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Filing Details

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
1231716	Lakshmi Narayanan	C/O Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. 500 Frank W. Burr Blvd Teaneck NJ 07666	Vice Chairman	Yes	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	2012-10-16	50,000	$5.06	50,000	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-10-16	50,000	$70.15	0	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	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	Class A Common Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-10-16	50,000	$0.00	50,000	$5.06

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
270,000	2004-02-05	2013-02-05	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Such shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $69.63 to $70.42. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, any security holder of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.
Such options were granted on February 5, 2003 pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan. The options were 100% vested on February 5, 2007. The Date Exercisable above reflects the first anniversary date of such option.
Excludes previously granted options for an aggregate of 350,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, which have different exercise prices and vesting dates.