Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DSOUZA FRANCISCO
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP [CTSH] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2019
(Street)

TEANECK, NJ 07666		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 03/01/2019   M   4,018 (1) A (2) 492,370 D  
Class A Common Stock 03/01/2019   F   2,034 (3) D $ 72.13 490,336 D  
Class A Common Stock 03/02/2019   M   5,227 (4) A (2) 495,563 D  
Class A Common Stock 03/02/2019   F   2,623 (3) D $ 72.13 492,940 D  

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 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 (2) 03/01/2019   M     4,018   (5)   (5) Class A Common Stock 4,018 $ 0 32,140 D  
Restricted Stock Units (2) 03/02/2019   M     5,227   (6)   (6) Class A Common Stock 5,227 $ 0 20,909 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DSOUZA FRANCISCO
C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP.
500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD.
TEANECK, NJ 07666		   X     Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Harry Demas, on behalf of Francisco D'Souza, by Power of Attorney   03/05/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received from the vesting of 1/12th of the restricted stock unit award granted on February 26, 2018.
(2) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
(3) Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding.
(4) Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12th of the restricted stock unit award granted on March 2, 2017.
(5) The restricted stock units were granted on February 26, 2018 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan, and were originally scheduled to vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 1, 2018, with 1/12th of the restricted stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the restricted stock units would be fully vested on March 1, 2021. However, pursuant to the letter agreement entered into between the Company and Mr. D'Souza on February 1, 2019, subject to Mr. D'Souza's continued employment with the Company through June 30, 2019, the vesting of the restricted stock units will be fully accelerated and shall settle and become issuable to Mr. D'Souza on the date thereafter upon which his required release becomes effective.
(6) The restricted stock units were granted on March 2, 2017 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and were originally scheduled to vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 2, 2017, with 1/12th of the restricted stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the restricted stock units would be fully vested on March 2, 2020. However, pursuant to the letter agreement entered into between the Company and Mr. D'Souza on February 1, 2019, subject to Mr. D'Souza's continued employment with the Company through June 30, 2019, the vesting of the restricted stock units will be fully accelerated and shall settle and become issuable to Mr. D'Souza on the date thereafter upon which his required release becomes effective.

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