Rupani Altaf 4

What Happened

• Altaf Rupani, EVP and Chief Information Officer of Gartner, received equity compensation reported on Feb 5, 2026: 1,504 performance-based restricted stock units (RSUs) and 10,510 stock appreciation rights (SARs). Each award is reported with an acquisition price of $0 because these are compensation grants/derivative awards, not open-market purchases.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: Feb 5, 2026; 1,504 RSUs @ $0.00 (derivative) and 10,510 SARs @ $0.00 (derivative).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the data provided in this summary (check the full Form 4 for the holder’s post-transaction holdings).
• Footnotes:
  • F1: The 1,504 RSUs were originally awarded Feb 6, 2025; this figure reflects the award after performance metrics were certified. RSUs vest in four substantially equal annual installments beginning Feb 6, 2026.
  • F2: The 10,510 SARs become exercisable in four substantially equal annual installments beginning Feb 5, 2027.
• Filing timeliness: Reported on Feb 9, 2026. Given the Feb 5 transaction date, the Form 4 filing was made within the standard two-business-day window and appears timely.

Context

• RSUs represent a right to receive shares (or their cash value) upon vesting; SARs provide value tied to future stock-price appreciation if exercised. These awards are standard compensation practices and do not represent an immediate purchase or sale of stock.
• Because the awards are performance- and time-based with multi-year vest/exercise schedules, they indicate potential future equity exposure if performance and vesting conditions are met, but they do not by themselves signal an immediate change in insider cash position or market sentiment.