Deskus Archana 4

What Happened
Archana Deskus, a director of Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), was granted 18.012 restricted stock units (RSUs) on May 27, 2026. The grant was recorded as an award/derivative (transaction code A) with a reported acquisition price of $0.00 (no cash paid). The filing states these RSUs were issued as dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously outstanding RSUs and each RSU is a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-27 (Period of Report)
• Filing date: 2026-05-29 (filed within the standard 2-business-day window — timely)
• Grant: 18.012 restricted stock units; price reported $0.00; cash value at grant reported as $0
• Vesting: RSUs will vest fully on June 3, 2026 (per footnote)
• Footnotes: F1 — RSUs reflect dividend equivalents accrued on previously outstanding RSUs; F2 — full vesting date June 3, 2026
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided Form 4
• Transaction code: A (Award/Grant); classified as a derivative award

Context
RSUs are compensation awards that convert to shares at vesting and do not represent an open-market purchase or sale by the insider. Such awards are common for executive and director compensation and do not by themselves indicate insider confidence or a trade-based view of the stock. Upon vesting, RSUs typically result in issuance of shares (sometimes net of tax withholding).