UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Klein, Jonathan
2101 Fourth Avenue, Fifth Floor
Seattle, WA 98121
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Getty Images, Inc. (GETY)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
11/98
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer &
Director
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C><C>
Common Stock 622,602 I by Trust
Common Stock 900 I Family Members
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee Stock Option (Right to$10.00 07/02/06
buy)
Employee Stock Option (Right to$13.32 11/03/98 A 40,000 (1) (2) 11/03/08
buy)
Employee Stock Option (Right to$16.10 07/02/06
buy)
Employee Stock Option (Right to$20.91 02/09/08
buy)
Employee Stock Option (Right to$13.32 11/03/98 A 60,000 (3) (2) 11/03/08
buy).
Employee Stock Option (Right to$20.91 02/09/08
buy).
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee Stock Option (Right to Common Stock 615,990 615,990 D Direct
buy)
Employee Stock Option (Right to11/03/98 Common Stock 40,000 40,000 D Direct
buy)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Common Stock 307,995 307,995 D Direct
buy)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Common Stock 230,000 230,000 D Direct
buy)
Employee Stock Option (Right to11/03/98 Common Stock 60,000 60,000 D Direct
buy).
Employee Stock Option (Right to Common Stock 345,000 345,000 D Direct
buy).
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Options granted with respect to services rendered in connection with Mr. Klein's employment with Getty Communications Limited.
(2)
This option vests as to 25% on November 3, 1999 and the remainder vests ratably on the third day of each month thereafter for the
following three years.
(3)
Options granted with respect to services rendered in connection with Mr. Klein's employment with Getty Images, Inc.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ By: Heather Redman
For: Jonathan D. Klein
DATE