Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-08-12
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001193125-25-178989
Chunk: 248

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-12
Form: S-1
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 year 2025.

| Jeremy Allaire         |     | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer                 |
| Jeremy Fox-Geen        |     | Chief Financial Officer                              |
| Elisabeth Carpenter(1) |     | Chief Operating Officer                              |
| Heath Tarbert          |     | Chief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Affairs(2) |
| Nikhil Chandhok        |     | Chief Product Officer(3)                             |

| (1) | Effective January 1, 2025, Ms. Carpenter became our Chief Strategic Engagement Officer and was no longer considered an executive officer of our Company, but remains a non-executive officer employee and member of our executive leadership team. |

| (2) | Effective January 1, 2025, Mr. Tarbert was promoted to “President” and remains “Chief Legal Officer.” |

| (3) | Effective January 1, 2025, Mr. Chandhok was promoted to “Chief Product and Technology Officer.” |

Executive summary Our compensation philosophy and objectives Circle promotes a compensation philosophy to ensure competitive, fair, performance-driven total rewards packages for our executives, while simultaneously creating long-term value for our stockholders. The objectives of this philosophy are to:

| • |     | Align the total rewards programs at Circle with Circle’s mission, performance, and the interests of our stockholders, particularly with respect to key executives who are best positioned to drive long-term value creation. |

| • |     | Attract and retain executives that are both high performers in their specialty and exemplify Circle’s values. |

| • |     | Reinforce our pay-for-performance orientation through programs that motivate and reward executives for their contributions to Circle’s short- and long-term performance. |

We believe our programs and practices, as described in this CD&A, achieve these objectives. Compensation elements and pay mix The Compensation Committee establishes and oversees our executive compensation program, including the determination of base salary and short- and long-term incentives. We believe these practices align with our peers in both design and value, and ultimately align NEO’s interests with those of stockholders, through the 159

prioritizing of variable compensation elements. In fiscal year 2024, the principal elements of our executive compensation program, and the purpose of each element, were as follows:

| Element              |     | Type     |     | Element |     | Key Features                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Base Salary          |     | Fixed    |     | Cash    |     | Provide fixed, ongoing compensation to attract and