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Agreement signedPublished 1 Jul 2026

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. /
Shutterstock, Inc.

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and Shutterstock, Inc. merger agreement faces termination plans

Buy side: Getty Images Holdings, Inc.
Buy sideGetty Images Holdings, Inc.
Target: Shutterstock, Inc.
TargetShutterstock, Inc.
Shutterstock, Inc. · 1 Jul 2026Source
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Buy side: Getty Images Holdings, Inc.
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“As previously announced, on January 6, 2025, Shutterstock, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (“Getty Images”), the Company and certain other parties.”

Published 1 Jul 2026

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Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and Shutterstock, Inc. entered into a merger agreement on Jan. 6, 2025. [01]

Getty Images Holdings, Inc.'s board resolved not to proceed with the process to sell Shutterstock, Inc.'s editorial business and to terminate the agreement after July 6, 2026, assuming no material change in the circumstances before July 7. [01]

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    “Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and Shutterstock, Inc. merger agreement faces termination plans Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and Shutterstock, Inc. entered into a merger agreement on Jan. 6, 2025”

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    “Getty Images Holdings, Inc.'s board resolved not to proceed with the process to sell Shutterstock, Inc.'s editorial business and to terminate the agreement after July 6, 2026, assuming no material change in the circum…”

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