Holding(s) in Company

SMG PLC
23 March 2007


                        NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)         Name of Company

           SMG plc

2)         Name of shareholder having a major interest

           Fidelity International

3)         Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
           holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
           non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it
           is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

           Non-Beneficial

4)         Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
           number of shares held by each of them.

           FMR Corp

           Northern Trust Co                           3,694,300

           Fidelity International Limited

           State Str Bk and Tr Co Ldnd                   257,900
           Northern Trust London                         794,300
           JP Morgan, Bournemouth                        428,100
           JP Morgan, Bournemouth                     32,552,032
           JP Morgan, Bournemouth                        647,000
           JP Morgan, Bournemouth                      4,160,419
           HSBC Bank Plc                                 599,100
           Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux                  2,106,925
           Bank of New York Brussels                      31,500


5)         Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

           N/A

6)         Percentage of issued class

           N/A

7)         Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

           N/A

8)         Percentage of issued class

           N/A

9)         Class of security

           Ordinary Shares of 2.5p

10)        Date of transaction

           N/A

11)        Date company informed

           22 March 2007

12)        Total holding following this notification

           FMR Corp

           3,694,300 shares (3,694,300 voting rights)

           Fidelity International Limited

           41,577,276 shares (41,577,276 voting rights)

13)        Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

           FMR Corp

           1.16%

           Fidelity International Limited

           13.15%

14)        Any additional information

           These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate 
           notifications of interest in the shares and are combined for the 
           purposes of clarity and efficiency.

           The notifications have been made under the FSA's Implementation of 
           the Transparency Directive Transitional Provisions.

15)        Name of contact and telephone number for queries

           Jane E A Tames
           Tel No: 0141 300 3074

16)        Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
           making this notification

           Jane E A Tames, Company Secretary
           23 March 2007



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