A visual discovery platform where users "pin" pictures of ideas—recipes, home decor, fashion, travel—onto themed digital boards, then shop or plan projects from what they find. Co-founded in 2010 by Ben Silbermann and colleagues after users of their earlier shopping app, Tote, preferred saving images over buying them, it gets its name from a blend of "pin" and "interest," suggested by Silbermann's wife during a Thanksgiving dinner brainstorming session.
Pinterest stockholders elect four Class I directors and approve executive compensation at 2026 annual meeting
At the May 21, 2026 annual meeting, Pinterest stockholders elected four Class I director nominees: Chip Bergh, Gokul Rajaram, Emily Reuter, and Marc Steinberg, each to serve until the 2029 annual meeting.
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Stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company's named executive officers, with 1,872,585,095 votes for and 75,176,625 against.
Stockholders voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, for a one-year frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, receiving 1,940,750,588 votes for one year.
Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026, with 1,980,724,813 votes for and 14,669,424 against.
Class A stockholders had one vote per share and Class B stockholders had 20 votes per share, voting together as a single class on all matters.
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Pinterest Chief Accounting Officer Andrea Acosta resigns; CFO Julia Brau Donnelly appointed as principal accounting officer.
Andrea Acosta, Chief Accounting Officer, resigned effective May 8, 2026, to pursue another opportunity, with no disagreement with the company.
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Julia Brau Donnelly, Chief Financial Officer, was appointed as principal accounting officer effective May 8, 2026.
Pinterest reported Q1 2026 revenue of $1,008 million, up 18% year-over-year, and 631 million global monthly active users.
The company completed approximately $2 billion of share repurchases and provided Q2 2026 revenue guidance of $1,133-$1,153 million.
GAAP net loss for Q1 2026 was $74 million, with Adjusted EBITDA of $207 million.
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition · 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements · 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Pinterest issues $1B of 1.75% convertible notes due 2031 to Elliott
On March 5, 2026, Pinterest closed the sale of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 to Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P.
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The notes mature on March 1, 2031, with semi-annual interest payments on March 1 and September 1, beginning September 1, 2026.
The notes are convertible into Pinterest Class A common stock at an initial conversion rate of 44.0063 shares per $1,000 principal, equivalent to an initial conversion price of about $22.72 per share.
Pinterest may redeem the notes for cash on or after March 5, 2029, under certain stock price conditions, and holders may require repurchase upon a fundamental change.
The notes were issued in a private placement exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, based on Elliott's representations.
An indenture dated March 5, 2026, was entered into with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee.
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement · 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement · 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities · 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Financing8-K
Pinterest issues $1B convertible notes to Elliott and launches $3.5B buyback
Pinterest entered an investment agreement with Elliott Associates and Elliott International to sell $1 billion aggregate principal of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031, expected to close March 5, 2026.
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The notes convert at an initial rate of 44.0063 shares per $1,000 principal, equal to an initial conversion price of about $22.72 per share, and mature March 1, 2031.
Pinterest entered ASR agreements with Goldman Sachs to repurchase $1 billion of Class A common stock, with initial delivery of about 80% of expected shares on March 5, 2026 and final settlement by May 1, 2026.
The Board approved a new $3.5 billion share repurchase program on March 2, 2026, canceling the November 2024 program; about $2.5 billion remains after the ASR.
Elliott's Marc Steinberg will continue on the Board through the 2026 annual meeting and be nominated for a Class I director term expiring in 2029, subject to Elliott maintaining a 4.3% net long position.
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement · 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement · 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities · 8.01 Other Events · 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
M&A8-K
Pinterest closes tvScientific acquisition and updates Q1 2026 guidance
The company updated its first quarter 2026 revenue guidance to $958 million to $978 million.
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Pinterest, Inc. closed its previously announced acquisition of tvScientific, Inc. on February 17, 2026.
The company updated its first quarter 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $163 million to $183 million.
The updated guidance includes the expected partial-quarter contribution of tvScientific to Pinterest's consolidated financials.
The company did not provide a GAAP reconciliation for forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA due to uncertainty in reconciling items.