Gartner CFO Craig Safian Buys 18 Shares via ESPP

What Happened
Craig Safian, EVP & CFO of Gartner, purchased 18 shares of Gartner stock on 2026-08-31 at $188.20 per share, for a total of $3,388. This was an acquisition under Gartner’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), so it’s a routine employee purchase rather than an open-market trade.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-08-31 at $188.20 per share.
• Shares acquired: 18; total value ≈ $3,388.
• Footnote: The shares were acquired under Gartner’s 2011 ESPP (as amended effective May 1, 2024) in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c).
• Filing: Report filed 2026-09-02 (within the standard two-business-day Form 4 window based on the reported dates).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt.

Context
ESPP purchases are common for employees to buy company stock, often via payroll deductions and sometimes at a discount. Such small, plan-based purchases are routine and typically reflect participation in company benefit programs rather than a direct market signal from an executive.