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 1 October 2010, Dr Mike Watts, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, bought 1,546 SOCO International plc ordinary shares of £0.05 each ("Shares") at a purchase price of £4.324 per Share. The shares were purchased on the open market pursuant to a trading plan entered into on 29 September 2009.

Following this transaction, which represents 0.0005% of the issued share capital of the

Company, Dr Watts holds 71,156 Shares, representing 0.02% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The above figures reflect the sub-division of the Company's issued ordinary share capital which became effective on 10 June 2010, whereby each existing ordinary share of £0.20 was subdivided into four ordinary shares of £0.05 each.

Contact:

SOCO International plc

Carol Fan, tel 02077472000