Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001193125-25-126208
Chunk: 300

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form: S-1/A
Chunk 300
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 that would control more than 50% of every Class of Voting Shares of ours without any transfer from the assignor
or transferor. “BHC Act” means the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. “BHC Stockholder” means any stockholder that is subject to the BHC Act, including any “affiliate” of such stockholder as that term is defined for
purposes of the BHC Act, that provides us with written notice stating that the stockholder irrevocably elects to be treated as a BHC Stockholder for purposes of our certificate of incorporation. A BHC Stockholder shall cease to be a BHC Stockholder
upon providing written notice to us that, due to a change of law or regulation, change to its business or operations, divestiture or other transaction, it has ceased to be a BHC Stockholder, provided that any share of Class C common stock may only
convert to a share of Class A common stock pursuant to our certificate of incorporation and shall not convert to a share of Class A common stock (or any other series other than of Class C common stock) pursuant to the BHC Stockholder’s
provision of such written notice. “Class of Voting Shares” has the same meaning given to that term in Section 225.2(q)(3) of Regulation Y of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 C.F.R. § 225.2(q)(3)).

Other rights. The holders of our common stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions
applicable to our common stock.

Preferred stock

Our board of directors
has the authority to issue the preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations, powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, if
any, with respect to each such series and the number of shares constituting each such series, without further vote or action by the stockholders.

The issuance of
preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change in control without further action by the stockholders and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of common stock. At present, we have no
plans to issue any of the preferred stock.

Election and removal of directors

Our board of directors will consist of between three and twelve directors. The exact number of directors will be fixed