Wilmington Regulatory News (WIL)

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:

Wilmington Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:

Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co., LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:

3 May 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 May 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:

 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0009692319

2,476,037

2,476,037

3,100,197

3,100,197

0

3.5659

0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,100,197

3.5659

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Alexis Olivera

15. Contact telephone number:

0016177905031

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Grantham,Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co., LLC

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

40 Rowes Wharf

Boston, MA 02110

Phone number & email

617-330-7500

ComplianceGroup@gmo.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Laura McLaughlin

Contact address

40 Rowes Wharf

Boston, MA 02110

Phone number & email

617-790-5054

Laura.McLaughlin@gmo.com

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Compliance Analyst

C: Additional information