0001104659-15-080778.txt : 20151123 0001104659-15-080778.hdr.sgml : 20151123 20151123160722 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-15-080778 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151119 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20151123 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151123 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Morningstar, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001289419 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282] IRS NUMBER: 363297908 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-51280 FILM NUMBER: 151249778 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 22 WEST WASHINGTON STREET CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 BUSINESS PHONE: (312) 696-6000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 22 WEST WASHINGTON STREET CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 8-K 1 a15-23919_18k.htm 8-K

 

 

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):  November 19, 2015

 

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)

 

 

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:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 5.02.            Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)  Greg Goff, Morningstar, Inc.’s chief technology officer, has decided to leave the firm effective December 4, 2015 to join Uptake Technologies, a Chicago-based analytics company.

 

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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: November 23, 2015

By:

/s/ Heidi Miller

 

Name:

Heidi Miller

 

Title:

Corporate Secretary

 

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