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THIRD Amendment to the UNSECURED credit facility

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT is dated August 16, 2024 between:

TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC., a company organized under the laws of British Columbia, Canada (“TMC”)

and

ARGENTUM CEDIT VIRTUTI GCV, a corporation organized under the laws of Belgium and the parent of Allseas Investments S.A. (“Argentum”)

RECITALS

WHEREAS TMC and Argentum entered into an Unsecured Credit Facility Agreement on March 22, 2023 (the “UCF”), which was amended on July 31, 2023 and March 22, 2024.

AND WHERAS the parties wish to further amend the UCF, as amended, as set forth below.

NOW THEREFORE, THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT in consideration of the respective covenants, agreements, representations and warranties herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged by each party), the parties to this Agreement covenant and agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment have the respective meanings assigned to them in the UCF, as amended.

2. Amendments. The UCF, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:

2.1. The reference to “USD $25,000,000 (the “Principal Amount”)” in the first whereas clause in the UCF shall be replaced with the following: “the Principal Amount (as defined below)”.

2.2. Section 1.1.15 shall be replaced in its entirety with the following: “Principal Amount” means the principal amount advanced and outstanding under this Agreement from time to time, being up to a maximum of USD 27,500,000, and which may be reduced by any Prepayment Amount in accordance with Section 2.8; provided, however, such maximum amount shall be reduced to USD 25,000,000 (which may be reduced by any Prepayment Amount in accordance with Section 2.8) upon TMC’s [***] financing [***]. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, any outstanding principal in excess of the Principal Amount so reduced by the proviso in the previous sentence shall be promptly repaid with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, provided, however, such repayment shall not be considered a Prepayment Amount and shall not further reduce the Principal Amount in accordance with Section 2.8.

2.3. Section 1.1.16 shall be replaced in its entirety with the following: “Underutilization Fee” means a fee equal to 4% per annum of any amount of the then current maximum Principal Amount, being $27,500,000 or $25,000,000, as the case may be, less any drawn amounts.

3. Entire Agreement. This Amendment shall be read together with the UCF, as amended, as a single agreement, and together constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instructions, and to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Amendment. This Amendment may be executed in multiple originals, each of which shall be considered an original for all purposes and, collectively, shall be considered to constitute this Amendment. Signatures transmitted by facsimile or in a Portable Document Format (pdf) may be considered an original for all purposes, including, without limitation, the execution of this Amendment and enforcement of this Amendment. This Amendment shall prevail in case of any conflict with the UCF, as previously amended.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Amendment this 16th day of August 2024.

	TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC.
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

	ARGENTUM CEDIT VIRTUTI GCV
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:	Zaakvoerder