Blocklisting Interim Review

Soco International PLC
12 June 2006


                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically.

To: The FSA

Date: 12 June 2006

Name of applicant:                        SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC

Name of scheme:                           SOCO 1997 Company Share Option Plan

Period of return:              From:      6 December 2005 To:    9 June 2006

Balance under scheme from previous        10,250 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/allotted at end of period         10,250 ORDINARY SHARES


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

Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period 

71,987,439 (excluding 645,500 ordinary 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 

C CAGLE, Company secretary

for and on behalf of 

SOCO International plc

Name of applicant


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liable to prosecution.



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