TMC the metals company Inc. (TMC) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of TMC the metals company Inc. Please note that today’s meeting is being recorded.

I would like to introduce you to Mr. Gerard Barron, CEO and Chairman of the company. Mr. Barron, the floor is yours.

Gerard Barron
CEO & Chairman of the Board

Well, good morning or good evening, wherever you are. My name is Gerard Barron, and I’m the Chairman of TMC the metals company Inc., and I am pleased to welcome you to our annual meeting. The meeting is being held virtually as we believe hosting a virtual meeting enables greater shareholder attendance and participation from any location around the world, improves meeting efficiency and our ability to communicate effectively with our shareholders and reduces the cost and the environmental impact of our annual meeting.

At the meeting, registered shareholders and duly appointed proxy holders will have an opportunity to participate, ask questions and vote, all in real time, through a web-based platform. And I would like to remind you that only registered shareholders that have logged in to the meeting with their previously obtained 12-digit control number or duly appointed proxy holders are entitled to vote at the meeting. Ask questions or take an active part in the meeting on the web-based platform. If during the meeting, we encounter any technical difficulties, please remain logged on, and we will resume as soon as practical.

I remind everyone that today’s meeting may include forward-looking statements. These statements are given as of today’s date and involve risks