{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001876042-26-000279","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CRCL","cik":"0001876042","company_name":"Circle Internet Group, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-09-25T20:05:16+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-09-25T20:07:12.042215+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T13:21:39.358219+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Circle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen to step down by Dec 31, 2026; co-founder Sean Neville leaves board","bullets":["CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen, in the role since May 2021, will serve until the earlier of Dec 31, 2026 or appointment of a successor; search underway with an executive search firm.","Separation package: $1,050,000 cash paid monthly over 12 months, two extra months of RSU vesting, and a 12-month extension of the post-termination option exercise period.","During transition he keeps his $500,000 base salary and 2026 bonus target of 110% of base; agreement imposes a 12-month non-compete and 24-month non-solicitation/non-hire.","Co-founder P. Sean Neville resigned from the board effective Sept 25, 2026 after serving since 2016 for personal reasons; board size cut from eight to seven directors.","Press release credits Fox-Geen with building the finance organization and helping lead Circle's $1.2 billion IPO; CEO Jeremy Allaire praised his financial leadership."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001876042-26-000279","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001876042-26-000279.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001876042-26-000279.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001876042-26-000279.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1876042/000187604226000279/0001876042-26-000279-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1876042/000187604226000279/crcl-20260925.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T13:21:39.358219+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}