Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form Type: DRS
Source: 0000950123-25-006942
Chunk: 281

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form: DRS
Chunk 281
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 Compensation Committee in its discretion.

In general, to the extent that any Awards or awards issued under the 2013 Scheme or the 2024 Plan are forfeited, cancelled, expire or otherwise lapses or
are settled, in whole or in part, without the issuance of shares, those shares will again become available for issuance under the Omnibus Incentive Plan. In addition, shares withheld in respect of taxes relating to an award and shares tendered or
withheld to pay the exercise or hurdle price of options or SARs will also become available for issuance under the Omnibus Incentive Plan.

Director Compensation Limit. No non-employee director who participates in the Omnibus Incentive Plan will receive compensation for services on the board of directors for any calendar year in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, including cash payments
and Awards (which will be calculated based on the grant date fair value for financial reporting purposes), but excluding any awards granted prior to our initial public offering.

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP, INC. PURSUANT TO 17 C.F.R. § 200.83

Options. The Compensation Committee is permitted to grant both ISOs and NSOs under the Omnibus
Incentive Plan. The exercise price of a stock option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan) of a share of our Class A common stock on the grant date (other than in the case of Awards
granted in assumption of, or in substitution for, an outstanding award previously granted by a company or other business acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (“Substitute Awards”)). Each option will expire no later
than the tenth anniversary of the date the option is granted.

Share Appreciation Rights. The Compensation Committee is permitted to grant SARs
under the Omnibus Incentive Plan. The exercise or hurdle price of a SAR may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of our Class A common stock on the grant date (other than in the case of Substitute Awards). Each SAR will
expire no later than the tenth anniversary of the date the SAR is granted.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The Compensation Committee
is permitted to grant restricted stock awards and RSUs under the Omnibus Incentive Plan. A restricted stock award is an award of shares that is subject to restrictions on transfer and a substantial risk