Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-032724
Chunk: 27

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 27
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 on proposed compensation packages for executive officers, compensation program design and market practices generally. The compensation committee has authorized FW Cook to interact with management on behalf of the compensation committee, as needed in connection with advising the compensation committee, and FW Cook is included in discussions with management and, when applicable, the compensation committee’s outside legal counsel on matters being brought to the compensation committee for consideration.

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It is the compensation committee’s policy that the chair of the compensation committee or the full compensation committee pre-approve any additional services provided to management by our independent compensation consultant. In the year ended December 31, 2024, FW Cook only did work for the compensation committee. The compensation committee has assessed the independence of FW Cook pursuant to SEC rules and concluded that FW Cook’s work for the compensation committee does not raise any conflict of interest.

The compensation committee also administers our clawback policy described below.

#### Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our nominating and corporate governance committee met two times during the year ended December 31, 2024 and acted by written consent outside of its meetings. Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Christian Madsbjerg, who serves as the chairperson, Sheila Khama and Andrei Karkar. The purpose of the nominating and corporate governance committee is to assist the board of directors in discharging its responsibilities relating to (1) identifying individuals qualified to become new board of directors members, consistent with the criteria approved by the board of directors, (2) reviewing the qualifications of incumbent directors to determine whether to recommend them for re-election and selecting, or recommending that the board of directors select, the director nominees for the next annual meeting of shareholders, (3) identifying members of the board of directors qualified to fill vacancies on any committee of the board of directors and recommending that the board of directors appoint the identified member or members to the applicable committee, (4) reviewing and recommending to the board of directors corporate governance principles applicable to the Company, (5) overseeing the

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evaluation of the board of directors and management and (6) handling such other matters that are specifically delegated to the committee by the board of directors from time to time.

The board of directors have adopted a written charter for the nominating and corporate governance committee, which is available on the Company’s website at www.metals.co under Investors — Governance — Corporate Governance Overview — Committee Charters.

Generally, our nominating and corporate governance committee considers candidates recommended by shareholders as well