Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-07-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-068870
Chunk: 11

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 11
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 and other institutions, nominees and fiduciaries to forward these proxy materials to their principals and to obtain authority to execute proxies. We will then reimburse them for their expenses. What constitutes a quorum for the Special Meeting? The presence, in person or by proxy, of two persons who are, or who represent by proxy, shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold at least 5% of the issued shares entitled to be voted at the Special Meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum at the Special Meeting. Votes of shareholders of record who are present 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS at the Special Meeting in person or by proxy, abstentions, and broker non-votes are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists. Attending the Special Meeting The Special Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. You can attend the Special Meeting and view the live audio webcast by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/metals/sm2025 . The Special Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, August 28, 2025. To attend the virtual Special Meeting, go to https://www.cstproxy.com/metals/sm2025 shortly before the meeting time, enter your name, email address and control number to enter the meeting portal. If you miss the Special Meeting, you can view a replay of the Webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/metals/sm2025 until September 28, 2025. You need not attend the Special Meeting in order to vote. Householding of Special Disclosure Documents Some brokers or other nominee record holders may be sending you, a single set of our proxy materials if multiple of the Company’s shareholders live in your household. This practice, which has been approved by the SEC, is called “householding.” Once you receive notice from your broker or other nominee record holder that it will be “householding” our proxy materials, the practice will continue until you are otherwise notified or until you notify them that you no longer want to participate in the practice. Shareholders who participate in householding will continue to have access to and utilize separate proxy voting instructions. We will promptly deliver a separate copy of our Notice or if applicable, our proxy materials to you if you write to our corporate secretary at: 1111 West Hastings Street, 15 th Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2J3. If you want to receive your own set of our proxy materials in the future or, if you share an address with another shareholder and together