Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-032724
Chunk: 12

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 12
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 by the firms in street name for the election of the directors. As a result, any shares not voted by a customer will be treated as a broker non- vote. Such broker non-votes will have no effect on the results of this vote. | ​ |

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| ​ | Proposal No. 3:   Appoint the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | ​ | ​ | The “plurality” of the votes cast for this proposal is required to appoint our independent registered public accounting firm. You may vote FOR the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP or WITHHOLD your vote. Votes that are withheld will not be included in the vote tally for this proposal. Brokerage firms have authority to vote customers’ unvoted shares held by the firms in street name on this proposal. If a broker does not exercise this authority, such broker non-votes will have no effect on the results of this vote.     | ​ |
| ​ | Proposal No. 4:   Amendment to Articles of the Company                      | ​ | ​ | The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares cast for this proposal is required to amend the Articles of the Company as more particularly set out below. You may either vote FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN on this proposal. Abstentions, if any, will have no effect on the results of this vote. Brokerage firms have authority to vote customers’ unvoted shares held by the firms in street name on this proposal. If a broker does not exercise this authority, such broker non-votes will have no effect on the results of this vote. | ​ |

Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting? The preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting, and we will publish preliminary, or final results if available, in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days of the Annual Meeting. If final results are unavailable at the time we file the Form 8-K, then we will file an amended report on Form 8-K to disclose the final voting results within four business days after the final voting results are known. What are the costs of soliciting these proxies? We will pay all of the costs of soliciting these proxies. Our directors and employees may solicit proxies in person or by telephone, fax or email. We will pay these employees and directors no additional compensation for these services. We will ask banks, brokers and other institutions, nominees and fiduciaries to forward these proxy materials to their principals and to obtain authority