Page 1

Table of Contents ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number : 001-35669 incorporation or organization ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Shutterstock , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : FORM 10 - K Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value per share Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 冈 0 350 Fifth Avenue , 21st Floor New York , NY 10118 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) 646 710-3417 Registrant's telephone number , including area code Trading Symbol ( s ) 80-0812659 SSTK ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) No □ No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 000 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No As of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , the aggregate market value of its voting and non - voting common stock held by non - affiliates was $ 683,773,306 , based on the last reported sale price of the registrant's common stock on that date . This calculation excludes the shares of common stock held by executive officers , directors and stockholders whose ownership exceeded 10 % of the outstanding common stock of the registrant at June 30 , 2020. This calculation does not reflect a determination that such persons are affiliates for any other purposes . On February 5 , 2021 , 36,256,136 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE The information required by Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K , to the extent not set forth herein , is incorporated herein by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2021 , which definitive proxy statement shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this Annual Report on Form 10 - K relates . Except as expressly incorporated by reference , the registrant's proxy statement shall not be deemed to be part of this report .