# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001230066
**File Stem:** 0001058290-23-000011
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 11100
**Document Hash:** 5d2ba4fbec4027dade29a1bde90af749
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001058290-23-000011.hdr.sgml**: 20230117

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001058290-23-000011

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230112

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230117

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230117

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ROHLEDER STEPHEN J
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001230066

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-24429
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23531866

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O ACCENTURE
- **STREET 2:** 161 N. CLARK STREET
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60601
**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:** 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

## Ex-24

```
<pre>
Exhibit 24

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

With respect to holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Cognizant Technology
Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints the individuals
named on Schedule A attached hereto and as may be amended from time to time, or any of them signing
singly, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to act as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

1. prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments
thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain and/or regenerate codes and
passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

2. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder;

3. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary
or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority;
and

4. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution and resubstitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as
of November 29, 2022.

By: /s/ Stephen J. Rohleder
Name: Stephen Rohleder

Schedule A

Individuals Appointed as Attorney-in-Fact with Full Power of Substitution and Resubstitution:

1. John Kim, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary

2. Carrie P. Ryan, Senior Director/Legal Counsel
</pre>
```

### 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>ROHLEDER STEPHEN J<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP.<br>300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., #36, 6TH FL.<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>TEANECK, NJ 07666<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2023-01-12 | **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 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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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 |
| Deferred Stock Units | <sup>(1)</sup> | 2023-01-12 |  | A |  | 927 |  | <sup>(2)</sup> | <sup>(2)</sup> | Class A Common Stock | 927.0 | $65.10 | 927 | D |  |
| Restricted Stock Units | <sup>(3)</sup> | 2023-01-12 |  | A |  | 309 |  | <sup>(4)</sup> | <sup>(4)</sup> | Class A Common Stock | 309.0 | $0 | 309 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) Each deferred stock unit ("DSU") represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company").

(2) The Reporting Person elected, pursuant to the Company's Non-Employee Director Compensation Guidelines (the "Guidelines"), to receive fully vested shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock for 100% of the cash retainer awarded to him upon his appointment as Chair of the Board on January 12, 2023. The Reporting Person has also elected, pursuant to the Guidelines, to defer payment of the underlying shares until the first to occur of (1) a change in control, (2) the death or permanent disability of the Reporting Person, or (3) the first July 1 following the date of the Reporting Person's termination of service (other than due to death or permanent disability). The DSUs are fully vested.

(3) Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

(4) The Reporting Person was awarded 309 RSUs upon his appointment as Chair of the Board on January 12, 2023.  These RSUs will vest fully on January 12, 2024. The Reporting Person has elected, pursuant to the Guidelines, to defer payment of such RSUs (and corresponding dividend equivalents, if any) until the first to occur of (1) a change in control, (2) the death or permanent disability of the Reporting Person, or (3) the first July 1 following the date of the Reporting Person's termination of service (other than due to death or permanent disability).

**Remarks:**
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

**Signature:** /s/ Carrie P. Ryan, on behalf of Stephen J. Rohleder, by Power of Attorney  
**Date:** 2023-01-17

### 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.**