Description of the Company and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of the Company and Basis of Presentation	Note 1 - Description of the Company and Basis of Presentation Description of the Company Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “Getty Images”) is a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace that offers a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of customers around the globe, no matter their size. Through Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash brands, websites, and APIs, the Company serves customers in almost every country in the world and is one of the first places people turn to discover, purchase, and share powerful visual content from the world’s best photographers and videographers. The Company brings content to media outlets, advertising agencies, and corporations and also serves individual creators and prosumers. Merger Agreement with Shutterstock On January 6, 2025, Getty Images entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) to combine in a merger-of-equals transaction with Shutterstock, Inc. (“Shutterstock”) (such transaction referred to herein as the “Merger”). Subject to terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement, the aggregate consideration to be paid by Getty Images in respect of the outstanding shares of common stock of Shutterstock will be: •An amount in cash equal to the product of $9.50 multiplied by the number of shares of Shutterstock common stock outstanding immediately prior to the transaction close (including vested Shutterstock restricted stock units and performance stock units) (the “Total Cash Amount”); and •A number of shares of Getty Images common stock equal to the product of 9.17 multiplied by the number of shares of Shutterstock common stock outstanding immediately prior to the transaction close (including vested Shutterstock restricted stock units and performance stock units) (the “Total Stock Amount”). Each of the Total Cash Amount and the Total Stock Amount will be fixed as of immediately prior to closing of the Merger. Therefore, cash elections will be subject to proration if cash elections are oversubscribed and stock elections will be subject to proration if stock elections are oversubscribed. Each holder of Shutterstock common stock immediately prior to the transaction close will have the option to receive, subject to proration, for each share of Shutterstock common stock held by such holder: •Cash consideration of $9.50 and 9.17 shares of Getty Images common stock; •Cash consideration of $28.8487; or •13.67237 shares of Getty Images common stock. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals, and other customary closing conditions. The Company expensed $3.2 million of legal, accounting, and other direct costs related to this proposed Merger during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and $18.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025. These costs are included in “Other operating expenses - net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. On February 23, 2026, Getty Images and Shutterstock announced that they had received notice that the DOJ had concluded its review of the proposed merger and the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act had expired, without conditions. On October 20, 2025, the Company received notice that the CMA intended to refer the proposed Merger to a Phase 2 review process unless acceptable undertakings to address their competition concerns were offered. On November 3, 2025, the Company received notice that the CMA had referred the Merger to a Phase 2 review process. On February 19, 2026, the CMA issued a provisional decision with respect to the proposed merger (“Interim Report”) and directed that any proposed remedies be submitted to the CMA by March 5, 2026. On March 11, 2026, the CMA published an Invitation to Comment on Remedies, with responses due by March 18, 2026 and published a Notice of Extension, extending its reference period by eight weeks to June 14, 2026. On March 12, 2026, Getty Images and Shutterstock responded to the Interim Report. On April 16, 2026, the CMA issued a provisional decision with respect to the appropriate remedy to address the competition concerns provisionally identified in the Interim Report. The Company remains committed to the proposed Merger and will continue to engage with CMA and work with Shutterstock to expeditiously secure the necessary clearances. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Getty Images have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2026 (the “2025 Form 10-K”). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements, and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the entire year. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Estimates and Assumptions The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “Getty Images”) is a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace that offers a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of customers around the globe, no matter their size. Through Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash brands, websites, and APIs, the Company serves customers in almost every country in the world and is one of the first places people turn to discover, purchase, and share powerful visual content from the world’s best photographers and videographers. The Company brings content to media outlets, advertising agencies, and corporations and also serves individual creators and prosumers.

On January 6, 2025, Getty Images entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) to combine in a merger-of-equals transaction with Shutterstock, Inc. (“Shutterstock”) (such transaction referred to herein as the “Merger”). Subject to terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement, the aggregate consideration to be paid by Getty Images in respect of the outstanding shares of common stock of Shutterstock will be:

•An amount in cash equal to the product of $9.50 multiplied by the number of shares of Shutterstock common stock outstanding immediately prior to the transaction close (including vested Shutterstock restricted stock units and performance stock units) (the “Total Cash Amount”); and

•A number of shares of Getty Images common stock equal to the product of 9.17 multiplied by the number of shares of Shutterstock common stock outstanding immediately prior to the transaction close (including vested Shutterstock restricted stock units and performance stock units) (the “Total Stock Amount”).

Each of the Total Cash Amount and the Total Stock Amount will be fixed as of immediately prior to closing of the Merger. Therefore, cash elections will be subject to proration if cash elections are oversubscribed and stock elections will be subject to proration if stock elections are oversubscribed. Each holder of Shutterstock common stock immediately prior to the transaction close will have the option to receive, subject to proration, for each share of Shutterstock common stock held by such holder:

The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals, and other customary closing conditions.

The Company expensed $3.2 million of legal, accounting, and other direct costs related to this proposed Merger during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and $18.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025. These costs are included in “Other operating expenses - net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On February 23, 2026, Getty Images and Shutterstock announced that they had received notice that the DOJ had concluded its review of the proposed merger and the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act had expired, without conditions.

On October 20, 2025, the Company received notice that the CMA intended to refer the proposed Merger to a Phase 2 review process unless acceptable undertakings to address their competition concerns were offered. On November 3, 2025, the Company received notice that the CMA had referred the Merger to a Phase 2 review process. On February 19, 2026, the CMA issued a provisional decision with respect to the proposed merger (“Interim Report”) and directed that any proposed remedies be submitted to the CMA by March 5, 2026. On March 11, 2026, the CMA published an Invitation to

Comment on Remedies, with responses due by March 18, 2026 and published a Notice of Extension, extending its reference period by eight weeks to June 14, 2026. On March 12, 2026, Getty Images and Shutterstock responded to the Interim Report. On April 16, 2026, the CMA issued a provisional decision with respect to the appropriate remedy to address the competition concerns provisionally identified in the Interim Report. The Company remains committed to the proposed Merger and will continue to engage with CMA and work with Shutterstock to expeditiously secure the necessary clearances.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Getty Images have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2026 (the “2025 Form 10-K”).

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements, and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the entire year.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.