X0202 4 2006-07-03 0 0000749251 GARTNER INC IT 0001159187 UBBEN JEFFREY W 435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133 1 0 1 0 0001129787 VA PARTNERS LLC 435 PACIFIC AVENUE FOURTH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133 1 0 1 0 0001351069 ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. 435 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133 1 0 1 0 0001351073 ValueAct Capital Management, LLC 435 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133 1 0 1 0 Common Stock Equivalents (CSE) 0 2006-07-03 4 A 0 956.19 A Common Stock 956.19 9055.7 D These shares are Common Stock Equivalents received as compensation for service as an outside director of Gartner, Inc. They were granted under the Company's 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). The Common Stock Equivalents convert into Gartner Common Stock on the date the outside director's continuous status as a director terminates, or as otherwise provided in the 2003 LTIP. Column 8 is not a required reportable field. Under an agreement with ValueAct Capital, Jeffrey W. Ubben is deemed to hold the Common Stock Equivalents for the benefit of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and indirectly for (i) VA Partners, L.L.C. as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (ii) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. as the manager of of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and (iii) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. Jeffrey W. Ubben is a director of Gartner, Inc. and Managing Member of VA Partners, LLC and ValueAct Capital Management, LLC. Peter H. Kamin and George F. Hamel, Jr. are Managing Members of VA Partners, LLC and ValueAct Capital Management, LLC. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported stock except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. Joint Filer Information: Name: ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Jeffrey W. Ubben Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner, Inc. (IT) Date of Event Requiring Statement: July 3, 2006 Name: VA Partners, LLC Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Jeffrey W. Ubben Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner, Inc. (IT) Date of Event Requiring Statement: July 3, 2006 Name: ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Jeffrey W. Ubben Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner, Inc. (IT) Date of Event Requiring Statement: July 3, 2006 Name: ValueAct Capital Management, LLC Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Jeffrey W. Ubben Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner, Inc. (IT) Date of Event Requiring Statement: July 3, 2006 Name: George F. Hamel, Jr. Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Jeffrey W. Ubben Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner, Inc. (IT) Date of Event Requiring Statement: July 3, 2006 Name: Peter H. Kamin Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133 Designated Filer: Jeffrey W. Ubben Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner, Inc. (IT) Date of Event Requiring Statement: July 3, 2006 /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben 2006-07-06 VA PARTNERS, L.L.C, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member 2006-07-06 VALUEACT CAPITAL MASTER FUND, L.P., By: VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member 2006-07-06 VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., By: VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member 2006-07-06 VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member 2006-07-06 /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. 2006-07-06 /s/ Peter H. Kamin 2006-07-06