Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-036264
Chunk: 9

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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 re-voting by Internet as instructed above; • by notifying the Company’s Secretary in writing before the Annual Meeting that you have revoked your proxy; or 5

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• by attending the Annual Meeting virtually and voting at the meeting. Attending the Annual Meeting will not in and of itself revoke a previously submitted proxy. You must specifically request at the Annual Meeting that it be revoked. Your most current vote, whether by Internet or proxy card is the one that will be counted. Can I appoint some other person to be my proxyholder? Every holder of common shares has the right to appoint some other person or company of their choice, who need not be a security holder, to attend and act on their behalf at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. If you wish to appoint a person or company other than Gerard Barron and Craig Shesky or their substitute, please deliver a proxy in the form contemplated in the Articles, a copy of which is available at 1111 West Hastings Street, 15 th Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2J3 or on the website of the SEC — www.sec.gov , naming your chosen proxyholder and deposit such proxy at the registered and records office of the Company at 1111 West Hastings Street, 15 th Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2J3. What if I receive more than one Notice or proxy card? You may receive more than one Notice or proxy card if you hold our common shares in more than one account, which may be in registered form or held in street name. Please vote in the manner described above under “ How do I vote? ” for each account to ensure that all of your shares are voted. Will my shares be voted if I do not vote? If your shares are registered in your name or if you have stock certificates, they will not be counted if you do not vote as described above under “ How do I vote? ” If your shares are held in street name and you do not provide voting instructions to the bank, broker or other nominee that holds your shares as described above, the bank, broker or other nominee that holds your shares has the authority to vote your unvoted shares to set the number of directors at eight (Proposal No. 1 of this proxy statement), on the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal No. 3 of this proxy statement) and on the approval of the Amendment to our Articles (Proposal No. 4 of this proxy