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

GARTNER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE		1-14443		04-3099750
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
Incorporation)				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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 5.02. COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

On February 11, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Gartner, Inc. (the “Company” or “Gartner”) approved the following compensatory arrangements for the Company’s named executive officers (as most recently set forth in the Company’s proxy statement dated April 22, 2008); i.e., Eugene A. Hall (chief executive officer), Christopher J. Lafond (chief financial officer), Peter Sondergaard (senior vice president, research) and Lewis G. Schwartz (senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary) (the “NEOs”), as follows:

2009 Executive Performance Bonus Plan.

On February 11, 2009, the Compensation Committee approved Gartner’s 2009 Executive Performance Bonus Plan (the “2009 Bonus Plan”) and established annual target bonus amounts that may be earned for fiscal year 2009 under the 2009 Bonus Plan by Messrs. Hall, Lafond, Schwartz and Sondergaard of $724,065, $251,561, 225,080 and $198,600, respectively. These amounts are target bonus amounts (100%), and the amounts of bonuses ultimately payable will range from 0% to 200% of target based upon the achievement of performance metrics set by the Compensation Committee relating to 2009 EBITDA and 2009 Contract Value (CV), and certification of such achievement by the Compensation Committee in early 2010. The target amounts represent 100% of base salary for Mr. Hall, and 60% of base salary for each of Messrs. Lafond, Schwartz and Sondergaard.

2009 Long — Term Incentive Award. On February 11, 2009, the Compensation Committee approved and made 2009 annual long-term incentive equity awards to the NEOs under our stockholder approved 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan consisting of Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as follows:

Name		Number of SARs		Target Number of RSUs*
Eugene A. Hall		348,564		363,042
Christopher J. Lafond		97,153		101,188
Lewis G. Schwartz		48,516		50,531
Peter Sondergaard		48,516		50,531

     Stock Appreciation Rights. The Stock Appreciation Rights Agreements provide for the grant of a number of stock appreciation rights that will be paid in shares of Gartner common stock once the applicable vesting criteria have been met. Assuming continued service through each vesting date, the SARs vest in four equal annual installments commencing February 11, 2010. Upon exercise of the SARs, the NEO must pay a purchase price per share equal to the value of Gartner’s common stock on the date of grant ($ 11.11), or the NEO may settle the SARs by allowing the Company to withhold a sufficient number of shares as equals in value the aggregate exercise price on the date of exercise. The Company will withhold a portion of the shares subject to the grant to cover applicable tax withholding, unless the Company requires or otherwise permits the NEO to make alternative arrangements for payment of taxes due, satisfactory to the Company.

     Restricted Stock Units. The Restricted Stock Unit Agreements provide for the grant of a number of RSUs that will be paid in shares of Gartner common stock once the applicable vesting criteria have

been met. The actual number of RSUs granted depends upon the achievement of a performance metric set by the Compensation Committee relating to Gartner’s 2009 CV, and certification of such achievement by the Compensation Committee in early 2010. The actual number of RSUs awarded will be adjusted between 0% and 200% of the target number depending on whether and the extent to which the performance metric is achieved. Assuming continued service through each vesting date, the RSUs vest in four equal annual installments commencing February 11, 2010. The Company will withhold a portion of the shares subject to the grant to cover applicable tax withholding, unless the Company requires or otherwise permits the recipient to make alternative arrangements for payment of taxes due, satisfactory to the Company.

     Stockholder Rights. SAR and RSU recipients generally will not have any of the rights of a Gartner stockholder, including voting rights and the right to receive dividends and distributions, until after actual shares of Gartner common stock are issued in respect of the award, which is subject to prior satisfaction of the vesting and other criteria relating to such grants.

