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Shutterstock, Inc. filings document the company’s public disclosures as an operating business in licensable digital content, creative services and GenAI solutions. Recent Form 8-K reports cover financial results, Regulation FD disclosures, cash dividend declarations, shareholder voting outcomes, material agreements, capital-structure matters and governance events.
The filing record also includes disclosures tied to the company’s Content and Data, Distribution and Services offerings, common stock matters, annual meeting votes, board elections, executive-compensation advisory votes, risk factors and other material events affecting Shutterstock’s reporting obligations and corporate structure.
Shutterstock, Inc. disclosed that the UK Competition and Markets Authority issued its final report on May 15, 2026 in connection with the CMA’s Phase 2 review of Shutterstock’s previously announced merger with Getty Images Holdings, Inc.
The filing references the prior exchange of registration, proxy and prospectus materials filed in March and April 2025 and reiterates that investors should read the information statement and proxy statement/prospectus for risks and details.
Shutterstock, Inc. reports that the UK Competition and Markets Authority has issued its final report in the Phase 2 review of Shutterstock’s proposed merger with Getty Images Holdings, Inc. The filing mainly provides extensive cautionary language about forward-looking statements related to the transaction and regulatory approvals.
It also reminds investors that detailed information about the merger, including risks, is contained in Getty Images’ effective Form S-4 registration statement and the joint information statement and proxy statement/prospectus, as well as each company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Shutterstock, Inc. has reached an agreement in principle with the Federal Trade Commission to settle an FTC enforcement action related to its subscription disclosure, enrollment and cancellation practices. The proposed Settlement Agreement, filed with a federal court, requires Shutterstock to pay $35 million and accept a permanent injunction and other relief.
The company will fund the entire payment from cash on hand in the second quarter of 2026 and will implement enhanced disclosures and changes to how customers sign up for and cancel subscriptions.
Shutterstock reported a sharp downturn for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Revenue fell 18% year over year to $199.2 million, with Content revenue down 12% to $178.1 million and Data, Distribution, and Services revenue down 47% to $21.0 million, mainly from weaker data deals and softer new customer acquisition.
The company swung to a net loss of $47.6 million from net income of $18.7 million a year earlier. Results were hit by a $28.0 million legal contingency tied to an FTC investigation into disclosure and subscription practices and a $15.3 million unrealized loss on its Meitu investment. Operating cash flow declined to $17.4 million. Shutterstock ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $162.5 million and total debt of about $274.0 million.
The proposed merger-of-equals with Getty Images remains in progress. U.S. antitrust review under the HSR Act has been cleared, while the U.K. CMA’s Phase 2 review runs to a statutory deadline of June 14, 2026 and is consulting on potential remedies, including possible divestitures of Rex Features, Backgrid and Splash News. In 2025, global Editorial revenue was $32.7 million, including $10.6 million from U.K. customers.
Shutterstock, Inc. reported a weak first quarter of 2026, with revenue falling 18% year over year to $199.2 million. The company swung from net income of $18.7 million a year earlier to a net loss of $47.6 million, or $1.34 per diluted share, as revenue declined while operating costs did not fall at the same pace.
Adjusted results also softened: adjusted net income dropped to $20.7 million and adjusted EBITDA to $42.7 million, with margin compressing to 21.4%. Content revenue decreased 12% to $178.1 million, while Data, Distribution, and Services revenue fell 47% to $21.0 million.
The company recorded $15.3 million of unrealized losses on its Meitu investment, $28.0 million of legal contingency expenses, and $6.1 million of workforce optimization costs. Cash and equivalents were $162.5 million as of March 31, 2026, down $15.7 million from year-end, after paying a quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share.
Shutterstock also updated its pending merger with Getty Images. U.S. antitrust review under the HSR Act has been cleared without conditions, but the U.K. CMA has provisionally found a potential “substantial lessening of competition” in U.K. editorial content and indicated that divesting the Rex Features, Backgrid and Splash News businesses would likely address its concerns. The CMA’s statutory deadline for a final report is June 14, 2026, and Shutterstock reiterated its commitment to pursuing the merger.
Shutterstock, Inc. filed an amended annual report to add governance, executive compensation and ownership details for 2025, which were previously omitted under proxy incorporation rules. No financial statements are changed.
The company highlights 2025 revenue of $989.9 million, up 6% from 2024, net income of $45.59 million, up 27%, and adjusted EBITDA of $271.8 million, up 10%. Operating cash flow rose to $166.7 million and adjusted free cash flow to $149.5 million, supported by 453.1 million paid downloads. The filing also reiterates the pending merger-of-equals with Getty Images, approved by shareholders, after which Shutterstock stock is expected to be delisted, and describes a pay program emphasizing performance-based incentives, RSU grants and clawback and severance protections.
Shutterstock, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.36 per common share. The dividend will be paid on June 18, 2026 to shareholders who are on record as of June 4, 2026. This continues the company’s practice of returning cash to shareholders through regular dividends.
Shutterstock, Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer Rikki Powell exercised 47,460 Restricted Stock Units into common stock on April 2, 2026, converting a compensation award into shares. To cover tax obligations, 20,118 of these shares were delivered back at a price of $16.51 per share, a non‑market tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale.
After these transactions, Powell directly owned 30,844 shares of Shutterstock common stock. On April 1, 2026, she also received a new grant of 60,790 Restricted Stock Units, each representing one future share of common stock, scheduled to vest on April 1, 2027, subject to continued employment. A prior RSU award granted on April 1, 2025 vests in three equal annual installments beginning April 1, 2026.
Shutterstock, Inc. executive chairman Jonathan Oringer reported a series of equity compensation transactions. He exercised performance-based restricted stock units into 143,700 shares of common stock, reflecting previously granted awards tied to adjusted EBITDA margin and revenue growth performance thresholds.
The company withheld 49,987 shares of common stock at $16.51 per share to cover tax obligations associated with these equity awards, and Oringer’s direct common stock holdings reported after the transactions were 10,925,568 shares. He also received a grant of 15,197 new restricted stock units that are scheduled to vest on April 1, 2027, subject to his continued employment.
Shutterstock, Inc. chief accounting officer Steven Ciardiello reported a series of equity compensation moves. On April 2, 2026 he exercised and vested performance-based and time-based restricted stock units into 16,099 shares of common stock. To cover tax obligations, 5,806 shares were automatically withheld at $16.51 per share, a non–open-market disposition, leaving him with 56,692 directly held shares of Shutterstock common stock.
Separately, on April 1, 2026 he received a new grant of 10,638 restricted stock units, scheduled to vest on April 1, 2027 if he remains employed. Existing performance-based RSU awards from 2023 and 2024 continue to vest in annual installments and depend on meeting adjusted EBITDA margin and revenue growth performance thresholds confirmed by the compensation committee.