Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: DRS/A
Source: 0000950123-25-001965
Chunk: 264

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: DRS/A
Chunk 264
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 of Directors,” “—Stockholder Meetings,” “—Limits on Written Consents,” and “—Forum Selection” may be amended only by the
affirmative vote of holders of at least 66⁄% of the voting power of our outstanding shares of voting stock, voting together as a single class. The affirmative
vote of holders of at least a majority of the voting power of our outstanding shares of stock will generally be required to amend other provisions of our certificate of incorporation.

Amendment of bylaws

Our bylaws may generally be altered, amended, or
repealed, and new bylaws may be adopted, with the affirmative vote of a majority of directors in any manner not inconsistent with Delaware law or our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or the affirmative vote of holders of 66⁄% of the voting power of our outstanding shares of voting stock, voting together as a single class.

Other limitations on stockholder actions

Our bylaws establish advance
notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of the board of directors or a committee of the board of directors. In order for
any matter to be “properly brought” before a meeting, a stockholder will have to comply with advance notice requirements and provide us with certain

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP, INC. PURSUANT TO 17 C.F.R. § 200.83 information. Generally, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders. Our bylaws also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. In order to submit a nomination for our board of directors, a stockholder must submit any information with respect to the nominee that we would be required to include in a proxy statement, as well as some other information. If a stockholder fails to follow the required procedures, the stockholder’s proposal or nominee will be ineligible and will not be voted on by our stockholders. Limitation of liability of directors and officers Our certificate of incorporation provides that no director or officer will be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except as required by applicable law, as in effect from time to time. Currently, the