Cognizant

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What shareholders voted on

From Cognizant’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.

2026

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
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	Auditor	90.7%	Passed
Election of Ravi Kumar S	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of John M. Dineen	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Archana Deskus	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Joseph M. Velli	Director	99.6%	Passed
Election of Karima Silvent	Director	99.6%	Passed
Election of Eric Branderiz	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Stephen J. Rohleder	Director	97.7%	Passed
Election of Abraham Schot	Director	97.4%	Passed
Election of Vinita Bali	Director	97.2%	Passed
Election of Michael Patsalos-Fox	Director	96.6%	Passed
Election of Sandra S. Wijnberg	Director	94.8%	Passed
Election of Leo S. Mackay, Jr.	Director	93.4%	Passed
Election of Zein Abdalla	Director	93.2%	Passed

2025

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
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, 2025 was as follows	Auditor	91.8%	Passed
Election of Ravi Kumar S	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of John M. Dineen	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Joseph M. Velli	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Karima Silvent	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Archana Deskus	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Eric Branderiz	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Stephen J. Rohleder	Director	97.9%	Passed
Election of Michael Patsalos-Fox	Director	97.6%	Passed
Election of Vinita Bali	Director	97.3%	Passed
Election of Abraham Schot	Director	97.1%	Passed
Election of Sandra S. Wijnberg	Director	96.1%	Passed
Election of Zein Abdalla	Director	94.8%	Passed
Election of Leo S. Mackay, Jr.	Director	88.6%	Passed

2024

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
The vote with respect to the shareholder proposal regarding fair treatment of shareholder nominees, requesting that the Board adopt and disclose a policy relating to treating shareholders’ Board nominees equitably and avoiding certain requirements on such nominations, was as follows	Shareholder proposal	James McRitchie	1.5%	Failed
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, 2024 was as follows	Auditor		92.2%	Passed
Election of Ravi Kumar S	Director		99.6%	Passed
Election of John M. Dineen	Director		99.6%	Passed
Election of Eric Branderiz	Director		99.4%	Passed
Election of Archana Deskus	Director		98.4%	Passed
Election of Joseph M. Velli	Director		98.2%	Passed
Election of Sandra S. Wijnberg	Director		96.4%	Passed
Election of Michael Patsalos-Fox	Director		96.1%	Passed
Election of Abraham Schot	Director		95.6%	Passed
Election of Stephen J. Rohleder	Director		95.6%	Passed
Election of Vinita Bali	Director		95.6%	Passed
Election of Leo S. Mackay, Jr.	Director		88.1%	Passed
Election of Zein Abdalla	Director		85.1%	Passed

2023

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
The vote with respect to the shareholder proposal regarding fair elections, requesting that the Board amend the Company’s by-laws to require shareholder approval for certain advance notice by-law amendments, was as follows	Shareholder proposal	James McRitchie	20.4%	Failed
The vote with respect to the shareholder proposal regarding shareholder ratification of termination pay, requesting that the Board seek shareholder approval of certain senior manager severance packages, was as follows	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	8.7%	Failed
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, 2023 was as follows	Auditor		94.6%	Passed
Election of Nella Domenici	Director		99.8%	Passed
Election of Ravi Kumar S	Director		99.7%	Passed
Election of Abraham Schot	Director		99.6%	Passed
Election of John M. Dineen	Director		99.4%	Passed
Election of Eric Branderiz	Director		99.2%	Passed
Election of Joseph M. Velli	Director		98.5%	Passed
Election of Michael Patsalos-Fox	Director		98.5%	Passed
Election of Stephen J. Rohleder	Director		97.9%	Passed
Election of Vinita Bali	Director		97.7%	Passed
Election of Archana Deskus	Director		97.3%	Passed
Election of Zein Abdalla	Director		96.4%	Passed
Election of Sandra S. Wijnberg	Director		95.1%	Passed
Election of Leo S. Mackay, Jr.	Director		91.5%	Passed

2022

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The vote with respect to the shareholder proposal requesting that the board of directors take action as necessary to to amend the Company's special shareholder meeting rights was as follows	Shareholder proposal	8.3%	Failed
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, 2022 was as follows	Auditor	94.7%	Passed
Election of Stephen J. Rohleder	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Brian Humphries	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of John M. Dineen	Director	99.6%	Passed
Election of Zein Abdalla	Director	98.7%	Passed
Election of Vinita Bali	Director	97.9%	Passed
Election of Archana Deskus	Director	97.5%	Passed
Election of Michael Patsalos-Fox	Director	97.1%	Passed
Election of Joseph M. Velli	Director	96.8%	Passed
Election of Maureen Breakiron-Evans	Director	95.4%	Passed
Election of Leo S. Mackay, Jr.	Director	92.7%	Passed
Election of Sandra S. Wijnberg	Director	92.1%	Passed

