Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-07-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-068870
Chunk: 12

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 12
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 both of you would like to receive only a single set of proxy materials, you should contact your broker or other nominee record holder directly or you may contact us at the above address and phone number. Electronic Delivery of Company Shareholder Communications Most shareholders can elect to view or receive copies of future proxy materials over the Internet instead of receiving paper copies in the mail. You can choose this option and save us the cost of producing and mailing these documents by: • following the instructions provided on your Notice or proxy card; • following the instructions provided when you vote over the Internet; or • going to https://www.cstproxy.com/metals/sm2025 and following the instructions provided. 7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The following table sets forth information known to the Company regarding the beneficial ownership of the Common shares as of June 30, 2025 by: • each person known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of outstanding common shares; • each of the Company’s named executive officers and directors; and • all of the Company’s executive officers and directors as a group. Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. Common shares issuable upon exercise of options and warrants currently exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding solely for purposes of calculating the percentage of total ownership and total voting power of the beneficial owner thereof. The beneficial ownership of common shares is based on 397,155,318 common shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025. Unless otherwise indicated, the Company believes that each person named in the table below has sole voting and investment power with respect to all common shares beneficially owned by them. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is c/o TMC the metals company Inc., 1111 West Hastings Street, 15 th Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2J3.

| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner                                                | ​ | ​ | Number ofCommonShares(1) |   |             |   | ​ | ​ | Percentageof SharesBeneficiallyOwned (%) |   |       |   | ​ |
| Directors and Executive Officers:                                                   | ​ | ​ | ​