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 HoldersItem 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. ExhibitEX-99.1 2 a18-14013_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Media Contact: Sasha Bigda,…To view the full exhibit click here
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.