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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-09-22

Getty Images Holdings (GETY)

CEO Craig Peters was paid $3,793,495 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 21.3% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001628280-26-059390 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$3,793,495 ↓
Craig Peters total, FY2025
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GETY's next annual pay disclosure, estimated August 28, 2027.est. Filing ↗

01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Craig Peters$979,483$0$1,315,500$0$1,475,475$0$23,037$3,793,495
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Nathaniel Gandert567,7080371,9170355,522016,6371,311,514
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Gene Foca535,6250371,9170268,151018,5711,194,264
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Craig Peters$3,793,495$4,821,656$12,949,238↓ −1,028,161
Nathaniel Gandert1,311,5141,746,2024,627,036↓ −434,688
Gene Foca1,194,2641,717,1694,037,317↓ −522,905

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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01b

Executives — the named officers

One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.

ExecutiveRoleFY2025 total
Craig PetersCEO$3,793,495
Gene FocaSVP$1,194,264
Nathaniel GandertCTO$1,311,514
01c

Board of directors

One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.

DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Brett WatsonIndependent Director—
Chinh ChuIndependent Director—
Hilary SchneiderFormer director (through FY2025)$57,500
James QuellaFormer director (through FY2025)$50,000
Jeffrey TittertonIndependent Director$40,000
Jonathan KleinFormer director (through FY2025)—
Mark GettyDirector—
Michael HarrisIndependent Director—
Patrick MaxwellIndependent Director—
Tracy KnoxIndependent Director$60,000
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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Jerry JenkinsSVP, CHRO2026-09-09D2,558$0$588Common, open-market saleForm 4 ↗
Michael TeasterSVP, Chief of Staff2026-09-20D404089CommonForm 4 ↗
Cho MikaelSenior Vice President2026-09-20D6350140CommonForm 4 ↗
Cho MikaelSenior Vice President2026-09-20D8720192CommonForm 4 ↗
Jennifer LeydenSenior Vice President2026-09-20D2,9960659CommonForm 4 ↗
Grant FarhallSVP, Chief Product Officer2026-09-20D3,9890878CommonForm 4 ↗
Peter OrlowskySenior Vice President2026-09-20D3,3490737CommonForm 4 ↗
Kenneth Arrigo MainardisSenior Vice President2026-09-20D8970197CommonForm 4 ↗
Daine Marc WestonSenior Vice President2026-09-20D2,3430515CommonForm 4 ↗
Gene FocaSVP, Chief Marketing Officer2026-09-20D2,9960659CommonForm 4 ↗
Chris HoelChief Accounting Officer2026-09-20D8090178CommonForm 4 ↗
Nathaniel GandertSVP, Chief Technology Officer2026-09-20D2,0230445CommonForm 4 ↗
Kjelti Wilkes KelloughGeneral Counsel2026-09-20D2,3930526CommonForm 4 ↗
Craig PetersDirector2026-09-20D8,48701,867CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Craig PetersRSU66,500—$89,110
Craig PetersPSU66,500—89,110
Craig PetersRSU61,875—82,913
Craig PetersRSU50,000—67,000
Craig PetersPSU50,000—67,000
Nathaniel GandertRSU48,653—65,195
Gene FocaRSU48,653—65,195
Nathaniel GandertRSU33,250—44,555
Nathaniel GandertPSU33,250—44,555
Gene FocaRSU33,250—44,555
Gene FocaPSU33,250—44,555
Nathaniel GandertRSU25,000—33,500
Nathaniel GandertPSU25,000—33,500
Gene FocaRSU25,000—33,500
Gene FocaPSU25,000—33,500
Craig PetersOption41,2506—
Craig PetersOption41,2508—
Craig PetersOption41,25010—
Nathaniel GandertOption41,2504.9—
Gene FocaOption20,6254.9—
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Company's compensation philosophy is designed to attract, retain, and motivate high-caliber executive talent while fostering long-term stockholder value. The program consists of base salary, an annual cash bonus tied to corporate and individual performance, and long-term incentive compensation to promote an ownership culture and align executive interests with stockholders.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantCompensia, Inc.
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20252025-09-08—————

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20252025-09-08—a

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)—
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Tracy KnoxIndependent · Audit (Chair)$60,000$0$0—$0$60,000
Hilary SchneiderIndependent · Audit · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY57,50000—057,500
James QuellaIndependent · Audit · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY50,00000—050,000
Jeffrey TittertonIndependent · Audit40,00000—040,000
Michael HarrisIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)000—00
Mark GettyNot independent000—00
Chinh ChuIndependent · Compensation000—00
Brett WatsonIndependent · Compensation (Chair)000—00
Craig PetersEmployee director—————0
Patrick MaxwellIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance000—00
Thomas WalperIndependent · Partial-year service · Newly elected——————
Elizabeth AbramsIndependent · Audit · Partial-year service · Newly elected——————
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer$390,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline—
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$207,500
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$207,500

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Getty Images Holdings2025Craig Peters$979,483$1,315,500$0$1,475,475$3,793,495

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Getty Images Holdings in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Craig Peters (Chief Executive Officer and Director) was the highest-paid executive at Getty Images Holdings in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,793,495.
How much does Getty Images Holdings spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Getty Images Holdings reported total board compensation of $207,500 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Craig PetersDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,793,495. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 612007–612016
2Section 01, Nathaniel GandertDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,311,514. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c48 · span 618383–618392
3Section 01, Gene FocaDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,194,264. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c48 · span 625314–625323
4Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
5Section 08, Tracy KnoxDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 60,000. Filing ↗machine: span 771109–771355
6Section 08, Hilary SchneiderDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 57,500. Filing ↗machine: span 777311–777557
7Section 08, James QuellaDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. Filing ↗machine: span 775180–775426
8Section 08, Jeffrey TittertonDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 40,000. Filing ↗machine: span 779255–779501
9Section 08, Michael HarrisDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
10Section 08, Mark GettyDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
11Section 08, Chinh ChuDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
12Section 08, Brett WatsonDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
13Section 08, Craig PetersDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
14Section 08, Patrick MaxwellDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
15Section 08, Thomas WalperDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
16Section 08, Elizabeth AbramsDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
17Section 02, Jerry Jenkins 2026-09-09Form 42026-09-110001628280-26-061576Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
18Section 02, Michael Teaster 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063033Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
19Section 02, Cho Mikael 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063034Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
20Section 02, Cho Mikael 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063034Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, Jennifer Leyden 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063035Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 02, Grant Farhall 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063038Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Peter Orlowsky 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063039Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Kenneth Arrigo Mainardis 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063041Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, Daine Marc Weston 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063042Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, Gene Foca 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063044Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, Chris Hoel 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063045Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Nathaniel Gandert 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063043Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, Kjelti Wilkes Kellough 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063036Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, Craig Peters 2026-09-20Form 42026-09-220001628280-26-063040Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-09-090001213900-25-086129Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. Filing ↗
32Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
33Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 207,500 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 207,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 207,500
34Getty Images Holdings (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-08-280001628280-26-059390CEO total compensation as printed in Getty Images Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 3,793,495. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 612007–612016

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