     The Forms of Stock Appreciation Right Agreement and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (d) Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
10.1		Form of Stock Appreciation Right Agreement
10.2		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

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
10.1		Form of Stock Appreciation Right Agreement
10.2		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

GARTNER, INC.
2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT AGREEMENT

Grant #                     

NOTICE OF GRANT

     Gartner, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants you,                                          (the “Grantee”), a stock appreciation right (the “SAR”) under the Company’s 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), to exercise in exchange for a payment from the Company pursuant to this SAR. The date of this Agreement is ______________ (the “Grant Date”). In general, the latest date this SAR will expire is ______________ (the “Expiration Date”). However, as provided in Appendix A (attached hereto), this SAR may expire earlier than the Expiration Date. Subject to the provisions of Appendix A and of the Plan, the principal features of this SAR are as follows:

Number of Shares to which this SAR pertains:

Exercise Price per Share: $

Vesting Schedule:

Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares to which this SAR pertains shall vest on each of the first four anniversaries of the date hereof, subject to Grantee’s Continued Service through each such date.

     Your signature below indicates your agreement and understanding that this SAR is subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in the Plan and this SAR Agreement (the “Agreement”), which includes this Notice of Grant and Appendix A. For example, important additional information on vesting and termination of this SAR is contained in Paragraphs 3 through 5 of Appendix A. ACCORDINGLY, PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL OF APPENDIX A, WHICH CONTAINS THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SAR.

GARTNER, INC.						GRANTEE
By
		Title: CEO				Name

APPENDIX A

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

          1. Grant of SAR. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee under the Plan, as a separate incentive in connection with his or her employment and not in lieu of any salary or other compensation for his or her services, a SAR pertaining to all or any part of an aggregate of                      Shares, which SAR entitles the Grantee to exercise the SAR in exchange for Shares in the amount determined under Paragraph 9 below.

          2. Exercise Price. The purchase price per Share for this SAR (the “Exercise Price”) shall be $___, which is the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date. When the SAR is exercised, the purchase price will be deemed paid by the Grantee for the exercised portion of the SAR through the past services rendered by the Grantee, and will be subject to the appropriate tax withholdings.

          3. Vesting Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the right to exercise this SAR will vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant which constitutes part of this Agreement. Shares scheduled to vest on any date will vest only if the Grantee remains in Continued Service on such date. Should the Grantee’s Continued Service end at any time (the “Termination Date”), any unvested portion of this SAR will be immediately cancelled; provided, however, that if termination of Continued Service results from the Grantee’s death, Disability or Retirement, then any unvested portion of this SAR that would have vested by its terms within twelve (12) months from the Termination Date will be deemed vested on the Termination Date. The Committee, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the SARs at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such SARs will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Committee.

          4. Termination of SAR. In the event of the Grantee’s termination of Continued Service for any reason other than Retirement, Disability or death, the Grantee may, within ninety (90) days after the date of such termination of Continued Service (excluding any period during which Grantee is prohibited from trading under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy), or prior to the Expiration Date, whichever shall first occur, exercise any vested but unexercised portion of this SAR. In the event of the Grantee’s termination of Continued Service due to Retirement, Disability or death, the Grantee may, within twelve (12) months after the date of such termination, or prior to the Expiration Date, whichever shall first occur, exercise any vested but unexercised portion of this SAR.

          5. Death of Grantee. In the event that the Grantee dies while in the employ of the Company and/or a Parent or Subsidiary, the administrator or executor of the Grantee’s estate (or such other person to whom the SAR is transferred pursuant to the Grantee’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution), may exercise any vested but unexercised portion of the SAR in accordance with Paragraph 4 above. Any such transferee must furnish the Company (a) written notice of his or her status as a transferee, (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer of this SAR and compliance with any laws or regulations

pertaining to such transfer, and (c) written acceptance of the terms and conditions of this SAR as set forth in this Agreement.

          6. Persons Eligible to Exercise SAR. Except as provided in Paragraph 5 above or as otherwise determined by the Committee in its discretion, this SAR shall be exercisable during the Grantee’s lifetime only by the Grantee.

