Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001193125-25-084832
Chunk: 299

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: S-1/A
Chunk 299
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 officer) or that are acquired in open
market transactions after the completion of this offering, (x) to us in connection with the vesting, settlement, or exercise of restricted stock units, options, warrants, or other rights to purchase shares of our common stock (including
“net” or “cashless” exercise), including for the payment of exercise price and tax and remittance payments, (xi) pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger,

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consolidation, or other similar transaction approved by our board of directors and made to all shareholders involving a change in control, provided that if such transaction is not
completed, all such lock-up securities would remain subject to the restrictions in the immediately preceding paragraph, or (xii) to us, if such transfer is required by our policy with respect to the recoupment
of incentive-based compensation; (b) exercise of the options, settlement of RSUs or other equity awards, or the exercise of warrants granted pursuant to plans described in this prospectus, provided that any
lock-up securities received upon such exercise, vesting, or settlement would be subject to restrictions similar to those in the immediately preceding paragraph; (c) the reclassification or conversion of
outstanding preferred stock, warrants to acquire preferred stock, or convertible securities into shares of our common stock or warrants to acquire shares of our common stock, provided that any common stock or warrant received upon such
reclassification or conversion would be subject to restrictions similar to those in the immediately preceding paragraph; (d) the establishment by lock-up parties of trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer of lock-up securities during the restricted period and no filing or public
announcement will be made voluntarily in connection with such trading plan and any public announcement or filing made by any person regarding the establishment of such plan during the restricted period will include a statement that the lock-up party
may not transfer or dispose of securities under such plan in contravention of the lock-up agreement; (e) the sale of our Class A common stock pursuant to the terms of the underwriting agreement; (f) pledge any lock-up securities to the Circle
Foundation, provided that no filing or public announcement will be made voluntarily in connection with any such pledge; (g) the exchange of our Class A common stock into our Class C common stock; provided that any lock-up securities
received upon such exchange shall be subject to the foregoing restrictions; and