secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     TMC the metals Co Inc. (TMC)
CIK:        0001798562
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-29T12:48:39+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-111638
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

TMC adds ex-ExxonMobil Upstream president Liam Mallon to board; director Brendan May resigns
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- Liam Mallon, who retired in 2025 as President of ExxonMobil Upstream Company and VP of Exxon Mobil Corporation, joins TMC's board effective Sept 24, 2026.
- Mallon will chair the Board's Sustainability and Innovation Committee; he is deemed independent under Nasdaq listing standards.
- Brendan May resigned effective Sept 24, 2026 after two years; TMC said the resignation did not result from any disagreement over operations, policies or practices.
- Mallon received 25,445 RSUs on Sept 25, 2026 plus a one-time grant of 77,720 RSUs on Sept 28, 2026; both vest in three equal annual installments.
- Mallon spent 35 years at Mobil/ExxonMobil, overseeing $20-30B in annual capital deployment, the Guyana development and the $60 billion Pioneer Natural Resources acquisition.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465926111638/0001104659-26-111638-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465926111638/tm2626232d2_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-111638

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