Transaction in Own Shares

Wilmington Group Plc
12 September 2007


                              Wilmington Group plc
                           Transactions in own shares

Wilmington Group PLC announces that it has today purchased through Numis
Securities Limited 21,500 ordinary shares at an average price of 233.825 pence
per share. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 236
pence and 233 pence respectively. The purchased shares will all be held as
treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 341,500 ordinary shares in
Treasury and has a total of 83,814,679 ordinary shares (excluding shares held in
Treasury) in issue.

The number of ordinary shares purchased represented 0.03% 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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