Holding(s) in Company

SMG PLC
04 April 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 (iii):

    Tameside MBC re Greater Manchester Pension Fund


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

    Chase Nominees Ltd A/C TMBC1
               

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

    28 March 2008


6.  Date on which issuer notified:  
    
    4 April 2008          

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

    7%


8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous    Resulting situation after the triggering 
of shares    to thetriggering      transaction
If possible  transaction(vi)
use ISIN     
code         Number of  Number of  Number of  Number of voting   Percentage of
             shares     voting     shares     rights (ix)        voting rights
                        rights
                        (viii)     Direct
                                              Direct    Indirect  Direct  Indirect
                                              (x)       (xi)
Ord 2.5p     57,426,823 57,426,823 74,279,012 74,279,012          7.81%
GB0004325402

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
74,279,012                           7.81%


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


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:


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


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


13. Additional information:   

    The fund manager is UBS Global Asset Management


14. Contact name:              

    Jane E A Tames
    Company Secretary
    SMG plc


15. Contact telephone name:   

    0141 300 3074



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