Transaction in Own Shares

Wilmington Group Plc
14 March 2008

                                        
                              Wilmington Group plc
                           Transactions in own shares

Wilmington Group PLC announces that it has today purchased through Numis
Securities Limited 35,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 195 pence per
share. The  highest price and lowest price paid for these shares was 195 pence
per share. The  purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 1,682,000 ordinary shares in 
Treasury and has a total of 82,784,679 ordinary shares (excluding shares held in
Treasury) in issue.

The number of ordinary shares purchased represented 0.04% of the voting rights 
attributable to the total ordinary shares in issue prior to such purchases.

Enquiries:

Charles Brady, CEO         020 7422 6800

Basil Brookes, FD          020 7422 6800




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