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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): May 13, 1998
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GETTY IMAGES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 000-23747 98-0177556
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification Number)
2013 FOURTH AVENUE 101 BAYHAM STREET
FOURTH FLOOR LONDON NW1 0AG
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98121 ENGLAND
(206) 441-9355 (011 44 171) 544-3456
(Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers,
including area code, of principal executive offices)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
(i) Reference is made to the press release issued to the public by the
Registrant on May 13, 1998, the text of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1, for a description of the events reported pursuant to this
Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) EXHIBITS.
99.1 Text of press release dated May 13, 1998.
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
DATE: May 13, 1998 GETTY IMAGES, INC.
By: /s/ LAWRENCE GOULD
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Name: Lawrence Gould
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION PAGE
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99.1 Text of press release dated May 13, 1998.............................. 5
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