Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-032724
Chunk: 56

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 56
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 ​              | $ | 125,000 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                 | $ |    100,000 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​        | $ | 225,000 | ​ | ​ |
| Brendan May             | ​ | ​ | ​              | $ |  61,154 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                 | $ | 200,000(2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​        | $ | 261,154 | ​ | ​ |

(1) The Annual Grant consists of 68,027 RSUs granted during the year ended December 31, 2024. The grant date fair value is computed based on the closing market price on the date of grant in accordance with ASC 718. (2) Mr. May’s stock awards include the value of his Initial Grant on joining the board and his Annual Grant both issued in 2024.

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The following lists all outstanding equity awards held by our non-employee directors as of December 31, 2024:

| Name                    | ​ | ​ | AggregateNumber ofSharesUnderlyingOutstandingOptions(1) |   |         |   | ​ | ​ | Number ofShares or Unitsof Stock ThatHave Not Vested(2) |   |            |   | ​ |
| Andrew Hall             | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ |       ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ |     68,027 | ​ | ​ |
| Sheila Khama            | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ |       ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ |     68,027 | ​ | ​ |
| Andrei Karkar           | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ | 769,020 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ |     68,027 | ​ | ​ |
| Amelia Kinahoi Siamomua | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ |       ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ |     68,027 | ​ | ​ |
| Christian Madsbjerg     | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ | 716,916 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ |     68,027 | ​ | ​ |
| Andrew Greig            | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ | 716,916 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                                       | ​ |