Directorate Change

Wilmington Group Plc
07 April 2005





                                                                  7th April 2005

                              WILMINGTON GROUP PLC

                                BOARD APPOINTMENT

Wilmington Group plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Asplin, FCA,
to the Board as a Non Executive Director, effective today.

Mark, 44, was until 2002 a partner at KPMG. During his time at KPMG he helped
build its Corporate Finance practice, undertaking roles which included Head of M
& A and Head of Valuations, both for the central region of the UK. He left KPMG
to set up Jasper Corporate Finance, an independent corporate finance practice.

David Summers Chairman of Wilmington Group commented: 'Mark's very considerable
corporate finance and wide business experience will be of great benefit as we
continue to grow our business'.

Mark Asplin commented: 'I am delighted to be joining Wilmington Group at an
exciting time in its development'.

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For further information, please contact:

Wilmington Group Plc                                               020 7422 8200
Charles Brady, Chief Executive

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 £125 million, Wilmington floated
on the London Stock Exchange in 1995.

Wilmington Group plc has received confirmation from Mark Asplin that there are 
no further details which need to be disclosed under paragraph 16.4 of the UKLA 
Listing Rules.




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