SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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) October 21, 2003
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Delaware 0-24429 13-3728359
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
500 Glenpointe Centre West
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(201) 801-0233
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(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
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99.1 Press release dated October 21, 2003.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (INFORMATION FURNISHED PURSUANT TO ITEM 12,
"DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION").
On October 21, 2003, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the
"Company") announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30,
2003. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the
announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with the procedural guidance in SEC Release No. 33-8216, the
information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto is being furnished
under "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure" rather than under "Item 12. Disclosure
of Results of Operations and Financial Condition." The information shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY
SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Gordon Coburn
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Name: Gordon Coburn
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Date: October 21, 2003
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