UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC.
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TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC.c/o Continental Proxy Servicesdupe from job 51 State Street, New York NY 10004You May Vote Your Proxy When You View The Material On The Internet.You Will Be Asked To Follow The Prompts To Vote Your Shares By Proxy.TMC the metals company Inc.595 Howe Street, 10th Floor Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2T5NOTICE OF ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERSto be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2022*Shareholders are cordially invited to attend the virtual Annual andspecialMeeting and to vote on the Internet or any Mobile device. Dear Shareholder,Notice is hereby given that the 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of TMC the metals company Inc. (the “Company”) will be held in a virtual format on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. You will be able to attend the annualandspecial meeting, vote your shares electronically and submit your questions during the live audio webcast of the meeting if you were a holder of the Company’s common shares at the close of business on the record date of April 4, 2022 by visiting https://www.cstproxy.com/metals/2022 at the date and time of the meeting.Proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting:1.To consider and act upon a proposal to set the number of directors at eight;2.7R FRQVLGHU DQG DFW XSRQ D SURSRVDO WR HOHFW WR WKH &RPSDQ\¶V %RDUG RI 'LUHFWRUV HLJKW SHUVRQV WR KROG RႈFH XQWLO WKHnext annual meeting of shareholders;3.To consider and act upon a proposal to approve the Company’s 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan in the form set out and as more particularly discussed in the Company’s 2022 Proxy Statement. A copy of the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is attached as Appendix A to the 2022 Proxy Statement and will be available for inspection by the VKDUHKROGHUV DW WKH &RPSDQ\¶V UHFRUGV RႈFH ORFDWHG DW 595 +RZH 6WUHHW, 10WK )ORRU, 9DQFRXYHU, %ULWLVK &ROXPELD,V6C 2T5 during statutory business hours during the 10 days prior to the annual and special meeting;4.To consider and act upon a proposal to appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered publicDFFRXQWLQJ ¿UP IRU WKH 2022 ¿VFDO \HDU, HQGLQJ 'HFHPEHU 31, 2022; DQG5.To address such other matters as may properly come before the 2022 annual and special meeting or any adjournmentor postponement thereof.The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all nominees under Proposal 2, and “FOR” Proposals 1, 3 and 4 and should not refer to a recommendation for item 5.ImageVote Your Proxy on the Internet:Go to http://www.cstproxyvote.com Have your notice available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to vote your shares.ImageVote during the Meeting –If you plan to attend and/or vote at the virtual online annual and special meeting, you will need your 12 digit control number to attend and vote electronically during the annual and special meeting. To attend and/or vote the annual and special meeting, visit:https://www.cstproxy.com/metals/2022You will be provided instructions and prompted to vote during the meeting.Your electronic vote by proxy authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed, dated, and returned the proxy card.The Proxy Materials are available for review at: https://www.cstproxy.com/metals/2022CONTROL NUMBER
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TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC.595 Howe Street, 10th Floor Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2T5Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials For the 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholdersto be Held On May 31, 2022The following Proxy Materials are available to you to review at: https://www.cstproxy.com/metals/2022⦁the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2021⦁the Company’s 2022 Proxy Statement⦁the Proxy Card⦁any amendments or supplements to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to shareholdersThis is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote your shares. This communication presents only a notice of the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important infor- mation contained in the proxy materials before voting.If you would like to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge for such documents to be mailed to you. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before May 17, 2022 to facilitate a timely delivery. You may also request that you receive paper copies of all future proxy materials from the Company.