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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
1407348	Steven Schwartz	C/O Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. 500 Frank W. Burr Blvd Teaneck NJ 07666	Sr Vp, General Counsel & Secr.	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
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2013-03-06	8,082	$18.21	42,498	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2013-03-06	16,207	$80.24	26,291	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2013-03-07	1,918	$18.21	28,209	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2013-03-07	1,918	$80.75	26,291	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
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	2013-03-06	8,082	$0.00	8,082	$18.21
Class A Common Stock	Class A Common Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2013-03-07	1,918	$0.00	1,918	$18.21

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
11,918	2009-12-09	2018-12-09	No	4	M	Direct
10,000	2009-12-09	2018-12-09	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 $80.00 to $80.75. 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 December 9, 2008 pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended. Such options vest in four equal annual installments, with 25% of the options vesting on the one year anniversary of the grant date, 25% of the options vesting on the two year anniversary of the grant date, 25% of the options vesting on the three year anniversary of the grant date and 25% of the options vesting on the four year anniversary of the grant date, so that the options will be fully vested on the four year anniversary of the grant date. The options were fully vested on December 9, 2012. The Date Exercisable above reflects the first anniversary date of such options.