UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. )
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Preliminary Proxy Statement |
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Definitive Proxy Statement |
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Definitive Additional Materials |
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Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION | ||||
| 2024 Annual Meeting | ||||
| Vote by June 3, 2024 | ||||
| 11:59 PM ET | ||||
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD. SUITE 36, 6TH FLOOR TEANECK, NJ 07666 |
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You invested in COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION and it’s time to vote!
You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the shareholder meeting to be held on June 4, 2024.
Get informed before you vote
View the Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the materials by requesting prior to May 21, 2024. If you would like to request a copy of the materials for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.
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June 4, 2024
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THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT
This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com, scan the QR Barcode on the reverse side, or easily request a paper copy. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to obtain proxy materials and vote these important matters. |
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| Voting Items | Board Recommends | |||||||
| 1. | Election of 12 directors to serve until the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders. | |||||||
| Nominees | ||||||||
| 1a. | Zein Abdalla |  For | ||||||
| 1b. | Vinita Bali | For | ||||||
| 1c. | Eric Branderiz | For | ||||||
| 1d. | Archana Deskus | For | ||||||
| 1e. | John M. Dineen | For | ||||||
| 1f. | Ravi Kumar S | For | ||||||
| 1g. | Leo S. Mackay, Jr. | For | ||||||
| 1h. | Michael Patsalos-Fox | For | ||||||
| 1i. | Stephen J. Rohleder | For | ||||||
| 1j. | Abraham Schot | For | ||||||
| 1k. | Joseph M. Velli | For | ||||||
| 1l. | Sandra S. Wijnberg | For | ||||||
| 2. | Approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers (say-on-pay). | For | ||||||
| 3. | Adopt the company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law, remove obsolete provisions and make other technical and administrative updates. | For | ||||||
| 4. | Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024. | For | ||||||
| 5. | Shareholder proposal regarding fair treatment of shareholder nominees, requesting that the board of directors adopt and disclose a policy relating to treating shareholders’ board nominees equitably and without certain unnecessary requirements. |  Against | ||||||
| Note: To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any continuation, postponement or adjournment thereof. | ||||||||
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