van Ham Dick 4

What Happened
Dick van Ham, Senior Vice President, Global Technology Sales at Gartner, acquired 39 shares of Gartner common stock on February 27, 2026. The shares were purchased at $149.34 per share for a total cost of about $5,824. This was an acquisition under Gartner’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), not an open-market buy.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-02-27, 39 shares @ $149.34 each.
• Transaction total: approximately $5,824.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in this filing.
• Transaction code: Reported as "Other acquisition or disposition (J)"; footnote clarifies ESPP purchase.
• Footnote: F1 — Shares were acquired under Gartner, Inc.'s 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended effective May 1, 2024) in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c).
• Filing date: Form 4 filed 2026-03-03; filing appears timely relative to the 2-business-day rule.

Context
This was a routine ESPP purchase (payroll-based purchase plan), which many companies offer to employees and is generally considered routine rather than a directional market signal. The dollar amount is modest (~$5.8k), so it’s small relative to typical insider trades; purchases can be more informative than sales, but ESPP transactions are often part of regular employee participation.