8-K
filed May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker MORN
CIK 0001289419
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Morningstar holds annual meeting; director Landis retires, all proposals approved
Morningstar, Inc.
- Director Gail Landis did not stand for re-election due to mandatory retirement age; Board size set to 10.
- All 10 director nominees elected; votes ranged from 31.3M to 33.6M for each nominee.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 32.5M for, 1.2M against, 26k abstentions.
- Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for 2026 approved with 34.9M for, 89k against.
Key facts
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Gail Landis departed as Director at Morningstar, Inc..
- Action
- did not stand for re-election
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
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.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Morningstar, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
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
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Morningstar, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on Morningstar's executive compensation at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
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
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Morningstar, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
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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