Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001193125-25-132755
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Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-06-02
Form: S-1/A
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, or advisors who purchases shares from us in connection with a compensatory stock or option plan or other written agreement before the 219

effective date of this offering is entitled to resell such shares 90 days after the effective date of this offering in reliance on Rule 144, without having to comply with the holding period
requirements or other restrictions contained in Rule 701.

The SEC has indicated that Rule 701 will apply to typical stock options granted by an issuer before it
becomes subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, along with the shares acquired upon exercise of such options, including exercises after the date of this prospectus. Securities issued in reliance on Rule 701 are restricted
securities and, subject to the contractual restrictions described below, beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus, may be sold by persons other than “affiliates,” as defined in Rule 144, subject only to the manner of sale
provisions of Rule 144 and by “affiliates” under Rule 144 without compliance with the minimum holding period requirement.

Equity incentive plan

We intend to file one or more registration statements on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register all shares of
Class A common stock and Class B common stock issued or issuable pursuant to the exercise of outstanding options or vesting of outstanding RSUs and reserved for issuance under our stock-based compensation plans. We expect to file the registration
statement or statements, which will become effective immediately upon filing, upon or shortly after the date of this prospectus. Shares covered by these registration statements will then be eligible for sale in the public markets, subject to vesting
restrictions and any applicable holding periods, any applicable lock-up agreements described below, and Rule 144 limitations applicable to affiliates.

Lock-upagreements

All of our
directors and executive officers, the selling stockholders and holders of substantially all of our capital stock have agreed in lockup agreements with the underwriters (such persons, the “lock-up parties”) or in stockholder agreements with
us, subject to limited exceptions, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) the date that is the second trading day after we publicly announce our earnings for the quarter ending September 30, 2025 and (ii) the date that is 180 days
after the date of this prospectus, not to (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option, or contract to sell, grant