Wilmington Regulatory News (WIL)

8 Jan 2008 14:16

Wilmington Group Plc08 January 2008 Wilmington Group plc Close Period Share buy-back programme Wilmington Group plc ("Wilmington Group") announces that it entered into anirrevocable, non-discretionary programme to purchase shares during the closeperiod, through its broker Hoare Govett Limited, on 20 December 2007. Any sharespurchased will be taken into treasury. The close period share buy-back programmehas commenced and runs up to and including 26 February 2008. Any acquisitions will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, and inaccordance with both Wilmington Group's general authority to repurchase sharesand Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules which requires that the maximum price paid be limited to no more than 105 per cent of the average middle market closingprice of Wilmington Group's shares for the 5 dealing days preceding the date ofpurchase. Wilmington Group confirms that it currently has no unpublished price sensitiveinformation. Enquiries: Charles Brady, Chief Executive 020 7422 6800 Basil Brookes, Finance Director 020 7422 6800 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange