | Jun 12, 2018 | M | 1,217 | $0.00 | A | 32,017 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF2 | Jun 12, 2018 | F | 476 | $78.25 | D | 31,541 | 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 UnitsF3,F4 | $0.00 | Jun 12, 2018 | M | 1,217 | D | Jun 12, 2018 | Jun 12, 2018 | Class A Common Stock | 1,217 | 12,166 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF3,F5 | $0.00 | Jun 12, 2018 | A | 9,584 | A | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 9,584 | 9,584 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on December 12, 2017.
- F2Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding.
- F3Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
- F4The restricted stock units were granted on December 12, 2017 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on March 12, 2018, 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 12, 2020.
- F5The restricted stock units were granted on June 12, 2018 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on September 12, 2018, 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 June 12, 2021.