Holding(s) in Company

SMG PLC
11 February 2003


                                                      SCHEDULE 10

                                       NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)        Name of Company
          SMG plc
2)        Name of shareholder having a major interest
          Legal & General Investment Management
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.
          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245                          1,474,808
          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206                          7,529,045
          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203                          428,600
          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 916681                          16,600
          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509                          322,600
5)        Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
          525,000
6)        Percentage of issued class
          0.16%
7)        Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
          N/A
8)        Percentage of issued class
          N/A
9)        Class of security
          Ordinary Shares of 2.5p
10)       Date of transaction
          6 February 2003
11)       Date company informed
          11 February 2003
12)       Total holding following this notification
          9,771,653
13)       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
          3.10%
14)       Any additional information
          None
15)       Name of contact and telephone number for queries
          Callum Spreng - Tel No: 0141 300 3640
16)       Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
          Sara Clarke - Company Secretary
          11 February 2003






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