Director Shareholding

SMG PLC
27 May 2005



SMG plc
Company No. SC203873

The Company have been informed today, 27 May 2005, that as a result of purchases
by SMG SIP Trustees Limited, the Trustee of the SMG plc Buy! & Match! Plan 
(SIP), the following directors became the beneficial owners of SMG plc ordinary
shares of 2.5 pence each:-

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

Donald Emslie      137 @ £0.91    137 @ £0.91    1,432,541          0.45%

Andrew Flanagan    137 @ £0.91    137 @ £0.91    2,832,493          0.90%

George Watt        137 @ £0.91    137 @ £0.91     981,273           0.31%




Enquiries:

Sara Clarke - Company Secretary
0141 300 3074




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