Shutterstock, Inc. filings document the company’s public disclosures as an operating business in licensable digital content, creative services and GenAI solutions. Recent Form 8-K reports cover financial results, Regulation FD disclosures, cash dividend declarations, shareholder voting outcomes, material agreements, capital-structure matters and governance events.
The filing record also includes disclosures tied to the company’s Content and Data, Distribution and Services offerings, common stock matters, annual meeting votes, board elections, executive-compensation advisory votes, risk factors and other material events affecting Shutterstock’s reporting obligations and corporate structure.
Shutterstock, Inc. reported that Paul J. Hennessy has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, effective immediately, with the company stating his departure is not due to any disagreement over operations, policies, or practices. He will remain in a non-executive advisory role through August 7, 2026 to support the transition.
The Board appointed Rik Powell, currently Chief Financial Officer, as Interim Chief Executive Officer while he continues in the CFO role. For this interim assignment, he will receive $75,000 in additional cash compensation per month and a one-time grant of restricted stock units valued at $450,000, which will cliff vest six months after his appointment if he remains employed and is not terminated for cause or a voluntary leaver before that date.
The Board plans to begin a search for a permanent CEO and is planning to engage a strategic advisor to help define its go-forward strategy following termination of the merger agreement with Getty Images. The company highlighted these changes in a press release and noted its second quarter 2026 earnings call is scheduled for August 6, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Shutterstock, Inc. disclosed that its previously announced merger with Getty Images Holdings, Inc. has been terminated. The companies had entered into a Merger Agreement on January 6, 2025. The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority required a sale of Shutterstock’s editorial business as a condition for clearance.
On June 30, 2026, Getty Images announced its board had unanimously resolved not to proceed with a sale of Shutterstock’s editorial business under CMA supervision and to terminate the Merger Agreement following the passage of the Second Extended End Date on July 6, 2026, absent any material change. The Merger Agreement was formally terminated on July 7, 2026.
BlackRock, Inc. amended a Schedule 13G/A to report beneficial ownership of 2,034,287 shares of Shutterstock, Inc. The filing states this position represents 5.5% of the company’s common stock as of 06/30/2026. The filing shows BlackRock has sole voting power for 1,992,014 shares and sole dispositive power for 2,034,287 shares.
Shutterstock, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Rikki Powell reported the vesting and conversion of 2,231 Restricted Stock Units into an equal number of shares of common stock on July 2, 2026, from an RSU award granted on July 1, 2024 that vests over four years. In connection with the vesting, 1,233 shares of common stock were disposed of to cover tax obligations at $9.90 per share. After these transactions, Powell directly owns 31,842 shares of Shutterstock common stock. These transactions are not reported as made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Shutterstock, Inc. CEO Paul J. Hennessy reported routine equity compensation activity involving vested restricted stock units that converted into common shares and related tax withholding. On July 2, 2026, he exercised RSUs into a total of 216,725 shares of common stock and delivered 103,718 shares at an imputed price of $9.90 per share to cover tax obligations. Following the last reported transaction, he directly held 425,340 shares of Shutterstock common stock, indicating a substantial ongoing ownership position with no open‑market purchases or sales disclosed.
Shutterstock, Inc. said Getty Images' board resolved not to pursue the CMA‑supervised sale of Shutterstock's editorial business and to terminate the previously announced Merger Agreement following the passage of the Second Extended End Date on July 6, 2026. The Company said it remains a standalone business, highlighted its cash position, modest leverage and free cash flow generation, and will update its business and strategic plans as part of its second quarter earnings release.
Shutterstock, Inc. reports that Getty Images’ board has decided not to continue the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority–supervised process to sell Shutterstock’s editorial business, which had been required for regulatory clearance of their previously announced merger.
Getty Images also stated in its own disclosure that its board unanimously resolved to terminate the Agreement and Plan of Merger following the passage of the Second Extended End Date on July 6, 2026, assuming no material change in circumstances before July 7, 2026. Shutterstock’s CEO Paul Hennessy emphasized the company’s history as a standalone business, citing strong cash resources, modest leverage and robust free cash flow as support for continued investment in products, customers and employees. Shutterstock plans to share further details on its business and strategic plans in its second-quarter earnings release.
Shutterstock director Alfonse L. Upshaw reported equity compensation moves tied to restricted stock units. On June 10, 2026, he exercised 9,700 RSUs into 9,700 shares of common stock at an indicated $13.70 per share, leaving him with 12,481 common shares held directly.
He also received a new grant of 11,239 RSUs, each representing one future share of common stock. This award vests in full on the earlier of June 10, 2027 or the date immediately before the 2027 annual shareholder meeting, with settlement deferred until his board service ends or a change in control.
Shutterstock, Inc. director Jaime Teevan reported routine equity compensation changes. Teevan exercised 9,700 previously granted Restricted Stock Units into 9,700 shares of common stock at $13.70 per share. A new grant of 11,239 RSUs was received, each representing one future share, vesting in full on the earlier of June 10, 2027 or the date immediately preceding the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, subject to continued service. Following these transactions, Teevan directly holds 13,868 shares of common stock and 11,239 RSUs.
Shutterstock, Inc. director Thomas R. Evans reported compensation-related equity activity involving common stock and restricted stock units (RSUs). On June 10, 2026, he exercised RSUs to acquire 9,700 shares of common stock at $13.70 per share, bringing his direct common stock holdings to 39,109 shares. The filing also shows a new RSU award of 11,239 units, each representing a contingent right to one common share, which vests in full on the earlier of June 10, 2027 or the date immediately preceding the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, subject to his continued service.