# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001058290
**File Stem:** 0001058290-25-000259
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 7197
**Document Hash:** 25d9103d4fefc4bb83268c62ee7c0410
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001058290-25-000259.hdr.sgml**: 20250715

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001058290-25-000259

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250711

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250715

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250715

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Silvent Karima
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001738950

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-24429
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251125083

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
- **STREET 2:** 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE 36, 6TH FL
- **CITY:** TEANECK
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07666
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001058290
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES [7371]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 133728359
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL.
- **CITY:** TEANECK
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07666
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2018010233

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL.
- **CITY:** TEANECK
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07666

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Silvent Karima<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP.<br>300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL.<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>TEANECK, NJ 07666<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-07-11 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP [ CTSH ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Class A Common Stock | 2025-07-11 |  | M |  | 2860<sup>(1)</sup> | A | <sup>(2)</sup> | 2860 | D |  |
| Class A Common Stock | 2025-07-11 |  | F |  | 23<sup>(3)</sup> | D | $76.73 | 2837 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Restricted Stock Units | <sup>(2)</sup> | 2025-07-11 |  | M |  |  | 2860 | <sup>(4)</sup> | <sup>(4)</sup> | Class A Common Stock | 2860 | $0 | 0.949 | D |  |
| Restricted Stock Units | <sup>(2)</sup> | 2025-07-11 |  | D |  |  | 0.949<sup>(5)</sup> | <sup>(4)</sup> | <sup>(4)</sup> | Class A Common Stock | 0.949 | $76.73 | 0 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) Shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received in connection with the vesting of 100% of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on July 11, 2024, and the related RSUs received pursuant to dividend equivalent rights; provided, however, that the reporting person was only entitled to receive whole shares and the fractional share related thereto was disposed of separately.

(2) Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

(3) Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes.

(4) 2,818 of the RSUs were originally granted on July 11, 2024, under the Company's 2023 Incentive Award Plan (the "Plan") and subsequent RSUs were granted pursuant to the dividend equivalent rights. The original RSUs and the related RSUs received pursuant to dividend equivalent rights vested fully on July 11, 2025.

(5) Represents the payment of cash in lieu of a fractional share related to the RSUs described above in accordance with the Plan and the cancellation of the corresponding fractional RSU.

**Signature:** /s/ Kelli Arman, on behalf of Karima Silvent, by Power of Attorney  
**Date:** 2025-07-15

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**