          7. SAR is Not Transferable. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this SAR and the rights and privileges conferred hereby may not be transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this SAR, or of any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this SAR and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately shall become null and void.

          8. Exercise of SAR. This SAR may be exercised by the person then entitled to do so as to any Shares, and such exercise must be in accordance with the Company’s published exercise procedures, as in effect from time to time, which may require the Grantee to exercise this SAR through the Company’s designated broker or administrator. All exercises must be accompanied by payment of the aggregate exercise price together with all taxes the Company determines are required to be withheld by reason of the exercise of this SAR or as are otherwise required under Paragraph 10 below. Exercise forms are available from the Stock Plan Administration. Payment of the aggregate exercise price must be (i) in cash (including check, bank draft or money order), or (ii) for “cashless exercises” during the open trading window, by delivery of such documentation as the Committee and any broker of deposit, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the SAR and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price, in each case plus any applicable withholding taxes.

          9. Payment of SAR Amount. Upon exercise of this SAR, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive the number of Shares (the “SAR Amount”), less applicable withholdings, determined by (i) multiplying (a) the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price; times (b) the number of Shares with respect to which this SAR is exercised, and (ii) dividing the product of (a) and (b) by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise. The SAR Amount shall be paid solely in whole Shares; any fractional amount shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share. Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of this SAR may be delivered in book form or listed in street name with a brokerage company of the Company’s choice.

          10. Tax Withholding and Payment Obligations. When the Shares are issued as payment for exercised SARs, the Grantee will recognize immediate U.S. taxable income if the Grantee is a U.S. taxpayer. If the Grantee is a non-U.S. taxpayer, the Grantee will be subject to applicable taxes in his or her jurisdiction. The Company (or the employing Parent or Subsidiary) will withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise issuable in payment for exercised SARs that have an aggregate market value sufficient to pay the minimum federal, state and local income, employment and any other applicable taxes required to be withheld by the Company (or the employing Parent or Subsidiary) with respect to the Shares. No fractional Shares will be withheld or issued pursuant to the exercise of SARs and the issuance of Shares thereunder. The Company (or the employing Parent

or Subsidiary) may instead, in its discretion, withhold an amount necessary to pay the applicable taxes from the Grantee’s paycheck, with no withholding of Shares. In the event the withholding requirements are not satisfied through the withholding of Shares (or, through the Grantee’s paycheck, as indicated above), no payment will be made to the Grantee (or his or her estate) for SARs unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee) have been made by the Grantee with respect to the payment of any income and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld or collected with respect to such SARs. By accepting this award of SARs, the Grantee expressly consents to the withholding of Shares and to any cash or Share withholding as provided for in this paragraph 10. All income and other taxes related to the SAR award and any Shares delivered in payment thereof are the sole responsibility of the Grantee.

          11. Suspension of Exercisability. If at any time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the SARs upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority, is necessary or desirable as a condition of the exercise of SARs hereunder, this SAR may not be exercised, in whole or in part, unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state or federal law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority.

          12. No Rights of Stockholder. Neither the Grantee (nor any transferee) shall be or have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any of the Shares covered by this SAR.

          13. No Effect on Employment. The Grantee’s employment with the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary is on an at-will basis only, subject to the provisions of applicable law. Accordingly, subject to any written, express employment contract with the Grantee, nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue to be employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company or the employing Parent or Subsidiary, which are hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the employment of the Grantee at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without good cause. Such reservation of rights can be modified only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company or the Parent or Subsidiary employing the Grantee.

          14. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company, in care of its Secretary at the Company’s headquarters, P.O. Box 10212, 56 Top Gallant Road, Stamford, CT 06902-7700, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing.

          15. Maximum Term of SAR. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this SAR is not exercisable after the Expiration Date.

          16. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this SAR contained herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

          17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut, other than its conflicts of laws provisions.

          18. Plan Governs. This Agreement is subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms and phrases used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

          19. Committee Authority. The Committee shall have all discretion, power, and authority to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any SARs have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall be final and binding upon the Grantee, the Company and all other interested persons, and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by law. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.

