Notice of Interim Management Statement

SOCO International plc

("SOCO" or the "Company")

Notice of Interim Management Statement

SOCO will issue its Interim Management Statement on 13 November 2014.

For more information please contact:

Anya Weaving, Chief Financial Officer

Tel: 020 7747 2000

Nick Lambert

Elizabeth Snow

Tel: 020 3772 2500

NOTES TO EDITORS:

SOCO is an international oil and gas exploration and production company, headquartered in London, traded on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

The Company has interests in Vietnam, the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) and Angola, with production operations in Vietnam.