secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (GETY)
CIK:        0001898496
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-21T12:01:13+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-111193
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 1.03, 2.04, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Getty Images files prepackaged Chapter 11; existing equity cancelled with no recovery
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- Getty Images Holdings and six subsidiaries filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in Delaware on Oct. 21, 2026 to implement a prepackaged plan backed by majority shareholders and funded-debt holders.
- Plan cancels all Class A common stock and other existing equity on the effective date; holders, including majority shareholders, receive no distribution or recovery.
- Chapter 11 filing accelerated about $40.1M USD term loans, €407M euro term loans and a $150M revolving credit facility; enforcement is stayed by the Bankruptcy Code.
- Accelerated notes: $539.9M of 11.250% senior secured notes due 2030, $264.7M of 14.000% senior notes due 2028 and $5.3M of 9.750% senior notes due 2027.
- Voting on the prepackaged plan runs to Nov. 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET; general unsecured claims are unimpaired and the company seeks approval of debtor-in-possession financing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898496/000121390026111193/0001213900-26-111193-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898496/000121390026111193/ea0309225-8k_getty.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-111193

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