SOCO International : DIRECTORS/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

8 March 2019

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

DIRECTORS/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Awards under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan

The Company announces that on 7 March 2019, its Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs') were granted the following nil-cost share awards over ordinary shares of £0.05 each in the Company ('Shares') under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP'):

PDMRs	Position	No of LTIP awards granted
Ed Story	Chief Executive Officer	2,040,087
Jann Brown	Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer	1,306,240
Dr Mike Watts	Managing Director	1,306,240
Antony Maris	Chief Operating Officer	1,015,965

These awards will generally vest over three years from the date of grant, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance conditions and, in relation to Executive Directors, a subsequent two year holding period.

For further information, please contact:

Tony Hunter
Company Secretary
+ 44 (0)207 603 1515

1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a) Name ED STORY

2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification

3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC
b) LEI 549300DDKLXYLLO4N524

4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.05 EACH

Identification code
GB00B572ZV91

b) Nature of the transaction
Grant of nil cost options under the SOCO International plc Long-Term Incentive Plan

c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) £0.00
Volume(s) 2,040,087

d) Aggregated information
N/A single transaction

e) Date of the transaction
07/03/2019

f) Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue

1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a) Name JANN BROWN

2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification

3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC
b) LEI 549300DDKLXYLLO4N524

4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.05 EACH

Identification code
GB00B572ZV91

b) Nature of the transaction
Grant of nil cost options under the SOCO International plc Long-Term Incentive Plan

c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) £0.00
Volume(s) 1,306,240

d) Aggregated information
N/A single transaction

e) Date of the transaction
07/03/2019

f) Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue

1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a) Name MIKE WATTS

2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Managing Director
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification

3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC
b) LEI 549300DDKLXYLLO4N524

4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.05 EACH

Identification code
GB00B572ZV91

b) Nature of the transaction
Grant of nil cost options under the SOCO International plc Long-Term Incentive Plan

c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) £0.00
Volume(s) 1,306,240

d) Aggregated information
N/A single transaction

e) Date of the transaction
07/03/2019

f) Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue

1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a) Name ANTONY MARIS

2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chief Operating Officer
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification

3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC
b) LEI 549300DDKLXYLLO4N524

4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.05 EACH

Identification code
GB00B572ZV91

b) Nature of the transaction
Grant of nil cost options under the SOCO International plc Long-Term Incentive Plan

c) Price(s) and volume
Price(s) £0.00
Volume(s) 1,015,965

d) Aggregated information
N/A single transaction

e) Date of the transaction
07/03/2019

f) Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue