Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) issues $1B 1.75% convertible notes due 2031 to Elliott

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Pinterest, Inc. has closed a private financing with affiliates of Elliott, issuing $1 billion of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031. The notes pay semi-annual interest starting September 1, 2026 and mature on March 1, 2031, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased.

The notes are initially convertible into 44.0063 shares of Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount, implying a conversion price of about $22.72 per share, subject to customary adjustments. Conversion before December 1, 2030 is allowed only if specific stock-price or trading conditions are met, if the notes are called for redemption, or upon certain corporate events.

Beginning March 5, 2029, Pinterest may redeem the notes for cash at 100% of principal plus accrued interest if its stock trades at least 130% of the then-applicable conversion price for a defined period. Holders can require Pinterest to repurchase the notes at 100% of principal plus accrued interest upon certain Fundamental Changes, such as a change of control or delisting, under customary indenture terms.

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Pinterest adds $1B low-coupon convertible debt with potential future equity dilution.

Pinterest issued $1 billion of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 to Elliott in a private transaction. This increases funded debt but at a relatively low fixed coupon, providing substantial capital without immediate equity issuance.

The initial conversion price of about $22.72 per share and detailed stock-price triggers govern when holders can convert before December 1, 2030. Optional redemption from March 5, 2029 and Fundamental Change repurchase rights are standard for this type of security.

Overall impact on shareholders will depend on future share price relative to the conversion price and any Fundamental Change events described in the notes. Subsequent company filings may outline how this capital is deployed and how management views leverage and potential dilution over the term of the notes.

8-K Event Classification

4 items: 1.01, 2.03, 3.02, 9.01

4 items

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Business

The company signed a significant contract such as a merger agreement, credit facility, or major partnership.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement Financial

The company incurred a new significant debt or off-balance-sheet obligation.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities Securities

The company sold equity securities in a private placement or other unregistered transaction.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 5, 2026

Pinterest, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		001-38872		26-3607129
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

651 Brannan Street

San Francisco, California 94107

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 762-7100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.00001 par value		PINS		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on March 3, 2026, Pinterest, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an investment agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) with Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P. (collectively, “Elliott”), relating to the issuance and sale to Elliott of $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). On March 5, 2026, the closing under the Investment Agreement occurred and the Notes were issued to Elliott.

In connection with the issuance of the Notes, on March 5, 2026, the Company entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”) with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 1.75% per annum. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1, commencing on September 1, 2026. The Notes will mature on March 1, 2031, subject to earlier conversion, redemption or repurchase.

Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 1, 2030, the Notes will be convertible only under the following circumstances: (1) from and after the 41st business day of any fiscal quarter until the last business day of such fiscal quarter commencing after the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2026 (and only during such fiscal quarter), if the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is greater than 150% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day (provided that, if Elliott and its affiliates no longer own a majority of the then-outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes prior to the beginning of such 30 consecutive trading day period, the Notes will be convertible at any time during such fiscal quarter and the stock price threshold will be 130% of the conversion price); (2) if the Company calls the Notes for optional redemption, at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day prior to the redemption date; (3) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events or (4) during the 5 business day period immediately after any 10 consecutive trading day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a holder of Notes in accordance with the Indenture, for each trading day during such period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day. On or after December 1, 2030, holders may convert all or any portion of their Notes at any time prior to the close of business on the scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date regardless of the foregoing conditions. Upon conversion of any Note, the Company will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash and shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, if any.

The Notes will be convertible into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock based on an initial conversion rate of 44.0063 shares of Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (which is equal to an initial conversion price of approximately $22.72 per share of the Company’s Class A common stock), in each case subject to customary anti-dilution and other adjustments, including in connection with any make-whole adjustment (as described in the Indenture) as a result of certain extraordinary transactions.

On or after March 5, 2029, the Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Company for cash, in whole or in part, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the redemption notice at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date; provided that the Company may not call less than all of the outstanding Notes for optional redemption unless at least $100 million aggregate principal amount of Notes are outstanding and not called for optional redemption as of the date of the related redemption notice.

With certain exceptions, upon a change of control of the Company or the failure of the Company’s Class A common stock to be listed on certain stock exchanges (a “Fundamental Change”), the holders of the Notes may require that the Company repurchase all or part of the principal amount of the Notes at a repurchase price of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change repurchase date.

The Indenture includes customary “events of default,” which may result in the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes under the Indenture. The Indenture also includes customary covenants for convertible notes of this type.

The foregoing summary of the Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Indenture and the form of Note, which are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant.

The information related to the issuance of the Notes contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

As previously disclosed, on March 3, 2026, the Company entered into the Investment Agreement, pursuant to which it agreed to sell $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of the Notes to Elliott. The Notes were issued on March 5, 2026 in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company will rely on this exemption from registration based in part on representations made by Elliott in the Investment Agreement.

