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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
1078030	W Robert Howe	C/O Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. 500 Frank W. Burr Blvd Teaneck NJ 07666		Yes	No	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	2010-08-09	20,000	$34.51	33,592	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-08-09	20,000	$37.48	53,592	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-08-09	34,829	$60.98	18,763	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-08-09	2,267	$60.99	16,496	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-08-09	2,704	$61.00	13,792	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-08-09	200	$61.02	13,592	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	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	2010-08-09	20,000	$0.00	20,000	$34.51
Class A Common Stock	Class A Common Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2010-08-09	20,000	$0.00	20,000	$37.48

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2007-05-05	2016-05-05	No	4	M	Direct
0	2008-06-07	2017-06-07	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Such options were granted on May 5, 2006 pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan. Such options were fully vested on May 5, 2008. The date exercisable above reflects the first anniversary of such option grant.
Excludes previously granted options for an aggregate of 30,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, which have different exercise prices and vesting dates.
Such options were granted on June 7, 2007 pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan. Such options were fully vested on June 7, 2009. The date exercisable above reflects the first anniversary of such option grant.