Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
     SECOND AMENDMENT, dated as of December 12, 2006 (this “Amendment”), to the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2005 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”),
among Gartner, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the several lenders from time to time
parties thereto (the “Lenders”), Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent,
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts and LaSalle Bank National Association, as
documentation agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in
such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties
to the Credit Agreement;
     WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders make certain
amendments to the Credit Agreement as set forth herein; and
     WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to agree to the requested amendments;
     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
     1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the
Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Credit Agreement.
     2. Amendment of Section 1.1 (Definitions).
     (a) The definition of “2006 Stock Repurchase” is hereby amended by deleting
“$30,000,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$230,000,000”.
     (b) The definition of “IFSC” is hereby amended by inserting the following
language at the end thereof: “, together with any of its successors, including
Gartner Europe Holdings, B.V., a limited liability company organized under the
laws of the Netherlands”.
     (c) The following definitions shall be added in the appropriate
alphabetical order:
     “Interim Notes”: the collective reference to any promissory note evidencing
loans under the Interim Term Credit Agreement.
     “Interim Term Credit Agreement”: Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13,
2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among
the Borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities
from time to time parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative
agent.
 

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     “Interim Term Guarantee”: the Guarantee, dated as of December 13, 2006,
executed and delivered by each Subsidiary Guarantor.
     “Interim Term Loan Document”: the Interim Term Credit Agreement, the
Interim Term Guarantee, the Interim Notes and any amendment, waiver, supplement
or other modification to any of the foregoing.
     3. Amendment of Section 7.2(h) (Indebtedness). Section 7.2(h) is hereby
amended by deleting “[Intentionally omitted]” and inserting in lieu thereof
“Indebtedness of any Loan Party pursuant to any Interim Term Loan Document;”.
     4. Amendment of Section 7.10 (Transactions with Affiliates). Section 7.10
is hereby amended by inserting the following at the end thereof: “; provided,
that 2006 Stock Repurchases shall not be subject to this Section 7.10”.
     5. Amendment of Section 7.14 (Negative Pledge Clauses). Section 7.14 is
hereby amended by deleting the term “and” set forth at the end of clause (b) and
inserting the following language at the end thereof: “; and (d) the Interim Term
Credit Agreement and the other Interim Term Loan Documents”.
     6. Amendment of Section 7.15 (Clauses Restricting Subsidiary
Distributions). Section 7.15 is hereby amended by deleting the term “and” set
forth at the end of clause (iii) and inserting the following language at the end
thereof: “and (v) any restrictions under the Interim Term Loan Documents”.
     7. Representations and Warranties. On and as of the Second Amendment
Effective Date, the Borrower hereby confirms, reaffirms and restates the
representations set forth in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement, except to the
extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to a specific
earlier date in which case the Borrower hereby confirms, reaffirms and restates
such representations and warranties as of such earlier date.
     8. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon
the satisfaction of the following conditions (the effective date of this
Amendment, the “Second Amendment Effective Date”):
     (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this
Amendment executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders as of the date hereof.
     (b) The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of the
Acknowledgement and Consent attached hereto, executed and delivered by an
authorized officer of each Loan Party party thereto.
     (c) The Administrative Agent, the Lenders, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and
counsel to the Administrative Agent and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. shall have
received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have
been presented, on or before the Second Amendment Effective Date.
     (d) Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in or
pursuant to this Amendment shall be true and correct in all material respects on
and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, as if made on and as of such date
unless such representation relates solely to an earlier date, in which case such
representation shall be true and correct as of such date.

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     (e) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on
the Second Amendment Effective Date or after giving effect to any Revolving
Extensions of Credit requested to be made on such date.
     9. Continuing Effect; No Other Amendments. Except as expressly amended
hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement are and shall
remain in full force and effect. The amendments provided for herein are limited
to the specific sections of the Credit Agreement specified herein and shall not
constitute and amendment of, or an indication of the Lenders’ willingness to
amend, any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or the same sections for any
other date or purpose.
     10. Fees and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay and reimburse each Lender
for all its reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with the preparation and delivery of this Amendment, including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to such Lender.
     11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts by the parties hereto, each of which counterparts when so executed
shall be an original, but all of the counterparts shall together constitute one
and the same instrument. Any such counterpart may be delivered by facsimile or
by “pdf” in an e-mail transmission.
     12. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the
date first above written.

