Director Shareholding

SMG PLC
16 June 2004


SMG plc
Company No. SC203873

The Company have been informed today, 16 June 2004, that as a result of
purchases by the SMG plc Inland Revenue Approved Share Incentive Plan (SIP) on
14 June 2004, 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   |   113 @   |    1,520,987     |           0.48%            |
| Emslie   |   £1.10   |                  |                            |
+----------+-----------+------------------+----------------------------+
| Andrew   |   113 @   |    3,005,303     |           0.96%            |
| Flanagan |   £1.10   |                  |                            |
+----------+-----------+------------------+----------------------------+
| George   |   113 @   |     977,962      |           0.31%            |
| Watt     |   £1.10   |                  |                            |
+----------+-----------+------------------+----------------------------+



Enquiries:
Sara Clarke - Company Secretary
0141 300 3074




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