GARTNER INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 25, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GARTNER INC (IT)
CIK: 0000749251
Period of Report: 2013-02-22

Reporting Person: Davis Kendall B (SVP, End User Programs)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-22	Common Stock	M	5216	—	Acquired	72066	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	F	2538	$48.61	Disposed	69528	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	M	29273	$21.85	Acquired	98801	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	D	13159	$48.61	Disposed	85642	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	F	7839	$48.61	Disposed	77803	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-02-22	Restricted Stock Units	$0	M	5216	Disposed		Common Stock (5216)	Direct
2013-02-22	Stock Appreciation Rights	$21.85	M	29273	Disposed	2014-02-15	Common Stock (29273)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These performance-based RSUs were awarded on February 22, 2011 and vest in four substantially equal annual installments, commencing on 2/22/2012, the date the performance metric was certified and the actual number of RSUs awarded was determined.

F2: These SARs are part of an award that became exercisable in four substantially equal, annual installments commencing on 2/15/2008.

F3: Represents shares acquired upon the release of RSUs.

F4: Represents shares withheld from the released RSUs for the payment of applicable income and payroll withholding taxes due on release.

F5: 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.

F6: Represents shares withheld from the settlement of the SARs for the payment of applicable income and payroll tax withholding due upon exercise.