Craig Shesky - Apr 1, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for TMC the metals Co Inc. (TMC)

Role: Chief Financial Officer
Signature: /s/ Michelle Ancosky, Attorney-In-Fact
Stock symbol: TMC
Transactions as of: Apr 1, 2025
Transactions value $: -$585,518
Form type: 4
Date filed: 4/2/2025, 10:47 AM
Previous filing: Mar 24, 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	Sale	-$586K	-354K	-23.59%	$1.66	1.15M	Apr 1, 2025	Direct	F1, F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units that were granted to the Reporting Person on March 20, 2023, March 20, 2024 and March 20, 2025 previously reported by the Reporting Person on the Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 filed on March 24, 2025 pursuant to an automatic "sell to cover" transaction and does not represent a discretionary transaction by the Reporting Person.
F2	The price reflects the average selling price of the common shares sold. These common shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.61 to $1.78 per common share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of common shares sold at each price.

Content

The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units that were granted to the Reporting Person on March 20, 2023, March 20, 2024 and March 20, 2025 previously reported by the Reporting Person on the Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 filed on March 24, 2025 pursuant to an automatic "sell to cover" transaction and does not represent a discretionary transaction by the Reporting Person.

The price reflects the average selling price of the common shares sold. These common shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.61 to $1.78 per common share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of common shares sold at each price.