Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form Type: DRS
Source: 0000950123-25-006942
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Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form: DRS
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. In addition, the Committee may authorize acceleration
of vesting of such awards in the event of a participant’s death or disability or upon the occurrence of a “change in control” as provided above.

Amendment. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award agreement or in the Omnibus Incentive
Plan, the board of directors may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Omnibus Incentive Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided that no such amendment, alternation, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be
made without (i) stockholder approval if such approval is required by applicable law or the rules of the stock market or exchange on which the shares are principally quoted or trade, or (ii) subject to limitations, the consent of the
affected participant of the Omnibus Incentive Plan if such action would materially adversely affect the rights of such participant under any outstanding Award.

Term. The Omnibus Incentive Plan became effective on June 4, 2025, which was the date on which the registration statement covering our initial
public offering was declared effective by the SEC. No Award may be granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan after the earliest of (i) the tenth anniversary of the effective date, (ii) the maximum number of shares of our Class A common
stock available for issuance under the Omnibus Incentive Plan have been issued, or (iii) the board of directors terminates the Omnibus Incentive Plan. Previously granted Awards are permitted to extend beyond the termination date of the Omnibus
Incentive Plan.

2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The board of directors and our stockholders approved the adoption of the Circle Internet Group, Inc. 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”),
which became effective as of the effectiveness of our initial public offering. The following summary describes the material terms of the ESPP.

The ESPP
provides our employees and employees of participating subsidiaries with an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in our company through the purchase of shares of our Class A common stock. The ESPP has two components – one which is
intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code and one which is not intended to so qualify.

Administration. Our ESPP is administered by the Compensation Committee, which has the authority to take any actions necessary or desirable for the
administration of the ESPP, including adopting sub-plans applicable