Wilmington Trust Corporation and subsidiaries
Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2009

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned certify that, to their knowledge, the Form 10-Q of Wilmington Trust Corporation (the Corporation) for the first quarter of 2009 fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in that report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Corporation.

/s/ Ted T. Cecala  

Ted T. Cecala 

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 

/s/ David R. Gibson  

David R. Gibson 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer