UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

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FORM 8-K

 

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CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 27, 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)

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

 

On October 27, 2015, Morningstar, Inc. appointed Kunal Kapoor, 40, as president of the company, a new position, effective immediately.  Kunal previously served as Morningstar’s head of global products and client solutions.

 

Kunal has held a number of leadership roles since joining the company in 1997.  Kunal became head of global client solutions starting in 2013 and took on additional responsibility for the products group in February 2014.  For part of 2013, he was president of the data division, and from 2010 until 2012, he was president of equity and market data/software.  In 2009 and 2010, he was president of individual software.

 

A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                              Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.                                                                         Description

 

99.1                                                                                                                    Press Release dated October 27, 2015.

 

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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: October 28, 2015

By:

/s/ Stéphane Biehler

 

Name:

Stéphane Biehler

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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