Holding(s) in Company

8 Feb 2007 15:00

SMG PLC08 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange