================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ----------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) FEBRUARY 3, 2005 ----------------- GARTNER, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-14443 04-3099750 -------- ------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Incorporation) Identification No.) P.O. BOX 10212 56 TOP GALLANT ROAD STAMFORD, CT 06902-7747 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) (203) 316-1111 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [X] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On February 3, 2005, Gartner, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (C) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release issued February 3, 2005, with respect to financial results for Gartner, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Gartner, Inc. Date: February 3, 2005 By: /s/ Christopher Lafond --------------------------------- Christopher Lafond Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 99.1 Press Release issued February 3, 2005, with respect to financial results for Gartner, Inc. for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004.