Director Shareholding

SMG PLC
17 March 2005



SMG plc

Company No. SC203873

The Company have been informed today, 17 March 2005, that as a result of
purchases by the SMG plc Inland Revenue Approved Share Incentive Plan (SIP) on
14 March 2005, the following directors became the beneficial owners of SMG plc
ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each:-


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

Donald Emslie           115 @ £1.085         1,430,900               0.45%

Andrew Flanagan         115 @ £1.085         2,831,838               0.90%

George Watt             115 @ £1.085          980,618                0.31%


Enquiries:

Sara Clarke - Company Secretary

0141 300 3074


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