Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-036264
Chunk: 78

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 78
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 close of business on the 10th day following the Notice Date. In addition to satisfying the foregoing advance notice requirements, to comply with the SEC’s universal proxy rules, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees at the annual general meeting of our shareholders to be held during 2026 must follow the requirements set forth in Rule 14a-19 as promulgated under the Exchange Act, including the requirement that any notice under Rule 14a-19 must be postmarked or transmitted electronically to us at our principal executive office no later than March 30, 2026. Proposals that are not received in a timely manner will not be voted on at the annual general meeting of our shareholders to be held during 2026. If a proposal is received on time, the proxies that management solicits for the annual general meeting of our shareholders to be held during 2026 may still exercise discretionary voting authority on the proposal under circumstances consistent with the proxy rules of the SEC. All shareholder proposals should be marked for the attention of Corporate Secretary at our registered office located at: 1111 West Hastings 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS Street, 15th Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2J3, or as otherwise required by the Articles or the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). TMC the metals company Inc.
1111 West Hastings Street, 15th Floor
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2J3
April 18, 2025 51 TABLE OF CONTENTS 20251. Set the number of directors at 8.2 Election of directors to hold office until thenext annual general meeting of shareholders:(1) Gerard Barron(2) Andrew Hall(3) Andrew Greig(4) Andrei Karkar(5) Sheila Khama(6) Christian Madsbjerg(7) Stephen Jurvetson(8) Brendan May FOLD HERE • DO NOT SEPARATE • INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED Signature___________________________________Signature, if held jointly_______________________________________Date_____________, 2025Note: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint owners, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee,guardian, or corporate officer, please give title as such and you may be required to provide documentation evidencing your power to sign this proxy.Please markyour voteslike this XCONTROL NUMBER3. Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the