2021

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The vote with respect to the shareholder proposal requesting that the board of directors take action as necessary to permit shareholder action by written consent was as follows	Shareholder proposal	18.3%	Failed
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, 2021 was as follows	Auditor	93.7%	Passed
Election of Brian Humphries	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of John M. Dineen	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Sandra S. Wijnberg	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of Zein Abdalla	Director	99%	Passed
Election of Archana Deskus	Director	98.3%	Passed
Election of Vinita Bali	Director	98%	Passed
Election of Joseph M. Velli	Director	97.4%	Passed
Election of Maureen Breakiron-Evans	Director	97.2%	Passed
Election of Leo S. Mackay, Jr.	Director	96.6%	Passed
Election of Michael Patsalos-Fox	Director	93.1%	Passed

2020

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The vote with respect to the shareholder proposal requesting that the board of directors take action as necessary to permit shareholder action by written consent was as follows	Shareholder proposal	17.1%	Failed
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, 2020 was as follows	Auditor	94.3%	Passed
Election of Brian Humphries	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of John M. Dineen	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Zein Abdalla	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of Joseph M. Velli	Director	98.6%	Passed
Election of Leo S. Mackay, Jr.	Director	98.5%	Passed
Election of Archana Deskus	Director	98%	Passed
Election of Michael Patsalos-Fox	Director	97.8%	Passed
Election of Maureen Breakiron-Evans	Director	97.7%	Passed
Election of Sandra S. Wijnberg	Director	97.2%	Passed
Election of John N. Fox, Jr.	Director	93.9%	Passed
Election of Vinita Bali	Director	92.4%	Passed

2019

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The vote with respect to the shareholder proposal requesting that the Company provide a report disclosing its political spending and related Company policies was as follows	Shareholder proposal	53.6%	Passed
The vote with respect to the shareholder proposal requesting that the Board adopt a policy and amend the Company's governing documents to require that the Chairman of the Board be an independent director was as follows	Shareholder proposal	35.8%	Failed
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, 2019 was as follows	Auditor	95.6%	Passed
Election of Leo S. Mackay, Jr.	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Jonathan Chadwick	Director	98.7%	Passed
Election of Joseph M. Velli	Director	98.4%	Passed
Election of Michael Patsalos-Fox	Director	98.4%	Passed
Election of John M. Dineen	Director	98.3%	Passed
Election of Maureen Breakiron-Evans	Director	98.3%	Passed
Election of John N. Fox, Jr.	Director	97.3%	Passed
Election of Zein Abdalla	Director	95.5%	Passed
Election of John E. Klein	Director	94.4%	Passed

2018

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The vote with respect to the stockholder proposal requesting that the Board take the steps necessary to lower the ownership threshold for stockholders to call a special meeting was as follows	Shareholder proposal	57.4%	Passed
The vote with respect to the stockholder proposal requesting that the Board take the steps necessary to permit stockholder action by written consent was as follows	Shareholder proposal	46.9%	Failed
Eliminate the supermajority voting requirement in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation with respect to amending certain provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation was as follows	Company proposal	99.9%	Passed
Eliminate the supermajority voting requirement in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation with respect to removing directors was as follows	Company proposal	99.9%	Passed
Eliminate the supermajority voting requirement in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation with respect to amending the Company's by-laws was as follows	Company proposal	99.9%	Passed
The vote with respect to the approval of the amendment and restatement of the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was as follows	Company proposal	99.7%	Passed
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, 2018 was as follows	Auditor	96.3%	Passed
Election of Joseph M. Velli	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Francisco D’Souza	Director	99.6%	Passed
Election of John M. Dineen	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Leo S. Mackay, Jr.	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of Jonathan Chadwick	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of Maureen Breakiron-Evans	Director	99%	Passed
Election of John N. Fox, Jr.	Director	98.6%	Passed
Election of Zein Abdalla	Director	98.6%	Passed
Election of Betsy S. Atkins	Director	98.4%	Passed
Election of Michael Patsalos-Fox	Director	98%	Passed
Election of John E. Klein	Director	94%	Passed

Proxy statements and vote results

Straight from Cognizant’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.

Year	Filing	Filed
2026	Vote results	2026-06-03
2026	Proxy statement	2026-04-17
2025	Vote results	2025-06-06
2025	Proxy statement	2025-04-18
2024	Vote results	2024-06-07
2024	Proxy statement	2024-04-23
2023	Vote results	2023-06-09
2023	Proxy statement	2023-04-21
2022	Vote results	2022-06-10
2022	Proxy statement	2022-04-27
2021	Vote results	2021-06-04
2021	Proxy statement	2021-04-21
2020	Vote results	2020-06-05
2020	Proxy statement	2020-04-22
2019	Vote results	2019-06-07
2019	Proxy statement	2019-04-18
2018	Vote results	2018-06-07
2018	Proxy statement	2018-04-20

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