Safian Craig 4

What Happened

• Craig Safian, EVP & Chief Financial Officer of Gartner Inc. (IT), was granted derivative awards on Feb 5, 2026 totaling 5,231 performance-based RSUs and 28,333 stock appreciation rights (SARs). Both grants are recorded at $0.00 (standard for equity awards), meaning no cash was paid.
• The RSUs are performance-based and represent the number awarded after performance metrics were certified. The SARs are derivative awards that confer value based on future stock appreciation rather than immediate share ownership.

Key Details

• Transaction date(s): reported as 2026-02-05; Form 4 filed 2026-02-09 (filed on time).
• Grant details/prices: 5,231 RSUs @ $0.00; 28,333 SARs @ $0.00 (derivative awards).
• Vesting/exercise:
  • RSUs (footnote): Award originally granted Feb 6, 2025; vest in four substantially equal annual installments beginning Feb 6, 2026 (performance metric was certified, yielding the reported RSU count).
  • SARs (footnote): Become exercisable in four substantially equal annual installments commencing Feb 5, 2027.
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Timeliness: Filing date (Feb 9, 2026) is within the SEC’s Form 4 reporting window for a Feb 5 transaction (not marked late).

Context

• These are derivative equity awards, not open‑market purchases or sales. RSUs convert to shares as they vest; SARs provide value tied to stock appreciation and become exercisable per the schedule above.
• Awards like these are commonly part of executive compensation and do not by themselves signal a buy/sell decision by the insider. They should be considered alongside other filings and company news for investment decisions.