Introductory
Statement
This
Amendment No. 7 on Schedule 13D (the “Amendment”) is the final amendment being
filed by Getty Investments L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Getty
Investments”), to amend and supplement certain portions of (i) the Schedule
13D filed on February 19, 1998, as amended by (ii) Amendment No. 1
thereto filed on December 9, 1999, (iii) Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on
December 22, 1999, (iv) Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on October 15, 2003,
(v) Amendment No. 4 thereto filed on October 5, 2006, (vi) Amendment
No. 5 thereto filed on September 28, 2007 and (vii) Amendment No. 6
thereto filed on February 27, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
relating to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), of Getty
Images, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). The Schedule 13D
is hereby amended and supplemented by Getty Investments as set forth below in
this Amendment.
Item 4. Purpose
of Transaction
The
disclosure in Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following
after the last paragraph thereof:
On July 2,
2008, pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 24, 2008 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Abe Investment, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (“Parent”), Abe Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the
Issuer, Merger Sub was merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer
continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent. As a result, the Issuer no longer has securities registered
pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
Getty Investments has ceased to own, whether directly or beneficially, any
Shares of the Issuer.
Item 5. Interest
in Securities of Issuer
The
last paragraph of Item 4 above is hereby incorporated by reference in its
entirety into this Item 5.
Item 6.
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer
The
last paragraph of Item 4 above is hereby incorporated by reference in its
entirety into this Item 6.