Director Shareholding

SMG PLC
17 October 2003


SMG plc

Company No. SC203873


The Company have been informed today, 17 October 2003, that as a result of
purchases by the SMG plc Inland Revenue Approved Share Incentive Plan (SIP) on
13 October 2003, the following directors became the beneficial owners of SMG plc
ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each:-


                                    Total holding    Total percentage holding
                   No of Shares     following this   of issued class 
Director           Purchased        notification     following this notification
Andrew Flanagan    115 @ £1.085     2,618,320        0.83%
George Watt        115 @ £1.085     847,216          0.27%
Donald Emslie      115 @ £1.085     1,268,548        0.40%


Enquiries:

Sara Clarke - Company Secretary

0141 300 3074




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