secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Shutterstock, Inc. (SSTK)
CIK:        0001549346
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-09T10:03:55+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-028035
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Shutterstock-Getty merger terminated after CMA required editorial sale; deal off
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- Merger Agreement terminated on July 7, 2026, after Getty's board decided not to proceed with CMA-required sale of Shutterstock's editorial business.
- CMA conditioned clearance on divestiture of Shutterstock's editorial business; Getty chose to terminate rather than pursue sale.
- Termination follows Second Extended End Date (July 6, 2026) with no material change in circumstances.
- Original Merger Agreement was entered on January 6, 2025; deal now abandoned.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000114036126028035/0001140361-26-028035-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000114036126028035/ef20077612_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-028035

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