Holding(s) in Company

SMG PLC
26 October 2007



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying       SMG PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights  --------------------
are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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                                                                       --------
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            YES
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in NO
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are    --------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       NO
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Other (please specify):______________                                  N/A
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to      Murray MHL Limited
notification obligation:                  ------------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if        Murray MHL Limited
different from 3):                        ------------------------
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which 23 October 2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if    ------------------------
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:         25 October 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or    Notifiable interest in holdings of 3%
reached:                                  or above of the issuer's total voting
--------------------------                rights and capital in issue
                                          ------------------------



8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of  Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         the triggering
               transaction
If possible
use ISIN
code
ISIN:
GB0004325402   Number of   Number of   Number of   Number of voting       Percentage of
               shares      voting      shares      rights                 voting rights

                           rights
               
                                                   Direct      Indirect   Direct   Indirect

               9,150,000   9,150,000   9,519,222   9,519,222               3.004%

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/      exercised/converted)            rights
                        date

N/A          N/A        N/A          N/A                             N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights

   9,519,222                                      3.004%





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


N/A


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 Tames
                                         Company Secretary, SMG plc

15. Contact telephone name:              0141 300 3074



For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.



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