Kim Thomas Sang 4

What Happened Kim Thomas Sang, EVP and Chief Legal Officer of Gartner, was awarded derivative equity on 2026-02-05: 2,687 performance-based restricted stock units (RSUs) and 16,113 stock appreciation rights (SARs). Both grants are reported at a $0.00 acquisition price (typical for awards). These are grants/awards (not open-market purchases or sales) and do not represent immediate cash proceeds or an outright sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-05; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-09.
• Awards reported: 2,687 RSUs @ $0.00 and 16,113 SARs @ $0.00 (total 18,800 units).
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in this filing.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: The 2,687 performance-based RSUs relate to an award originally granted Feb 6, 2025; the listed number reflects the amount after the performance metric was certified. They vest in four substantially equal annual installments beginning Feb 6, 2026.
  • F2: The 16,113 SARs vest/become exercisable in four substantially equal annual installments beginning Feb 5, 2027.
• Filing timeliness: Form filed four days after the transaction date (filed 2026-02-09 for a 2026-02-05 transaction), which appears later than the typical two-business-day Form 4 deadline; late filings reduce near-term transparency.

Context

• RSUs convert into shares only as they vest; SARs give value based on stock appreciation upon exercise and generally require later vesting/exercise to realize value. Neither award represents an immediate market buy or sell.
• Awards to executives are common for compensation and retention; they should be interpreted as grants rather than direct signals to buy or sell stock.