TMC the metals Co Inc.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on May 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The actions set forth below were taken. Of the Company's 433,188,187 common shares outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date of April 2, 2026, a quorum of more than two shareholders representing 213,376,047 shares, or 49.3% of the eligible shares, was present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Each of the matters set forth below is described in detail in the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 17, 2026, as supplemented by Supplement No. 1 to Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on May 26, 2026 (together, the “Proxy Statement”). 1.             Set the number of directors at ten (10). Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 211,906,799 862,720 606,528 2.              Election of the following directors of the Company, to serve until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. Votes For Votes Withheld Gerard Barron 212,628,887 747,160 Andrew Greig 212,631,720 744,327 Andrew Hall 212,665,078 710,969 Michael Hess 211,864,006 1,512,041 Stephen Jurvetson 212,078,697 1,297,350 Andrei Karkar 212,426,662 949,385 Sheila Khama 212,546,603 829,444 Christian Madsbjerg 211,860,954 1,515,093 Brendan May 212,403,473 972,574 Alex Spiro 211,849,489 1,526,558 3.              Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year. Votes For Votes Withheld 212,951,132 424,915 4.              The approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement (the “say-on-pay” vote). Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 209,030,109 3,179,431 1,166,507 5.              The approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the frequency of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers (the “say-on-frequency” vote). 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Votes Abstained ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 26,301,819 184,853,982 1,066,681 1,153,565 The frequency of two years received a majority of the votes cast and, therefore, as described in the Proxy Statement is the frequency approved by the Company’s shareholders. The results of this vote were consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors that the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every two years. Accordingly, the Company will hold an advisory “say-on-pay” vote every two years until the next required advisory “say-on-frequency” vote. As a result, the Company will hold its next advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers at its 2028 annual meeting of shareholders. Banks, brokerage firms and other nominees did not have discretionary authority to vote customers’ unvoted shares held by the firms in street name on any of the proposals set forth above and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes on any of the proposals.