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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MOBLEY STACEY J
  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)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
DUPONT EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, 9510 NEMOURS BUILDING
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/16/2008
(Street)

WILMINGTON, DE 19898
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               5,540.944 (1) D  

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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 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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Units (2) 07/16/2008   A   618 (3)     (4)   (4) Common Stock 618 (4) 2,768.258 (5) D  
Phantom Stock Units (2)               (6)   (6) Common Stock 7,227.598   7,227.598 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (7) $ 31.375             05/17/2001 05/16/2011 Common Stock 8,000   8,000 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (7) $ 27.91             02/20/2006 02/19/2013 Common Stock 3,500   3,500 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (7) $ 37.02             02/25/2007 02/24/2014 Common Stock 8,000   8,000 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (7) $ 33.9             02/25/2008 02/20/2015 Common Stock 4,000   4,000 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (7) $ 43.27             02/23/2009 02/19/2016 Common Stock 4,000   4,000 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Options (7) $ 43.7             02/15/2010 02/10/2017 Common Stock 3,500   3,500 D  
Non-Satutory Stock Option (7) $ 33.08             02/14/2011 02/12/2018 Common Stock 5,000   5,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MOBLEY STACEY J
DUPONT EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
9510 NEMOURS BUILDING
WILMINGTON, DE 19898
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Gerard A. Chamberlain, Attorney-in-Fact Pursuant to Limited Power of Attorney   07/18/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) Includes 364.944 shares held by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan of registrant as of May 15, 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).
(4) These stock units will be settled in shares of registrant's common stock following the termination of the reporting person's service as a director.
(5) Includes 27.696 dividend shares earned on prior quarter's balance.
(6) These phantom stock units may be exercised only for cash and only following the termination of the reporting person's service as a director.
(7) (Right to buy).

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