DIRECTORS/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

SOCO International plc

('SOCO' or 'the Company')

DIRECTORS/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Awards under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and the Deferred Share Bonus Plan

SOCO announces that on Monday 16 March 2015, Anya Weaving, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"), was awarded 400,000 ordinary shares of £0.05 each ("Shares") under the SOCO International plc Long Term Incentive Plan and 300,000 Shares under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("Awards"). On the date of the Awards, the market price of the Shares at the last closing was £143.20.

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