27 January 2010

Sound Oil plc (the "Company")

Director's shareholding

The Company has received notification that Gerry Orbell (a director of the Company) has today sold 1,655,172 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 2.40p per share. Following this sale he owns 4,224,545 shares (representing approximately 0.6% of the Company's issued share capital).

Further information on the Company can be found at www.soundoil.co.uk.

For further information please contact:

Sound Oil	07903 861145
Gerry Orbell, Chairman
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance - Nomad	020 7131 4000
Azhic Basirov
David Jones
Evolution Securities - Joint Broker	020 7071 4300
Tim Redfern
Religare Hichens, Harrison - Joint Broker	020 7382 7776
Daniel Briggs
Buchanan Communications	020 7466 5000
Tim Thompson

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