Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Notes Offering by
On
The Notes will be sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified
institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and
outside
Recent Developments
As disclosed in Gartner's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
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.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking
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statements involve known and unknown risks, estimates, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause actual results to be materially different, and are
currently, or in the future could be, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Such
factors include, but are not limited to, the following: market conditions
affecting the proposed offering, changes in plans or timing relating to the
proposed offering, uncertainty of the magnitude, duration, geographic reach and
impact on the global economy of the COVID-19 pandemic; the current, and
uncertain future, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and governments' responses to
it on our business, growth, reputation, projections, prospects, financial
condition, operations, cash flows, and liquidity; the adequacy or effectiveness
of steps we take to respond to the crisis, including cost reduction or other
mitigation programs; our ability to recover potential claims under our event
cancellation insurance; the timing of conferences and meetings, in particular
our Gartner Symposium/Xpo series that normally occurs during the fourth quarter,
as well as the timing of our return to in-person conferences and meetings and
willingness of participants to attend; our ability to achieve and effectively
manage growth, including our ability to integrate our acquisitions and
consummate and integrate future acquisitions; our ability to pay our debt
obligations; our ability to maintain and expand our products and services; our
ability to expand or retain our customer base; our ability to grow or sustain
revenue from individual customers; our ability to attract and retain a
professional staff of research analysts and consultants as well as experienced
sales personnel upon whom we are dependent; our ability to achieve continued
customer renewals and achieve new contract value, backlog and deferred revenue
growth in light of competitive pressures; our ability to carry out our strategic
initiatives and manage associated costs; our ability to successfully compete
with existing competitors and potential new competitors; our ability to enforce
and protect our intellectual property rights; additional risks associated with
international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; the
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press release announcing intention to offer senior notes due 2029 issued onJune 15, 2021 . 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).
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