Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-07-08
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-066460
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Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-08
Form: PRE 14A
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otes will have no effect on the results of this vote.

### Where can I find the voting results of the Special Meeting?
The preliminary voting results will be announced at the Special 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 Special 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 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

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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