TMC the metals Co Inc. (TMC) company profile
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.02BP/E –Yield –
About TMC the metals
Metal Mining, SIC 1000
The Metals Company is a deep seabed minerals exploration and development enterprise targeting polymetallic nodule deposits in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The company focuses on gathering and processing nodules that contain significant concentrations of nickel, copper, cobalt, manganese, and rare earth elements. Its planned product portfolio includes nickel, cobalt, and copper metal cathodes, intermediate nickel-copper-cobalt matte, and manganese silicate. The company aims to supply these critical minerals to key strategic industries, including battery manufacturing, semiconductor fabrication, artificial intelligence data centers, steel production, electrical grid infrastructure, and defense applications.
Offshore operations are situated approximately 1,500 miles southwest of San Diego across contract areas spanning hundreds of thousands of square kilometers in international waters. The company's exploration holdings include areas held under subsidiaries sponsored by Nauru and Tonga, alongside license application areas covering 187,017 square kilometers under United States oversight. Testing and development partnerships extend internationally across Japan, Canada, and the United States, including planned onshore processing initiatives in Texas. The provided text does not disclose the location of the company's corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of TMC the metals's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- TMC the metals Co Inc.
- Founded
- 2011
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, A1
- Address
- 1111 West Hastings Street, 15th Floor V6E 2J3
- Phone
- (888) 458-3420
- Website
- metals.co
- Employees
- 2, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Metal Mining
- Incorporated in
- A1
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst& Young LLP, Vancouver, Canada
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- TMC
- Former tickers
- SOAC until Sep 10, 2021
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- May 6, 2020
- Shares outstanding
- 441M, Aug 11, 2026
- Public float
- $1.71B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 46-for-3, Nov 15, 2021
- SEC CIK
- 1798562
- CUSIP
- 87261Y106
- ISIN
- CA87261Y1060
- FIGI
- BBG00SMMWMM7
- Share class FIGI
- BBG00SMMWMN6
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Gerard Barron | Chairman & CEO, Director | 41,803,445 |
| Craig Shesky | Chief Financial Officer | 2,098,476 |
| Erika ILVES | Chief Strategy Officer | 6,324,095 |
| Anthony O'Sullivan | Chief Development Officer | 2,746,843 |
| Liam M. Mallon | Director | 103,165 |
| Andrew Hall | Director | 466,993 |
| Sheila Khama | Director | 353,598 |
| Brendan May | Director | 193,346 |
| Andrew Carlyle Greig | Director | 7,886,175 |
| Christian Madsbjerg | Director | 419,308 |
| Andrei Karkar | Director | 61,435,231 |
| Alex Spiro | Director | 1,750,000 |
| Michael Bernard Hess | Director | 3,570,863 |
| Amelia Kinahoi Siamomua | Director | 294,452 |
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Barron Chief Executive Officer | $750.00K | $750.00K | $2.68M | $85.36K | $4.27M | -82% |
| Craig Shesky Chief Financial Officer | $500.00K | $375.00K | $12.45M | $88.42K | $13.41M | +679% |
| Erika Ilves Chief Strategy Officer | $487.00K | $487.00K | $12.45M | $56.23K | $13.48M | +704% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
SPAC offering
- Type
- SPAC (blank check) IPO of units
- Final prospectus filed
- May 6, 2020
- Offer price
- $10.00
- Securities offered
- 30,000,000
- Gross proceeds
- $300.00M
- Exchange
- NYSE
- First trading day
- Jun 26, 2020
- First-day close
- $9.70-3.0%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Dec 23, 2020
“Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one Class A ordinary share and one -half of one redeemable warrant.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
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