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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	2010-09-03	8,000	$5.81	10,747	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-09-03	8,000	$62.04	2,747	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-09-03	2,284	$61.98	463	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-09-04	1,316	$0.00	1,779	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-09-04	584	$62.37	1,195	No	4	F	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	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	2010-09-03	8,000	$0.00	8,000	$5.81
Class A Common Stock	Restricted Stock Units	Disposition	2010-09-04	1,316	$0.00	1,316	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
56,000	2004-03-05	2013-03-05	No	4	M	Direct
28,818	2010-09-04	2010-09-04	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Such shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan.
Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 33.33% of the restricted stock unit award granted on September 4, 2008.
Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding.
Such options were granted on March 5, 2003 pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan. Such options were 100% vested on March 5, 2007. The Date Exercisable above reflects the first anniversary date of such option.
Excludes previously granted options for an aggregate of 152,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, which have different exercise prices and vesting dates.
Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A common stock.
The restricted stock units were granted under the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, on September 4, 2008 and vest in three annual installments over three years, with 33.33% of the restricted stock units vesting on the one year anniversary of the date of grant, 33.33% of the restricted stock units vesting on the two year anniversary of the date of grant, and 33.34% of the restricted stock units vesting on the three year anniversary of the date of grant.