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 *
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)
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)
 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   D(1)   88,246 D (1) 0 D  
Common Stock 05/16/2011   D(1)   62,064 D (1) 0 I Trustee for Tunnell Family Charitable Trust
Common Stock 05/16/2011   D(1)   101,965 D (1) 0 I As General Partner of RSLT, L.P.
Common Stock 05/16/2011   D(1)   24.663 D (1) (2) 0 I Trustee for Daughter A
Common Stock 05/16/2011   D(1)   777.27 D (1) (2) 0 I Trustee for Daughter B
Common Stock 05/16/2011   D(1)   670.371 D (1) (2) 0 I Trustee for Son

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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 (3) $ 31.375 05/16/2011   D     8,000 05/17/2001 05/16/2011 Common Stock 8,000 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 27.91 05/16/2011   D     3,500 02/20/2006 02/19/2013 Common Stock 3,500 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 37.02 05/16/2011   D     8,000 02/25/2007 02/24/2014 Common Stock 8,000 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 33.9 05/16/2011   D     4,000 02/25/2008 02/20/2015 Common Stock 4,000 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 43.27 05/16/2011   D     4,000 02/23/2009 02/19/2016 Common Stock 4,000 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 43.7 05/16/2011   D     3,500 02/15/2010 02/10/2017 Common Stock 3,500 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 33.08 05/16/2011   D     5,000 02/14/2011 02/12/2018 Common Stock 5,000 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 10.63 05/16/2011   D     10,000 04/23/2012 04/22/2019 Common Stock 10,000 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 12.86 05/16/2011   D     10,000 02/18/2013 02/17/2020 Common Stock 10,000 (4) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TUNNELL ROBERT W JR
1100 NORTH MARKET STREET
RODNEY SQUARE NO.
WILMINGTON, DE 19890		   X      

Signatures

 Gerard A. Chamberlain, Attorney-in-Fact Pursuant to Limited Power of Attorney   05/18/2011
**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) Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and M&T Bank Corporation in exchange for 13,035.51 shares of M&T Bank Corporation common stock having a market value of $86.39 per share on the effective date of the merger.
(2) Held by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan of issuer as of August 16, 2010.
(3) (Right to buy.)
(4) This option was canceled pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and M&T Corporation.

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