Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2243X

Wilmington Group Plc

20 June 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:						Wilmington Group Plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): Now disclosing at a Group level									Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:				Aberforth Partners LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):				Shareholder Shares 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 6,090,500 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 4,398,400 3. The Church Commissioners for England 1,003,400 4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 942,600 1, 2, 4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth. 3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):				19 June 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:				20 June 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:				15%
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares		Number of voting rights			Percentage of voting rights
					Direct		Indirect	Direct		Indirect
09692319 Ord GBP0.05	12,475,600	12,475,600	12,434,900		12,434,900			15.06%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

12,434,900

15.06%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: