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<CONFORMED-NAME>COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
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<IRS-NUMBER>133728359
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
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<CITY>TEANECK
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<ZIP>07666
<PHONE>2018010233
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<CONFORMED-NAME>DSOUZA  FRANCISCO
<CIK>0001231715
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<STREET1>500 GLENPOINTE CENTRE W
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        <footnote id="F2">The restricted stock units were granted under the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, 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 9, 2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">This number reflects the number of stock units beneficially owned following the reported transaction and includes multiple stock unit grants with different vesting dates.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Such options were granted on December 9, 2008 pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended.  Such options vest in four equal annual installments, with 25% of the options vesting on the one year anniversary of the grant date, 25% of the options vesting on the two year anniversary of the grant date, 25% of the options vesting on the three year anniversary of the grant date and 25% of the options vesting on the four year anniversary of the grant date, so that the options will be fully vested on the four year anniversary of the grant date.  The options will be fully vested on December 9, 2012.  The Date Exercisable above reflects the first anniversary date of such options.</footnote>
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