Director/PDMR Shareholding

1 July 2016

SOCO International plc ('SOCO' or 'the Company')

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

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

The Company was notified on 30 June 2016, that on the same day, Dr Mike Watts, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, bought 4,847 SOCO International plc ordinary shares of £0.05 each ("Shares") at a purchase price of £1.435 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 0.001% of the issued share capital of the Company (excluding shares held in treasury), Dr Watts holds 124,696 Shares, representing 0.04% of the issued share capital of the Company (excluding shares held in treasury).

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