UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
February 15, 2008
(Amendment No. 1)
GARTNER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| DELAWARE | | 1-14443 | | 04-3099750 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
P.O. Box 1021
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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Explanatory Note:
Gartner, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K/A as Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2008 solely to revise the tabular information under the heading “2008 Long-Term Incentive Award.” No other information contained in the Form 8-K is amended by this Form 8-K/A.
ITEM 5.02. COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
2008 Long — Term Incentive Award. On February 15, 2008, the Compensation Committee approved and made 2008 annual long-term incentive equity awards consisting of Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to the NEOs as follows:
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| Name | | Number of SARs | | Target Number of RSUs* |
| Eugene A. Hall | | 271,460 | | 222,840 |
| Christopher J. Lafond | | 75,662 | | 62,110 |
| Peter Sondergaard | | 37,784 | | 31,017 |
| Lewis G. Schwartz | | 37,784 | | 31,017 |
| | * | | Adjusted as described in the narrative contained in the Form 8-K. |
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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.
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| | Gartner, Inc.
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| Date: March 3, 2008 | By: | /s/ Christopher J. Lafond | |
| | | Christopher J. Lafond | |
| | | Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer | |
