Shutterstock, Inc. 8-K

What Happened
Shutterstock, Inc. filed a Form 8-K (Item 1.02) reporting termination of the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Getty Images Holdings, Inc. The companies originally entered the Merger Agreement on January 6, 2025. After the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) conditioned clearance on a sale of Shutterstock’s editorial business, Getty’s board resolved not to pursue that sale process and moved to terminate the Merger Agreement. The agreement was terminated on July 7, 2026.

Key Details

• Merger Agreement signed: January 6, 2025.
• CMA required divestiture: clearance was conditioned on sale of Shutterstock’s editorial business.
• Getty filed a Form 8-K on June 30, 2026 announcing its board’s unanimous decision not to proceed with the CMA-supervised sale process and to terminate the merger after the Second Extended End Date.
• Merger Agreement termination date: July 7, 2026 (reported in Shutterstock’s 8-K filed July 9, 2026).

Why It Matters
The termination means the proposed acquisition and any planned integration or transaction-related changes tied to that deal will not occur. For investors, this closes the path to any merger-related synergies, strategic shifts, or potential transaction proceeds tied to the deal; Shutterstock and Getty Images will remain separate companies going forward.