{"url_path":"/sec/sstk/8-k/2026-07-01/item-9-01","section_key":"item-9-01","section_title":"Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-01","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/0001140361-26-027078-index.html","accession_number":"0001140361-26-027078","cik":"0001549346","ticker":"SSTK","issuer_name":"Shutterstock, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/0001140361-26-027078-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001549346","primary_entity_name":"Shutterstock, Inc."},"word_count":899,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 9.01.\n\nFinancial Statements and Exhibits.\n\n(d)\n\nExhibits\n\nExhibit No.\n\n \n\nDescription\n\n104\n\n \n\nCover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).\n\n2\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThe statements in this current report on Form 8-K include forward-looking statements concerning Getty Images, the Company, the proposed\ntransaction described herein and other matters. All statements, other than historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of\noperations or financial condition, financings or otherwise, based on current beliefs and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. Forward-looking statements speak only as of\nthe date they are made or as of the dates indicated in the statements and should not be relied upon as predictions of future events, as there can be no assurance that the events or circumstances reflected in these statements will be achieved or\nwill occur or the timing thereof. Forward-looking statements can often, but not always, be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology including “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “seeks,” “intends,” “plans,”\n“pro forma,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “designed,” or the negative of these words and phrases, other variations of these words and phrases or comparable terminology, but not all forward-looking statements include such identifying words.\nForward-looking statements are based upon current plans, estimates and expectations that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove\nincorrect, actual results may vary. The forward-looking statements in this current report on Form 8-K relate to, among other things, obtaining applicable regulatory approvals for the proposed transaction on a timely basis or otherwise. A more\nfulsome discussion of the risks related to the proposed transaction has been included in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company and the definitive information statement and prospectus filed by Getty Images with the SEC on April 30,\n2025 the (collectively, “Information Statement and Proxy Statement/Prospectus”). For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by forward-looking statements, see the section captioned “Risk\nFactors” in each of Getty Images’ and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and other filings with the SEC. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying\nassumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward looking statements. While the list of factors presented here is, and the list of factors presented in the Information Statement and\nProxy Statement/Prospectus is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of\nforward looking statements. Neither Getty Images nor the Company assumes, and each hereby disclaims, any obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.\n\nAdditional Information about the Merger and Where to Find It\n\nIn connection with the proposed transaction, on March 31, 2025, Getty Images filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)\na preliminary registration statement on Form S-4 that includes an information statement of Getty Images and a proxy statement of the Company and that also constitutes a prospectus with respect to shares of Getty Images’ common stock to be issued in\nthe proposed transaction (the “information statement and proxy statement/prospectus”). The registration statement was amended in a pre-effective amendment on Form S-4/A on April 28, 2025. The registration statement, as amended, was declared\neffective on April 30, 2025, and Getty Images filed a final prospectus on April 30, 2025. Each of Getty Images and the Company may also file with or furnish to the SEC other relevant documents regarding the proposed transaction. This communication\nis not a substitute for the information statement and proxy statement/prospectus or any other document that Getty Images or the Company has filed or may file with or furnish to the SEC. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND\nSECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE INFORMATION STATEMENT AND PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE OR WILL BE FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS,\nCAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the information statement and definitive proxy\nstatement/prospectus and other documents containing important information about Getty Images, the Company and the proposed transaction through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with or furnished to the\nSEC by Getty Images are available free of charge on Getty Images’ website at investors.gettyimages.com or by contacting Getty Images’ Investor Relations department by email at investorrelations@gettyimages.com. Copies of the documents filed with or\nfurnished to the SEC by the Company are available free of charge on the Company’s website at investor.shutterstock.com or by contacting Shutterstock’s Investor Relations department by email at IR@Shutterstock.com.\n\n3\n\nSIGNATURE\n\nPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf\nby the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.\n\n \n\nSHUTTERSTOCK, INC.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated: July 1, 2026\n\nBy:\n\n/s/ Rik Powell\n\n \n\n \n\nRik Powell\n\n \n\n \n\nChief Financial Officer\n\n4"}