Director/PDMR Shareholding

15 January 2016

SOCO International plc

('SOCO' or 'the Company')

DIRECTORS/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Awards under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan

SOCO announces that on 14 January 2016, Antony Maris, Chief Operating Officer of the Company and a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"), was awarded 240,000 Shares under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("Awards"). On the date of the Awards, the market price of the Shares at the last closing was 132.25p.

Contact: Carol Fan, SOCO International plc, tel: 020 7747 2000.