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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-029293"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SSTK"
cik: "0001549346"
company_name: "Shutterstock, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-22T20:45:45+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-22T20:47:10.898295+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shutterstock suspends quarterly cash dividend; CAO Steven Ciardiello resigns effective Aug 28

## Summary
- Board resolved on July 20, 2026 to suspend future quarterly cash dividend; no specific amount given.
- Steven Ciardiello resigns as Chief Accounting Officer effective August 28, 2026; not due to disagreement.
- Company conducting search for successor CAO.
- Dividend suspension part of capital allocation review; focus on debt reduction and financial flexibility.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-029293
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SSTK
- cik: 0001549346
- company_name: Shutterstock, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-22T20:45:45+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000114036126029293/0001140361-26-029293-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000114036126029293/ef20078341_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-029293
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-029293.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-029293.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steven Ciardiello resigned as Chief Accounting Officer at Shutterstock, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On July 16, 2026, Steven Ciardiello notified Shutterstock, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective August 28 , 2026 following a transition period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000114036126029293/0001140361-26-029293-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.