Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001193125-25-121234
Chunk: 291

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form: S-1/A
Chunk 291
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 holders of Class B common stock receiving the class or series of securities having higher
relative voting rights as compared to, and proportional with the existing relative voting rights of, the holders of Class A common stock, and holders of Class A common stock receiving securities of a class or series having lesser relative voting
rights as compared to, and proportional with the existing relative voting rights of, the holders of Class B common stock, and holders of Class C common stock receiving securities of a class or series having no voting rights. In determining whether
shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, and Class C common stock are treated equally, identically and ratably, on a per share basis, the following will not be considered: (i) any consideration to be paid to or received by a holder of
common stock pursuant to any indemnification, bona fide employment, consulting, severance, or similar services arrangement and (ii) any consideration to be paid to or received by a holder of common stock pursuant to any negotiated agreement between
such holder (or any affiliate thereof) with any counterparty (or affiliate thereof) to such merger, consolidation, or other transaction wherein such holder (or affiliate thereof) is contributing, selling, transferring, or otherwise disposing of
shares of our capital stock to such counterparty (or affiliate thereof), or such shares are being converted or exchanged, as part of a “rollover” or similar transaction in connection with such merger, consolidation, or other transaction.

Reclassification, split, subdivision, or combination.If we reclassify, split, subdivide, or combine the outstanding shares of Class A common stock,
Class B common stock, or Class C common stock, the outstanding shares of each other series of common stock will concurrently therewith be proportionately reclassified, split, subdivided, or combined in a manner that maintains the same proportionate
equity ownership among the holders of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock, the holders of the outstanding shares of Class B common stock and the holders of the outstanding shares of Class C common stock on the record date for such
reclassification, split, subdivision, or combination, as the case may be.

Conversion, exchange, and transferability. Shares of Class A common stock are
not convertible into any other class of shares.

Each outstanding share of Class B common stock may at any time, at the option of the holder, be converted into one
share of Class A common stock. In addition, each outstanding share of Class B common stock will be