UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 6, 2003
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
GARTNER, INC
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 0-14443 04-3099750
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.)
P.O. Box 10212
56 Top Gallant Road
Stamford, CT 06902-7747
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(203) 316-1111
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release issued May 6, 2003, with respect to
financial results for Gartner, Inc. for the
quarter ended March 31, 2003.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE AND INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER ITEM 12
("RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION").
The information contained in this Item 9 is furnished pursuant to Item 12 of
Form 8-K "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," in accordance with SEC
Release No. 33-8216. This information and the exhibit hereto are being furnished
and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of, or
otherwise regarded as filed under, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. The information contained in this report shall not be incorporated by
reference into any filing of Gartner, Inc. with the SEC, whether made before or
after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filings.
On May 6, 2003, Gartner, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter ended
March 31, 2003, the full text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The attached press release contains a non-GAAP financial measure. For purposes
of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation G, a non-GAAP financial
measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position,
or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally
excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and
presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States ("GAAP"). In the attached press release, Gartner, Inc. uses the
non-GAAP measures of normalized EPS. This non-GAAP financial measure is provided
to enhance the reader's overall understanding of Gartner's current financial
performance and prospects for the future. Gartner believes normalized EPS is an
important measure of Gartner's recurring operations as it excludes items that
may not be indicative of our core operating results and calculates earnings per
share in a manner consistent with prior periods by including the effect of debt
conversion. Normalized EPS is based on net income (loss), excluding other
charges, income from minority-owned investments, and gains from the sale of
businesses. Normalized EPS includes the effect of the convertible debt as if it
had been converted as of the beginning of each period as the convertible debt is
expected to have a dilutive effect on EPS for the full year of 2003. In the
attached press release, a reconciliation of normalized net income and normalized
EPS to GAAP net loss and GAAP net loss per share is provided under "Supplemental
Information" at the end of the release.
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: May 6, 2003 By: /s/ MAUREEN E. O'CONNELL
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Maureen E. O'Connell
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release issued May 6, 2003, with respect to
financial results for Gartner, Inc. for the
quarter ended March 31, 2003.