Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form Type: DRS
Source: 0000950123-25-006942
Chunk: 322

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form: DRS
Chunk 322
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 (vi) in the case of a
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity, (A) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, or other business entity that is an affiliate of the lock-up party, or to any
investment fund or other entity controlling, controlled by, managing or managed by or under common control with the lock-up party or its affiliates or (B) as part of a distribution to partners, members, stockholders, or other equityholders of
the lock-up party, (vii) by operation of law, (viii) to us from an employee upon the death, disability, or termination of employment of such employee, (ix) as part of a sale of lock-up securities that are acquired in this offering
(other than issuer-directed common stock purchased in this offering by a director or officer) or that are acquired in open market transactions after the completion of this offering, (x) to us in connection with the vesting, settlement, or
exercise of restricted stock units, options, warrants, or other rights to purchase shares of our common stock (including “net” or “cashless” exercise), including for the payment of exercise price and tax and remittance payments,
(xi) pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation, or other similar transaction approved by our board of directors and made to all shareholders involving a change in control, provided that if such transaction
is not completed, all such lock-up securities would remain subject to the restrictions in the immediately preceding paragraph, or (xii) to us, if such transfer is required by our policy with respect to the recoupment of incentive-based
compensation; (b) exercise of the options, settlement of RSUs or other equity awards, or the exercise of warrants granted pursuant to plans described in this prospectus, provided that any lock-up securities received upon such exercise,
vesting, or settlement would be subject to restrictions similar to those in the immediately preceding paragraph; (c) the reclassification or conversion of outstanding preferred stock, warrants to acquire preferred stock, or convertible
securities into shares of our common stock or warrants to acquire shares of our common stock, provided that any common stock or warrant received upon such reclassification or conversion would be subject to restrictions similar to those in the
immediately preceding paragraph; (d) the establishment by lock-up parties of trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, provided that such plan