Company: CRCL
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form Type: DRS
Source: 0000950123-25-006942
Chunk: 289

Company: Circle Internet Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form: DRS
Chunk 289
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 service on the board of directors                                               |     | $ | 80,000 |
| Additional retainer for annual service as a lead independent director of the board of  
 directors                                                                              |     | $ | 50,000 |
| Additional Annual Retainer for Committee Membership                                    |     |   |        |
| Annual service as audit committee chairperson                                          |     | $ | 35,000 |
| Annual service as member of the audit committee (other than chair)                     |     | $ | 15,000 |
| Annual service as compensation committee chairperson                                   |     | $ | 20,000 |
| Annual service as member of the compensation committee (other than chair)              |     | $ |  9,000 |
| Annual service as risk committee chairperson                                           |     | $ | 27,500 |
| Annual service as member of the risk committee (other than chair)                      |     | $ | 12,000 |
| Annual service as nominating and governance committee chairperson                      |     | $ | 15,000 |
| Annual service as member of the nominating and governance committee (other than chair) |     | $ |  6,000 |
| Annual service as strategy committee chairperson                                       |     | $ | 27,500 |
| Annual service as member of the strategy committee (other than chair)                  |     | $ | 12,000 |

In addition, each non-employee director is eligible to receive an annual RSU grant with a grant date value of $220,000 on the trading day following each annual meeting of stockholders, which will vest on the earlier to occur of (i) the first anniversary of the grant date and (ii) the next annual meeting of stockholders to occur after the grant date, in each case, subject to the non-employee director’s continuous service on the board of directors. Furthermore, upon appointment to the board of directors, each non-employee director is eligible to receive a one-time initial RSU grant with a grant date value of $400,000, which will vest in three substantially equal annual installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the non-employee director’s continuous service on the board of directors. In the event of a change in control, RSUs held by non-employee directors will become fully vested. The aggregate amount of compensation, including both equity compensation and cash compensation, paid to any non-employee director of Circle for service as a non-employee