GARTNER INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 6, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GARTNER INC (IT)
CIK: 0000749251
Period of Report: 2012-09-05

Reporting Person: LAFOND CHRISTOPHER (CFO & EVP)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-05	Common Stock	S	26007	$50.8561	Disposed	16483	Direct
2012-09-05	Common Stock	M	29274	$21.85	Acquired	45757	Direct
2012-09-05	Common Stock	D	12540	$51.01	Disposed	33217	Direct
2012-09-05	Common Stock	F	7220	$51.01	Disposed	25997	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-05	Stock Appreciation Rights	$21.85	M	29274	Disposed	2014-02-15	Common Stock (29274)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $50.80 to $50.98. The price above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

F2: Represents the simultaneous sale back to the issuer of this number of shares having an aggregrate value, based on the market price on the date of exercise, substantially equal to the aggregrate exercise price of the SARs.

F3: Represents shares withheld from the settlement of the SARs for the payment of applicable income and payroll tax withholding due upon exercise.

F4: The stock appreciation right becomes exercisable in four substantially equal annual installments commencing on 2/15/2008 and are fully exercisable.