Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form Type: DRS
Source: 0000950123-25-006942
Chunk: 271

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form: DRS
Chunk 271
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2024 included elsewhere in this prospectus. The amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting cost for these option awards and do not     
 correspond to the actual economic                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

167

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP, INC. PURSUANT TO 17 C.F.R. § 200.83

| value that may be received by our NEOs upon the exercise of the option awards or any sale of the underlying shares of Circle. |

| (3) | The amount reported reflects costs related to personal security services for Mr. Allaire in 2023, and for 
 personal security during personal travel and home security enhancement for Mr. Allaire in 2024.           |

| (4) | In 2024, Ms. Carpenter held the role of Chief Operating Officer. |

| (5) | In 2024, Mr. Tarbert held the role of Chief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Affairs. |

| (6) | Mr. Tarbert commenced his employment with us on July 1, 2023 and his base salary and cash-based 
 incentive compensation were pro-rated accordingly.                                              |

| (7) | Represents a one-time sign-on bonus granted in connection with each of Mr. Fox-Geen’s and                                             
 Mr. Tarbert’s commencement of employment. For Mr. Fox-Geen, his bonus was paid one year following the commencement of his employment. |

| (8) | In 2024, Mr. Chandhok held the role of Chief Product Officer. |

| (9) | Mr. Chandhok commenced his employment with us on February 2, 2022 and his base salary and cash-based 
 incentive compensation were pro-rated accordingly.                                                   |

Grants of plan-based awards The following table sets forth information with respect to plan-based awards granted to our named executive officers during our fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

| Name                |     | Grant date    
 Threshold ($) |             |     | Estimated future payouts under non-equity 
 incentive plan awards(1)                  
 Target ($)                                |         |     | Maximum ($) |           |     |   |           |     | All other      
 stock awards:  
 number of      
 shares of      
 stock or units 
 (#)(2)         |         |     | Grant date    
 fair value of 
 stock and     
 option awards |           |
|:--------------------|:----|:--------------|:------------|:----|:------------------------------------------|--------: