Trading Statement

Wilmington Group Plc
08 December 2005


For immediate release                                          8th December 2005

                              WILMINGTON GROUP PLC

                                TRADING STATEMENT


Wilmington Group plc ('Wilmington' or the 'Group'), the professional information
and training group, today issues a trading statement in respect of the six
months to 31st December 2005.

Trading performance for the six months to 31st December 2005 is anticipated to
be in line with our expectations. As in previous years, we expect that the
Group's performance will be weighted to the second half of the financial year.

The performance of the recently acquired Quorum Training Limited and Ark Group
is expected to compensate for the reduction in the one-off benefit arising from
the Immigration and Asylum accreditation scheme that boosted last year.

As previously reported we have disposed of the portfolio of Drinks magazines and
events. We have also disposed of TMSS our television royalty reporting service.
Overall we anticipate making a modest gain from discontinued activities in the
six months to 31st December 2005.

Outlook

The board is encouraged by the continued progress of the Group and is confident
that its strategy of focussing on key professional markets will result in
further good progress this financial year.

It is anticipated that Wilmington will announce its interim results for the six
months ending 31st December 2005 during the week commencing 13 March 2006.

For further information, please contact:

Wilmington Group Plc                                               020 7422 6800
Charles Brady, Chief Executive
Basil Brookes, Finance Director

Weber Shandwick Square Mile                                        020 7067 0700
Nick Oborne or Yvonne Alexander

Note to Editors
Wilmington Group plc is one of the UK's leading providers of information and
training for professional business markets. The Group provides training,
arranges industry events and publishes magazines, directories, databases, and
special reports focused primarily on its four principal sectors of Legal &
Regulatory, Healthcare, Media and Entertainment, and Design and Construction.
Capitalised at approximately £160 million, Wilmington floated on the London
Stock Exchange in 1995.



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