Getty Images (GETY) director exchanges high-strike options for 76K new low-strike grant

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Getty Images Holdings director Hilary Schneider exchanged stock options with the company. She returned 213,175 existing options with a $2.74 exercise price that would have converted into Class A common stock, and received 76,317 new options with a lower $0.75 exercise price.

The change occurred under the company’s option exchange offer, and each new option keeps the same vesting schedule as the option it replaced.

Insights

Equity compensation analyst

Routine option exchange swaps higher-strike options for fewer low-strike grants.

Hilary Schneider disposed of 213,175 stock options with a $2.74 exercise price and received 76,317 new options at $0.75. This follows a company exchange offer, suggesting a broad-based adjustment rather than a discretionary trade.

The new options carry the same vesting schedule, so the main change is economic terms, not timing. Because there is no open-market buying or selling, this looks like administrative compensation restructuring rather than a directional signal about Getty Images Holdings, Inc. shares.

Insider Trade Summary

2 transactions reported

Mixed 2 txns

Insider SCHNEIDER HILARY

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Disposition	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	213,175	$0.00	--
Grant/Award	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	76,317	$0.00	--

Holdings After Transaction: Stock Option (Right to Buy) — 0 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

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Key Figures

Options disposed: 213,175 options Disposed exercise price: $2.74 per share New options granted: 76,317 options +3 more

6 metrics

Options disposed 213,175 options Stock options returned to issuer at $2.74 exercise price

Disposed exercise price $2.74 per share Exercise price of surrendered options

New options granted 76,317 options New stock options received in exchange offer

New exercise price $0.75 per share Exercise price of new options

Old options expiration 2031-01-01 Expiration date of surrendered options

New options expiration 2036-03-27 Expiration date of new options

Key Terms

exchange offer, Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, New Options, Eligible Options

4 terms

exchange offer financial

"issued by Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") pursuant to the Company's exchange offer."

An exchange offer is a proposal where a company asks investors to swap existing securities, like bonds or shares, for new ones, often with different terms or maturity dates. It matters to investors because it can affect the value of their holdings and the company's financial strategy, potentially providing benefits like better interest rates or reduced debt.

Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO regulatory

"described in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by the Company"

A tender offer statement on Schedule TO is a formal regulatory filing that lays out the full terms, timeline, and conditions of a public offer to buy shares from existing shareholders. Think of it as a detailed invitation that explains who is buying, how much they’ll pay, how long the offer runs, and any rules or financing behind it. Investors use it to judge the fairness, likelihood and timing of a buyout and its likely effect on share value and control.

New Options financial

"for new stock options (the "New Options") issued by Getty Images Holdings, Inc."

Eligible Options financial

"Reflects an exchange of existing stock options (the "Eligible Options") for new stock options"

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SCHNEIDER HILARY

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GETTY IMAGES HOLDINGS, INC.

605 5TH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 400

(Street)

SEATTLE WASHINGTON 98104

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. [ GETY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/27/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.74	03/27/2026		D(1)			213,175	(1)	01/01/2031	Class A Common Stock	213,175	(1)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.75	03/27/2026		A(1)		76,317		(1)	03/27/2036	Class A Common Stock	76,317	(1)	76,317	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects an exchange of existing stock options (the "Eligible Options") for new stock options (the "New Options") issued by Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") pursuant to the Company's exchange offer. The material terms of the New Options are described in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2026, as amended. Each New Option has the same vesting schedule as the corresponding Eligible Option.

Remarks:

	/s/ Kjelti Kellough, as attorney in fact for Hilary Schneider	03/31/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

FAQ

What did Hilary Schneider change in her Getty Images (GETY) equity position?

Hilary Schneider exchanged existing stock options for new ones. She surrendered 213,175 options at $2.74 per share and received 76,317 options at $0.75 per share, as part of Getty Images’ option exchange offer, keeping the same vesting schedule.

Was the Hilary Schneider Form 4 for Getty Images (GETY) an open-market stock sale or purchase?

The Form 4 does not show any open-market stock sale or purchase. It reports an internal option exchange: a disposition of older options back to the issuer and a grant of new options, all within the company’s compensation program, not public trading.

How many new stock options did Hilary Schneider receive from Getty Images (GETY)?

She received 76,317 new stock options on Getty Images Class A common stock. These options have an exercise price of $0.75 per share and an expiration date in 2036, and they follow the same vesting schedule as the options they replaced.

What happened to Hilary Schneider’s existing Getty Images (GETY) stock options?

She disposed of 213,175 existing options with a $2.74 exercise price back to the company. This disposition was part of Getty Images’ option exchange offer, where eligible options were surrendered in return for new options on revised economic terms.

What is the purpose of Getty Images (GETY) option exchange mentioned in Hilary Schneider’s Form 4?

The filing notes an exchange of existing options for new options under a company exchange offer. The new options keep the same vesting schedule, while terms such as the exercise price change, as further described in Getty Images’ Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO.