Gerard Barron - 16 Apr 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for TMC the metals Co Inc. (TMC)

Role: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Signature: /s/ Ryan Coombes, General Counsel
Issuer symbol: TMC
Transactions as of: 16 Apr 2024
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 18 Apr 2024, 10:38:52 UTC
Previous filing: 22 Mar 2024
Next filing: 24 Mar 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	TMC	Common Shares	Award	$0	+20,000,000	+105%	$0.000000	39,047,242	16 Apr 2024	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Consists of restricted stock units ("RSUs"). Each RSU represents the right to receive one common share upon vesting. The RSUs will vest based on the trailing 30-day average price of the Issuer's common shares (the "Closing Price") reaching the following prices on or prior to April 16, 2029, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Issuer on the applicable vesting date: one-third shall vest on achievement of a Closing Price of $7.50; one-third shall vest on achievement of a Closing Price of $10.00; and one-third shall vest on achievement of a Closing Price of $12.50 (each subject to equitable adjustment for any stock splits, combinations, reclassifications, stock dividends and the like). The Reporting Person is not be permitted to sell any common shares settled upon the vesting of the RSUs until April 16, 2029.

Content

Consists of restricted stock units ("RSUs"). Each RSU represents the right to receive one common share upon vesting. The RSUs will vest based on the trailing 30-day average price of the Issuer's common shares (the "Closing Price") reaching the following prices on or prior to April 16, 2029, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Issuer on the applicable vesting date: one-third shall vest on achievement of a Closing Price of $7.50; one-third shall vest on achievement of a Closing Price of $10.00; and one-third shall vest on achievement of a Closing Price of $12.50 (each subject to equitable adjustment for any stock splits, combinations, reclassifications, stock dividends and the like). The Reporting Person is not be permitted to sell any common shares settled upon the vesting of the RSUs until April 16, 2029.