Holding(s) in Company

Soco International PLC
14 August 2007

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer 
of existing shares to which voting rights are      
attached:                                            SOCO International PLC
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                                                      
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights          Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are        
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________

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3. Full name of person(s) subject to       BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC
notification obligation:                   
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3):                                         
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which  10/08/2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if     
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:          14/08/2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or     3% holding
reached:                                   
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8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares  the triggering        transaction
           transaction
If
possible         Number of  Number of  Number of   Number of voting     Percentage of
use ISIN         shares     voting     shares      rights               voting rights
code                        rights                 Direct    Indirect   Direct    Indirect

GB0000394469 /   09/08/07 holding 1,242,203       10/08/07 holding 2,212,339 shares /3.0410 %


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration  Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may   Percentage
financial   date        conversion    be acquired (if the instrument  of voting
instrument              period/date   exercised/converted)            rights



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights              Percentage of voting rights

2,212,339                            3.0410%


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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:     Disclosure made by BNPParibas London Branch

14 Contact name:                Simon McVeigh

15. Contact telephone name:     44 207 595 4166



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