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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-066562
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		8
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220531
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220531
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20220531

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-265318
		FILM NUMBER:		22983596

	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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;</B></FONT><B>31, 2022</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333 &ndash;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM&nbsp;S-8</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNDER</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TMC the metals company Inc.</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><B>British Columbia, Canada</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 51%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Not Applicable</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top">(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top">(I.R.S. Employer <BR>
Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>595 Howe Street, 10th Floor</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Vancouver, British Columbia</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>V6C 2T5</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(574) 252-9333</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address,&nbsp;Including Zip Code, of Principal
Executive Offices)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TMC the metals company Inc. 2021 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Full Title of the Plans)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Cogency Global Inc.</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>New York, New York 10168</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Telephone: (800) 221-0102</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Copies to:</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Michael L. Fantozzi,&nbsp;Esq.</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Daniel T. Kajunski,&nbsp;Esq.</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo,
P.C.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">One Financial Center&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Boston, MA 02111&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Telephone: (617) 542-6000</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.
See the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;smaller reporting company,&rdquo;
and &ldquo;emerging growth company&rdquo; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 55%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Emerging&nbsp;growth&nbsp;company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B)&nbsp;of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PART&nbsp;I</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In accordance with the instructional
Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;), the information
specified by Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 has been omitted from this registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 for offers of common shares,
without par value (&ldquo;Common Shares&rdquo;), of TMC the metals company Inc. (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;) pursuant to the TMC the
metals company Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;). The documents containing the information specified in
Part&nbsp;I will be delivered to the participants in the Plan covered by this registration statement as required by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;under
the Securities Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PART&nbsp;II</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 3.</B></TD><TD><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The following documents filed by the registrant
with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465922038029/tmc-20211231x10k.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The Registrant&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2021, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;25, 2022</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"></FONT></A>;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465922057493/tmc-20220331x10q.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">The Registrant&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2022, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;9, 2022</A>;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Registrant&rsquo;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K or 8-K/A as filed with the Commission
                                            on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465922018674/tm226092d1_8k.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">February&nbsp;10, 2022</A></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">and <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465922034803/tm229560d1_8k.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">March&nbsp;17, 2022</A>;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465922046017/tm227918-5_def14a.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">The portions of the Registration&rsquo;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;14, 2022</A>; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            description of the Registrant&rsquo;s securities contained in the Registrant&rsquo;s registration
                                            statement on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021047279/ea146988-8a12b_tmcthemetals.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Form&nbsp;8-A (File No.&nbsp;001-39281), filed by the Registrant with the Commission under Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), on September&nbsp;10, 2021</A>, including any amendments or
                                            reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">All
</FONT>reports and other documents filed by the registrant after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of
the Exchange Act (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form&nbsp;8-K and exhibits furnished on such form
that relate to such items), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be
part hereof from the date of filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this registration statement to the extent
that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this registration statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 4.</B></TD><TD><B>Description of Securities.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 5.</B></TD><TD><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">At the date hereof, Fasken
Martineau DuMoulin LLP and the partners and associates of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, as a group beneficially own, directly or indirectly,
less than one per cent of any outstanding securities of the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 6.</B></TD><TD><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the Business Corporations
Act (British Columbia) (the &ldquo;BCBCA&rdquo;), a company may indemnify: (i)&nbsp;a current or former director or officer of that company;
(ii)&nbsp;a current or former director or officer of another company if, at the time such individual held such office, such company was
an affiliate of the company, or if such individual held such office at the company&rsquo;s request; or (iii)&nbsp;an individual who, at
the request of the company, held, or holds, an equivalent position in another entity (an &ldquo;indemnifiable person&rdquo;) against all
judgments, penalties or fines, or amounts paid to settle a proceeding in which he or she is involved because of that person&rsquo;s position
as an indemnifiable person (an &ldquo;eligible proceeding&rdquo;) and the expenses actually and reasonably incurred in respect of an eligible
proceeding, unless: (i)&nbsp;the individual did not act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of such company or
the other entity, as the case may be; or (ii)&nbsp;in the case of an eligible proceeding other than a civil proceeding, the individual
did not have reasonable grounds for believing that the individual&rsquo;s conduct in respect of which the proceeding was brought was lawful.
