Holding(s) in Company

SMG PLC
07 January 2008




TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1.  Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
    voting rights are attached:        

    SMG plc


2.  Reason for notification (yes/no)

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              Yes

    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result     No
    in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights     
    are attached

    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         No

    Other (please specify):______________                                    No


3.  Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:                          

    Fidelity International Limited (FIL)


4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):                 

    JP Morgan, Bournemouth
    Northern Trust London
    State Street Bank & Trust Co Lndn
                 

5.  Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached 
    if different):

    2 January 2008


6.  Date on which issuer notified:                    

    4 January 2008


7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:           
   
    14%


8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to the  Resulting situation after the triggering 
of shares    triggering transaction     transaction
If possible
use ISIN     Number of    Number of     Number of   Number of voting  Percentage of
code         shares       voting rights shares      rights            voting rights

                                                    Direct Indirect   Direct Indirect

GB0004325402 135,805,878  135,805,878   128,305,878        128,305,878       13.49%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of     Expiration Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may   Percentage
financial   date       conversion    be acquired (if the instrument  of voting
instrument             period/date   exercised/converted)            rights




Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights              Percentage of voting rights

128,305,878                          13.49%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

JP Morgan, Bournemouth - 14,435,490 (FII)
JP Morgan, Bournemouth - 1,165,500 (FIL)
JP Morgan, Bournemouth - 108,929,988 (FISL)
JP Morgan, Bournemouth - 528,800 (FPM)
Northern Trust London - 2,439,100 (FPM)
State Street Bk and Tr Co Lndn - 806,000 (FPM)


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:                          

    Fidelity International Limited (FIL)


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:        

    7,500,000


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold  2 January 2008 voting rights:


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name: 
                              
    Jane E A Tames


15. Contact telephone name:                         

    0141 300 3074



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