Sec Form 4 Filing - COBURN GORDON @ COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP - 2015-12-03

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person COBURN GORDON 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP [ CTSH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/03/2015 (Street) TEANECK, NJ07666 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 12/03/2015 M 4,465 ( 1 ) A $ 0 79,708 D Class A Common Stock 12/03/2015 F 2,155 ( 2 ) D $ 61.67 77,553 D Class A Common Stock 12/03/2015 M 3,282 ( 3 ) A $ 0 80,835 D Class A Common Stock 12/03/2015 F 1,584 ( 2 ) D $ 61.67 79,251 D Class A Common Stock 12/03/2015 M 88,834 ( 4 ) A $ 0 168,085 D Class A Common Stock 12/03/2015 F 42,863 ( 2 ) D $ 61.67 125,222 D Class A Common Stock 12/04/2015 S 15,000 D ( 5 ) $ 61.77 110,222 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 6 ) 12/03/2015 M 4,465 12/03/2015( 7 ) 12/03/2015( 7 ) Class A Common Stock 4,465 $ 0 ( 6 ) 0 D Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 6 ) 12/03/2015 M 3,282 12/03/2015( 8 ) 12/03/2015( 8 ) Class A Common Stock 3,282 $ 0 ( 6 ) 13,128 D Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 6 ) 12/03/2015 M 88,834 12/03/2015( 9 ) 12/03/2015( 9 ) Class A Common Stock 88,834 $ 0 ( 6 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other COBURN GORDON C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD TEANECK, NJ07666 President Signatures /s/ Harry Demas, on behalf of Gordon Coburn, by Power of Attorney 12/07/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on December 3, 2012. ( 2 )Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding. ( 3 )Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on December 3, 2013. ( 4 )Represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 2/3 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units previously granted to the reporting person under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan on December 3, 2012. ( 5 )Such shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Sales Plan. ( 6 )Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock. ( 7 )The restricted stock units were granted on December 3, 2012 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, with 1/12th of the stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the stock units will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The stock units were fully vested on December 3, 2015. ( 8 )The restricted stock units were granted on December 3, 2013 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, with 1/12th of the stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the stock units will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The stock units will be fully vested on December 3, 2016. ( 9 )The performance-based restricted stock units were granted on December 3, 2012 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan. In accordance with the performance-based restricted stock unit award, 1/3 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issuable on the eighteen-month anniversary of the date of grant of such performance-based restricted stock units, provided the reporting person remained in the Company's service through such anniversary date. The remaining 2/3 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issuable on the thirty-six month anniversary of the date of grant of such performance-based restricted stock units, provided that the reporting person remained in the Company's service through such anniversary date.

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