Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-036264
Chunk: 77

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 77
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 permitted by Nasdaq rules. DELINQUENT SECTION 16(a) REPORTS Pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, executive officers, directors, and holders of more than 10% of our common shares are required to file reports of their transactions our equity securities with the SEC. Based solely on a review of the copies of such reports received by us, or written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that all filings required to be made by its reporting persons complied with all applicable Section 16 filing requirements during the year ended December 31, 2024, with the exception of a Form 4 filed on behalf of executive officer Erika Ilves on January 3, 2025 for a transaction that occurred on December 30, 2024. OTHER MATTERS Our board of directors knows of no other business which will be presented to the Annual Meeting. If any other business is properly brought before the Annual Meeting, proxies will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the persons named therein. SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTOR To be considered for inclusion in the management information circular (or proxy statement) for the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held during 2026 pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, we must receive shareholder proposals (other than for director nominations) no later than December 19, 2025. In addition, pursuant to Part 5, Division 7 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), any notice of a shareholder’s proposal intended to be raised at the annual general meeting of our shareholders to be held during 2026, must be submitted to us at our registered office, on or before February 28, 2026 to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement (or management information circular) for such meeting. Under and as further set out in our Articles, director nominations for election at the annual general meeting of our shareholders to be held during 2026, although not included in the management information circular (or proxy statement), must be made not less than 30 days prior to the date of the annual general meeting of our shareholders to be held during 2026; provided, that if the first public announcement of the date of the annual general meeting of our shareholders to be held during 2026 (the “Notice Date”) is less than 50 days before the date of such meeting, director nominations must be made not later than the