Current Report Filing (8-k)
December 09 2022 - 4:16PM
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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): December 6, 2022
MORNINGSTAR, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Illinois |
000-51280 |
36-3297908 |
(State
or other jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(I.R.S.
Employer |
of
incorporation) |
File
Number) |
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:
| ¨ | Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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 |
On
December 6, 2022, Morningstar issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of
37.5 cents per share payable January 31, 2023 to shareholders of record as of January 6, 2023. Morningstar’s Board of Directors
has also approved a new three-year repurchase program that authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $500 million in shares of the Company’s
outstanding common stock, effective January 1, 2023. This new repurchase program will replace the existing program, which came into effect
on January 1, 2021. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
| Item
9.01 | Financial
Statements and Exhibits. |
Include
the following information:
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:
December 6, 2022 |
|
By: |
/s/
Jason Dubinsky |
|
|
Jason
Dubinsky |
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer |
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