Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001193125-25-121234
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Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form: S-1/A
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applicable performance condition(s), and (v) cancellation of such Award in consideration of a payment in cash, securities or other property or, in certain circumstances, for no consideration.

Clawback. Under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, Awards (including any amounts or benefits arising from such Awards) will be subject to any clawback or
recoupment arrangements or policies the Company has in place from time to time, and the Compensation Committee may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and stock exchange rules or by any applicable Company policy or arrangement, and will, to
the extent required, cancel or require reimbursement of any Awards or any shares issued or cash received upon vesting, exercise or settlement of any such Awards or sale of shares underlying such Awards, including any policies necessary to comply
with Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any rules promulgated thereunder and any other regulatory regimes.

No Repricing Without Stockholder Approval. Except in connection with changes in capitalization (as described above) or with the approval of the Company’s stockholders, (i) the exercise or hurdle price of an outstanding option or SAR may not be reduced; (ii) an
outstanding option or SAR may not be cancelled or substituted for an option or SAR with a lower exercise or hurdle price or for other Awards; or (iii) an option or SAR with an exercise price above the current share price may not be cancelled in
exchange for cash or other securities.

Minimum Vesting Requirements. Awards granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan will not vest over a period of
less than one year from the date on which the award is granted other than Awards that the Committee may grant, up to a maximum of 5% of the available share reserve authorized for issuance under the Omnibus Plan,

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subject to adjustments. 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