Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001193125-25-121234
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Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form: S-1/A
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. In addition, shares withheld in respect of taxes relating to an award and shares tendered or withheld to pay the exercise or hurdle price of options or SARs will also become available for issuance under the Omnibus Incentive
Plan.

Director Compensation Limit. No non-employee director who participates in the Omnibus Incentive Plan will receive compensation for services on
the board of directors for any calendar year in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, including cash payments and Awards (which will be calculated based on the grant date fair value for financial reporting purposes), but excluding any awards
granted prior to this offering.

Options. The Compensation Committee is permitted to grant both ISOs and NSOs under the Omnibus Incentive Plan. The
exercise price of a stock option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan) of a share of our Class A common stock on the grant date (other than in the case of Awards granted in assumption of, or in
substitution for, an outstanding award previously granted by a company or other business acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (“Substitute Awards”)). Each option will expire no later than the tenth anniversary of the
date the option is granted.

Share Appreciation Rights. The Compensation Committee is permitted to grant SARs under the Omnibus Incentive Plan. The
exercise or hurdle price of a SAR may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of our Class A common stock on the grant date (other than in the case of Substitute Awards). Each SAR will expire no later than the tenth anniversary of
the date the SAR is granted.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The Compensation Committee is permitted to grant restricted stock awards and
RSUs under the Omnibus Incentive Plan. A restricted stock award is an award of shares that is subject to restrictions on transfer and a substantial risk of forfeiture. An RSU is an award that is granted with respect to one share or has a value equal
to the fair market value of one such share. RSUs may be paid in cash, shares, other Awards, other property or any combination thereof), as determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.

Performance Awards. The Omnibus Incentive Plan permits the grant of performance-based stock and/or cash Awards. The Compensation Committee may structure
Awards so that shares, cash, and/or other property will

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