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)

February 7, 2008

 

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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ITEM 2.02.		RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On February 7, 2008, Gartner, Inc. (the “Company”) announced financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2007. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 5.02.		DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS.

Mr. Robert Patton, President of Gartner Consulting, will leave the Company on February 17, 2008 to return to a senior leadership position at his previous employer, Ernst & Young. Mr. Per Anders Warn has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Consulting, and will succeed Mr. Patton. Mr. Warn has led the Company’s global core consulting team since November 2006. Previously, he held senior consulting roles in the Company’s EMEA consulting operations. He joined the Company in 1998 as a consultant based in Stockholm, Sweden, and assumed responsibility for consulting in the Nordic region shortly thereafter.

ITEM 8.01.		OTHER EVENTS.

The Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2008 at its offices at 56 Top Gallant Road, Stamford, Connecticut.

ITEM 9.01		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (d) Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release issued February 7, 2008 with respect to financial results for Gartner, Inc. for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2007.

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release issued February 7, 2008 with respect to financial results for Gartner, Inc. for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2007.