Holding(s) in Company

Wilmington Group Plc
05 October 2007



TR-1: notification of major interests in shares


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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                Wilmington Group Plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights       
are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
which may result in the acquisition of shares already 
issued to which voting rights are attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                  Legal & General Group 
notification obligation:                                         Plc (L&G)
                                                           
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):             n/a
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the                  01/10/2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):              
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  04/10/2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                    Above 3%(L&G)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/   Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
type of  to the Triggering
shares   transaction
if
possible Number   Number of  Number of   Number of voting       % of voting
using    of       Voting     shares      rights                 rights
the ISIN Shares   Rights
CODE                         Direct      Direct      Indirect   Direct  Indirect
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Ord 5p       BELOW 3 %       2,563,583   2,563,583                3.05
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial    date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.             rights
                        Date
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
          2,563,583                                3.05
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,563,583 - 3.05% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management       Legal & General Insurance Holdings 
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)        Limited       
                                            (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance                   Legal & General Assurance 
(Pensions Management)                       Society Limited
Limited (PMC)                               (LGAS & LGPL)

                                            Legal & General Pensions Limited 
                                            (Direct)(LGPL)                                                
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:                                             N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                             N/A
cease to hold:              
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                         N/A
voting rights: 
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13. Additional information:               Notification using the total voting 
                                                rights figure of 83,791,679

                                          Please note this notification has been 
                                          delayed due to the large number of 
                                          disclosures required following a 
                                          substantial amount of new business 
                                          which has come to us in the form of 
                                          an in-specie transfer.
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14. Contact name:                         Ahmed Zahedieh - Company Secretary
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15. Contact telephone number:             020 7422 6800
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