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 *
CECALA TED T
   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)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
RODNEY SQUARE NORTH, 1100 NORTH MARKET STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2007
(Street)

WILMINGTON, DE 19890-0001		 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 01/26/2007   M   15,606 A $ 22.75 368,114 D  
Common Stock 01/26/2007   F(1)   11,105 D $ 40.76 357,009 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
Non-Statutory Stock Option (2) $ 22.75 01/26/2007   M     15,606 02/20/1998 02/19/2007 Common Stock 15,606 $ 22.75 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (2) $ 31.5             02/19/1999 02/18/2008 Common Stock 21,826   21,826 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (2) $ 28.7812             02/18/2000 02/17/2009 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (2) $ 24             02/16/2001 02/15/2010 Common Stock 80,000   80,000 D  
Incentive Stock Option (2) $ 30.875             02/15/2002 02/14/2011 Common Stock 3,238   3,238 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (2) $ 30.875             02/15/2002 02/14/2011 Common Stock 76,762   76,762 D  
Incentive Stock Option (2) $ 32.985             02/11/2003 02/10/2012 Common Stock 3,030   3,030 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (2) $ 32.985             02/11/2003 02/10/2012 Common Stock 86,970   86,970 D  
Incentive Stock Option (2) $ 27.91             02/20/2006 02/19/2013 Common Stock 3,582   3,582 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (2) $ 27.91             02/20/2006 02/19/2013 Common Stock 86,418   86,418 D  
Incentive Stock Option (2) $ 37.02             02/25/2007 02/24/2014 Common Stock 2,701   2,701 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (2) $ 37.02             02/25/2007 02/24/2014 Common Stock 87,299   87,299 D  
Common Stock (2) $ 33.9             02/25/2008 02/20/2015 Common Stock 2,949   2,949 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Options (2) $ 33.9             02/25/2008 02/20/2015 Common Stock 87,051   87,051 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Options (2) $ 43.27             02/23/2009 02/19/2016 Common Stock 90,000   90,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CECALA TED T
RODNEY SQUARE NORTH
1100 NORTH MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE 19890-0001		   X     Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 Gerard A. Chamberlain, Attorney-in-Fact Pursuant to Limited Power of Attorney   01/30/2007
**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 exercise price and tax liability by having shares withheld.
(2) (Right to buy).

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