Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-036264
Chunk: 72

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 72
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 serve as a director. A plurality of the shares voted for each nominee at the Annual Meeting is required to elect each nominee as a director. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THE ELECTION OF GERARD BARRON, ANDREW HALL, ANDREW GREIG, SHEILA KHAMA, ANDREI KARKAR, CHRISTIAN MADSBJERG, BRENDAN MAY, AND STEPHEN JURVETSON AS DIRECTORS, AND PROXIES SOLICITED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR THEREOF UNLESS A SHAREHOLDER HAS INDICATED OTHERWISE ON THE PROXY. 45

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PROPOSAL NO. 3
APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
(Notice Item 3) The audit committee recommends appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”), as our independent registered public accounting firm, to audit our financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. EY has served as our independent registered public accounting firm since 2012, including the period before the closing of the Business Combination in which EY was engaged by DeepGreen. Our board of directors proposes that the shareholders approve this appointment. EY audited our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. We expect that representatives of EY will be present at the Annual Meeting, will be able to make a statement if they so desire, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions. In deciding to appoint EY, the audit committee reviewed auditor independence issues and existing commercial relationships with EY and concluded that EY has no commercial relationship with the Company that would impair its independence for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by EY for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and fees billed for other services rendered by EY during those periods.

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| Audit fees:(1)                                                                                           | ​ | ​ |