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Hanover Investors Management LLP21 February 2007 The Rule 8.3 - SMG PLC announcement for Hanover Investors Management LLPreleased on 21.02.07 at 13:24 under RNS No 6323R has been re-released tofacilitate onward transmission by third party vendors. The announcement is unchanged and is reproduced in full below. 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 Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 20 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 39,776,518 12.59% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 39,776,518 12.59% (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) Purchase SMG 11,900,000 0.70 Purchase SMG 1,325,000 0.69 Purchase SMG 16,210,183 0.6625 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFDCFD Short 16,210,183 See appendix for breakdown (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 8 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 unit20/02/2007 CFD Short 275,000 57.8320/02/2007 CFD Short 75,000 57.5620/02/2007 CFD Short 250,000 56.0820/02/2007 CFD Short 1,300,000 55.3820/02/2007 CFD Short 184,000 56.1020/02/2007 CFD Short 225,000 58.4620/02/2007 CFD Short 270,000 59.2220/02/2007 CFD Short 355,000 59.0920/02/2007 CFD Short 336,315 62.2720/02/2007 CFD Short 100,000 63.8720/02/2007 CFD Short 332,041 63.5020/02/2007 CFD Short 616,197 64.0020/02/2007 CFD Short 175,000 60.1220/02/2007 CFD Short 100,000 60.0920/02/2007 CFD Short 440,000 60.5920/02/2007 CFD Short 57,000 60.0920/02/2007 CFD Short 308,000 60.3920/02/2007 CFD Short 143,228 60.4620/02/2007 CFD Short 1,037,000 60.1020/02/2007 CFD Short 150,000 61.0720/02/2007 CFD Short 336,430 60.2620/02/2007 CFD Short 679,972 61.7120/02/2007 CFD Short 50,000 62.0920/02/2007 CFD Short 500,000 62.0920/02/2007 CFD Short 5,000,000 62.3420/02/2007 CFD Short 2,915,000 62.34 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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