TMC stock set for Monday spotlight after insider option exercise as NOAA deep-sea mining review heats up
New York, Jan 11, 2026, 17:30 EST — The market has closed. TMC the metals company’s shares slipped 3.1% on Friday, ending at $7.00. After the closing bell, director Greig Andrew Carlyle reported exercising options to purchase 622,111 shares, as detailed in a Form 4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (StockAnalysis) Why it matters now: the stock is turning into a test of whether Washington will greenlight deep-sea mining in U.S. waters. The company is pushing for exploration licenses under U.S. law instead of waiting for the U.N.-backed International Seabed Authority to finalize its regulations—a move that’s