          20. Captions. The captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

          21. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

          22. Modifications to the Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. The Grantee expressly warrants that he or she is not executing this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Except as otherwise provided herein, modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Grantee, to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, prior to the actual payment of Shares pursuant to this SAR.

          23. Amendment, Suspension, Termination. By accepting this SAR, the Grantee expressly warrants that he or she has received an SAR to purchase stock under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. The Grantee understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.

          24. Defined Terms: Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition will have the meanings provided for in the Plan. When used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms will have the following meanings:

“Continued Service” means that your employment relationship is not interrupted or terminated by you, the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary of

the Company. Your employment relationship will not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence approved in accordance with the Company’s written personnel policies, including sick leave, family leave, military leave, or any other personal leave; or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or successor; provided, however, that, unless otherwise provided in the Company’s written personnel policies, in this Agreement or under applicable laws, rules or regulations, or unless the Committee has otherwise expressly provided for different treatment with respect to this Agreement, (x) no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, and (y) any vesting shall cease on the ninety-first (91^st) consecutive date of any leave of absence during which your employment relationship is deemed to continue and will not recommence until such date, if any, upon which you resume service with the Company, its Parent, Subsidiary or successor. If you resume such service in accordance with the terms of the Company’s military leave policy, upon resumption of service you will be given vesting credit for the full duration of your leave of absence. Continuous employment will be deemed interrupted and terminated for an Employee if the Grantee’s weekly work hours change from full time to part time. Part-time status for the purpose of vesting continuation will be determined in accordance with policies adopted by the Company from time to time, which policies, if any, shall supersede the determination of part-time status set forth in the Company’s posted “employee status definitions”.

“Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

“Retirement” means termination of your employment in accordance with the Company’s retirement policies, as in effect from time to time, if on the date of such termination (i) you are at least 55 years old and your Continued Service has extended for at least five years, and (ii) the number of full years in your age and your number of full years of Continued Service total at least 65. By way of illustration, if you terminate your employment in accordance with the Company’s retirement policies on your 63rd birthday after six years of Continued Service, your total would be 69 and your termination would be treated as a Retirement; if your Continued Service had extended for only four years, your total would be 67 but your termination would not be treated as a Retirement since you would not have met the minimum of five years of Continued Service.

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Exhibit 10.2

GARTNER, INC.
2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

Grant # RU                    

NOTICE OF GRANT

     Gartner, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants you,                                          (the “Grantee”), the number of restricted stock units indicated below (the “Restricted Stock Units”) under the Company’s 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The date of this Agreement is                                          (the “Grant Date”). Subject to the provisions of Appendix A (attached hereto) and of the Plan, the principal features of this Restricted Stock Unit grant are as follows:

Target Number of Restricted Stock Units: ___, subject to adjustment as provided under Performance Adjustment below.

Performance Adjustment:

Vesting Schedule:

Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Restricted Stock Units eligible to vest (as determined in the prior subsection) shall vest on each of the first four anniversaries of the date hereof, subject to Grantee’s Continued Service through each such date.

     Your signature below indicates your agreement and understanding that this grant is subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”), which includes this Notice of Grant and Appendix A. For example, important additional information on vesting and termination of this Restricted Stock Unit grant is contained in Paragraphs 4 through 7 of Appendix A. ACCORDINGLY, PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL OF APPENDIX A, WHICH CONTAINS THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT.

GARTNER, INC.						GRANTEE
By
		Title: CEO				Name:

APPENDIX A

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK

     1. Grant. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee under the Plan the number of Restricted Stock Units indicated in the Notice of Grant, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Plan.

     2. Payment of Purchase Price. When the Restricted Stock Units are paid out to the Grantee, the purchase price will be deemed paid by the Grantee for each Restricted Stock Unit through the past services rendered by the Grantee, and will be subject to the appropriate tax withholdings.

