Director Shareholding

SMG PLC
09 October 2003


SMG plc
Company No. SC203873


Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company has today been advised that on 6 October 2003, the following number
of Ordinary Shares of 2.5 pence each were purchased at a price of £0.95 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                         2,182                       2,618,205                        0.833%
George Watt                             1,010                        847,101                         0.269%
Donald Emslie                           1,376                       1,268,433                        0.404%
Don Cruickshank                         1,831                        102,527                         0.033%
Allan Shiach                             162                          7,936                          0.003%


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