UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

 
FORM 8-K

 
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 12, 2015
 
MORNINGSTAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Illinois	 	000-51280	 	36-3297908	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	

22 West Washington Street
Chicago, Illinois	 	60602	
(Address of principal executive offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
 
(312) 696-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Morningstar, Inc. (Morningstar) held its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 12, 2015, for the purpose of electing directors and ratifying the appointment of KPMG LLP (KPMG) as Morningstar’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.
 
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	 	41,330,288	 	370,183	 	1,704	 	1,529,473	 	
Don Phillips	 	41,594,262	 	106,187	 	1,726	 	1,529,473	 	
Cheryl Francis	 	41,572,261	 	122,527	 	7,387	 	1,529,473	 	
Steve Kaplan	 	41,556,126	 	119,679	 	26,370	 	1,529,473	 	
Gail Landis	 	41,653,941	 	40,831	 	7,403	 	1,529,473	 	
Bill Lyons	 	41,656,083	 	38,699	 	7,393	 	1,529,473	 	
Jack Noonan	 	41,571,583	 	128,763	 	1,829	 	1,529,473	 	
Paul Sturm	 	41,574,148	 	120,536	 	7,491	 	1,529,473	 	
Hugh Zentmyer	 	41,652,565	 	42,216	 	7,394	 	1,529,473	 	
 
The appointment of KPMG as Morningstar’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was ratified with the voting as follows:

Votes For	 	Votes Against	 	Abstentions	 	
43,213,320	 	16,466	 	1,862	 	
 
Item 8.01.  Other Events.
 
On May 12, 2015, Morningstar issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 19 cents per share payable July 31, 2015 to shareholders of record as of July 10, 2015.  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
 
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)                                 Exhibits:

Exhibit No.	 	Description	
 	 	 	
99.1	 	Press Release dated May 12, 2015 regarding quarterly dividend.	
 
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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 13, 2015	By:	/s/ Richard E. Robbins	
 	Name:	Richard E. Robbins	
 	Title:	Chief Legal Officer	
 
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Exhibit 99.1

	 	

 
Media Contact:
 
Margaret Kirch Cohen, +1 312-696-6383 or margaret.cohen@morningstar.com
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Morningstar, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of 19 Cents Per Share
 
CHICAGO, May 12, 2015—The board of directors of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today declared a quarterly dividend of 19 cents per share. The dividend is payable July 31, 2015, to shareholders of record as of July 10, 2015.
 
About Morningstar, Inc.
 
Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. Morningstar provides data on approximately 500,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 15 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had more than $179 billion in assets under advisement and management as of March 31, 2015. The company has operations in 27 countries.
 
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