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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
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-12-17	20,500	$2.37	20,500	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-12-17	15,000	$71.51	5,500	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-12-17	5,500	$72.40	0	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	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	2010-12-17	20,500	$0.00	20,500	$2.37

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
110,000	2002-03-29	2011-03-29	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Such shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan.
Such options were granted on March 29, 2001 pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan. Such options vested as follows: 20% on March 29, 2002, 20% on March 29, 2003, 30% on March 29, 2004, and 30% on March 29, 2005. The date exercisable above reflects the first anniversary of such option grant.
Excludes previously granted options for an aggregate of 1,350,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, which have different exercise prices and vesting dates.