- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 * Balentine Robert M	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WILMINGTON TRUST CORP [ WL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1100 N MARKET STREET	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/22/2009
(Street) WILMINGTON, DE 19890 (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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								363100	D
Common Stock								89683	I	By The 1999 Balentine Family Trust
Common Stock								43896	I	By Lillian Balentine Law, TTEE - Robert M. Balentine Insurance Trust
Common Stock								259886	I	By spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities 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		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 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   (1)	$32.985							2/11/2003	2/10/2012	Common	10000		10000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (1)	$27.91							2/20/2006	2/19/2013	Common	17750		17750	D
Incentive Stock Option   (1)	$37.02							2/26/2007	2/25/2014	Common	2701		2701	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (1)	$37.02							2/26/2007	2/25/2014	Common	7299		7299	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (1)	$33.90							2/25/2008	2/20/2015	Common	8051		8051	D
Inentive Stock Option   (1)	$33.90							2/25/2008	2/20/2015	Common	2949		2949	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (1)	$43.27							2/23/2009	2/19/2016	Common	10000		10000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (1)	$43.70							2/15/2010	2/13/2017	Common	9000		9000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (1)	$33.08							2/14/2011	2/12/2018	Common Stock	30000		30000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option   (1)	$10.63	4/22/2009		A		40000		4/23/2012   (2)	4/22/2019   (2)	Common Stock	40000	$10.63	40000	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	(Right to buy.)
( 2)	Exercisable on the later of April 23, 2012 or when the United States Treasury no longer holds any debt or equity security the registrant issued to it under the U.S. Treasury's Capital Purchase Program.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Balentine Robert M 1100 N MARKET STREET WILMINGTON, DE 19890			Executive Vice President

Signatures
/s/ Gerard A. Chamberlain, Attorney-in-Fact Pursuant to Limited Power of Attorney		4/24/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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