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SEC FORM 4 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^*

UBBEN JEFFREY W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94133

(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	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/03/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock Equivalents (CSE)	$0	04/03/2006		A		1,000		⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	1,000	⁽²⁾	8,099.51	D⁽³⁾

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

UBBEN JEFFREY W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94133

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

VA PARTNERS LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

435 PACIFIC AVENUE

FOURTH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94133

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ValueAct Capital Management, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

435 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94133

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ValueAct Capital Management, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

435 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94133

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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 states as a director terminates, or as otherwise provided in the 2003 LTIP.

2. Column 8 is not a required reportable field.

3. 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.

Remarks:

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: April 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: April 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: April 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: April 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: April 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: April 3, 2006

	/s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben	04/05/2006
	VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member	04/05/2006
	VALUEACT CAPITAL MASTER FUND, L.P., By: VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member	04/05/2006
	VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member	04/05/2006
	VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member	04/05/2006
	/s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.	04/05/2006
	/s/ Peter H. Kamin	04/05/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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