 DALLAS and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 07, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- DeepGreen Metals, Inc. DeepGreen, an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, and Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corporation NYSE: SOAC SOAC, a special purpose acquisition company with a dedicated ESG focus, announced today that at the SOAC extraordinary general meeting held on September 3, 2021, SOACs shareholders approved their previously announced business combination to create TMC the metals company Inc. The Metals Company or TMC. The transaction is expected to close as promptly as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than the third business day following the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement BCA between SOAC and DeepGreen. 