Directorate Change

SMG PLC
10 February 2003

Publishing Chief Steps Down from Board of SMG plc

SMG plc ('SMG') announces that, following receipt of shareholder approval for
the proposed sale of SMG Publishing, Des Hudson has decided to tender his
resignation as a main board director of SMG, effective from today (10 February).
He continues in his operational role as Chief Executive Publishing.


Des joined SMG in 1998 as head of the Group's publishing division and was
appointed to the board in 1999.


The sale of SMG Publishing to Gannett (UK) Limited is currently awaiting
clearance by the Department of Trade and Industry under the newspaper provisions
of the Fair Trading Act 1973.


Commenting, Don Cruickshank, Chairman of SMG, said:


'Des' contribution to SMG, both through his participation at a board level and
in running our publishing division, has been very significant indeed. He has
presided over a period of structured investment and product improvement in the
publishing business and I speak for the whole board in acknowledging the great
value of his time on the board.'



10 February 2003




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