Craig Shesky - 23 Sep 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for TMC the metals Co Inc. (TMC)

Role: Chief Financial Officer
Signature: /s/ Michelle Ancosky, Attorney-In-Fact
Issuer symbol: TMC
Transactions as of: 23 Sep 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 24 Sep 2025, 21:00:37 UTC
Previous filing: 02 Apr 2025
Next filing: 10 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Shesky Craig	Chief Financial Officer	C/O TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC.,, 1111 WEST HASTINGS STREET, 15TH FLOOR, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA	/s/ Michelle Ancosky, Attorney-In-Fact	24 Sep 2025	0001874308

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	TMC	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+2,000,000		$0.000000	2,000,000	23 Sep 2025	Common Shares	2,000,000		Direct	F1, F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each RSU represents the right to receive one common share ("Share") upon vesting.
F2	The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Issuer's long-term retention plan and vest, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment through September 1, 2029 (the "Retention Date"), as follows: (i) 50% upon the trailing 30-day average closing price of the Shares (the "Average Share Price") reaching $10.00 on or before April 16, 2029, and (ii) 50% upon the Average Share Price reaching $12.50 on or before April 16, 2029. Shares received upon settlement of the RSUs may not be sold or otherwise transferred prior to the Retention Date.

Content

Each RSU represents the right to receive one common share ("Share") upon vesting.

The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Issuer's long-term retention plan and vest, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment through September 1, 2029 (the "Retention Date"), as follows: (i) 50% upon the trailing 30-day average closing price of the Shares (the "Average Share Price") reaching $10.00 on or before April 16, 2029, and (ii) 50% upon the Average Share Price reaching $12.50 on or before April 16, 2029. Shares received upon settlement of the RSUs may not be sold or otherwise transferred prior to the Retention Date.