ctsh-20260602
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2026
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-24429 | 13-3728359 | ||||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
300 Frank W. Burr Blvd., Suite 36, 6th Floor
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(201) 801-0233
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | CTSH | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. At the close of business on April 6, 2026, the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), there were 473,867,780 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 440,240,915 shares of Class A Common Stock were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 92.90% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock as of the Record Date.
The following are the voting results on the four proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2026.
At the Annual Meeting, all of the directors were re-elected, proposals 2 and 3 were approved and proposal 4 was not approved.
Proposal 1. Election of 13 Director Nominees
The vote with respect to the election of director nominees was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zein Abdalla | 388,235,385 | 28,108,281 | 564,702 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vinita Bali | 404,952,779 | 11,566,218 | 389,371 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Branderiz | 414,843,920 | 1,894,173 | 170,275 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Archana Deskus | 415,879,370 | 860,138 | 168,860 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| John M. Dineen | 415,938,877 | 803,226 | 166,265 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ravi Kumar S | 416,010,734 | 734,587 | 163,047 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leo S. Mackay, Jr. | 389,179,332 | 27,555,203 | 173,833 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Patsalos-Fox | 402,727,568 | 14,014,783 | 166,017 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen J. Rohleder | 407,090,537 | 9,649,145 | 168,686 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Abraham Schot | 405,946,053 | 10,791,261 | 171,054 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Karima Silvent | 414,864,797 | 1,874,614 | 168,957 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph M. Velli | 414,985,465 | 1,750,656 | 172,247 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sandra S. Wijnberg | 395,200,421 | 21,540,445 | 167,502 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say-on-Pay)
The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 387,762,676 | 28,276,341 | 869,351 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The vote with respect to the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 398,861,120 | 41,096,195 | 283,600 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 4. Shareholder Proposal to Adopt a Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent
The vote with respect to the shareholder proposal to adopt a shareholder right to act by written consent was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 162,523,425 | 253,824,087 | 560,856 | 23,332,547 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION | |||||
By: | /s/ John Kim | ||||
Name: | John Kim | ||||
Title: | Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||
Date: June 3, 2026