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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

June 7, 2012

 


 

GARTNER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 

 

 

 

 

DELAWARE

 

1-14443

 

04-3099750


 


 


(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


 

P.O. Box 10212

56 Top Gallant Road

Stamford, CT 06904-2212

(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 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Gartner, Inc. was held on June 7, 2012. With respect to the four (4) proposals put before the stockholders, the voting results were as follows:

    Proposal 1 – Election of Directors to a one year term:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 


 


 


 


 


 

Michael J. Bingle

 

 

85,003,049

 

 

132,751

 

 

5,912

 

 

3,612,498

 

Richard J. Bressler

 

 

85,083,434

 

 

52,366

 

 

5,912

 

 

3,612,498

 

Raul E. Cesan

 

 

85,089,441

 

 

46,248

 

 

6,023

 

 

3,612,498

 

Karen E. Dykstra

 

 

85,111,234

 

 

25,372

 

 

5,106

 

 

3,612,498

 

Anne Sutherland Fuchs

 

 

84,958,108

 

 

178,736

 

 

4,868

 

 

3,612,498

 

William O. Grabe

 

 

84,918,479

 

 

217,334

 

 

5,899

 

 

3,612,498

 

Eugene A. Hall

 

 

85,101,623

 

 

35,058

 

 

5,031

 

 

3,612,498

 

Stephen G. Pagliuca

 

 

85,002,468

 

 

133,345

 

 

5,899

 

 

3,612,498

 

James C. Smith

 

 

85,088,435

 

 

47,377

 

 

5,900

 

 

3,612,498

 

    Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

 

84,445,074

 

Votes Against

 

 

660,237

 

Abstentions

 

 

36,041

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

3,612,498

 

    Proposal 3 – Approve Amended and Restated Executive Performance Bonus Plan:

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

 

84,237,979

 

Votes Against

 

 

865,856

 

Abstentions

 

 

37,877

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

3,612,498

 

    Proposal 4 - Ratify Selection of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

 

88,516,786

 

Votes Against

 

 

232,471

 

Abstentions

 

 

4,953

 



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.

 

 

 

 

Gartner, Inc.

 

 

 

Date: June 7, 2012

By:

/s/ Christopher J. Lafond

 

 


 

 

Christopher J. Lafond
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer