GARTNER INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 4, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GARTNER INC (IT)
CIK: 0000749251
Period of Report: 2012-04-02

Reporting Person: SMITH JAMES C (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-04-02	Common Stock	J	947	—	Acquired	766107	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-04-02	Common Stock Equivalents ( CSE )	$0	A	947	Acquired		Common Stock (947)	Direct
2012-04-02	Common Stock Equivalents ( CSE )	$0	J	947	Disposed		Common Stock (947)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These are Common Stock Equivalents (CSE) received as compensation for service as an outside director of Gartner, Inc. They were granted under the Company's 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2003 LTIP). The Common Stock Equivalents convert into Gartner Common Stock on the date the outside director's continuous status as a director terminates, or as otherwise provided in the 2003 LTIP.

F2: This reporting person has elected to receive an immediate distribution of the CSE shares.