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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2026
MORNINGSTAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Illinois (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-51280 (Commission File Number) | 36-3297908 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||||||||
22 West Washington Street Chicago, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices) | 60602 (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||||||||
(312) 696-6000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) __________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||||||
| Common stock, no par value | MORN | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed in the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed by Morningstar, Inc. (the "Company" or "Morningstar") with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2026, Director Gail Landis, who had reached mandatory retirement age under the Company’s director retirement policy by the Company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 7, 2026 (the “Annual Shareholders’ Meeting”), did not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) in accordance with such policy. The size of the Board was set at 10 directors, effective upon the conclusion of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 7, 2026, the Company held its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, for the purpose of electing directors, providing an advisory vote on Morningstar’s executive compensation, and ratifying the appointment of KPMG LLP ("KPMG") as Morningstar’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.
Each of the nominees for director, as listed in the proxy statement, was elected with the number of votes set forth below:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Joe Mansueto | 33,192,034 | 508,755 | 6,874 | 1,281,152 | ||||||||||
| Kunal Kapoor | 33,502,488 | 198,311 | 6,864 | 1,281,152 | ||||||||||
| Anne Bramman | 33,646,764 | 46,318 | 14,581 | 1,281,152 | ||||||||||
| Robin Diamonte | 33,147,696 | 552,518 | 7,449 | 1,281,152 | ||||||||||
| Cheryl Francis | 32,212,413 | 1,462,628 | 32,622 | 1,281,152 | ||||||||||
| Steve Joynt | 33,420,268 | 279,943 | 7,452 | 1,281,152 | ||||||||||
| Steve Kaplan | 32,236,110 | 1,464,664 | 6,889 | 1,281,152 | ||||||||||
| Bill Lyons | 31,265,595 | 2,434,521 | 7,547 | 1,281,152 | ||||||||||
| Doniel Sutton | 33,126,385 | 473,192 | 108,086 | 1,281,152 | ||||||||||
| Caroline Tsay | 33,262,359 | 437,726 | 7,578 | 1,281,152 | ||||||||||
Morningstar's executive compensation was approved, on an advisory basis, with the voting as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 32,474,755 | 1,206,815 | 26,093 | 1,281,152 | ||||||||
The appointment of KPMG as Morningstar's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was ratified with the voting as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
| 34,861,651 | 89,355 | 37,809 | ||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MORNINGSTAR, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: May 8, 2026 | By:/s/ Robyn Koyner | |||||||
| Name: Robyn Koyner | ||||||||
| Title: Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
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