A company cannot indemnify an indemnifiable person if it is prohibited from doing so under its articles. Subject to being prohibited to
indemnify an indemnifiable person, a company must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by an indemnifiable person in respect of that proceeding if the indemnifiable person has not been reimbursed for those
expenses and is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the outcome of the proceeding or is substantially successful on the
merits in the outcome of the proceeding. Under the BCBCA, a company may also pay, as they are incurred in advance of the final disposition
of an eligible proceeding, the expenses actually and reasonably incurred if the company received from the indemnifiable person a written
undertaking that, if it is ultimately determined that the payment of expenses is prohibited.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Subject to the BCBCA, the
Company&rsquo;s Articles require the Company to indemnify a director or former director and his or her heirs and legal personal representatives
against all eligible penalties to which such person is or may be liable, and the Company must after final disposition of an eligible proceeding,
pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in respect of that proceeding. Each director is deemed to have contracted
with us on the terms of the indemnity contained in our Articles. In addition, our Articles specify that failure of a director or former
director to comply with the provisions of the BCBCA or our Articles will not invalidate any indemnity to which he or she is entitled.
Our Articles also allow for us to purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of specified eligible parties.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We have entered into indemnity
agreements with each of our directors and certain officers which provide for indemnification and advancements by the Company of certain
expenses and costs relating to claims, suits or proceedings arising from each director&rsquo;s and officer&rsquo;s service to the Company,
or, at the Company&rsquo;s request, service to other entities, as officers or directors to the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law and subject to the terms and conditions of such indemnity agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We maintain standard policies
of insurance that provide coverage (1)&nbsp;to our directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of
duty or other wrongful act and (2)&nbsp;to us with respect to indemnification payments that we may make to such directors and officers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 8.</B></TD><TD><B>Exhibits.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 12%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit<BR>
    Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 38%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;Description</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Filed<BR>
    Herewith</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; width: 10%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Incorporated&nbsp;by<BR>
    Reference <BR>
herein&nbsp;from<BR> Form&nbsp;or&nbsp;Schedule</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Filing&nbsp;Date</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SEC
    File/<BR> Reg.<BR> Number</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex3-1_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex3-1_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Notice of Articles of TMC the metals company Inc.</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex3-1_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form&nbsp;8-K<BR> (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1)</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex3-1_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9/15/2021</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex3-1_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">001-39281&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex3-2_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.2</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex3-2_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Articles of TMC the metals company Inc.</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex3-2_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form&nbsp;8-K<BR> (Exhibit&nbsp;3.2)</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex3-2_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9/15/2021</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex3-2_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">001-39281&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex4-1_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.3</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex4-1_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">TMC the metals company Inc. Common Share Certificate</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex4-1_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form&nbsp;8-K<BR> (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1)</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex4-1_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9/15/2021</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000121390021048261/ea147253ex4-1_tmcthemet.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">001-39281&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex5-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex5-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Opinion of <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Fasken
    Martineau DuMoulin LLP</FONT></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex5-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">X</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex23-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex23-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP independent registered
    public accounting firm of TMC the metals company Inc. (formerly Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp.)</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex23-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">X</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex5-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.2</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex5-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Fasken
    Martineau DuMoulin LLP</FONT> (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex5-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">X</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="#Kalai_001" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">24.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="#Kalai_001" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page&nbsp;hereof)</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="#Kalai_001" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">X</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.1+</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">TMC the metals company Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase
    Plan</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">X</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex107.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">107</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex107.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Filing Fee Table</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2217188d2_ex107.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">X</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">+ Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 9.</B></TD><TD><B>Undertakings.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)&nbsp;The</FONT>
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration
statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the &ldquo;Calculation of Registration Fee&rdquo; table in the effective registration statement; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Provided</I></FONT>,
<I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-8 and
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(3)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&rsquo;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in
this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">(c)&nbsp; Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B><A NAME="Kalai_001"></A>Signatures</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in New York, New York on May&nbsp;31, 2022.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Craig Shesky</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Craig Shesky</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints each of Gerard Barron and Craig Shesky, acting alone or together with another attorney-in-fact,
as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his
or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all further amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
this registration statement (and any additional registration statement related hereto permitted by Rule&nbsp;462(b)&nbsp;promulgated under
the Securities Act (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto)), and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dated indicated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><B>Signature&nbsp;</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 32%; text-align: center"><P STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Title&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><B>Date&nbsp;</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">/s/ Gerard Barron&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer and Chairman</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May&nbsp;31, 2022</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gerard Barron</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(<I>Principal Executive Officer</I>)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">/s/ Craig Shesky&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May&nbsp;31, 2022</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Craig Shesky</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(<I>Principal Financial and Accounting Officer</I>)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">/s/ Gina Stryker&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May&nbsp;31, 2022</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gina Stryker</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center"><P STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
Christian Madsbjerg&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May&nbsp;31, 2022</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Christian Madsbjerg</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
Andrew Hall&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May&nbsp;31, 2022</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Andrew Hall</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
Kathleen McAllister&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May&nbsp;31, 2022</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kathleen McAllister</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">/s/ Sheila Khama&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May&nbsp;31, 2022</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sheila Khama</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
Andrei Karkar&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">May&nbsp;31, 2022<BR>
 File No.: 328015.00001</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">TMC the metals company Inc.<BR> 595 Howe Street, 10th Floor<BR>
 Vancouver, British Columbia<BR>
 V6C 2T5</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Sirs/Mesdames:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>Re:</B></TD><TD><B>TMC the metals company Inc. &ndash; Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We have acted as Canadian counsel to TMC the metals
company Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the &ldquo;<B>Corporation</B>&rdquo;), in connection
with the filing of a registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (as may be amended, the &ldquo;<B>Registration Statement</B>&rdquo;), with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<B>Commission</B>&rdquo;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>Act</B>&rdquo;).
