Holding(s) in Company

Wilmington Group Plc
29 September 2005


Letter to Wilmington Group Plc
Dated 28 September 2005


DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P


We hereby give notice for the purposes of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985
that today we have become aware that Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc has a
notifiable interest in 2,546,200 Ordinary Shares of 5p each which, based on the
information available to us, represents 3.05% of the issued share capital of
the above company.

The shares to which this notification relates are, or will be, registered as 
follows:

Registered Holder                                    Number of Shares

Nortrust Nominees Limited A/C ABERFRTH                  2,546,200


From: David Holland
For Aberforth Partners Secretaries 






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