MORNINGSTAR,INC. (NASDAQ:MORN) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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MORNINGSTAR,INC. (NASDAQ:MORN) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Morningstar,Inc. (Morningstar) held its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May18, 2018, for the purpose of electing directors and ratifying the appointment of KPMG LLP (KPMG) as Morningstar’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018.

Each of the nominees for director, as listed in the proxy statement, was elected with the number of votes set forth below:

Name

VotesFor

VotesAgainst

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

Joe Mansueto

39,412,513

232,674

1,429

1,489,226

Kunal Kapoor

39,339,712

245,250

1,654

1,489,226

Robin Diamonte

39,424,181

220,190

2,245

1,489,226

Cheryl Francis

39,403,012

241,499

2,105

1,489,226

Steve Kaplan

39,395,770

248,268

2,578

1,489,226

Gail Landis

39,416,134

228,220

2,262

1,489,226

Bill Lyons

39,343,584

300,819

2,213

1,489,226

Jack Noonan

39,399,743

244,610

2,263

1,489,226

Caroline Tsay

39,416,927

227,426

2,263

1,489,226

Hugh Zentmyer

39,420,029

224,226

2,361

1,489,226

The appointment of KPMG as Morningstar’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 was ratified with the voting as follows:

VotesFor

VotesAgainst

Abstentions

41,109,178

20,614

6,050

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May18, 2018, Morningstar issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share payable July27, 2018 to shareholders of record as of July6, 2018. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit99.1 to this Form8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:


Morningstar, Inc. Exhibit
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About MORNINGSTAR,INC. (NASDAQ:MORN)

Morningstar, Inc. is a provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. The Company offers a line of data, software, research and investment management offerings for financial advisors, asset managers, retirement plan providers and sponsors, and individual investors. In addition to its United States-based products and services, the Company offers local versions of its products designed for investors in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and South Africa. The Company serves approximately 250,000 financial advisors, over 1,300 asset management firms, approximately 30 retirement plan providers, over 300,000 retirement plan sponsors and approximately 10.1 million individual investors. The Company has operations in approximately 30 countries. The Company tracks market data on approximately 20 million exchange-traded equities, derivatives, commodities, currencies and other investments.