---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-061422"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MORN"
cik: "0001289419"
company_name: "Morningstar, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T14:14:09.133163+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Morningstar declares quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share

## Summary
- Quarterly dividend of 36 cents per share declared, payable July 29, 2022 to holders of record July 1, 2022.
- All 10 director nominees elected at annual meeting; several directors received over 6.8 million votes against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 32.7M for vs 507K against.
- Appointment of KPMG as independent auditor ratified with 33.9M votes for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-061422
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MORN
- cik: 0001289419
- company_name: Morningstar, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000110465922061422/0001104659-22-061422-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000110465922061422/tm2215274d2_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-061422.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Morningstar, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2022-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2022-05-13
  source text: Morningstar’s executive compensation was approved, on an advisory basis, with the voting as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non- Votes 32,732,639 507,847 13,330 923,394
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000110465922061422/0001104659-22-061422-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Morningstar, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of KPMG as independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 at the 2022-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2022-05-13
  source text: The appointment of KPMG as Morningstar’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 was ratified with the voting as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 33,894,817 179,381 103,012
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000110465922061422/0001104659-22-061422-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Morningstar, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2022-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2022-05-13
  source text: 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 32,857,397 367,062 29,357 923,394 Kunal Kapoor 33,045,152 198,574 10,090 923,394 Robin Diamonte 26,352,609 6,852,256 48,951 923,394 Cheryl Francis 25,376,211 7,869,228 8,377 923,394 Steve Joynt 33,001,535 243,889 8,392 923,394 Steve Kaplan 32,716,360 529,621 7,835 923,394 Gail Landis 26,385,491 6,859,997 8,328 923,394 Bill Lyons 31,462,508 1,782,886 8,422 923,394 Doniel Sutton 26,336,003 6,865,325 52,488 923,394 Caroline Tsay 26,351,760 6,893,655 8,401 923,394
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000110465922061422/0001104659-22-061422-index.htm

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