Holding(s) in Company

Wilmington Group Plc
01 May 2008



                              Wilmington Group plc
                TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer          Wilmington Group Plc
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)                                Montanaro Fund Managers
subject to notification                     
obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3):                   
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5. Date of transaction (and date                                   30 April 2008
on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer                                               1 May 2008
notified:                       
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                   3%
crossed or reached:                           
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8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares    the triggering
If possible  transaction
use ISIN
code         Number of   Number of   Number of   Number of voting       Percentage of
             shares      voting      shares      rights                 voting rights
                         rights                  Direct      Indirect   Direct   Indirect
09692319 
  Ord
GBP0.05      2,362,893   2,362,893   2,682,303   2,682,303              3.25%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of      Expiration Exercise/    No. of voting rights that may   Percentage
financial    date       conversion   be acquired (if the instrument  of voting
instrument              period/      exercised/converted)            rights
                        date

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights
              2,682,303                                     3.25%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:                                          Ahmed Zahedieh
                                                        Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone name:                                 020 7422 6808




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