Holding(s) in Company

SMG PLC
11 September 2007



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): New Exemption Trading Book DTR 5.1.3 (4)        Yes


3.  Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:            
    
    The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.


4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):                                          
    
    Goldman, Sachs & Co.      
  

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

    6 September 2007
     
             
6.  Date on which issuer notified:  
    
    10 September 2007                      


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

    Below 3%


8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the
of shares    triggering transaction      triggering transaction
If possible
use ISIN     Number of    Number of      Number  Number of       Percentage of
code         shares       voting rights  of      voting rights   voting rights
                                         shares
                                         Direct
                                                 Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0004325402 21,575,151   6.81%


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
                                     Below 3%


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

    As at close of business on 6 September 2007, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 
    of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer had a notifiable 
    interest in shares.


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:                                                  

    n/a

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

    n/a

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

    n/a


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:    

    Jane E A Tames
    Company Secretary
    SMG plc


15. Contact telephone name:     

    0141 300 3074






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