SOAC Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Karkar Andrei	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TMC the metals Co Inc. [ TMC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC.,, 595 HOWE STREET, 10TH FLOOR	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/24/2021
(Street) VANCOUVER, A1 V6C 2T5 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares	12/24/2021		P		748957	A	$2.00	42620976	I	Eras Capital LLC (1)
Common Shares								8032	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants to purchase Common Shares	$11.50	12/24/2021		P (2)		1414716		(2)	(2)	Common Shares	1414716	(2)	1414716	I	Eras Capital LLC (1)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The securities are held directly by ERAS Capital LLC ("ERAS"). The Reporting Person is the managing member of ERAS and shares voting and dispositive power over and may be deemed to beneficially own such securities held by ERAS. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership over any securities owned by ERAS other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein.
(2)	On December 24, 2021, ERAS Capital LLC purchased warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,414,716 Common Shares, which warrants are subject to the Warrant Agreement dated as of May 8, 2020 between the Issuer and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, in privately negotiated transactions for an aggregate purchase price of $481,003.34. The warrants may be exercised only during the period commencing 30 days after the September 9, 2021 completion of the initial business combination (the "Business Combination") of Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. (the former name of the Issuer) with DeepGreen Metals Inc. and expire five years after the completion of the Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Karkar Andrei C/O TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC., 595 HOWE STREET, 10TH FLOOR VANCOUVER, A1 V6C 2T5	X	X
ERAS Capital LLC C/O TMC THE METALS COMPANY INC. 595 HOWE STREET, 10TH FLOOR VANCOUVER, A1 V6C 2T5		X

Signatures
/s/ Jeffrey Cohan, Attorney-in-Fact		12/28/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date