Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

SMG PLC
6 September 2000


The Company has been advised today (6 September 2000) that on 4 September 2000
the following directors purchased the following number of SMG plc ordinary
shares of 2.5 pence at a price per share of 330p.

Don Cruickshank                   569
Calum MacLeod                     386
Allan Shiach                      126
Donald Waters                     172
Peter Cadbury                     172
Fiona Harrison                    146


Dawn Davidson
Company Secretary