TMC the metals Co Inc 8-K, filed May 28, 2024
TMC the metals Co Inc. (TMC)
About this 8-K
TMC the metals Co Inc filed this 8-K on May 28, 2024, reporting on events of May 24, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On May 24, 2024, TMC the metals company Inc. (the “Company”) was notified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that it has concluded its previously disclosed investigation of the Company and certain of its officers and directors regarding the Company’s 2020 acquisition of Tonga Offshore Mining Limited from Deep Sea Mining Finance Ltd. and the Company’s 2021 business combination transaction with Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. and that the SEC does not intend to recommend an enforcement action against the Company or these officers and directors based on the information available to the SEC at this time.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC. | ||
| Date: May 28, 2024 | By: | /s/ Craig Shesky |
| Name: | Craig Shesky | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |