Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001193125-25-121234
Chunk: 277

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form: S-1/A
Chunk 277
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 or terminate the ESPP at any time and for any reason. The
Compensation Committee may elect, upon termination of the ESPP, to terminate any outstanding offering period either immediately or once shares have been purchased on the next purchase date or permit the offering period to expire in accordance with
its terms.

Term. The ESPP will become effective on the date on which the registration statement covering this offering is declared effective by the SEC
and, unless terminated earlier by the Compensation Committee (as described above), will have a term of 10 years.

Director compensation

Director compensation policy

Our Compensation Committee has approved
the adoption of a non-employee director compensation policy, effective as of January 1, 2025. The policy is designed to align compensation with Circle’s business objectives and the creation of stockholder
value, while enabling Circle to attract and retain directors who contribute to the long-term success of Circle.

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Under the policy, our non-employeedirectors are eligible to receive cash retainers, which are pro-ratedfor partial years of service, and equity awards as set forth below:

| Annual Retainer for Board Service                                                               |     |   |        |
|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:----|:--|-------:|
| Annual service on the board of directors                                                        |     | $ | 80,000 |
| Additional retainer for annual service as a lead independent director of the board of directors |     | $ | 50,000 |
| Additional Annual Retainer for Committee Membership                                             |     |   |        |
| Annual service as audit committee chairperson                                                   |     | $ | 35,000 |
| Annual service as member of the audit committee (other than chair)                              |     | $ | 15,000 |
| Annual service as compensation committee chairperson                                            |     | $ | 20,000 |
| Annual service as member of the compensation committee (other than chair)                       |     | $ |  9,000 |
| Annual service as risk committee chairperson                                                    |     | $ | 27,500 |
| Annual service as member of the risk committee (other than chair)                               |     | $ | 12,000 |
| Annual service as nominating and governance committee chairperson                               |     | $ | 15,000 |
| Annual service as member of the nominating and governance committee (other than chair)          |     | $ |  6,000 |
| Annual service as strategy committee chairperson                                                |     | $ |