            GARTNER, INC.
      By:   /s/ Christopher Lafond       Name:  Christopher Lafond      
Title:   Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer       JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
      By:   /s/ D. Scott Farquhar       Name:  D. Scott Farquhar       Title:  
Vice President  

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            BANK OF AMERICA, as Syndication Agent and as a Lender
      By:   /s/ David Vega       Name:  David Vega       Title:   Managing
Director    

                                   

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            CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS, as
Documentation Agent and as a Lender
      By:   /s/ William M. Clossey       Name:  William M. Clossey     Title:  
Vice President    

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            LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Documentation Agent and as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Nancy W. Lanzoni       Name:  Nancy W. Lanzoni       Title:  
First Vice President    

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            CITIBANK, N.A., as successor by merger to
CITIBANK F.S.B., as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Andrew Cunningham       Name:  Andrew Cunningham       Title:  
Vice President  

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            KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Jennifer A. O’Brien        Name  Jennifer A. O’Brien       
Title:   Vice President     

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            WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Annette Herber        Name  Annette Herber        Title:   Vice
President     

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            HSBC BANK USA, N.A., as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Melinda A. White        Name  Melinda A. White        Title:  
Vice President     

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            MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK LTD., as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Bertram Tang      Name  Bertram Tang      Title:   Senior Vice
President & Team Leader     

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            SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Shigeru Tsuru       Name  Shigeru Tsuru       Title:   Joint
General Manager    

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            CREDIT SUISSE, Cayman Islands Branch (formerly known as Credit
Suisse First Boston acting through its
Cayman Islands Branch), as a Lender
      By:    /s/ Alain Daoust       Name Alain Daoust       Title: Director    
 

  By:    /s/ Denise L. Alvarez       Name Denise L. Alvarez      
Title: Associate      

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            DEUTSCHE BANK AG, New York Branch, as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Andreas Neumeier       Name  Andreas Neumeier     Title:  
Director    

            By:   /s/ Anca Trifan       Name  Anca Trifan     Title:   Director
   

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            UFJ BANK LIMITED, as a Lender
      By:           Name        Title:        

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            WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Christopher P. Miller       Name  Christopher P. Miller    
Title:   Vice President    

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            THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Todd Meller       Name  Todd Meller     Title:   Managing
Director    

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            SCOTIABANC INC., as a Lender
      By:   /s/ William E. Zarrett       Name  William E. Zarrett     Title:  
Managing Director    

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT
          Each of the undersigned as a guarantor under that certain Subsidiary
Guarantee, dated as of June 29, 2005 (as amended from time to time, the
“Guarantee”), made by each of such persons in favor of the Lenders confirms and
agrees that, after giving effect to the Amendment to which this Acknowledgment
and Consent is attached, the Guarantee is, and shall continue to be, in full
force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and the
Guarantee does, and shall continue to, secure the payment of all of the
Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee) pursuant to the terms of the
Guarantee. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them referred to in the Amendment to which this
Acknowledgment and Consent is attached.

            DATAQUEST, INC.
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   Treasurer 
      COMPUTER FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC.
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   Treasurer 
      DECISION DRIVERS, INC.
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   Treasurer 
      G.G. CANADA, INC.
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   President 
      G.G. CREDIT, INC.
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   President 
 

 

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            G.G. WEST CORPORATION
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   President 
   

            GARTNER (CAMBRIDGE) HOLDINGS, INC.
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   Treasurer 
      GARTNER ENTERPRISES LTD.
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   Treasurer 
      GARTNER FUND I, INC.
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   Treasurer 
      GARTNER FUND II, INC.
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   Treasurer 
      GARTNER INVESTMENTS I, LLC
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   Treasurer 
 

 

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            GARTNER INVESTMENTS II, LLC
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   Treasurer 
   

            META GROUP, LLC
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   Treasurer 
      THE RESEARCH BOARD, INC.
      By:   /s/ Lisa Nadler       Name:   Lisa Nadler        Title:   Treasurer