Wartinbee William James III 4

What Happened
William J. Wartinbee III, Executive Vice President, Global Sales & Service Operations at Gartner, received equity awards reported on Feb 5, 2026: 1,381 performance-based restricted stock units (RSUs) and 10,133 stock appreciation rights (SARs). Both items are derivative awards recorded at $0.00 per unit (typical for grants); combined they total 11,514 awarded units. These are awards (not open-market purchases or sales) and therefore reflect compensation rather than an immediate cash transaction.

Key Details

• Transaction date(s): 2026-02-05; Form 4 filed 2026-02-09 (appears timely — within typical 2 business-day window).
• Awards reported:
  • 1,381 RSUs @ $0.00 (derivative) — performance-based.
  • 10,133 SARs @ $0.00 (derivative).
• Vesting/exercise notes:
  • RSUs: awarded Feb 6, 2025; vest in four substantially equal annual installments beginning Feb 6, 2026 (footnote F1). The reported RSU count reflects certification of the performance metric.
  • SARs: become exercisable in four substantially equal annual installments beginning Feb 5, 2027 (footnote F2).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• No tax-withholding or sale-for-tax reported in the excerpt.

Context
RSUs are typically rights to receive shares (or cash) later if vesting conditions are met; SARs pay the appreciation in value (cash or shares) if the stock rises above a strike price when exercised. Because these are compensation awards (A = Award/Grant), they don’t represent a buy or sell signal by the insider at the time of grant — their future value depends on Gartner’s stock performance and the awards’ vesting/exercise schedules.