Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001193125-25-132755
Chunk: 281

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form: S-1/A
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 date of the corporate transaction and participants’ options will be exercised automatically on
such date (subject to earlier withdrawal).

Dissolution or Liquidation. Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, in the event of a
proposed dissolution or liquidation of our company, any offering period in progress will be shortened by setting a new purchase date and the offering period will end immediately prior to the proposed dissolution or liquidation. Participants will be
provided with written notice of the new purchase date and that the participant’s option will be exercised automatically on such date, unless before such time, the participant has withdrawn from the offering.

Amendment and Termination. The Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend, suspend 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.

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Director compensation Director compensation policy Our Compensation Committee has approved the adoption of a non-employeedirector 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. 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                                            |     | $ |