Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001193125-25-070481
Chunk: 282

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form: S-1
Chunk 282
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 Stockholder shall cease to be a BHC Stockholder
upon providing written notice to us that, due to a change of law or regulation, change to its business or operations, divestiture or other transaction, it has ceased to be a BHC Stockholder, provided that any share of Class C common stock may only
convert to a share of Class A common stock pursuant to our certificate of incorporation and shall not convert to a share of Class A common stock (or any other series other than of Class C common stock) pursuant to the BHC Stockholder’s
provision of such written notice. “Class of Voting Shares” has the same meaning given to that term in Section 225.2(q)(3) of Regulation Y of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 C.F.R. § 225.2(q)(3)).

Other rights. The holders of our common stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions
applicable to our common stock.

Preferred stock

Our board of directors
has the authority to issue the preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations, powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, if
any, with respect to each such series and the number of shares constituting each such series, without further vote or action by the stockholders.

The issuance of
preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change in control without further action by the stockholders and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of common stock. At present, we have no
plans to issue any of the preferred stock.

Election and removal of directors

Our board of directors will consist of between three and twelve directors. The exact number of directors will be fixed from time to time by resolution of the board and
is currently fixed at eight directors. No director may be removed except for cause, and directors may be removed for cause by an affirmative vote of shares

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representing a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors. Any vacancy occurring on the board of directors and any newly created directorship may be filled only by a
majority of the remaining directors in office.

Board composition

Our
board of directors will be divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms. Class I, Class II, and Class III directors will serve until our annual meetings