U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
VA Partners, LLC
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400
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(Street)
San Francisco CA 94111
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
July 29, 2002
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [X] 10% Owner
[_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ ] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[X] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership
2.Amount of Securities Form: Direct(D)
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned or Indirect(I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) (Instr.4) (Instr.5) Ownership(Instr.5)
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Class B
Common Stock 3,432,746 I (1)(2)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5.
3. Owner-
Title and Amount of Securities ship
2. Underlying Derivative Security Form of
Date Exercisable (Instr.4) 4. Derivative
And Expiration Date ------------------------------- Conver- Security: 6.
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct Nature of
------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect
1. Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
(Instr.4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr.5)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)As General Partner and Investment Manager of ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P.,
ValueAct Capital Partners II, L.P., and ValueAct Capital International, Ltd.
(2)These securities are also beneficially owned by Jeffrey W. Ubben, George F.
Hamel, Jr., and Peter H. Kamin as Managing Members, Principal Owners and
Controlling Persons of VA Partners, LLC.
VALUEACT CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., BY
VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., ITS GENERAL PARTNER
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. 08/09/02
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George F. Hamel, Jr. Date
Managing Member
**Signature of Reporting Person
VALUEACT CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P., BY
VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., ITS GENERAL PARTNER
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. 08/09/02
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George F. Hamel, Jr. Date
Managing Member
**Signature of Reporting Person
VALUEACT CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, LTD., BY
VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., ITS INVESTMENT MANAGER
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. 08/09/02
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George F. Hamel, Jr. Date
Managing Member
**Signature of Reporting Person
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VA PARTNERS, L.L.C.
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. 08/09/02
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George F. Hamel, Jr. Date
Managing Member
**Signature of Reporting Person
By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben 08/09/02
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Jeffrey W. Ubben Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. 08/09/02
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George F. Hamel, Jr. Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
By: /s/ Peter H. Kamin 08/09/02
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Peter H. Kamin Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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Joint Filer Information
Name: ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P.
Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B)
Statement for Month/Year: July 2002
Name: ValueAct Capital Partners II, L.P.
Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B)
Statement for Month/Year: July 2002
Name: ValueAct Capital International, Ltd.
Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B)
Statement for Month/Year: July 2002
Name: Jeffrey W. Ubben
Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B)
Statement for Month/Year: July 2002
Name: George F. Hamel, Jr.
Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B)
Statement for Month/Year: July 2002
Name: Peter H. Kamin
Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B)
Statement for Month/Year: July 2002
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