The information related to the issuance of the Notes contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
4.1		Indenture, dated March 5, 2026, between Pinterest, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee.
4.2		Form of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 of Pinterest, Inc. (included in Exhibit 4.1).
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, about the Company and its industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and are often characterized by the use of words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “may,” “will,” “can,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “forecasts,” “anticipates,” “looking ahead,” “long-term” and similar expressions, or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Such forward-looking statements involve

known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from historical results or any future results, performance or achievements expressed, suggested or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, statements about: general economic uncertainty in global markets and a worsening of global economic conditions or low levels of economic growth, including inflation, stress in the banking industry, foreign exchange fluctuations and supply-chain issues; the effect of general economic and political conditions; the Company’s financial performance, including revenue, cost and expenses and cash flows; the Company’s ability to attract, retain and recover users and maintain and grow their level of engagement; the Company’s ability to provide content that is useful and relevant to users’ personal taste and interests; the Company’s ability to develop successful new products or improve existing ones; the Company’s ability to maintain and enhance the Company’s brand and reputation; potential harm caused by compromises in security, including the Company’s cybersecurity protections and resources and costs required to prevent, detect and remediate potential security breaches; potential harm caused by changes in online application stores or internet search engines’ methodologies, particularly search engine optimization methodologies and policies; discontinuation, disruptions or outages in third-party single sign-on access; the Company’s ability to compete effectively in the Company’s industry; the Company’s ability to scale the Company’s business, including the Company’s monetization efforts; the Company’s ability to attract and retain advertisers and scale the Company’s revenue model; the Company’s ability to attract and retain creators and publishers that create relevant and engaging content; the Company’s ability to develop effective products and tools for advertisers, including measurement tools; the Company’s ability to expand and monetize the Company’s platform internationally; the Company’s ability to effectively manage the growth of the Company’s business; the Company’s ability to continue to use and develop artificial intelligence (“AI”) as well as managing the challenges and risks posed by AI; the Company’s ability to successfully manage the Company’s flexible work model with a more distributed workforce; the Company’s ability to sustain profitability; decisions that reduce short-term revenue or profitability or do not produce the long-term benefits the Company expects; fluctuations in the Company’s operating results; the Company’s ability to raise additional capital on favorable terms or at all; the Company’s ability to realize anticipated benefits from mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships and other investments; the Company’s ability to protect the Company’s intellectual property; the Company’s ability to receive, process, store, use and share data, and compliance with laws and regulations related to data privacy and content; current or potential litigation and regulatory actions involving the Company; the Company’s ability to comply with modified or new laws and regulations applying to the Company’s business, and potential harm to the Company’s business as a result of those laws and regulations; real or perceived inaccuracies in metrics related to the Company’s business; disruption of, degradation in or interference with the Company’s use of Amazon Web Services and the Company’s infrastructure; the Company’s ability to implement the Company’s restructuring plan effectively; and the Company’s ability to attract and retain personnel. These and other potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted are more fully detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, which is available on the Company’s investor relations website at investor.pinterestinc.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All information provided in this report is as of the date of this report. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this report, which are based on information available to the Company on the date of this report. The Company undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

				PINTEREST, INC.
Date: March 5, 2026				By:		/s/ Julia Brau Donnelly
						Julia Brau Donnelly
						Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

FAQ

What financing did Pinterest (PINS) announce in this 8-K?

Pinterest completed a private placement of $1 billion in 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 to Elliott affiliates. These notes add long-term capital at a low coupon, with potential future conversion into Class A common stock on specified terms.

What are the key terms of Pinterest (PINS) 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes?

The notes bear 1.75% annual interest, payable each March 1 and September 1 starting in 2026, and mature on March 1, 2031. They are initially convertible at 44.0063 Class A shares per $1,000 principal, implying a conversion price of about $22.72 per share.

When can holders convert Pinterest (PINS) convertible notes into stock?

Before December 1, 2030, holders may convert only if stock-price, trading, redemption, or specified corporate event conditions are met. After that date, they may convert any time until shortly before maturity, subject to the indenture’s detailed provisions and adjustments.

Under what conditions can Pinterest (PINS) redeem the convertible notes early?

On or after March 5, 2029, Pinterest may redeem the notes for cash at 100% of principal plus accrued interest if its Class A stock trades at least 130% of the then-current conversion price for a specified 30-day trading period before the redemption notice.

What protections do Pinterest (PINS) noteholders have in a change of control?

If a defined Fundamental Change occurs, including certain changes of control or delisting events, noteholders can require Pinterest to repurchase some or all of their notes at 100% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest, as outlined in the indenture.

Were Pinterest (PINS) convertible notes registered with the SEC?

No. Pinterest issued the $1 billion of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 in a private placement, relying on the registration exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, based in part on investor representations in the investment agreement.

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