>Hellman & Friedman LLC is a leading private equity investment firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and London. The Firm focuses on investing in superior business franchises and serving as a value-added partner to management in select industries including media and marketing services, financial services, professional services, information services, healthcare and energy.(http://www.hf.com/)

 

>Getty Images is the world’s leading creator and distributor of still imagery, footage and multi-media products, as well as a recognized provider of other forms of premium digital content, including music. Getty Images serves business customers in more than 100 countries and is the first place creative and media professionals turn to discover, purchase and manage images and other digital content. Its award-winning photographers and imagery help customers produce inspiring work which appears every day in the world’s most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Web sites. (http://www.gettyimages.com)

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>AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGE 

 http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047202/000119312508038850/dex21.htm

 

>Press Release:

 Getty Images Agrees to Be Acquired by Hellman & Friedman in a Transaction Valued at $2.4 Billion

 

>Consideration:

Getty Images stockholders will receive $34.00 in cash for each outstanding share of common stock they own. 

 

>Expected Closed:

 2Q 2008

 

>Termination fee:

 $31 million to $78 million by Getty Images

 

>Notes:

> 3/3/2008 Charting The Market