The Registration Statement relates to registering the issuance of an aggregate of 5,254,324 common shares without par value in the capital
of the Corporation (the &ldquo;<B>ESPP Shares</B>&rdquo;) issuable upon exercise of the option awards (the &ldquo;<B>ESPP Options</B>&rdquo;)
outstanding under and in accordance with the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Corporation (the &ldquo;<B>ESPP</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>A.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Documents Reviewed and Reliance</U></B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">As Canadian counsel to the Corporation, we have
examined original executed or electronically delivered copies, which have been certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction,
of:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the Registration Statement; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the ESPP.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We have also made such investigations and examined
originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such certificates of public officials and of such other
certificates, documents and records as we considered necessary or relevant for purposes of the opinions expressed below, including:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a certificate of good standing dated May&nbsp;31, 2022 issued pursuant to the <I>Business Corporations
Act</I> (British Columbia) relating to the Corporation; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation dated as of the date hereof addressed
to our firm, containing certain additional corporate information of a factual nature and attaching the constating documents of the Corporation,
including the certificate of continuation, notice of articles and articles of the Corporation (the &ldquo;<B>Constating Documents</B>&rdquo;),
and the resolutions of the directors of the Corporation authorizing and approving the ESPP, and the issuance of the ESPP Shares (the &ldquo;<B>Officer&rsquo;s
Certificate</B>&rdquo;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">As to various questions of fact material to the
opinions provided herein, we have relied upon the Officer&rsquo;s Certificate.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>B.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Laws Addressed</U></B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We are qualified to practice law in the Province
of British Columbia and our opinion herein is restricted to the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada
applicable therein. We assume no obligation to update these opinions to take into account any changes in such laws or facts after the
date hereof.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>C.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Assumptions</U></B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">For the purposes of the opinions expressed herein,
we have assumed, without independent investigation, the following:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">with respect to all documents examined by us, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity, completeness
and accuracy of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as certified,
conformed, telecopied, PDF or photocopied copies of originals and the legal capacity of individuals signing any documents;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the completeness, accuracy and currency of the indices and filing systems maintained at the public offices
where we have searched or made relevant inquiries and of other documents and certificates supplied by public officials;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">that the Officer&rsquo;s Certificate continues to be accurate on the date hereof;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">that the minute books and corporate records of the Corporation made available to us are the original minute
books and records of the Corporation and contain all of the articles and constating documents of the Corporation and any amendments thereto
and all of the respective minutes, or copies thereof, of all proceedings of the shareholders and directors;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">each of the ESPP and the ESPP Options constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Corporation
and the other parties thereto, enforceable against each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms and the execution and delivery
thereof was duly authorized by the parties thereto; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">6.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">that if any obligation under any document is required to be performed in a jurisdiction outside of the
Province of British Columbia, the performance of that obligation will not be illegal under the laws of that jurisdiction.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">For the purposes of expressing the opinions set
forth herein, in connection with certain factual matters pertaining to this opinion, we have relied exclusively and without independent
investigation upon the Officer&rsquo;s Certificate.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Based upon and relying on the foregoing and the
qualifications hereinafter expressed, we are of the opinion that the ESPP Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the ESPP,
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable common shares in the capital of the Corporation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Whenever our opinion refers to securities of the
Corporation, whether issued or to be issued, as being &ldquo;fully-paid and non-assessable&rdquo;, such phrase means that the holders
of such securities will not, after the issuance to them of such securities, be liable to pay further amounts to the Corporation in respect
of the issue price payable for such securities, and no opinion is expressed as to the adequacy of any consideration received by the Corporation
therefor or as to the actual receipt by the Corporation of any consideration for the issuance of such securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">For greater certainty, a specific assumption,
limitation or qualification in this opinion is not to be interpreted to restrict the generality of any other assumption, limitation or
qualification expressed in general terms in this opinion that includes the subject matter of the specific assumption, limitation or qualification.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion
as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons
whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 or Section&nbsp;11 of the Act or the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The opinions herein are given as at the date hereof
and we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to advise any person of any change in law or fact that may come to our attention after the
date hereof. Our opinions do not take into account any proposed rules, policies or legislative changes that may come into force following
the date hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Yours truly,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><I>Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 23.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form&nbsp;S-8) pertaining to the TMC the metals company Inc. 2021
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated March&nbsp;25, 2022, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of TMC the
metals company Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) as at and for the years ended December&nbsp;31, 2021 and December&nbsp;31, 2020.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Chartered Professional Accountants</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Vancouver, Canada</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The following constitute the provisions of the
2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;) of TMC the metals company Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<U>Purpose</U>.
