Foca Gene 4
4 · Getty Images Holdings, Inc. · Filed Mar 31, 2026
Research Summary
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Getty Images (GETY) CMO Foca Gene Exchanges Options
What Happened
Foca Gene, Chief Marketing Officer of Getty Images Holdings (GETY), participated in the company's option exchange offer on March 27, 2026. According to the Form 4, she disposed (to the issuer) of 1,918,570 Eligible Options (reported as derivative dispositions) and was granted/received 351,553 New Options (reported as derivative acquisitions). Prices are listed as N/A in the filing; the transaction reflects an exchange of option instruments rather than an open-market sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-27 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-03-31).
- Dispositions (to issuer): 639,523; 1,029,047; 250,000 — total 1,918,570 (derivative dispositions).
- Acquisitions (grants/awards): 219,776; 131,777 — total 351,553 (derivative acquisitions).
- Price: N/A (derivative option exchange; no cash sale price reported).
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
- Footnote: The dispositions and grants reflect an exchange of existing stock options (Eligible Options) for New Options under Getty Images’ exchange offer; each New Option retains the same vesting schedule as the corresponding Eligible Option (see Schedule TO filed March 2, 2026).
- Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed March 31 reporting March 27 transactions; timeliness not indicated in the supplied data.
Context
This was not an open-market sale or a cash purchase of stock but an option-for-option exchange under the company’s tender/ exchange offer. For retail investors, note that such derivative transactions change the form of an insider’s option holdings and do not by themselves signal buying or selling of shares on the market. The New Options reportedly keep the same vesting schedules as the old ones, so the insider's future ability to acquire shares remains governed by the prior vesting terms.
Insider Transaction Report
- Disposition to Issuer
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F1]2026-03-27−639,523→ 0 totalExercise: $3.13Exp: 2027-03-01→ Class A Common Stock (639,523 underlying) - Disposition to Issuer
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F1]2026-03-27−1,029,047→ 0 totalExercise: $2.74Exp: 2029-04-10→ Class A Common Stock (1,029,047 underlying) - Disposition to Issuer
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F1]2026-03-27−250,000→ 0 totalExercise: $4.90Exp: 2033-03-16→ Class A Common Stock (250,000 underlying) - Award
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F1]2026-03-27+219,776→ 219,776 totalExercise: $0.75Exp: 2036-03-27→ Class A Common Stock (219,776 underlying) - Award
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F1]2026-03-27+131,777→ 131,177 totalExercise: $2.45Exp: 2036-03-27→ Class A Common Stock (131,777 underlying)
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Reflects an exchange of existing stock options (the "Eligible Options") for new stock options (the "New Options") issued by Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") pursuant to the Company's exchange offer. The material terms of the New Options are described in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2026, as amended. Each New Option has the same vesting schedule as the corresponding Eligible Option.