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SMG PLC 8 January 2001 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company SMG plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest The Capital Group Companies, Inc 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 Non-Beneficial 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Capital Guardian Trust Company State Street Nominees Limited 209,181 Chase Nominees Limited 2,428,630 Midland Bank plc 4,058,837 Nortrust Nominees 584,220 Capital Research and Management Company State Street Nominees Limited 12,634,766 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Not notified 6) Percentage of issued class Not notified 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Not notified 8) Percentage of issued class Not notified 9) Class of security Ordinary Shares of 2.5p 10) Date of transaction 2 January 2001 11) Date company informed 5 January 2001 12) Total holding following this notification 19,915,634 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.46% 14) Any additional information This notification is of disclosable interests under the UK Companies Act 1985 Section 198. While this information details the disclosable interests of more than one entity, the disclosure constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely for the purpose of clarity and efficiency. The interests were combined solely for investment purposes. Capital Guardian Trust and Capital Research and Management Company are non-beneficial holders. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Lorna Tunn Tel No: 0141 300 3229 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Dawn Davidson - Company Secretary Date of notification 8 January 2001

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