Director Shareholding

SMG PLC
13 July 2004


SMG plc
Company No. SC203873

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

+----------+-----------+------------------+----------------------------+
|          |           |                  |  Total percentage holding  |
|          |   No of   |  Total holding   | of issued class following  |
| Director |  Shares   |  following this  |     this notification      |
|          | Purchased |   notification   |                            |
+----------+-----------+------------------+----------------------------+
| Donald   |   116 @   |    1,521,103     |           0.48%            |
| Emslie   |  £1.0775  |                  |                            |
+----------+-----------+------------------+----------------------------+
| Andrew   |   116 @   |    3,005,419     |           0.96%            |
| Flanagan |  £1.0775  |                  |                            |
+----------+-----------+------------------+----------------------------+
| George   |   116 @   |     978,078      |           0.31%            |
| Watt     |  £1.0775  |                  |                            |
+----------+-----------+------------------+----------------------------+


Enquiries:
Sara Clarke - Company Secretary
0141 300 3074


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