SEC FORM 5

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

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

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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).

Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

TUNNELL ROBERT W JR

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

TUNNELL COMPANIES, L.P.

R.D. 1, BOX 291

(Street)

LONGNECK

19966

(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)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form 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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/14/2008		G	1,125	A	$0	71,468	I	As General Partner of RSLT, L.P.
Common Stock							57,146	I	As attorney-in-fact for trustee of mother's trust
Common Stock							79,599	D
Common Stock							210,000	I	Trustee for Robert W. Tunnell, Sr. Marital Trust
Common Stock							23.87⁽¹⁾	I	Trustee for Daughter A
Common Stock							752.323⁽¹⁾	I	Trustee for Daughter B
Common Stock							648.854⁽¹⁾	I	Trustee for Son

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 Security	3. 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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Units	⁽²⁾						⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	1,539		1,539	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option⁽⁴⁾	$31.375						05/17/2001	05/16/2011	Common Stock	8,000		8,000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option⁽⁴⁾	$27.91						02/02/2006	02/19/2013	Common Stock	3,500		3,500	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option⁽⁴⁾	$37.02						02/25/2007	02/24/2014	Common Stock	8,000		8,000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option⁽⁴⁾	$33.9						02/25/2008	02/20/2015	Common Stock	4,000		4,000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option⁽⁴⁾	$43.27						02/23/2009	02/19/2016	Common Stock	4,000		4,000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option⁽⁴⁾	$43.7						02/15/2010	02/10/2017	Common Stock	3,500		3,500	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option⁽⁴⁾	$33.08						02/14/2011	02/12/2018	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Held by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan of registrant as of November 17, 2008.

2. One-for-one.

3. These stock units were acquired in transaction exempt from Section 16b by virtue of Rule 16b-3(d)(2), and will be settled in shares of registrant's common stock following approval of stock plan.

4. (Right to buy).

Remarks:

	Robert W. Tunnell, Jr.	02/09/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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