van Ham Dick 4

What Happened
Dick van Ham, Senior Vice President, Global Technology Sales at Gartner, was granted two derivative awards on Feb 5, 2026: 1,182 performance-based restricted stock units (RSUs) and 8,901 stock appreciation rights (SARs). Both grants are recorded at $0.00 (no cash paid) because these are compensation awards rather than open-market purchases or sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-05; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-02-09 (filed within required period).
• Grants reported as acquisitions (code A) at $0.00 per share.
• 1,182 performance-based RSUs — this reflects the award after performance metrics were certified (Footnote F1). RSUs vest in four substantially equal annual installments starting Feb 6, 2026.
• 8,901 SARs — these become exercisable in four substantially equal annual installments starting Feb 5, 2027 (Footnote F2).
• Shares owned after the reported transactions: not specified in the provided filing details.
• No indication in the filing of 10b5-1, tax withholding sale, or late filing.

Context
RSUs convert into shares (or their cash value) as they vest, so their value depends on Gartner’s future stock price and continued employment/vesting conditions. SARs pay the appreciation in value (cash or shares) above the grant price when exercised and therefore depend on future stock gains. Grants like these are common components of executive compensation and represent potential future equity value rather than an immediate cash transaction or insider market sentiment.