SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VA PARTNERS LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE MARITIME PLAZA STE 1400 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GARTNER INC [ IT.B ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/30/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class B Common Stock	09/30/2003		P		214,700	A	$10.89	4,967,546(1)(2)	I	see footnote(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. As General Partner and Investment Manager of ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P., ValueAct Capital Partners II, L.P., and ValueAct Capital International, Ltd.

2. These securities are also beneficially owned by Jeffrey W. Ubben, George F. Hamel, Jr., and Peter H. Kamin as Managing Members, Principal Owners and Controlling Persons of VA Partners, LLC.

Remarks:

Joint Filer Information Name: ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P. Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111 Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C. Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B) Date of Event Requiring Statement: September 30, 2003 Name: ValueAct Capital Partners II, L.P. Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111 Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C. Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B) Date of Event Requiring Statement: September 30, 2003 Name: ValueAct Capital International, Ltd. Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111 Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C. Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B) Date of Event Requiring Statement: September 30, 2003 Name: Jeffrey W. Ubben Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111 Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C. Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B) Date of Event Requiring Statement: September 30, 2003 Name: George F. Hamel, Jr. Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111 Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C. Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B) Date of Event Requiring Statement: September 30, 2003 Name: Peter H. Kamin Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111 Designated Filer: VA Partners, L.L.C. Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Gartner Group, Inc. (IT.B) Date of Event Requiring Statement: September 30, 2003

	VALUEACT CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., BY VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., ITS GENERAL PARTNER By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. Managing Member	10/02/2003
	VALUEACT CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P., BY VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., ITS GENERAL PARTNER By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. Managing Member	10/02/2003
	VALUEACT CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, LTD., BY VA PARTNERS, L.L.C., ITS INVESTMENT MANAGER By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. Managing Member	10/02/2003
	VA PARTNERS, L.L.C. By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. Managing Member	10/02/2003
	By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben	10/02/2003
	By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.	10/02/2003
	By: /s/ Peter H. Kamin	10/02/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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