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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
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FORM 4 SUBMISSION
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2015-12-03
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0001058290
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
CTSH
0001231713
COBURN GORDON
C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP.
500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD
TEANECK
NJ
07666
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1
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President
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2015-12-03
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2015-12-03
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Class A Common Stock
2015-12-03
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2015-12-03
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2015-12-03
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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