Getty Images Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GETY) announced on September 29, 2025, that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Getty Images, Inc., plans to offer $628.4 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2030 in a private offering. The notes will be senior secured obligations and guaranteed on a senior secured first lien basis by the same guarantors as the issuer's other outstanding senior secured notes due 2030 and its secured credit facility. The offering is being made in connection with Getty Images' proposed merger with Shutterstock, Inc., with proceeds intended to pay approximately $350 million in fees, expenses, and cash consideration to Shutterstock shareholders, as well as to refinance certain Shutterstock debt and cover additional fees and expenses related to the offering. The gross proceeds will be deposited in escrow pending the completion of the merger. If the merger is not consummated by October 6, 2026, or if the agreement is terminated, the notes will be subject to a special mandatory redemption at 100% of the issue price plus accrued and unpaid interest. The notes are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S. Details on price and interest rate were not disclosed in the announcement. No prospectus URL was provided in the document.