Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-08-12
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001193125-25-178989
Chunk: 297

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-12
Form: S-1
Chunk 297
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 or exchangeable for, or that evidence the right to purchase or acquire, shares of Class A common stock), holders of Class B common stock will receive shares of Class B common stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or that evidence the right to purchase or acquire, shares of Class B common stock), and holders of Class C common stock will receive shares of Class C common stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or that evidence the right to purchase or acquire, shares of Class C common stock), with each share of common stock receiving an identical number of shares of common stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or that evidence the right to purchase or acquire, shares of common stock), (y) if the dividend is paid in our securities other than those in clause (x), then the holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, and Class C common stock will receive identical securities on an equal per share basis, except that, if the securities received by the holders of Class C common stock would be deemed a Class of Voting Shares, such securities will by their terms have no voting rights, and (z) if the dividend is paid in securities other than our securities, then the holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, and Class C common stock will either receive identical securities on an equal per share basis or receive different classes or series of securities on an equal per share basis, or, in the case of holders of Class C common stock, a holder of Class C common stock may elect to instead receive the cash equivalent of such securities (as determined by us), provided that such different classes or series of securities do not differ in any respect other than their relative voting rights, with holders of Class B common stock receiving the class or series of securities having higher relative voting rights as compared to, and proportional with the existing relative voting rights of, the holders of Class A common stock, and holders of Class A common stock receiving securities of a class or series having lesser relative voting rights as compared to, and proportional with the existing relative voting rights of, the holders of Class B common stock, and holders of Class C common stock receiving securities of a class or series having no voting rights.

Rights upon liquidation.In the event of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and liabilities and subject to the payment in full of the preferential or other amounts to which any series of preferred stock are entitled, shares of Class A common stock, Class B common