Acquisition

Wilmington Group Plc
19 May 2005


                                                                     19 May 2005

                              WILMINGTON GROUP PLC

                      Acquisition of Quorum Training Group

Wilmington Group plc ('Wilmington' or the 'Group'), the professional information
and training group, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Quorum Training
Limited ('Quorum').

The entire issued share capital of Quorum has been purchased for a consideration
of £1.5 million which has been satisfied in cash. The three current Quorum
directors will remain on the board of Quorum.

Quorum is a well established business providing short course training programmes
to finance departments, mainly in commerce and industry, in areas such as
taxation, accounts and finance, internal audit and business law.

The acquisition of Quorum will enhance the offering of Central Law Group, the
main provider of post qualification training within the Group, and provides
Wilmington with a strategic entry into the financial training sector.

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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, Kirsty Raper 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 five principal sectors of Legal &
Regulatory, Healthcare, Media and Entertainment, Drinks and Catering and Design
and Construction. Capitalised at approximately £120 million, Wilmington floated
on the London Stock Exchange in 1995.


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