The purpose of the Plan is to provide Employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common
Stock of the Company. It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an &ldquo;Employee Stock Purchase Plan&rdquo; under
Section&nbsp;423 of the Code. The provisions of the Plan shall, accordingly, be construed so as to extend and limit participation in
a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the Code.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><U>Definitions</U>.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;<U>Board</U>&rdquo; shall mean the
Board of Directors of the Company, or a committee of the Board of Directors named by the Board to administer the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;<U>Code</U>&rdquo; shall mean the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in"> (c)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;<U>Common Stock</U>&rdquo; shall mean the common shares of the Company.</P>



<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(d)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;
shall mean TMC the metals company Inc., a company existing under the laws of British Columbia, Canada.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(e)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;<U>Compensation</U>&rdquo;
shall mean the regular rate of salary or wages received by the Employee from the Company or a Designated Subsidiary that is taxable income
for federal income tax purposes or applicable tax law, including payments for overtime and shift premium, but excluding incentive compensation,
incentive payments, bonuses, commissions, relocation, expense reimbursements, tuition or other reimbursements or compensation received
from the Company or a Designated Subsidiary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(f)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;<U>Continuous
Status as an Employee</U>&rdquo; shall mean the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee. Continuous Status
as an Employee shall not be considered interrupted in the case of a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company, provided that
such leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days or reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract
or statute.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(g)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;<U>Contributions</U>&rdquo;
shall mean all amounts credited to the account of a participant pursuant to the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(h)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;<U>Designated
Subsidiaries</U>&rdquo; shall mean the Subsidiaries which have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;<U>Employee</U>&rdquo;
shall mean any person who is employed by the Company or one of its Designated Subsidiaries for tax purposes and who is customarily employed
for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5)&nbsp;months in a calendar year by the Company or one of its Designated
Subsidiaries.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(j)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;<U>Exercise
Date</U>&rdquo; shall mean the last business day of each Purchase Period </FONT>of the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(k)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;<U>Exercise
Price</U>&rdquo; shall mean with respect to an Offering Period, an amount equal to 85% of the fair market value (as defined in Section&nbsp;8(b))
of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever is lower.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(l)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;<U>Initial
Offering Period</U>&rdquo; if any, shall mean the period to be established by </FONT>the Board.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(m)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;<U>Offering
Date</U>&rdquo; shall mean the first business day of each Offering Period </FONT>of the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(n)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;<U>Offering
Document</U>&rdquo; shall have the meaning given to such term in Section </FONT>4.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(o)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;
<U>Offering Period</U>&rdquo; shall mean (a)&nbsp;the Initial Offering Period and (b)&nbsp;each twenty- four (24) month period commencing
on each June&nbsp;1<SUP>st</SUP> and December&nbsp;1<SUP>st</SUP> to occur during the term of the Plan following the Initial Offering
Period (or such other period or periods as determined by the Board in accordance with this Plan and set forth in an Offering Document).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(p)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;<U>Plan</U>&rdquo;
shall mean this TMC the metals company,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock </FONT>Purchase Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(q)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo; <U>Purchase
Period</U>&rdquo; shall refer to one or more periods within an Offering Period, as designated in an applicable Offering Document; <U>provided</U>,
<U>however</U>, that, if no Purchase Periods are designated by the Administrator in an applicable Offering Document, the Purchase Periods
for each Offering Period shall be as set forth in Section&nbsp;4.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(r)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&ldquo;<U>Subsidiary</U>&rdquo;
shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a Subsidiary,
whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><U>Eligibility</U>.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Any
person who has been continuously employed as an Employee for three <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3) &#8239;months as of the
Offering Date of a given Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in such Offering Period under the Plan and further,
subject to the requirements of Section&nbsp;6(a)&nbsp;and the limitations imposed by Section&nbsp;423(b)&nbsp;of the Code. All
Employees granted options under the Plan with respect to any Offering Period will have the same rights and privileges except for any
differences that may be permitted pursuant to Section&nbsp;423. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may provide in an Offering
Document that an Employee shall not be eligible to participate </FONT>in an Offering Period if such Employee is a citizen or
resident of a foreign jurisdiction and (a)&nbsp;participation in the Plan by such Employee or acquiring securities under the Plan
would be prohibited under the laws of such foreign jurisdiction and/or (b)&nbsp;participation by such Employee in compliance with
the laws of such foreign jurisdiction would cause the Plan and/or Offering Period(s)&nbsp;thereunder or the right to purchase Common
Stock thereunder to violate the requirements of Section&nbsp;423 of the Code, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion;
provided, that any such exclusion shall be applied in accordance with U.S. Treasury Regulation Section&nbsp;1.423-2(e).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Any provisions of the
Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i)&nbsp;if, immediately after the grant,
such Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section&nbsp;424(d)&nbsp;of the Code)
would own stock and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power
or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company or (ii)&nbsp;which permits his or her rights to purchase
stock under all employee stock purchase plans (described in Section&nbsp;423 of the Code) of the Company and its Subsidiaries to accrue
at a rate which exceeds $25,000 of fair market value of such stock as defined in Section&nbsp;8(b)&nbsp;(determined at the time such option
is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time. This limitation shall be applied in accordance with
Section&nbsp;423(b)(8)&nbsp;of the Code. In addition, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by any participant
during an Offering Period shall be 15,000 shares of Common Stock. Any option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to be modified to
the extent necessary to satisfy this Section&nbsp;3(b).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Offering
Periods</U>. The terms and conditions applicable to each Offering Period may be set forth in an &ldquo;<U>Offering Document</U>&rdquo;
adopted by the Board, which Offering Document shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem
appropriate and shall be incorporated by reference into and made part of the Plan. The Plan shall be implemented by a series of Offering
Periods, with Purchase Periods within each Offering Period commencing on each June&nbsp;1<SUP>st</SUP> and December&nbsp;1<SUP>st</SUP>
to occur during the Offering Period or the first business day thereafter (or at such other time or times as designated in an applicable
Offering Document or as may be determined by the Board). The provisions of separate Offering Periods under the Plan need not be identical.
The dates of the applicable Purchase Period(s)&nbsp;in each Offering Period may be (but are not required to be) identical, provided that
the terms of participation are the same within any particular Offering Period except for any differences that may be permitted pursuant
to Section&nbsp;423.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Automatic
Reset of Offering Periods</U>. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if the fair market value of a share of Common Stock
on any Exercise Date that occurs during an Offering Period is less than the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering
Date of the applicable Offering Period, then such Offering Period shall automatically terminate immediately after the purchase of Shares
on such Exercise Date and a new subsequent Offering Period shall commence on the June&nbsp;1<SUP>st</SUP> and December&nbsp;1<SUP>st
</SUP>next following such Exercise Date (an &ldquo;<U>Automatic Reset</U>&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">6.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><U>Participation</U>.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;An eligible Employee
may become a participant in the Plan by completing an enrollment form provided by the Company and filing it with the Company or its designee
at least fifteen (15) days prior to the applicable Offering Date, unless a later time for filing the enrollment form is set by the Board
for all eligible Employees with respect to a given Offering Period and provided, however, that upon the termination of an Offering Period
as a result of an Automatic Reset, each participant in such Offering Period shall automatically participate in the immediately following
Offering Period on the same terms on which the participant participated in the terminated Offering Period pursuant to the participant&rsquo;s
existing enrollment form (as may be subsequently modified or revoked in accordance with the Plan). The enrollment form and its submission
may be electronic as directed by the Company. The enrollment form shall set forth the percentage of the participant&rsquo;s Compensation
