Director/PDMR Shareholding

WILMINGTON GROUP PLC

Announcement to the London Stock Exchange

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4(1)(a) and DTR 3.1.4(1)(b).

On 20 October 2010, awards over 1,326,159 ordinary shares in Wilmington Group plc (the "Company")were made under the Wilmington Group plc 2007 Performance Share Plan (the "Plan") to employees of the Group of which the following were made to Directors of the Company and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMRs'):

Name of Director/PDMR Number of shares under the Award

Charles Brady (Chief Executive) 202,374

Basil Brookes (Finance Director) 137,614

Neil Smith (PDMR) 71,830

Stephen Broome(PDMR) 71,830

No consideration was paid for the grant of the award which is structured as a

conditional award.

The vesting of an award is subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions

set by the Remuneration Committee of the Company. The award will normally vest on the later of the third anniversary of grant and the determination of the

performance conditions.

Richard Cockton

Company Secretary