Craig Shesky - 10 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for TMC the metals Co Inc. (TMC)

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SEC form
4
Accepted by SEC
10 Feb 2026, 19:44:23 UTC
Prior SEC filing
24 Sep 2025
Next SEC filing
24 Mar 2026
Source filing
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Reporting owner 1 detail
Reporting owner signature
/s/ Michelle Ancosky, Attorney-In-Fact
Filing notes and source

Key filing fact

Craig Shesky filed Form 4 for TMC the metals Co Inc. (TMC) on 10 Feb 2026.

Key facts

  • This page summarizes Craig Shesky's Form 4 filing for TMC the metals Co Inc. (TMC).
  • 10 reported transactions and 9 derivative rows are listed below.
  • Accepted by SEC: 10 Feb 2026, 19:44.

Change

  • Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 24 Sep 2025.
  • Current net transaction value: +$41,083.

Research use

  • This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
  • You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001874308 Primary reporting owner

Shesky Craig

Relationship
Chief Financial Officer
Address
C/O TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC.,, 1111 WEST HASTINGS STREET, 15TH FLOOR, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Signature
/s/ Michelle Ancosky, Attorney-In-Fact
Signature date
10 Feb 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

TMC transaction

Common Shares

Options Exercise

Transaction value
$41,083
Shares
+63,204
Change %
+5.5%
Price
$0.6500
Shares after
1,208,921
Date
10 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Footnotes
F1

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

TMC transaction Derivative

Stock Option (right to buy)

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares
-63,204
Change %
-25%
Price
Shares after
189,610
Date
10 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Shares
Underlying amount
63,204
Exercise price
$0.6500
Footnotes
F1, F2, F3, F4, F7
TMC transaction Derivative

Class A Special Shares

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares
+1,379
Change %
+20%
Price
Shares after
8,116
Date
10 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Shares
Underlying amount
1,379
Exercise price
Footnotes
F5, F6
TMC transaction Derivative

Class B Special Shares

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares
+2,758
Change %
+20%
Price
Shares after
16,231
Date
10 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Shares
Underlying amount
2,758
Exercise price
Footnotes
F5, F6
TMC transaction Derivative

Class C Special Shares

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares
+2,758
Change %
+20%
Price
Shares after
16,231
Date
10 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Shares
Underlying amount
2,758
Exercise price
Footnotes
F5, F6
TMC transaction Derivative

Class D Special Shares

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares
+5,516
Change %
+20%
Price
Shares after
32,462
Date
10 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Shares
Underlying amount
5,516
Exercise price
Footnotes
F5, F6
TMC transaction Derivative

Class E Special Shares

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares
+5,516
Change %
+20%
Price
Shares after
32,462
Date
10 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Shares
Underlying amount
5,516
Exercise price
Footnotes
F5, F6
TMC transaction Derivative

Class F Special Shares

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares
+5,516
Change %
+20%
Price
Shares after
32,462
Date
10 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Shares
Underlying amount
5,516
Exercise price
Footnotes
F5, F6
TMC transaction Derivative

Class G Special Shares

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares
+6,895
Change %
+20%
Price
Shares after
40,578
Date
10 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Shares
Underlying amount
6,895
Exercise price
Footnotes
F5, F6
TMC transaction Derivative

Class H Special Shares

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares
+6,895
Change %
+20%
Price
Shares after
40,578
Date
10 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Shares
Underlying amount
6,895
Exercise price
Footnotes
F5, F6
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 7 footnotes

Footnote F1

Represents the exercise of stock options to purchase 63,204 common shares for cash at an exercise price of $0.65 per common share. The deadline to exercise these stock options with respect to the vested common shares underlying them is March 5, 2026. In accordance with the terms of the stock options, the Reporting Person was also issued 1,379 Class A Special Shares, 2,758 Class B Special Shares, 2,758 Class C Special Shares, 5,516 Class D Special Shares, 5,516 Class E Special Shares, 5,516 Class F Special Shares, 6,895 Class G Special Shares and 6,895 Class H Special Shares for no additional consideration.

Footnote F2

These stock options vest in increments upon the occurrence of certain milestones, subject to continued service through each milestone. These stock options are exercisable at any time until March 5 of the year following vesting of such stock option (any such date, the "Exercise Date"). These stock options expire on the day after the Exercise Date.

Footnote F3

Also included the right to purchase the Class A Special Shares, the Class B Special Shares, the Class C Special Shares, the Class D Special Shares, the Class E Special Shares, the Class F Special Shares, the Class G Special Shares and the Class H Special Shares (collectively, the "Special Shares") set forth in Footnote 1 above.

Footnote F4

Received by the Reporting Person as described in the Form 4 submitted by the Reporting Person on September 13, 2021.

Footnote F5

Each of the Special Shares automatically convert into common shares on a one for one basis, if on any twenty trading days within any thirty trading day period, the common shares trade for a price that is greater than or equal to the price threshold for such class of Special Shares (the "Price Threshold") described below, or in the event of certain changes of control. The Price Thresholds for the Special Shares are as follows: Class A Special Shares ($15.00), Class B Special Shares ($25.00), Class C Special Shares ($35.00), Class D Special Shares ($50.00), Class E Special Shares ($75.00), Class F Special Shares ($100.00), Class G Special Shares ($150.00), and Class H Special Shares ($200.00).

Footnote F6

Represents the amount of the specified class of Special Shares acquired upon the exercise of stock options referenced in Footnote 1 above.

Footnote F7

Also includes the right to purchase 4,137 Class A Special Shares, 8,274 Class B Special Shares, 8,274 Class C Special Shares, 16,548 Class D Special Shares, 16,548 Class E Special Shares, 16,548 Class F Special Shares, 20,685 Class G Special Shares and 20,685 Class H Special Shares.

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