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 upon the vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs). The shares were recorded at $90.88 each, for a total value of $156,041. This is a tax-withholding disposition (code F), not an open-market sale motivated by cashing out.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-01
• Price per share: $90.88; total value: $156,041
• Shares owned after transaction (per filing footnote): 452,166 shares held outright and 255,847 shares issuable upon vesting
• Footnote: F1 — shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding upon RSU vesting; F2 — ownership breakdown described above
• Filing date: 2026-05-05 (filed four days after the transaction; outside the typical 2-business-day Form 4 window)

Context

• This was a tax-withholding event tied to RSU vesting (transaction code F), a routine administrative disposition. Such withholdings are common and do not necessarily reflect the insider’s view of the company’s stock.
• For retail investors: purchases or open-market sales can signal stronger sentiment; tax withholdings for vesting are generally procedural.