Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-047372
Chunk: 61

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form: 424B5
Chunk 61
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 rights or restrictions attached to Common Shares are subject
to and may be adversely affected by, the rights attached to any series of preferred shares that the board of directors may designate
in the future.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent for our Common Shares is Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company.

Stock Exchange Listing

Our Common Shares are listed for trading on the Nasdaq Global Select
Market under the symbol “TMC”.

Special Shares

As of September 30, 2022, there were issued and
outstanding (a) 4,999,973 Class A Special Shares, (b) 9,999,853 Class B Special Shares, (c) 9,999,853 Class C
Special Shares, (d) 19,999,855 Class D Special Shares, (e) 19,999,855 Class E Special Shares, (f) 19,999,855
Class F Special Shares, (g) 24,999,860 Class G Special Shares, (h) 24,999,860 Class H Special Shares, (i) 500,000
Class I Special Shares and (j) 741,000 Class J Special Shares.

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Holders of Special Shares are not entitled to
any voting rights, except as required under the BCBCA in certain circumstances, and are not entitled to receive dividends. Subject to
the prior rights of the holders of preferred shares, in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up or other distribution
of our assets among our shareholders, the holders of Special Shares will be entitled to receive an amount equal to $0.00000000001 per
Special Share, or the Redemption Price. Holders of Special Shares have no pre-emptive or exchange rights or other subscription rights.
There is no provision in our notice of articles and articles requiring holders of Special Shares to contribute additional capital. The
special rights or restrictions attached to Special Shares are subject to and may be adversely affected by, the rights attached to any
series of preferred shares that the board of directors may designate in the future. Our notice of articles and articles provide that
the Special Shares may not be, directly or indirectly, sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, mortgaged, exchanged, hypothecated or encumbered
without the prior approval of the board of directors, which shall only be given under certain circumstances specified in our notice or
articles and articles, referred to herein as a Permitted