Director Shareholding

SMG PLC
19 July 2002



SMG plc

Company No. SC203873



Dividend Reinvestment Plan


The Company has been advised that on 12 July 2002, the following number of
Ordinary Shares of 2.5 pence each were purchased at a price of £1.21 per share
through the company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan for the following directors:-


                                                                                          Total percentage holding of
                                    No of Shares          Total holding following this    issued class following this
Director                              Purchased                   notification                    notification
Andrew Flanagan                          298                        1,943,624                        0.618%
George Watt                              173                         550,040                         0.175%
Donald Emslie                            301                         875,610                         0.278%
Des Hudson                                7                          807,143                         0.256%
Don Cruickshank                          750                         79,019                          0.025%
Allan Shiach                             32                           2,622                         0.0008%



In addition under the SMG plc Inland Revenue Approved Share Incentive Plan a
further number of shares were purchased at a price of £1.23 per share on 15 July
as follows:-

                                                                                          Total percentage holding of
                                    No of Shares          Total holding following this    issued class following this
Director                              Purchased                   notification                    notification
Andrew Flanagan                           2                         1,943,626                        0.618%
George Watt                               2                          550,042                         0.175%
Donald Emslie                             2                          875,612                         0.278%
Des Hudson                                2                          807,145                         0.256%





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07803 970057




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