Holding(s) in Company

SMG PLC
05 September 2006

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)    Name of listed company:

      SMG PLC

2)    Name of shareholder with a major interest:

      FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

3)    Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the
      holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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:

      FIDELITY GESTION (FIGEST)

      BNP PARIBAS, PARIS                              1,290,800

      FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL (FII)

      JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                          1,854,978

      FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LTD (FIL)

      BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD, LUX                     6,240,600
      JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                            648,500

      FIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD (FISL)

      JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                         31,709,155

      FIDELITY PENSION MANAGEMENT (FPM)

      HSBC BANK PLC                                     520,000
      NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                             683,664
      JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                          1,720,718
      STATE STR BK AND TR CO LONDON                   2,297,300

5)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

      N/A

6)    Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed
      company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage):

      N/A


7)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

      764,100

8)    Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed
      company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage):

      0.24%

9)    Class of security:

      ORDINARY SHARES OF 2.5P

10)   Date of transaction:

      NOT NOTIFIED

11)   Date listed company informed:

      5 SEPTEMBER 2006

12)   Total holding following this notification:

      46,965,715

13)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 
      (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into 
      account when calculating percentage):

      14.88%

14)   Any additional information:

      THE NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS ALSO COMPRISE THE NOTIFIABLE INTEREST 
      OF MR EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3D, 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MA 02109.

      A PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.


15)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

      SARA CLARKE
      0141 300 3074


16)   Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
      responsible for making this notification:

      SARA CLARKE, COMPANY SECRETARY
      Date of notification: 5 September 2006







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