Holding(s) in Company

SMG PLC
21 February 2008




TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1.  Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
    voting rights are attached:      

    SMG plc  


2.  Reason for notification (yes/no)

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            Yes

    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result   No
    in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights    
    are attached

    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       No

    Other (please specify):______________                                  No
    

3.  Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:                         

    Fidelity International Limited (FIL)


4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):                

    JP Morgan, Bournemouth
    Northern Trust London
    State Street Bank & Trust Co Lndn
                   

5.  Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached 
    if different):

    4 February 2008


6.  Date on which issuer notified:                     

    20 February 2008


7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                                                 

    12%
                    

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering 
of shares    the triggering          transaction
If possible  transaction
use ISIN 
code         Number of   Number of   Number of   Number of voting   Percentage of
             shares      voting      shares      rights             voting rights
                         rights                  Direct Indirect    Direct Indirect
GB0004325402 126,906,225 126,906,225 128,305,878        111,447,148        11.71%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of     Expiration Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may   Percentage
financial   date       conversion    be acquired (if the instrument  of voting
instrument             period/date   exercised/converted)            rights


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights              Percentage of voting rights
111,447,148                          11.71%


9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

    JP Morgan, Bournemouth         - 12,485,913 (FII)
    JP Morgan, Bournemouth         - 1,077,400 (FIL)
    JP Morgan, Bournemouth         - 94,283,135 (FISL)
    JP Morgan, Bournemouth         - 355,600 (FPM)
    Northern Trust London          - 2,439,100 (FPM)
    State Street Bk and Tr Co Lndn - 806,000 (FPM)


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:                          

    Fidelity International Limited (FIL)


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

    15,459,077 shares


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

    4 February 2008


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:                                    

    Jane E A Tames


15. Contact telephone name:                         

    0141 300 3074






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