Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001193125-25-070481
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Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form: S-1
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 of any such Awards or sale of shares underlying such Awards, including any policies necessary to comply
with Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any rules promulgated thereunder and any other regulatory regimes.

No Repricing Without Stockholder Approval. Except in connection with changes in capitalization (as described above) or with the approval of the Company’s stockholders, (i) the exercise or hurdle price of an outstanding option or SAR may not be reduced; (ii) an
outstanding option or SAR may not be cancelled or substituted for an option or SAR with a lower exercise or hurdle price or for other Awards; or (iii) an option or SAR with an exercise price above the current share price may not be cancelled in
exchange for cash or other securities.

Minimum Vesting Requirements. Awards granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan will not vest over a period of
less than one year from the date on which the award is granted other than Awards that the Committee may grant, up to a maximum of 5% of the available share reserve authorized for issuance under the Omnibus Plan,

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subject to adjustments. In addition, the Committee may authorize acceleration of vesting of such awards in the event of a participant’s death or disability or upon the occurrence of a
“change in control” as provided above.

Amendment. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise expressly provided
in an Award agreement or in the Omnibus Incentive Plan, the board of directors may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Omnibus Incentive Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided that no such amendment, alternation,
suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without (i) stockholder approval if such approval is required by applicable law or the rules of the stock market or exchange on which the shares are principally quoted or trade, or (ii)
subject to limitations, the consent of the affected participant of the Omnibus Incentive Plan if such action would materially adversely affect the rights of such participant under any outstanding Award.

Term. The Omnibus Incentive Plan will become effective on the date on which the registration statement covering this offering is declared effective by the
SEC. No Award may be granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan after the earliest of (i) the tenth anniversary of the effective date, (ii) the maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock available for issuance under the Omnibus Incentive
Plan have been issued,