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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): September 29, 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)
2101 FOURTH AVENUE 101 BAYHAM STREET
FIFTH FLOOR LONDON NW1 0AG
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98121 ENGLAND
(206) 695-3400 (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 September 29, 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.
EXHIBITS.
(c) 99.1 Text of press release dated September 29, 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: September 30, 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 September 29, 1998......... 5
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