Director/PDMR Shareholding

SOCO International plc

("SOCO" or the "Company")

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

The Company announces that on 9 December 2011, Mr Rui de Sousa, the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, purchased 100,000 SOCO International plc ordinary shares of £0.05 each ("Shares") at a price of £2.9995086 per Share.

As a result of this transaction which represents 0.03% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company, Mr de Sousa is interested in a total of 9,008,820 Shares, representing 2.65% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company. Mr de Sousa holds 300,000 Shares personally, representing 0.09% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company. Palamos Limited, a connected person to Mr de Sousa, continues to hold 8,708,820 Shares, representing 2.56% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.