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): March 16, 2017

 

 

 

Gartner, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-14443   04-3099750
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 10212

56 Top Gallant Road

Stamford, CT 06902-7700

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(203) 316-1111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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):

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 16, 2017, Gartner, Inc. (“Gartner”) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Purchase Agreement with Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers listed therein (the “Initial Purchasers”), in connection with the offer and sale of an aggregate principal amount of $800 million of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”).

 

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by Gartner, and customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of Gartner and the Initial Purchasers, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Senior Notes Pricing

 

On March 16, 2017, Gartner issued a press release announcing that it has priced its previously announced offering of the Notes. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. There can be no assurance that the proposed offering of the Notes will be completed. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The Notes will be sold in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States only to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
1.1   Purchase Agreement, dated March 16, 2017, among Gartner, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors named therein and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers named therein.
     
99.1   Press release announcing pricing of senior notes due 2025 issued on March 16, 2017.
 

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: March 17, 2017 By: /s/ Craig W. Safian  
   

Craig W. Safian

Senior Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer

 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  Description
1.1   Purchase Agreement, dated March 16, 2017, among Gartner, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors named therein and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers named therein.
     
99.1   Press release announcing pricing of senior notes due 2025 issued on March 16, 2017.