Holding(s) in Company

Wilmington Group Plc
15 April 2004

To:    Wilmington Group 
Dated: 15 April, 2004

Disclosure of Interest in shares Under Section 198

Please find below the details of the notifiable interest of Legal & General
Group plc and/or its subsidiaries in the relevant share capital of your
company:

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 887711         457,000 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245         300,000 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206       1,498,914 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381         124,000 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203          75,000 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509          60,000
                                                      _________    _____
                                                      2,514,914    3.01%
                                                      =========    =====

We currently have a notifiable interest in 2,514,914 Ordinary 5p shares which 
we understand represents 3.01% of that class of your share capital calculated on 
an issued share capital of 83,351,679 Ordinary 5p shares.

From: Legal & General Investment Management Limited


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