Director Shareholding

SMG PLC
16 February 2005



SMG plc
Company No. SC203873

The Company have been informed today, 16 February 2005, that as a result of
purchases by the SMG plc Inland Revenue Approved Share Incentive Plan (SIP) on
14 February 2005, the following directors became the beneficial owners of SMG
plc ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each:-


Director           No of Shares     Date of   Total holding     Total percentage
                      Purchased    Purchase       following    holding of issued
                                                       this class following this
                                               notification         notification

Donald Emslie      114 @ £1.095    13.12.04       1,430,785                0.45%

Andrew Flanagan    114 @ £1.095    13.12.04       2,831,723                0.90%

George Watt        114 @ £1.095    13.12.04         980,503                0.31%



Enquiries:

Sara Clarke - Company Secretary
0141 300 3074


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