     3. Company’s Obligation to Pay. Each Restricted Stock Unit has a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. Unless and until the Restricted Stock Units have vested in the manner set forth in paragraphs 4 or 5, the Grantee will have no right to payment of such Restricted Stock Units. Prior to actual payment of any vested Restricted Stock Units, such Restricted Stock Units will represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. Payment of any vested Restricted Stock Units will be made in Shares only.

     4. Vesting Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Restricted Stock Units awarded by this Agreement are scheduled to vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant. Restricted Stock Units scheduled to vest on a particular date actually will vest only if the Grantee remains in Continued Service through such date. Should the Grantee’s Continued Service end at any time (the “Termination Date”), any unvested Restricted Stock Units will be immediately cancelled; provided, however, that if termination of Continued Service results from the Grantee’s death, Disability or Retirement, then any unvested Restricted Stock Units that would have vested by their terms within twelve (12) months from the Termination Date will be deemed vested on the Termination Date; and provided further, however, that in the case of Restricted Stock Units as to which the Performance Adjustment referred to in the Notice of Grant has not been made at the Termination Date, the Restricted Stock Units that will be deemed vested on the Termination Date pursuant to this paragraph 4 shall be determined, and shall vest, when such Performance Adjustment has occurred.

     5. Committee Discretion. The Committee, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Restricted Stock Units at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such Restricted Stock Units will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Committee. If the Committee, in its discretion, accelerates the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Restricted Stock Units and the Restricted Stock Units are “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A, the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units nevertheless shall be made at the same time or times as if such Restricted Stock Units had vested in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant (whether or not the Grantee remains in Continued Service through such date(s)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Restricted Stock Units are accelerated in connection with the Grantee’s termination of Continued Service (other than due to death), the Restricted Stock Units that vest on account of the Grantee’s termination of Continued Service will not be considered due or payable until the Grantee has a “separation from service” within the

meaning of Section 409A. In addition, if the Grantee is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of the Grantee’s separation from service, then any such accelerated Restricted Stock Units otherwise payable within the six (6) month period following the Grantee’s separation from service instead will be paid on the date that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of the Grantee’s separation from service, unless the Grantee dies following his or her separation from service, in which case, the accelerated Restricted Stock Units will be paid to the Grantee’s estate as soon as practicable following his or her death, subject to paragraph 9. Thereafter, such Restricted Stock Units shall continue to be paid in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth on the first page of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any final Treasury Regulations and other Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time (“Section 409A”).

     6. Payment after Vesting. Any Restricted Stock Units that vest in accordance with paragraph 4 will be released to the Grantee (or in the event of the Grantee’s death, to his or her estate) in Shares as soon as practicable following the date of vesting, subject to paragraph 9, but in no event later than the applicable two and one-half (2¹/2) month period of the “short-term deferral” rule set forth in the Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Restricted Stock Units are “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A, the vested Restricted Stock Units will be released to the Grantee (or in the event of the Grantee’s death, to his or her estate) in Shares as soon as practicable following the date of vesting, subject to paragraph 9, but in no event later than the end of the calendar year that includes the date of vesting or, if later, the fifteen (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following the date of vesting (provided that the Grantee will not be permitted, directly or indirectly, to designate the taxable year of the payment). Further, if some or all of the Restricted Stock Units that are “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A vest on account of the Grantee’s termination of Continued Service (other than due to death) in accordance with paragraph 4, the Restricted Stock Units that vest on account of the Grantee’s termination of Continued Service will not be considered due or payable until the Grantee has a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A. In addition, if the Grantee is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of the Grantee’s separation from service (other than due to death), then any accelerated Restricted Stock Units will be paid to the Grantee no earlier than six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of the Grantee’s separation from service unless the Grantee dies following his or her separation from service, in which case, the Restricted Stock Units will be paid to the Grantee’s estate as soon as practicable following his or her death, subject to paragraph 9. Any Restricted Stock Units that vest in accordance with paragraph 5 will be paid to the Grantee (or in the event of the Grantee’s death, to his or her estate) in Shares in accordance with the provision of such paragraph, subject to paragraph 9.

