Blocklisting Interim Review

Soco International PLC
10 December 2007

                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

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To: The FSA

Date: 10 December 2007

Name of applicant:                        SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC
Name of scheme:                           SOCO 1997 Company Share Option Plan
Period of return:              From:      9 June 2007     To:    10 Dec 2007
Balance under scheme from previous        8,950 ORDINARY SHARES
return:

The amount by which the
block scheme has been
increased, if the scheme has
been increased since the date
of the last return:                       0

Number of securities issued/allotted 
under scheme during period:               0

Balance under scheme not yet issued/      8,950 ORDINARY SHARES
allotted at end of period

Number and class of securities originally 150,000 ORDINARY SHARES, 6 June 2003
listed and the date of admission          300,000 ORDINARY SHARES, 6 Sept 2003
                                          190,842 ORDINARY SHARES, 26 March 04


Total number of securities in issue at    72,791,567 (excluding 27,500 ordinary
the end of the period                     shares held as treasury shares)

Name of contact:  CAROL FAN
Address of        SOCO International plc, St James's House, 23 King Street,
contact:          London SW1Y 6QY
Telephone number 
of contact:       020 7747 2000


SIGNED BY 
Cynthia B Cagle, Company Secretary
for and on behalf of
SOCO International plc


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liable to prosecution.



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