| UNITED STATES | ||
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||
| Washington, D.C. 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 3, 2021 | ||
| 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 06902-7747
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) | ||
(203) 316-1111
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.0005 par value per share | IT | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter): Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act: ☐
ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Gartner, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 3, 2021. With respect to the four proposals put before the stockholders, the voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of ten nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors:
| Name | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Peter E. Bisson | 75,659,193 | 1,617,805 | 22,892 | 3,780,488 | ||||||||||
| Richard J. Bressler | 74,168,218 | 3,098,289 | 33,383 | 3,780,488 | ||||||||||
| Raul E. Cesan | 76,464,869 | 812,899 | 22,122 | 3,780,488 | ||||||||||
| Karen E. Dykstra | 75,328,817 | 1,950,582 | 20,491 | 3,780,488 | ||||||||||
| Anne Sutherland Fuchs | 70,972,550 | 6,309,769 | 17,571 | 3,780,488 | ||||||||||
| William O. Grabe | 69,386,191 | 7,891,348 | 22,351 | 3,780,488 | ||||||||||
| Eugene A. Hall | 76,242,301 | 949,951 | 107,638 | 3,780,488 | ||||||||||
| Stephen G. Pagliuca | 75,469,243 | 1,808,074 | 22,573 | 3,780,488 | ||||||||||
| Eileen M. Serra | 76,712,823 | 558,858 | 28,209 | 3,780,488 | ||||||||||
| James C. Smith | 72,627,097 | 4,614,898 | 57,895 | 3,780,488 | ||||||||||
Proposal 2 – Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
| Votes For | 72,743,417 | ||||
| Votes Against | 4,521,037 | ||||
| Abstentions | 35,436 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 3,780,488 | ||||
Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year:
| Votes For | 78,201,003 | ||||
| Votes Against | 2,868,020 | ||||
| Abstentions | 11,355 | ||||
Proposal 4 – Approval of the Amended and Restated 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
| Votes For | 76,835,801 | ||||
| Votes Against | 426,462 | ||||
| Abstentions | 37,627 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 3,780,488 | ||||
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.
| Gartner, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: June 8, 2021 | By: | /s/ Craig W. Safian | ||||||
| Craig W. Safian Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||