(which shall be not less than one percent (1%) and not more than fifteen percent (15%) to be paid as Contributions pursuant to the Plan.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Payroll deductions
shall commence with the first payroll following the Offering Date, unless a later time is set by the Board with respect to a given Offering
Period, and shall end on the last payroll paid on or prior to the Exercise Date of the Offering Period to which the enrollment form is
applicable, unless sooner terminated as provided in Section&nbsp;11.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">7.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Method
of Payment of Contributions</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Each participant shall
elect to have payroll deductions made on each payroll during the Offering Period in an amount not less than one percent (1%) and not more
than fifteen percent (15%) of such participant&rsquo;s Compensation on each such payroll (or such other percentage as the Board may establish
from time to time before an Offering Date). All payroll deductions made by a participant shall be credited to his or her account under
the Plan. A participant may not make any additional payments into such account.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.5in">A participant may discontinue
his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section&nbsp;11, or, on one occasion only during each Purchase Period, may decrease,
but may not increase, the rate of his or her Contributions during the Purchase Period by completing and filing with the Company a new
enrollment form authorizing a change in the deduction rate. The change in rate shall be effective as of the beginning of the next payroll
period following the date of filing of the new enrollment form, if the enrollment form is submitted at least fifteen (15) days prior to
such date, and, if not, as of the beginning of the next succeeding payroll period.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section&nbsp;423(b)(8)&nbsp;of the Code and Section&nbsp;3(b), a participant&rsquo;s
payroll deductions may be suspended at any time during an Offering Period.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">8.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Grant
of Option</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;On the Offering
Date of each Offering Period, each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an option to purchase on
each Exercise Date during such Offering Period a number of shares of the Common Stock determined by dividing such Employee&rsquo;s
Contributions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the participant&rsquo;s account as of the Exercise Date by the
applicable Exercise Price; provided however, that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections
3(b)&nbsp;and 13. The fair market value of a share of the Common Stock shall be determined as provided in Section&nbsp;8(b).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The fair market value
of the Common Stock on a given date shall be (i)&nbsp;if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or traded in the
over-the-counter market and sales prices are regularly reported for the Common Stock, the closing or last sale price of the Common Stock
for such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), on the composite
tape or other comparable reporting system; or (ii)&nbsp;if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange and such price
is not regularly reported, the mean between the bid and asked prices per share of the Common Stock at the close of trading in the over-the-counter
market.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Exercise
of Option</U>. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section&nbsp;11, his or her option for the purchase of shares
will be exercised automatically on the applicable Exercise Date of the Offering Period, and the maximum number of full shares subject
to the option will be purchased for him or her at the applicable Exercise Price with the accumulated Contributions in his or her account.
If a fractional number of shares results, then such number shall be rounded down to the next whole number and any unapplied cash shall
be carried forward to the next Exercise Date, unless the participant requests a cash payment. The shares purchased upon exercise of an
option hereunder shall be deemed to be issued to the participant on the Exercise Date. During a participant&rsquo;s lifetime, a participant&rsquo;s
option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Delivery</U>.
Upon the written request of a participant, certificates representing the shares purchased upon exercise of an option will be issued as
promptly as practicable after the applicable Exercise Date to participants who wish to hold their shares in certificate form, except
that the Board may determine that such shares shall be held for each participant&rsquo;s benefit by a broker designated by the Board.
Any payroll deductions accumulated in a participant&rsquo;s account which are not sufficient to purchase a full Share shall be retained
in the participant&rsquo;s account for the subsequent Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the participant as provided in
Section&nbsp;11 below. Any other amounts left over in a participant&rsquo;s account after an Exercise Date shall be returned to the participant.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Withdrawal;
Termination of Employment</U>. A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the Contributions credited to his or her account
under the Plan at any time prior to the Exercise Date of an Offering Period by giving written notice to the Company or its designee.
