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Hanover Investors Management LLP02 February 2007 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Hanover Investors Management LLP on behalf of Hanover I Fund and Hanover I Fund LPCompany dealt in SMG PLCClass of relevant security to which the CFDsdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 1 February 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) 16,435,183 5.2% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 16,435,183 5.2% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD CFD Long 225,000 0.620 Full list of trades included in Appendix I (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated.None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 2 February 2007 Contact name Michael Spalliera Telephone number 0207 766 8400 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk APPENDIX I Date Product name Long/short Number of Securities Price per unit01/12/2006 CFD Long 275,000 57.8304/12/2006 CFD Long 75,000 57.5606/12/2006 CFD Long 250,000 56.0807/12/2006 CFD Long 1,300,000 55.3808/12/2006 CFD Long 184,000 56.1011/12/2006 CFD Long 225,000 58.4612/12/2006 CFD Long 270,000 59.2213/12/2006 CFD Long 355,000 59.0914/12/2006 CFD Long 336,315 62.2715/12/2006 CFD Long 100,000 63.8719/12/2006 CFD Long 332,041 63.5020/12/2006 CFD Long 616,197 64.0005/01/2007 CFD Long 175,000 60.1208/01/2006 CFD Long 100,000 60.0909/01/2006 CFD Long 440,000 60.5910/01/2006 CFD Long 57,000 60.0911/01/2006 CFD Long 308,000 60.3912/01/2007 CFD Long 143,228 60.4615/01/2007 CFD Long 1,037,000 60.1016/01/2007 CFD Long 150,000 61.0717/01/2007 CFD Long 336,430 60.2619/01/2007 CFD Long 679,972 61.7125/01/2007 CFD Long 50,000 62.0926/01/2007 CFD Long 500,000 62.0930/01/2007 CFD Long 5,000,000 62.3431/01/2007 CFD Long 2,915,000 62.3401/02/2007 CFD Long 225,000 62.00 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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