UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 8, 2020.
GARTNER, INC.
GARTNER, INC.
ATTN: INVESTOR RELATIONS
56 TOP GALLANT ROAD
STAMFORD, CT 06902
Meeting Information | ||
Meeting Type: | Annual Meeting | |
For holders as of: | April 14, 2020 | |
Date: June 8, 2020 | Time: 10:00 AM EDT | |
Location:Gartner, Inc. | ||
56 Top Gallant Road | ||
Stamford, CT 06902*
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*In light of the emerging public health concerns of theCOVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, we may hold a Virtual Annual Meeting in lieu of a physical meeting in Stamford, Connecticut. If we decide to hold a Virtual Annual Meeting, we will announce it in a press release available athttps://investor.gartner.com as soon as practicable prior to the Annual Meeting. In that event, the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders would be held in avirtual meeting format only, on the above date and time, via live audio webcast. Stockholders or their legal proxy holders could participate, submit questions, vote, and examine our stockholder list at the Virtual Annual Meeting by visitingwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IT2020 and using your16-digit control number, but only if the meeting is held virtually and not in Stamford, Connecticut. As always, we encourage you to vote your shares prior to the Annual Meeting. |
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Voting Items
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each nominee under Proposal 1. | ||||||
1. | Election of Directors to be elected for terms expiring in 2021: | |||||
Nominees: | ||||||
1a. Peter E. Bisson | ||||||
1b. Richard J. Bressler | ||||||
1c. Raul E. Cesan | ||||||
1d. Karen E. Dykstra | ||||||
1e. Anne Sutherland Fuchs | ||||||
1f. William O. Grabe | ||||||
1g. Eugene A. Hall | ||||||
1h. Stephen G. Pagliuca | ||||||
1i. Eileen M. Serra | ||||||
1j. James C. Smith | ||||||
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 2 and 3. | ||||||
2. | Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. | |||||
3. | Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2020 fiscal year. | |||||
NOTE:Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. | ||||||