All of the participant&rsquo;s Contributions credited to his or her account will be paid to him or her promptly after receipt of his
or her notice of withdrawal and his or her option for the current period will be automatically terminated, and no further Contributions
for the purchase of shares will be made during the Offering Period.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Upon termination of
the participant&rsquo;s Continuous Status as an Employee prior to the Exercise Date of the Offering Period for any reason, including retirement
or death, the Contributions credited to his or her account will be returned to him or her or, in the case of his or her death, to the
person or persons entitled thereto under Section&nbsp;15, and his or her option will be automatically terminated.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;In the event an Employee
fails to remain in Continuous Status as an Employee for at least 20 hours per week during the Offering Period in which the Employee is
a participant, he or she will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the Contributions credited to his or her account
will be returned to him or her and his or her option terminated.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.5in">A participant&rsquo;s withdrawal
from an Offering Period will not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in a succeeding offering or in any similar
plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company.</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">12.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><U>Interest</U>. No interest shall accrue on the Contributions of a participant in the Plan.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">13.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><U>Stock</U>.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The maximum number
of shares of Common Stock which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 3,000,000 shares, subject to adjustment upon
changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in Section&nbsp;19. In addition to the foregoing, subject to Section&nbsp;19, on
the first day of each calendar year beginning on and including January&nbsp;1, 2022 and ending on and including January&nbsp;1, 2031,
the number of shares of Common Stock available for sale under the Plan shall be increased by that number of shares equal to the lesser
of (a)&nbsp;one percent (1%) of the number of outstanding shares on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (b)&nbsp;such
smaller number of shares as determined by the Board. If the total number of shares which would otherwise be subject to options granted
pursuant to Section&nbsp;8(a)&nbsp;on the Offering Date of an Offering Period exceeds the number of shares then available under the Plan
(after deduction of all shares for which options have been exercised), the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares remaining
available for option grants in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable. Any amounts remaining
in an Employee&rsquo;s account not applied to the purchase of shares pursuant to this Section&nbsp;13 shall be refunded on or promptly
after the Exercise Date. In such event, the Company shall give written notice of such reduction of the number of shares subject to the
option to each Employee affected thereby and shall similarly reduce the rate of Contributions, if necessary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The participant will
have no interest or voting right in shares covered by his or her option until such option has been exercised.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">14.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Administration</U>.
The Board shall supervise and administer the Plan and shall have full power to adopt, amend and rescind any rules&nbsp;deemed desirable
and appropriate for the administration of the Plan and not inconsistent with the Plan, to construe and interpret the Plan, to correct
any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency or ambiguity in the Plan and to make all other determinations necessary
or advisable for the administration of the Plan, including without limitation, adopting subplans applicable to particular Designated Subsidiaries
or locations, which subplans may be designed to be outside the scope of Section&nbsp;423 of the Code.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">15.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Designation
of Beneficiary</U>. A participant may designate a beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the
participant&rsquo;s account under the Plan in the event of such participant&rsquo;s death subsequent to the end of the Offering
Period but prior to delivery to him or her of such shares and cash. In addition, a participant may designate a beneficiary who is to </FONT>receive
any cash from the participant&rsquo;s account under the Plan in the event of such participant&rsquo;s death prior to the Exercise
Date of the Offering Period. If a participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be
required for such designation to be effective. Beneficiary designations shall be made either in writing or by electronic delivery as
directed by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Such designation of
beneficiary may be changed by the participant (and his or her spouse, if any) at any time by submission of the required notice, which
may be electronic. In the event of the death of a participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who
is living at the time of such participant&rsquo;s death, the Company shall deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator
of the estate of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company,
in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the participant,
or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">16.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Transferability</U>.
Neither Contributions credited to a participant&rsquo;s account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive
shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent
and distribution or as provided in Section&nbsp;15) by the participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition
shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds in accordance with Section&nbsp;11.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">17.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Use
of Funds</U>. All Contributions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose,
and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such Contributions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">18.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Reports</U>.
Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Employees
promptly following the Exercise Date, which statements will set forth the amounts of Contributions, the per share purchase price, the
number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">19.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Adjustments
upon Changes in Capitalization</U>. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common
Stock covered by unexercised options under the Plan and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under
the Plan but are not yet subject to options under Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;(collectively, the &ldquo;Reserves&rdquo;), the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by a participant in an Offering Period set forth in Section&nbsp;3(b)&nbsp;as well as
the price per share of Common Stock covered by each unexercised option under the Plan, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase
or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination
or reclassification of the Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final,
binding and conclusive.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, an Offering Period then in progress will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Board. In the event of a proposed sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization of the Company with or
into another corporation, each option outstanding under the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by
such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the Board determines, in the exercise of
its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, to shorten the Offering Period then in progress by setting a new
Exercise Date (the &ldquo;New Exercise Date&rdquo;). If the Board shortens the Offering Period then in progress in lieu of
assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least
ten days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for his or her option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and
that his or her option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date he or she has withdrawn
from the Offering Period as provided in Section&nbsp;11. For purposes of this section, an option granted under the Plan shall be
deemed to be assumed if, following the sale of assets, merger or other reorganization, the option confers the right to purchase, for
each share of Common Stock subject to the option immediately prior to the sale of assets, merger or other reorganization, the
consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the sale of assets, merger or other reorganization
