<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-22-091900.txt : 20220816
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-091900
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220812
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220816
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220816

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Barron Gerard
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001878772

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39281
		FILM NUMBER:		221171817

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		APT. 6403, JADDAF WATERFRONT TOWER D1
		CITY:			DUBAI
		STATE:			C0
		ZIP:			00000

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TMC the metals Co Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001798562
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		595 HOWE STREET
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 2T5
		BUSINESS PHONE:		574-252-9333

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		595 HOWE STREET
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 2T5

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200102
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    <periodOfReport>2022-08-12</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001798562</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>TMC the metals Co Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TMC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001878772</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Barron Gerard</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC.,</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>595 HOWE STREET, 10TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>VANCOUVER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A1</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>V6C 2T5</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Executive Officer</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2022-08-12</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>103680</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.9645</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>15420489</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents common shares purchased by the Reporting Person, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated as of August 12, 2022, with the Issuer, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2022.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jeffrey Cohan, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-08-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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