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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-22-021429"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SSTK"
cik: "0001549346"
company_name: "Shutterstock, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T05:27:47.846368+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shutterstock CTO Peter Silvio resigns, effective May 31, 2022

## Summary
- Peter Silvio resigns as CTO effective May 31, 2022; will serve in advisory role through September 3, 2022.
- Silvio to receive severance benefits per employment agreement dated November 4, 2019.
- No replacement for CTO has been announced as of the filing date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-22-021429
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SSTK
- cik: 0001549346
- company_name: Shutterstock, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000114036122021429/0001140361-22-021429-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000114036122021429/brhc10038379_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-021429
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-021429.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-021429.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Peter Silvio resigned as Chief Technology Officer at Shutterstock, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Technology Officer
  source text: On May 25, 2022, Peter Silvio resigned as the Chief Technology Officer of Shutterstock, Inc. (the “Company”), effective May 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000114036122021429/0001140361-22-021429-index.htm

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