---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001058290-22-000201"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTSH"
cik: "0001058290"
company_name: "COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP"
filed_at: "2022-06-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T02:36:47.015337+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cognizant shareholders re-elect all directors, reject shareholder proposal on meeting rights

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees re-elected with strong majority support; only one director received less than 92% 'For' votes.
- Say-on-Pay advisory vote passed with 413.2M For (90.3%) against 44.2M Against and 453K abstentions.
- Ratification of PwC as FY2022 auditor approved: 455.7M For, 25.3M Against, 352K abstentions.
- Shareholder proposal to amend special meeting rights failed: only 38.2M in favor (8.3%), 419.4M opposed.
- Approximately 92% of outstanding shares voted (481.4M of 521.2M shares) at the June 7, 2022 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001058290-22-000201
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTSH
- cik: 0001058290
- company_name: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
- filed_at: 2022-06-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829022000201/0001058290-22-000201-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829022000201/ctsh-20220607.htm

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