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FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Balentine Robert M
(Last)(First)(Middle)
1100 N MARKET STREET
(Street)
WILMINGTONDE19890
(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILMINGTON TRUST CORP [WL]		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock 02/06/2009 GV 119,886 D$ 0 166,750 I By Spouse
Common Stock 02/25/2009 GV 166,750 D$ 0 0 I By Spouse
Common Stock 01/25/2008 G  600 D$ 0 363,250 D  
Common Stock 02/06/2008 G  150 D$ 0 363,100 D  
Common Stock 02/06/2009 GV 119,886 A$ 0 482,986 D  
Common Stock 02/25/2009 GV 166,750 A$ 0 649,736 D  
Common Stock 05/04/2009 GV 100,000 D$ 0 549,736 D  
Common Stock 06/29/2009 GV 3,000 D$ 0 546,736 D  
Common Stock         40,000 I By Lillian Balentine Law, TTEE - Robert M. Balentine Insurance Trust
Common Stock         89,683 I By The 1999 Balentine Family Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Non-Statutory Stock Option (1) $ 32.985       02/11/200302/10/2012 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (1) $ 27.91       02/20/200602/19/2013 Common Stock 17,750   17,750 D  
Incentive Stock Option (1) $ 37.02       02/26/200702/25/2014 Common Stock 2,701   2,701 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (1) $ 37.02       02/26/200702/25/2014 Common Stock 7,299   7,299 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (1) $ 33.9       02/25/200802/20/2015 Common Stock 8,051   8,051 D  
Inentive Stock Option (1) $ 33.9       02/25/200802/20/2015 Common Stock 2,949   2,949 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (1) $ 43.27       02/23/200902/19/2016 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (1) $ 43.7       02/15/201002/13/2017 Common Stock 9,000   9,000 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (1) $ 33.08       02/14/201102/12/2018 Common Stock 30,000   30,000 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (1) $ 10.63       04/23/201204/22/2019 Common Stock 40,000   40,000 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. (Right to buy.)
Robert M. Balentine07/20/2009
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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