SOCO International plc

("SOCO or the Company")

Report on Payments to Governments

SOCO International plc, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.3A and The Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/3209), SOCO has issued its disclosure in respect of payments made by the Company to governments for the year ended 31 December 2016

The disclosure is available to view and download from the Company's website. https://www.socointernational.com/payments-to-governments-2016

A copy of the disclosure has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Enquires:

Carol Fan, SOCO International plc

Tel: 020 7747 2000