Form 8-K

8-K — Getty Images Holdings, Inc.

Accession: 0001213900-26-070706

Filed: 2026-06-22

Period: 2026-06-21

CIK: 0001898496

SIC: 7389 (SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

June 21, 2026

Getty Images Holdings, Inc.

(Exact

name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

001-41453

87-3764229

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

605 5th Ave S. Suite 400

Seattle, WA 98104

(Address of principal executive offices, including

Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: (206) 925-5000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since

Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended

to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant

to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to

Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications

pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications

pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange on which Registered

Class A Common Stock

GETY

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth

company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate

by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial

accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 21, 2026, Getty Images Holdings,

Inc. (the “Company”) issued the attached press release announcing the

launch of a partnership with OpenAI. The Company previously referenced the execution of this deal on an unnamed basis in its Q3 2025

earnings call.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item

9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated June 21, 2026

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this report that

are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities

Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of the words such as “believe,” “may,”

“will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,”

“should,” “would,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “predict,” “potential,”

“seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” “target” or similar expressions that

predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements are based on various assumptions,

whether or not identified in this report, and on the current expectations of our management and are not predictions of actual performance.

These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied

on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances

are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond our control.

These forward-looking statements are subject

to a number of risks and uncertainties, including: our inability to continue to license third-party content and offer relevant

quality and diversity of content to satisfy customer needs; our ability to attract new customers and retain and motivate an increase

in spending by its existing customers; the user experience of our customers on our websites; the extent to which we are able to

maintain and expand the breadth and quality of our content library through content licensed from third-party suppliers, content

acquisitions and imagery captured by its staff of in-house photographers; the mix of and basis upon which we license our content,

including the price-points at, and the license models and purchase options through, which we license our content; the risk that we

operate in a highly competitive market; the risk that we are unable to successfully execute our business strategy or effectively

manage costs; our inability to effectively manage our growth; our inability to maintain an effective system of internal controls and

financial reporting; the risk that we may lose the right to use “Getty Images” trademarks; our inability to evaluate our

future prospects and challenges due to evolving markets and customers’ industries; the legal, social and ethical issues

relating to the use of new and evolving technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (“AI”); the risk that content

licensing arrangements and other strategic partnerships with third-party platforms may not achieve

anticipated benefits, may be terminated or may not be renewed on favorable terms; the risk that our operations in and continued

expansion into international markets bring additional business, political, regulatory, operational, financial and economic risks;

our inability to adequately adapt our technology systems to ingest and deliver sufficient new content; the risk of technological

interruptions or cybersecurity vulnerabilities; the risk that any prolonged strike by, or lockout of, one or more of the unions that

provide personnel essential to the production of films or television programs could further impact our entertainment business; the

inability to expand our operations into new products, services and technologies and to increase customer and supplier awareness of

new and emerging products and services, including with respect to our AI initiatives; the loss of and inability to attract and

retain key personnel that could negatively impact our business growth; the inability to protect the proprietary information of

customers and networks against security breaches and protect and enforce intellectual property rights; our reliance on third

parties; the risks related to our use of independent contractors; the risk that an increase in government regulation of the

industries and markets in which we operate could negatively impact our business; the impact of worldwide and regional political,

military or economic conditions, including declines in foreign currencies in relation to the value of the U.S. dollar,

hyperinflation, higher interest rates, devaluation the impact of recent bank failures on the marketplace and the ability to access

credit and significant political or civil disturbances in international markets where we conduct business; the risk that claims,

judgements, lawsuits and other proceedings that have been, or may be, instituted against us or our predecessors could adversely

affect our business; the inability to maintain the listing of our Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange; volatility in

our stock price and in the liquidity of the trading market for our Class A common stock; changes in applicable laws or regulations;

the risks associated with evolving corporate governance and public disclosure requirements; the risk of greater than anticipated tax

liabilities; the risks associated with the storage and use of personally identifiable information; earnings-related risks such as

those associated with late payments, goodwill or other intangible assets; our ability to obtain additional capital on commercially

reasonable terms; the risks associated with being an “emerging growth company” and “smaller reporting

company” within the meaning of the U. S. securities laws; risks associated with our reliance on information technology in

critical areas of our operations; our inability to pay dividends for the foreseeable future; the risks associated with additional

issuances of Class A common stock without stockholder approval; costs related to operating as a public company; and those factors

discussed under the heading “Item 1.A. Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K. If any of

these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these

forward-looking statements.

These and other factors that could cause actual

results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements in this report are more fully described under the heading “Item

1.A. Risk Factors” in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the SEC. The risks described

under the heading “Item 1.A. Risk Factors” in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K are not exhaustive. New risk

factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible to predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all such risk

factors on our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ materially from

those contained in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are

expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. We undertake no obligations to update or revise publicly

any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

In addition, the statements of belief and similar

statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us, as applicable,

as of the date of this report, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may

be limited or incomplete, and statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of,

all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and you are cautioned not to unduly rely upon

these statements.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,

the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

GETTY IMAGES HOLDINGS, INC.

Date: June 22, 2026

By:

/s/ Kjelti Kellough

Name:

Kjelti Kellough

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and

Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit 99.1

Getty Images Announces Display Partnership with

OpenAI

Multi-year agreement brings Getty Images’

licensed content into OpenAI search and discovery experiences in ChatGPT

New York—21 June 2026: Getty Images (NYSE: GETY),

a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, today announced a display agreement with OpenAI. Under the partnership Getty

Images’ licensed content libraries will appear across OpenAI search and discovery experiences within ChatGPT.

The agreement enables the use of Getty Images’ content for display

within ChatGPT, enhancing the richness of visual responses.

“High-quality, licensed visual content makes AI-powered search

and discovery more useful and more trustworthy. This partnership with OpenAI reflects a shared recognition of that, and together we will

deliver richer visual experiences to ChatGPT users,” said Craig Peters, Chief Executive Officer at Getty Images.

About Getty Images

Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) is a preeminent global

visual content creator and marketplace that offers a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer around the globe,

no matter their size. Through its Getty Images, iStock and Unsplash brands, websites and APIs, Getty Images serves customers in almost

every country in the world and is the first-place people turn to discover, purchase and share powerful visual content from the world’s

best photographers and videographers. Getty Images works with almost 600,000 content creators and almost 360 content partners to deliver

this powerful and comprehensive content. Each year Getty Images covers more than 160,000 news, sport and entertainment events providing

depth and breadth of coverage that is unmatched. Getty Images maintains one of the largest and best privately-owned photographic archives

in the world with millions of images dating back to the beginning of photography.

Through its best-in-class creative library and

Custom Content solutions, Getty Images helps customers elevate their creativity and entire end-to-end

creative process to find the right visual for any need. With the adoption and distribution of generative AI technologies and tools trained

on permissioned content that include indemnification and perpetual, worldwide usage rights, Getty Images and iStock customers can use

text to image generation to ideate and create commercially safe compelling visuals, further expanding Getty Images capabilities to deliver

exactly what customers are looking for.

For company news and announcements, visit our

Newsroom.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical

facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation

Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of the words such as “believe,” “may,”

“will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,”

“should,” “would,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “predict,” “potential,”

“seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” “target” or similar expressions that

predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements are based on various assumptions,

whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of our management and are not predictions of actual performance.