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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-124241"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TMC"
cik: "0001798562"
company_name: "TMC the metals Co Inc."
filed_at: "2026-11-09T14:16:35+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-11-09T14:17:05.571265+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TMC says NOAA expects mid-December 2026 decision on seabed mining permit certification

## Summary
- TMC USA received a Nov. 3, 2026 letter from NOAA stating it expects to give its final determination on certification by mid-December 2026.
- The consolidated application covers an exploration license and a commercial recovery permit under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA).
- TMC cautions DSHMRA sets no mandatory deadline for NOAA and that certification is an intermediate step, not approval or issuance of any license or permit.
- No financial terms, capital commitments or expected timing beyond the NOAA estimate were disclosed; CFO Craig Shesky signed the report.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-124241
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TMC
- cik: 0001798562
- company_name: TMC the metals Co Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-11-09T14:16:35+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465926124241/0001104659-26-124241-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465926124241/tm2629328d1_8k.htm

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