TMC the metals company Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 18, 2024, TMC the metals company Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment to the Working Capital Loan Agreement, dated September 9, 2024, between the Company (as borrower) and Allseas Investments SA (as lender) to increase the loan amount thereunder from $5 million to $7.5 million (the “Amendment”). Such additional loan amount is to be used for general corporate purposes.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
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Exhibit No. | Description |
10.1† | Amendment to the Working Capital Loan Agreement, dated October 18, 2024, by and between the Company and Allseas Investments SA. |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
† Certain confidential portions of this Exhibit were omitted by means of marking such portions with brackets (“[***]”) because the identified confidential portions (i) are not material and (ii) is the type of information that the Company treats as private or confidential.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC. | ||
Date: October 24, 2024 | By: | /s/ Gerard Barron |
Name: | Gerard Barron | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |