Rinello John J 4

What Happened

• John J. Rinello, Senior Vice President, Global Business Sales at Gartner, bought 50 shares in an open-market purchase on Feb 5, 2026 at $154.13 per share for a total of $7,707. On the same date he was granted two types of equity awards: 1,182 performance-based RSUs (no cash price) and 8,901 SARs (stock appreciation rights), both reported as awards (derivative transactions).

Key Details

• Transaction date: Feb 5, 2026; Form 4 filed Feb 9, 2026 (timely — within two business days).
• Open-market purchase: 50 shares @ $154.13 = $7,707.
• Awards: 1,182 RSUs (performance-based) and 8,901 SARs (derivative); both reported at $0.00 price (typical for grants).
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing data.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: Any short-swing profits from the purchase were returned to Gartner, Inc. (per Section 16(b) procedures).
  • F2: The RSUs were originally awarded Feb 6, 2025; they vest in four substantially equal annual installments beginning Feb 6, 2026 and reflect the post-performance-certification award amount.
  • F3: The SARs vest/become exercisable in four substantially equal annual installments beginning Feb 5, 2027.
• No indication in the filing of a 10b5-1 plan, cashless exercise, gift, or tax-withholding sale.

Context

• The 50-share open-market purchase is a direct personal buy (small dollar amount, ~$7.7K). Purchases are often of interest to retail investors as a more straightforward sign of personal investment than grants.
• The RSUs and SARs are compensation awards/derivatives: RSUs convert to shares as they vest (per the schedule above) and SARs allow value capture if the stock rises when exercisable; these awards are standard executive compensation and do not equate to immediate share ownership.