Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-07-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-068870
Chunk: 5

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 5
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 be provided upon written request and payment of an appropriate processing fee. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND VOTING Why is the Company soliciting my proxy? Our board of directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the special meeting of shareholders of TMC the metals company Inc. (the “Special Meeting”) to be held virtually on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. EDT and any adjournments or postponements of the meeting. This proxy statement, along with the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders, summarizes the purposes of the meeting and the information you need to know to vote at the Special Meeting. We have made available to you on the Internet or have sent you this proxy statement, the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and the proxy card because you owned our common shares on the record date. We intend to commence distribution of the Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, which we refer to throughout this proxy statement as the Internet Availability Notice (the “Notice”), and, if applicable, proxy materials to shareholders on or about July 18, 2025. Why did I receive a Notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials instead of a full set of proxy materials? As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we may furnish our proxy materials to our shareholders by providing access to such documents on the Internet, rather than mailing printed copies of these materials to each shareholder. Most shareholders will not receive printed copies of the proxy materials unless they request them. We believe that this process should expedite shareholders’ receipt of proxy materials, lower the costs of the Special Meeting and help to conserve natural resources. If you received the Notice by mail or electronically, you will not receive a printed or email copy of the proxy materials, unless you request one by following the instructions included in the Notice. Instead, the Notice instructs you as to how you may access and review all of the proxy materials and submit your proxy on the Internet. If you requested a paper copy of the proxy materials, you may authorize the voting of your shares by following the instructions on the proxy card, in addition to the other methods of voting described in this proxy statement. Why are you holding a virtual Special Meeting? The Special Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. We have designed our virtual format to enhance, rather than constrain, shareholder access, participation and communication. For example, the virtual format allows shareholders to communicate