GARTNER INC — Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements 2012

Jun 7, 2012

| UNITED
STATES |
| --- |
| SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| Washington, DC
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) |
| June
7, 2012 |
| GARTNER, INC. |
| (Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) |

DELAWARE	1-14443	04-3099750
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission
File Number)	(IRS
Employer Identification No.)

| P.O.
Box 10212 |
| --- |
| 56 Top
Gallant Road |
| Stamford,
CT 06904-2212 |
| (Address
of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) |
| (203) 316-1111 |
| (Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code) |

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Gartner, Inc. was held on June 7, 2012. With respect to the four (4) proposals put before the stockholders, the voting results were as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors to a one year term:

| Name — Michael J.
Bingle | 85,003,049 | 132,751 | 5,912 | 3,612,498 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Richard J.
Bressler | 85,083,434 | 52,366 | 5,912 | 3,612,498 |
| Raul E.
Cesan | 85,089,441 | 46,248 | 6,023 | 3,612,498 |
| Karen E.
Dykstra | 85,111,234 | 25,372 | 5,106 | 3,612,498 |
| Anne
Sutherland Fuchs | 84,958,108 | 178,736 | 4,868 | 3,612,498 |
| William O.
Grabe | 84,918,479 | 217,334 | 5,899 | 3,612,498 |
| Eugene A.
Hall | 85,101,623 | 35,058 | 5,031 | 3,612,498 |
| Stephen G.
Pagliuca | 85,002,468 | 133,345 | 5,899 | 3,612,498 |
| James C.
Smith | 85,088,435 | 47,377 | 5,900 | 3,612,498 |

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation:

Votes For	84,445,074
Votes
Against	660,237
Abstentions	36,041
Broker
Non-Votes	3,612,498

Proposal 3 – Approve Amended and Restated Executive Performance Bonus Plan:

Votes For	84,237,979
Votes
Against	865,856
Abstentions	37,877
Broker Non-Votes	3,612,498

Proposal 4 - Ratify Selection of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012:

Votes For	88,516,786
Votes
Against	232,471
Abstentions	4,953

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.

/s/ Christopher J. Lafond
Christopher J. Lafond Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer