Michael Bernard Hess - 02 Sep 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for TMC the metals Co Inc. (TMC)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Michelle Ancosky, Attorney-In-Fact
Issuer symbol: TMC
Transactions as of: 02 Sep 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 04 Sep 2025, 21:04:19 UTC
Previous filing: 22 Jul 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Hess Michael Bernard	Director	C/O TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC.,, 1111 WEST HASTINGS STREET, 15TH FLOOR, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA	/s/ Michelle Ancosky, Attorney-In-Fact	04 Sep 2025	0002077938

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	TMC	Common Shares	Award	$0	+237,530		$0.000000	237,530	02 Sep 2025	Direct	F1
transaction	TMC	Common Shares	Award	$0	+7,500,000	+3157%	$0.000000	7,737,530	02 Sep 2025	Direct	F2
holding	TMC	Common Shares						3,333,333	02 Sep 2025	SS3H Ventures LLC	F3

* 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 vest, subject to continued service through the respective vesting date, over a three-year period as follows: 1/3 on June 4, 2026, 1/3 on June 4, 2027 and 1/3 on June 4, 2028.
F2	Consists of RSUs. Each RSU represents the right to receive one common share upon vesting. The RSUs vest in increments upon the achievement of certain market-based performance thresholds, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service through each vesting date.
F3	The Reporting Person is the sole member of SS3H Ventures LLC ("SS3H") and has voting and dispositive power over and may be deemed to beneficially own such securities held by SS3H.