Razzaghi Hossein 4

What Happened Hossein Razzaghi, Chief Commercial Officer of Circle Internet Group (CRCL), had 1,717 shares of Class A common stock withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock units. The filing shows the shares were valued at $95.41 each, for a total value of approximately $163,819. This was a withholding for taxes (not an open-market sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-04-01 — 1,717 shares @ $95.41 = $163,819 (code F: payment of exercise price or tax liability).
• Report filed: 2026-04-03 (filed within the typical two-business-day Form 4 window).
• Shares owned (per filing): 450,334 Class A shares held outright and 259,396 Class A shares issuable upon vesting of RSUs (footnote).
• Footnotes: F1 — shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding on RSU vesting; F2 — breakdown of current outright and issuable holdings.

Context This transaction was a routine tax-withholding related to RSU vesting (a form of "cashless" settlement where the company withholds shares rather than the insider selling in the market). Such withholdings are administrative and do not necessarily indicate the insider is selling shares on market or signal a change in sentiment.