Shutterstock, Inc. 8-K

What Happened
Shutterstock, Inc. filed an 8-K on February 19, 2026 attaching a press release (Exhibit 99.1) that provides the company’s statement regarding the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) provisional finding related to Shutterstock’s previously announced merger with Getty Images Holdings, Inc. The filing references the ongoing merger process and related disclosure documents filed with the SEC.

Key Details

• Filing date: February 19, 2026; press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K.
• Subject: Shutterstock’s statement on the UK CMA’s provisional finding concerning the proposed merger with Getty Images.
• Background filings: Getty Images filed the joint Form S-4 on March 31, 2025 (pre-effective amendment April 28, 2025), declared effective April 30, 2025, with a final prospectus filed April 30, 2025.
• Investors are reminded the companies have provided an information statement and proxy statement/prospectus and that forward-looking statements in the release are subject to risks and uncertainties.

Why It Matters
Regulatory review by the UK CMA is a material step for the completion and timing of the Shutterstock–Getty Images merger. A provisional finding can affect whether the transaction proceeds as planned, requires remedies, faces delays, or is blocked. Retail investors should monitor subsequent regulatory developments and company filings (including any updates to the information statement/proxy/prospectus) for impacts on deal timing and value.