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): August 19, 2011

 

 

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.)

Glenpointe Centre West 500 Frank W. Burr Blvd. Teaneck, New Jersey				07666
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

(201) 801-0233

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 19, 2011, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase to its stock repurchase program. The Board of Directors increased the amount of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shares (“Common Stock”) that the Company may repurchase from an aggregate of $300,000,000 of Common Stock to an aggregate of $600,000,000 of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has repurchased the previously authorized $300,000,000 of Common Stock. Consistent with the current stock repurchase program, repurchases under the program may be made through open market purchases or private transactions, in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18. The timing of any repurchases and the exact number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased will be determined by the Company’s management, in its discretion, and will depend upon market conditions and other factors. The Company anticipates that the program will be funded using its cash on hand and cash generated from operations.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, dated August 19, 2011, announcing the Company’s authorization of up to $300 Million for additional share repurchases.

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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.

 

Date: August 19, 2011