Director Shareholding

SMG PLC
15 September 2004



SMG plc
Company No. SC203873

The Company have been informed today, 15 September 2004, that as a result of
purchases by the SMG plc Inland Revenue Approved Share Incentive Plan (SIP) on
13 September 2004, the following directors became the beneficial owners of SMG
plc ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each:-

Director                 No of Shares     Total holding     Total percentage
                          Purchased      following this  holding of issued class
                                          notification       following this
                                                              notification

Donald Emslie            120 @ £1.04        1,522,735             0.48%
                         79 @ £1.055

Andrew Flanagan          120 @ £1.04        3,007,999             0.96%
                         79 @ £1.055

George Watt              120 @ £1.04         979,454              0.31%
                         79 @ £1.055



Enquiries:

Sara Clarke - Company Secretary
0141 300 3074




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