Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-07-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-068870
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Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-18
Form: DEF 14A
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 with us in advance of, and during, the Special Meeting so they can ask questions of our board of directors or management, as time permits. How do I access the virtual Special Meeting? The live audio webcast of the Special Meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Online access to the audio webcast will open 15 minutes prior to the start of the Special Meeting to allow time for you to log-in and test your device’s audio system. The virtual Special Meeting is running the most updated version of the applicable software and plugins. You should ensure you have a strong Internet connection wherever you intend to participate in the Special Meeting. You should also allow plenty of time to log in and ensure that you can hear streaming audio prior to the start of the Special Meeting. To be admitted to the virtual Special Meeting, you will need to log-in at https://www.cstproxy.com/ metals/sm2025 using the 12-digit control number found on the proxy card or voting instruction card previously mailed or made available to shareholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Will I be able to ask questions and have these questions answered during the virtual Special Meeting? Shareholders may submit questions for the Special Meeting after logging in. If you wish to submit a question, you may do so by logging into the virtual meeting platform at https://www.cstproxy.com/metals/ sm2025 , typing your question into the “Ask a Question” field, and clicking “Submit.” Please submit any questions before the start time of the meeting. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Appropriate questions related to the business of the Special Meeting (the proposal(s) being voted on) will be answered during the Special Meeting, subject to time constraints. Any such questions that cannot be answered during the Special Meeting due to time constraints will be answered directly with the shareholder as soon as practical after the Special Meeting. Additional information regarding the ability of shareholders to ask questions during the Special Meeting, related to rules of conduct and other materials for the Special Meeting will be available on the virtual meeting platform available at the web address above. In addition, we have made available a separate conference line to allow attendees to communicate with each other during the Special Meeting. Attendees who wish to utilize this facility may do so by dialing the attendee conference line number shown on the right-hand side of the meeting webpage under the heading “Attendee conference line”. Please note, however, that the attendee conference line is to allow attendees to communicate with each other during the meeting only and cannot be