Gartner (IT) 8-K Gartner Announces Intention to Offer $500 Million in Senior Notes

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 15, 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 06902-7700

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(203) 316-1111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0005 per value per share	IT	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Notes Offering by Gartner, Inc.

On June 15, 2021, Gartner, Inc. (“Gartner”) issued a press release announcing that it has commenced an offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. Gartner intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes (i) to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under Gartner’s existing term loan facility, (ii) to pay related fees and expenses and (iii) the remainder, for general corporate purposes. This report does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes. There can be no assurance that the proposed offering of Notes will be completed.

The Notes will be sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States only to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

Recent Developments

As disclosed in Gartner’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, Gartner’s event cancellation insurance provides up to $170 million in coverage for 2020 with each policy providing the right to reinstate the covered amount one time if those limits are utilized. The coverage is provided under two policies, one for up to $150 million in coverage and one for an additional $20 million in coverage. At the end of May 2021, Gartner received $150 million of proceeds from event cancellation insurance for events cancelled in 2020 under the first policy. Gartner continues to work with the insurer on claims for additional events cancelled in 2020 covered under the second event cancellation insurance policy. As Gartner previously disclosed, the insurer has contested Gartner’s right to reinstate limits under these policies and to include in reinstated limits conferences cancelled due to COVID-19. Gartner is in litigation with the insurer on these issues. No assurance can be provided on the timing or the results of such litigation.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking

statements involve known and unknown risks, estimates, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different, and are currently, or in the future could be, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: market conditions affecting the proposed offering, changes in plans or timing relating to the proposed offering, uncertainty of the magnitude, duration, geographic reach and impact on the global economy of the COVID-19 pandemic; the current, and uncertain future, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and governments’ responses to it on our business, growth, reputation, projections, prospects, financial condition, operations, cash flows, and liquidity; the adequacy or effectiveness of steps we take to respond to the crisis, including cost reduction or other mitigation programs; our ability to recover potential claims under our event cancellation insurance; the timing of conferences and meetings, in particular our Gartner Symposium/Xpo series that normally occurs during the fourth quarter, as well as the timing of our return to in-person conferences and meetings and willingness of participants to attend; our ability to achieve and effectively manage growth, including our ability to integrate our acquisitions and consummate and integrate future acquisitions; our ability to pay our debt obligations; our ability to maintain and expand our products and services; our ability to expand or retain our customer base; our ability to grow or sustain revenue from individual customers; our ability to attract and retain a professional staff of research analysts and consultants as well as experienced sales personnel upon whom we are dependent; our ability to achieve continued customer renewals and achieve new contract value, backlog and deferred revenue growth in light of competitive pressures; our ability to carry out our strategic initiatives and manage associated costs; our ability to successfully compete with existing competitors and potential new competitors; our ability to enforce and protect our intellectual property rights; additional risks associated with international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; the U.K.’s exit from the European Union and its impact on our results; the impact of restructuring and other charges on our businesses and operations; cybersecurity incidents; general economic conditions; changes in macroeconomic and market conditions and market volatility (including developments and volatility arising from the COVID-19 pandemic), including interest rates and the effect on the credit markets and access to capital; risks associated with the creditworthiness, budget cuts, and shutdown of governments and agencies; the impact of changes in tax policy and heightened scrutiny from various taxing authorities globally; uncertainty from the expected discontinuance of LIBOR and transition to any other interest rate benchmark; changes to laws and regulations; and other factors described under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements included herein speak only as of the date hereof and Gartner disclaims any obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release announcing intention to offer senior notes due 2029 issued on June 15, 2021.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

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 15, 2021	By:	/s/ Craig W. Safian
		Craig W. Safian
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer