Director/PDMR Shareholding

SOCO International plc

("SOCO" or the "Company")

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons DischargingManagerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

The Company was notified on 3 January 2014 that on the same day Dr Mike Watts, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, bought 1,413 SOCO International plc ordinary shares of £0.05 each ("Shares") at a purchase price of £3.997 per Share. The Shares were purchased on the open market pursuant to a trading plan entered into on 26 March 2013.

Following this transaction, which represents 0.0004% of the issued share capital of the Company, Dr Watts holds 90,886 Shares, representing 0.03% of the issued share capital of the Company.

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