by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held on the effective date of such transaction (and if such holders were
offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock); provided, however, that if such consideration received in such transaction was not solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its parent (as defined in Section&nbsp;424(e)&nbsp;of the Code), the Board may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the sale
of assets, merger or other reorganization.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Board may, if it so determines
in the exercise of its sole discretion, also make provision for adjusting the Reserves, as well as the price per share of Common Stock
covered by each outstanding option, in the event that the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights offerings
or other increases or reductions of shares of its outstanding Common Stock, and in the event of the Company being consolidated with or
merged into any other corporation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">20.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Amendment
or Termination</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The Board may at any
time terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section&nbsp;19, no such termination may affect options previously granted, nor
may an amendment make any change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any participant provided that
an Offering Period may be terminated by the Board on an Exercise Date or by the Board&rsquo;s setting a new Exercise Date with respect
to an Offering Period then in progress if the Board determines that termination of the Offering Period is in the best interests of the
Company or if continuation of the Offering Period would cause the Company to incur adverse accounting charges in the generally-accepted
accounting rules&nbsp;applicable to the Plan. In addition, to the extent necessary to comply with Section&nbsp;423 of the Code (or any
successor rule&nbsp;or provision or any applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain stockholder approval in such a manner
and to such a degree as so required.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Without stockholder
consent and without regard to whether any participant rights may be considered to have been adversely affected, the Board shall be entitled
to change the Offering Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, establish
the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount
designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company&rsquo;s processing of properly completed withholding
elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied
toward the purchase of Common Stock for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the participant&rsquo;s Compensation,
and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Board determines in its sole discretion advisable that are consistent with the
Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">21.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Notices</U>.
All notices or other communications by a participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt
thereof.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">22.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Conditions
upon Issuance of Shares</U>. Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance
and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without
limitation, the <I>Business Corporations Act (British Columbia)</I>, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, the rules&nbsp;and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which
the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As a condition to the exercise
of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that
the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion
of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Information
Regarding Disqualifying Dispositions</U>. By electing to participate in the Plan, each participant agrees to provide any information about
any transfer of shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan that occurs within two years after the first business day of the Offering
Period in which such shares were acquired as may be requested by the Company or any Subsidiaries in order to assist it in complying with
the tax laws.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">24.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Right
to Terminate Employment</U>. Nothing in the Plan or in any agreement entered into pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon any Employee
the right to continue in the employment of the Company or any Subsidiary, or affect any right which the Company or any Subsidiary may
have to terminate the employment of such Employee.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">25.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Rights
as a Stockholder</U>. Neither the granting of an option nor a deduction from payroll shall constitute an Employee the owner of shares
covered by an option. No Employee shall have any right as a stockholder unless and until an option has been exercised, and the shares
underlying the option have been registered in the Company&rsquo;s share register.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">26.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Term
of Plan</U>. The Plan shall become effective upon approval by the Board, subject to approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company
within 12 months following the date the Plan is first approved by the Board, and shall continue in effect through December&nbsp;31, 2031,
unless sooner terminated under Section&nbsp;20.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">27.</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Applicable
Law</U>. This Plan shall be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, applied without giving effect to any conflict-of-law
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 107</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Calculation of Filing Fee Table</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Form&nbsp;S-8</U>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Form&nbsp;Type)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>TMC the metal company Inc.</U>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Table 1: Newly Registered</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Security
    <BR> Type</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Security<BR>
    Class<BR> Title</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Fee
    <BR> Calculation <BR> Rule</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Amount
    <BR> Registered (1)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Proposed
    <BR> Maximum <BR> Offering <BR> Price Per<BR> Unit</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Maximum
    Aggregate <BR> Offering Price</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Fee
    Rate</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Amount
    of<BR> Registration Fee</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Equity</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Common Shares
    without par value</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">457(c)&nbsp;and
    457(h)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">5,254,324</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(2)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$1.38</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(3)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">7,250,967.12</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">0.0000927</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">672.16</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="8" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Total
    Offering Amounts</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">7,250,967.12</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">672.16</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Fee Offsets</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Fee Due</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">672.16</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Represents common shares, without par value (&ldquo;Common Shares&rdquo;) that may be issued under the TMC the metals company Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;). Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), this registration statement shall also cover any additional Common Shares that become issuable under the Plan as a result of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar transaction effected without the Registrant&rsquo;s receipt of consideration which would increase the number of outstanding Common Shares. &nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Represents Common Shares that may be issued under the Plan, including the additional 2,254,324 Common Shares reserved as a result of the automatic increase in the number of shares reserved under the Plan on January&nbsp;1, 2022. &nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;and Rule&nbsp;457(h)&nbsp;promulgated under the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and the low price of Registrant&rsquo;s Common Shares as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on May&nbsp;23, 2022. &nbsp;</TD></TR>
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