     7. Forfeiture. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the balance of the Restricted Stock Units that have not vested pursuant to paragraphs 4 or 5 at the time the Grantee ceases to be in Continued Service will be forfeited and automatically transferred to and reacquired by the Company at no cost to the Company. The Grantee shall not be entitled to a refund of any of the price paid for the Restricted Stock Units forfeited to the Company pursuant to this paragraph 7.

     8. Death of Grantee. Any distribution or delivery to be made to the Grantee under this Agreement will, if the Grantee is then deceased, be made to the administrator or executor of the Grantee’s estate (or such other person to whom the Restricted Stock Units are transferred pursuant to the Grantee’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution). Any such transferee must furnish the Company (a) written notice of his or her status as a transferee, (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer of these Restricted Stock Units and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to such transfer, and (c) written acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Restricted Stock Unit grant as set forth in this Agreement.

     9. Withholding of Taxes. When the Shares are issued as payment for vested Restricted Stock Units, the Grantee will recognize immediate U.S. taxable income if the Grantee is a U.S. taxpayer. If the Grantee is a non-U.S. taxpayer, the Grantee may be subject to applicable taxes in his or her jurisdiction. The Company (or the employing Parent or Subsidiary) will withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise issuable in payment for vested Restricted Stock Units that have an aggregate market value sufficient to pay the minimum federal, state and local income, employment and any other applicable taxes required to be withheld by the Company (or the employing Parent or Subsidiary) with respect to the Shares. No fractional Shares will be withheld or issued pursuant to the grant of Restricted Stock Units and the issuance of Shares thereunder. The Company (or the employing Parent or Subsidiary) may instead, in its discretion, withhold an amount necessary to pay the applicable taxes from the Grantee’s paycheck, with no withholding of Shares. In the event the withholding requirements are not satisfied through the withholding of Shares (or, through the Grantee’s paycheck, as indicated above), no payment will be made to the Grantee (or his or her estate) for Restricted Stock Units unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee) have been made by the Grantee with respect to the payment of any income and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld or collected with respect to such Restricted Stock Units. By accepting this Award, the Grantee expressly consents to the withholding of Shares and to any cash or Share withholding as provided for in this paragraph 9. All income and other taxes related to the Restricted Stock Unit award and any Shares delivered in payment thereof are the sole responsibility of the Grantee.

     10. Rights as Stockholder. Neither the Grantee nor any person claiming under or through the Grantee shall have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in book entry form) shall have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to the Grantee (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account). Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this Agreement, any quarterly or other regular, periodic dividends or distributions (as determined by the Company) paid on Shares will accrue with respect to (i) unvested Restricted Stock Units and (ii) Restricted Stock Units that are vested but unpaid, and no such dividends or other distributions will be paid on Restricted Stock Units nor Restricted Stock Units that are vested but unpaid pursuant to paragraph 5, and in each case will be paid out at the same time or time(s) as the underlying Restricted Stock Units on which such dividends or other distributions have accrued. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, the Grantee will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.

     11. No Effect on Employment or Service. The Grantee’s employment with the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary is on an at-will basis only, subject to the provisions of applicable law. Accordingly, subject to any written, express employment contract with the Grantee, nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue to be employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company or the employing Parent or Subsidiary, which are hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the employment of the Grantee at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without good cause. Such reservation of rights can be modified only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company or the Parent or Subsidiary employing the Grantee.

     12. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company, in care of its Secretary at the Company’s headquarters, P.O. Box 10212, 56 Top Gallant Road, Stamford, CT 06902-7700, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing.

     13. Grant is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in paragraph 8 above, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby shall not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this grant, or of any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately shall become null and void.

