Holding(s) in Company

Wilmington Group Plc
21 November 2005



Letter to Wilmington Group Plc
Letter dated 17 November 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 3,465,600 Ordinary Shares of 5p each which, based on the 
information available to us, represents 4.15% 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                               3,465,600
                                                                                                                        

For your information, please note that the above holding forms part of the
interest of Aberforth Partners which, at present, totals 9,565,000 shares, being
11.44%.

Letter from Aberforth Partners



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