{"url_path":"/sec/tmcww/8-k/2026-05-14/item-2-02","section_key":"item-2-02","section_title":"Item 2.02 **","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-14","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/0001104659-26-061202-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-061202","cik":"0001798562","ticker":"TMC","issuer_name":"TMC the metals Co Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/0001104659-26-061202-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001798562","primary_entity_name":"TMC the metals Co Inc."},"word_count":217,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 2.02.**\n**Results of Operations and Financial Condition.**\n\n** **\n\nOn May 14, 2026, TMC the metals\ncompany Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 and\nproviding a business update. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. In addition, the Company will hold a conference\ncall on May 14, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. EDT to discuss these results and the business update.\n\n \n\nThe information in this Current\nReport on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities\nExchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall\nit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly\nset forth by specific reference in such a filing.\n\n \n\n*Cautionary\nNote Regarding Forward-Looking Statements*. Except for historical information contained in the press release attached as an\nexhibit hereto, the press release contains forward-looking statements which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual\nresults to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Please refer to the cautionary note in the press release\nregarding these forward-looking statements."}