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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FOLEY DONALD E   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 NORTH MARKET STREET, RODNEY SQUARE NO. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/16/2011 (Street) WILMINGTON, DE 19890 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 05/18/2011 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 05/16/2011   F(1)   8,881 D $ 4.45 14,637.447 (2) D   Common Stock 05/16/2011   D(3)   14,637.447 D (3) 0 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

Phantom Stock Units

(4)

05/16/2011

D

7,687.472

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

7,687.472

(5)

0

D

Stock Units

(4)

05/16/2011

D

6,174.767

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

6,174.767

(6)

0

D

Non-Statutory Stock Options (7)

$ 43.7

05/16/2011

D

3,500

02/15/2010

02/10/2017

Common Stock

3,500

(8)

0

D

Non-Statutory Stock Option (7)

$ 33.08

05/16/2011

D

5,000

02/14/2011

02/12/2018

Common Stock

5,000

(8)

0

D

Non-Statutory Stock Option (7)

$ 10.63

05/16/2011

D

10,000

04/23/2012

04/22/2019

Common Stock

10,000

(8)

0

D

Non-Statutory Stock Option (7)

$ 12.86

05/16/2011

D

10,000

02/18/2013

02/17/2020

Common Stock

10,000

(8)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FOLEY DONALD E 1100 NORTH MARKET STREET RODNEY SQUARE NO. WILMINGTON, DE 19890	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

Gerard A. Chamberlain, Attorney-in-Fact Pursuant to Limited Power of Attorney		05/23/2011
**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)	Reporting person paid tax liability on the vesting of restricted stock by having shares withheld.
(2)	Includes 55.447 shares held by Wells Fargo, N.A. pursuant to dividend reinvestmetn plan of issuer as of August 16, 2010.
(3)	Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and M&T Bank Corporation in exchange for 751.9549 shares of M&T Bank Corporation common stock having a market value of $86.39 per share on the effective date of the merger.
(4)	One-for-one.
(5)	Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and M&T Bank Corporation in exchange for 394.92 phantom stock units of M&T Bank Corporation having a market value of $86.39 per unit on the effective date of the merger. These phantom stock units may be exercised only for cash and only following the termination of the reporting person's service as a director.
(6)	Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and M&T Bank Corporation in exchange for 317.21 stock units of M&T Bank Corporation having a market value of $86.39 per unit on the effective date of the merger. These stock units will be settled in shares of M&T Bank Corporation common stock following the termination of the reporting person's service as a director.
(7)	(Right to buy.)
(8)	This option was canceled pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and M&T Bank Corporation.

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