Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001209191-15-083656
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2015-12-07 12:25:31
Reporting Period:
2015-12-03
Filing Date:
2015-12-07
Accepted Time:
2015-12-07 12:25:31
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1058290 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp CTSH Services-Computer Programming Services (7371) 133728359
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1231713 Gordon Coburn C/O Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
500 Frank W. Burr Blvd
Teaneck NJ 07666
President No Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Class A Common Stock Acquisiton 2015-12-03 4,465 $0.00 79,708 No 4 M Direct
Class A Common Stock Disposition 2015-12-03 2,155 $61.67 77,553 No 4 F Direct
Class A Common Stock Acquisiton 2015-12-03 3,282 $0.00 80,835 No 4 M Direct
Class A Common Stock Disposition 2015-12-03 1,584 $61.67 79,251 No 4 F Direct
Class A Common Stock Acquisiton 2015-12-03 88,834 $0.00 168,085 No 4 M Direct
Class A Common Stock Disposition 2015-12-03 42,863 $61.67 125,222 No 4 F Direct
Class A Common Stock Disposition 2015-12-04 15,000 $61.77 110,222 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 F Direct
No 4 M Direct
No 4 F Direct
No 4 M Direct
No 4 F Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Class A Common Stock Restricted Stock Units Disposition 2015-12-03 4,465 $0.00 4,465 $0.00
Class A Common Stock Restricted Stock Units Disposition 2015-12-03 3,282 $0.00 3,282 $0.00
Class A Common Stock Restricted Stock Units Disposition 2015-12-03 88,834 $0.00 88,834 $0.00
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
0 2015-12-03 2015-12-03 No 4 M Direct
13,128 2015-12-03 2015-12-03 No 4 M Direct
0 2015-12-03 2015-12-03 No 4 M Direct
Footnotes
  1. 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.
  2. Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Such shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Sales Plan.
  6. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.