Director Shareholding

SMG PLC
27 June 2005



SMG plc
Company No. SC203873

The Company have been informed today, 27 June 2005, that as a result of
purchases by SMG SIP Trustees Limited, the Trustee of the SMG plc Buy! & Match!
Plan (SIP), the following directors became the beneficial owners of SMG plc
ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each:-

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

Donald Emslie      129 @ £0.97    129 @ £0.97    1,539,477          0.49%
Andrew Flanagan    129 @ £0.97    129 @ £0.97    3,193,974          1.02%
George Watt        129 @ £0.97    129 @ £0.97    1,092,870          0.35%


Enquiries:

Sara Clarke - Company Secretary
0141 300 3074


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