0001209191-15-083656.txt : 20151207 0001209191-15-083656.hdr.sgml : 20151207 20151207122531 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-15-083656 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151203 FILED AS OF DATE: 20151207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151207 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: COBURN GORDON CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001231713 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-24429 FILM NUMBER: 151271945 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 GLENPOINTE CENTRE W CITY: TEANECK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07666 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2015-12-03 0 0001058290 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP CTSH 0001231713 COBURN GORDON C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD TEANECK NJ 07666 0 1 0 0 President Class A Common Stock 2015-12-03 4 M 0 4465 0.00 A 79708 D Class A Common Stock 2015-12-03 4 F 0 2155 61.67 D 77553 D Class A Common Stock 2015-12-03 4 M 0 3282 0.00 A 80835 D Class A Common Stock 2015-12-03 4 F 0 1584 61.67 D 79251 D Class A Common Stock 2015-12-03 4 M 0 88834 0.00 A 168085 D Class A Common Stock 2015-12-03 4 F 0 42863 61.67 D 125222 D Class A Common Stock 2015-12-04 4 S 0 15000 61.77 D 110222 D Restricted Stock Units 0.00 2015-12-03 4 M 0 4465 0.00 D 2015-12-03 2015-12-03 Class A Common Stock 4465 0 D Restricted Stock Units 0.00 2015-12-03 4 M 0 3282 0.00 D 2015-12-03 2015-12-03 Class A Common Stock 3282 13128 D Restricted Stock Units 0.00 2015-12-03 4 M 0 88834 0.00 D 2015-12-03 2015-12-03 Class A Common Stock 88834 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, 2012. Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding. 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 number of shares of Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 2/3 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, 2012. Such shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Sales Plan. 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, 2012 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, 2015. 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 will be fully vested on December 3, 2016. The performance-based restricted stock units were granted on December 3, 2012 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan. In accordance with the performance-based restricted stock unit award, 1/3 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issuable on the eighteen-month anniversary of the date of grant of such performance-based restricted stock units, provided the reporting person remained in the Company's service through such anniversary date. The remaining 2/3 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issuable on the thirty-six month anniversary of the date of grant of such performance-based restricted stock units, provided that the reporting person remained in the Company's service through such anniversary date. /s/ Harry Demas, on behalf of Gordon Coburn, by Power of Attorney 2015-12-07