     14. Restrictions on Sale of Securities. The Shares issued as payment for vested Restricted Stock Units awarded under this Agreement will be registered under the federal securities laws and will be freely tradable upon receipt. However, the Grantee’s subsequent sale of the Shares will be subject to any market blackout-period that may be imposed by the Company and must comply with the Company’s insider trading policies, and any other applicable securities laws.

     15. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this grant contained herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

     16. Conditions for Issuance of Stock. The shares of stock deliverable to the Grantee may be either previously authorized but unissued shares or issued shares which have been reacquired by the Company. The Company shall not be required to transfer on its books or list in street name with a brokerage company or otherwise issue any certificate or certificates for Shares hereunder prior to fulfillment of all the following conditions: (a) the admission of such Shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which such class of stock is then listed; and (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or under the rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body, which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable; and (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency, which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; and (d) the lapse of such reasonable period of time following the date of vesting of the Restricted Stock Units as the Committee may establish from time to time for reasons of administrative convenience.

     17. Plan Governs. This Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

     18. Committee Authority. The Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Restricted Stock Units have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon the Grantee, the Company and all other persons, and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by law. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.

     19. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

     20. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

     21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. The Grantee expressly warrants that he or she is not executing this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein.

     22. Modifications to the Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. The Grantee expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Grantee, to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A prior to the actual payment of Shares pursuant to this award of Restricted Stock Units.

     23. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this award, the Grantee expressly warrants that he or she has received an award under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. The Grantee understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.

     24. Governing Law. This grant of Restricted Stock Units shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.

     25. Defined Terms: Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition will have the meanings provided for in the Plan. When used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms will have the following meanings:

“Continued Service” means that your employment relationship is not interrupted or terminated by you, the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Your employment relationship will not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence approved in accordance with the Company’s written personnel policies, including sick leave, family leave, military leave, or any other personal leave; or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or successor; provided, however, that, unless otherwise provided in the Company’s written personnel policies, in this Agreement or under applicable laws, rules or regulations, or unless the Committee has otherwise expressly provided for different treatment with respect to this Agreement, (x) no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, and (y) any vesting shall cease on the ninety-first (91^st) consecutive date of any leave of absence during which your employment relationship is deemed to continue and will not recommence until such date, if any, upon which you resume service with the Company, its Parent, Subsidiary or successor. If you resume such service in accordance with the terms of the Company’s military leave policy, upon resumption of service you will be given vesting credit for the full duration of your leave of absence. Continuous employment will be deemed interrupted and terminated for an Employee if the Grantee’s weekly work hours change from full time to part time. Part-time status for the purpose of vesting continuation will be determined in accordance with policies adopted by the Company from time to time, which policies, if any, shall supersede the determination of part-time status set forth in the Company’s posted “employee status definitions”.

“Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

“Retirement” means termination of your employment in accordance with the Company’s retirement policies, as in effect from time to time, if on the date of such termination (i) you are at least 55 years old and your Continued Service has extended for at least five years, and (ii) the number of full years in your age and your number of full years of Continued Service total at least 65. By way of illustration, if you terminate your employment in accordance with the Company’s retirement policies on your 63rd birthday after six years of Continued Service, your total would be 69 and your termination would be treated as a Retirement; if your Continued Service had extended for only four years, your total would be 67 but your termination would not be treated as a Retirement since you would not have met the minimum of five years of Continued Service.

Your acceptance of this grant indicates your agreement and understanding that this grant is subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in the Plan and this Award Agreement, which includes the Notice of Grant and this Agreement.

In addition, by your acceptance of this restricted stock unit grant and in consideration of such grant, you hereby ratify and reaffirm the “Agreement Regarding Certain Conditions of Employment” (the “Gartner Agreement”) previously entered into between you and the Company, including but not limited to the confidentiality and post-employment restrictions on competition set forth therein, and/or you hereby agree to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the Gartner Agreement, which is posted on the Global “Forms and Policies” section of Gartner At Work, and is incorporated herein by this reference.

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