Holding(s) in Company

SMG PLC
08 February 2007


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.  Name of listed company:

    SMG plc

2.  Name of shareholder with a major interest:

    SVG Investment Managers Limited

3.  Please state whether notification indicates that it is
    regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
    holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18:

    Non Beneficial

4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
    of shares held by each of them:

    The Northern Trust Company, London       9,974,480

    Chase Nominees Ltd a/c CMBL                488,731

    HSBC Bank plc                            5,600,299

5.  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

    500,000

6.  Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
    should not be taken into account when calculating percentage):

    0.16%

7.  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

    N/A

8.  Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
    should not be taken into account when calculating percentage):

    N/A

9.  Class of security:

    Ordinary Shares of 2.5p

10. Date of transaction:

    7 February 2007

11. Date listed company informed:

    8 February 2007

12. Total holding following this notification:

    16,063,510

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
    (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into
    account when calculating percentage):

    5.08%

14. Any additional information:

    None

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

    Callum Spreng
    0141 300 3640

16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
    responsible for making this notification:

    Jane E A Tames
    Company Secretary

    Date of notification:
    
    8 February 2007






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