Holding(s) in Company

Soco International PLC
4 March 2002



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

The Company was notified on 01 March 2002 that on 26 February 2002, Lansdowne 
Partners Limited Partnership purchased 275,000 ordinary shares in the Company 
(0.39%) and now controls 2,339,940 shares representing 3.29% of the issued share 
capital of the Company.


Contact:     Carol Fan, 020 7399 3300


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