Holding(s) in Company

SMG PLC
10 September 2007


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 in the acquisition of shares already issued to which 
   voting rights are attached                                               No

   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         No

   Other (please specify):______________                                    No


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

   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.           
                              

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

   Goldman, Sachs & Co.
   Goldman Sachs International


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

   5 September 2007      
           

6. Date on which issuer notified:                        

   7 September 2007


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

   6%


8. Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    to the triggering   transaction
             transaction
If possible
use ISIN     Number   Number of  Number   Number of             Percentage of
code         of       voting     of       voting rights         voting rights
             shares   rights     shares
                                 Direct
                                          Direct      Indirect  Direct  Indirect
GB0004325402          Below 3%            21,278,151  297,000   6.72%    0.09%


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

n/a         n/a        n/a           n/a                             n/a


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights              Percentage of voting rights
21,575,151                           6.81%


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

   The interest in 297,000 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman. Sachs 
   & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for 
   its customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in name of Goldman 
   Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.

   The interest in 21,278,151 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by
   Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. 
   These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:                                                  n/a


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


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


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:               

    Jane E A Tames, Company Secretary, SMG plc


15. Contact telephone name:     
    
    0141 300 3074






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