Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-07-08
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-066460
Chunk: 53

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-08
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 53
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**Required Vote and Recommendation of the Board of Directors**

**The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares cast for this proposal is required to approve the ordinary resolution approving the amendment to the 2021 Incentive Equity Plan to increase the share pool for equity incentive grants under the plan.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THIS PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE ORDINARY RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO THE 2021 INCENTIVE EQUITY PLAN TO INCREASE THE SHARE POOL FOR EQUITY INCENTIVE GRANTS UNDER THE PLAN.**

### CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS
We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, which is available on our website at www.metals.co under Investors — Governance — Corporate Governance Overview — Governance Documents. Our code of business conduct is a “code of ethics,” as defined in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K.

We will make any legally required disclosures regarding amendments to, or waivers of, provisions of our code of ethics in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days following the date of the amendment or waiver, unless website posting or the issuance of a press release of such amendment or waiver is then permitted by Nasdaq rules.

### OTHER MATTERS
Our board of directors knows of no other business which will be presented to the Special Meeting. If any other business is properly brought before the Special Meeting, proxies will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the persons named therein.

### SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTOR
To be considered for inclusion in the management information circular (or proxy statement) for the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held during 2026 pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, we must receive shareholder proposals (other than for director nominations) no later than December 19, 2025. In addition, pursuant to Part 5, Division 7 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) , any notice of a shareholder’s proposal intended to be raised at the annual general meeting of our shareholders to be held during 2026, must be submitted to us at our registered office, on or before February 28, 2026 to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement (or management information circular) for such meeting. Under and as further set out in our