Director Shareholding

SMG PLC
13 April 2005


SMG plc
Company No. SC203873

The Company have been informed today, 13 April 2005, that as a result of
purchases by the SMG plc Inland Revenue Approved Share Incentive Plan (SIP) on
12 April 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         119 @ £1.05      12.04.05      1,431,019          0.45%

Andrew Flanagan       119 @ £1.05      12.04.05      2,831,957          0.90%

George Watt           119 @ £1.05      12.04.05       980,737           0.31%



Enquiries:

Sara Clarke - Company Secretary
0141 300 3074




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