Re Directorate

Wilmington Group Plc
4 July 2001

Wilmington Group plc

At the annual general meeting of the Company today the chairman, Brian
Gilbert, reported that the board had invited Bernard Jolles to join the board
as non-executive director.  Mr Jolles is expected to join the board with
effect from later today.

Mr Jolles, 51, was a director of Campbell Lutyens, a corporate finance
company, from 1995 to 2001 and previously held senior positions at Samuel
Montagu and Henry Ansbacher.

Commenting, Brian Gilbert said:

'We are very pleased to welcome Bernard to Wilmington and look forward to
benefitting from his extensive corporate finance and city experience.  His
appointment will take the number of non-executive directors to three in
accordance with current corporate governance guidance.'

4th July 2001

For further information please contact:

Brian Gilbert, Chairman, Wilmington Group plc                     020 7251 6499


Note:  There is no information concerning Mr Jolles to be disclosed under
paragraph 16.4 of the Listing Rules other than that included above.