SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Bingle Michael J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SILVER LAKE PARTNERS, L.P.
2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)
MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GARTNER INC [ IT ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2009
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.0005 12/14/2009 J(2) 380,850(2) D $0(2) 0(4) I(1) By Silver Lake Entities(1)
Common Stock, par value $0.0005 12/14/2009 S(3) 7,960,641(3) D $17.06 0(4) I(1) By Silver Lake Entities(1)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Owned by Silver Lake Partners, L.P., Silver Lake Investors, L.P., and Silver Lake Technology Investors, L.L.C. (collectively, the "Silver Lake Entities"). Silver Lake Technology Associates, L.L.C. is the General Partner of each of Silver Lake Partners, L.P. and Silver Lake Investors, L.P. Silver Lake Partners Management Company, L.L.C. is the Manager of Silver Lake Technology Investors, L.L.C. Mr. Bingle is a Managing Director of each of Silver Lake Technology Associates, L.L.C. and Silver Lake Technology Management, L.L.C, the managing member of Silver Lake Partners Management Company, L.L.C. As such, Mr. Bingle could be deemed to have a shared voting and/or dispositive power over these shares. However, Mr. Bingle disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
2. Distribution of 310,702 shares by Silver Lake Partners, L.P. through its general partner to certain direct and indirect partners of such general partner, and distribution of 70,148 shares by Silver Lake Technology Investors, LLC to certain of its members, in each case for the sole purpose of charitable giving. Mr. Bingle received and then gifted 4,395 of such distributed shares.
3. Of the 7,960,641 shares sold by the Silver Lake Entities on December 14, 2009, (i) Silver Lake Partners, L.P. sold 7,370,961 shares; (ii) Silver Lake Investors, L.P. sold 220,665 shares; and Silver Lake Technology Investors, L.L.C. sold 369,015 shares.
4. The transactions described herein took place simultaneously.
Remarks:
/s/ Karen M. King, Attorney-in-Fact for Michael J. Bingle 12/16/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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