Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: DRS/A
Source: 0000950123-25-001965
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Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: DRS/A
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-founder of Circle and as a technologist in the digital asset industry makes him a valuable member of our board of directors.

David Orfaohas served as a member of our board of directors since October 2013. Mr. Orfao has served as Managing Director of General
Catalyst Partners since January 2000. Mr. Orfao formerly served on the board of directors of EVOLV. Mr. Orfao holds a B.S. in business and accounting from Norwich University. We believe that Mr. Orfao’s perspective as both an investor
and board member at leading FinTech companies makes him a valuable member of our board of directors.

Danita Ostling has served as a member of
our board of directors since October 2021. From August 1999 to June 2021, Ms. Ostling practiced at Ernst & Young, serving as a partner, servicing a broad spectrum of publicly traded and privately held clients on complex issues in
accounting, auditing, risk, regulatory, and securities registrations, and serving in senior leadership positions such as the Professional Practice Director for Ernst & Young’s U.S. East Region and as Deputy Director Global Assurance
Professional Practice – Accounting. In addition to our board of directors, Ms. Ostling serves on the boards of directors of nVent Electric plc and Dover Corporation. Ms. Ostling holds a B.S. in accounting from the
University of Arkansas at Little Rock. We believe that Ms. Ostling’s experience working with large global organizations on complex issues makes her a valuable member of our board of directors.

Relationships

There are no familial relationships between any of our
executive officers and directors.

Director independence

Upon completion
of the offering, our board of directors will consist of members. Our board has determined that each of , , and is independent under
applicable Exchange listing standards. As Jeremy Allaire, our chief executive officer, serves as the chairman of our board of directors, the board of directors has appointed Rajeev Date as the lead independent director. The lead independent
director, among other responsibilities, presides over executive sessions of non-employee directors and independent directors, liaises and facilitates communications between the independent directors and the chairman and chief executive officer and
management, and leads the independent directors to assess the performance of the chairman.

Board composition

Our directors will be divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms. Class I directors (being and
), Class II directors (being and ), and Class III directors (being