- Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (5)

FORM 5 [ ] 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	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0362 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 1.0
	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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TUNNELL ROBERT W JR	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) TUNNELL COMPANIES, L.P.,  R.D. 1, BOX 291	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/31/2008
(Street) LONGNECK, DE 19966 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	3/14/2008		G	1125	A	$0	71468	I	As General Partner of RSLT, L.P.
Common Stock							57146	I	As attorney-in-fact for trustee of mother's trust
Common Stock							79599	D
Common Stock							210000	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 Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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 (MM/DD/YYYY)		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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Units							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	1539		1539	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (4)	$31.375						5/17/2001	5/16/2011	Common Stock	8000		8000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (4)	$27.91						2/2/2006	2/19/2013	Common Stock	3500		3500	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (4)	$37.02						2/25/2007	2/24/2014	Common Stock	8000		8000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (4)	$33.90						2/25/2008	2/20/2015	Common Stock	4000		4000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (4)	$43.27						2/23/2009	2/19/2016	Common Stock	4000		4000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (4)	$43.70						2/15/2010	2/10/2017	Common Stock	3500		3500	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (4)	$33.08						2/14/2011	2/12/2018	Common Stock	5000		5000	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).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TUNNELL ROBERT W JR TUNNELL COMPANIES, L.P. R.D. 1, BOX 291 LONGNECK, DE 19966	X

Signatures
Robert W. Tunnell, Jr.		2/9/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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