SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

TUNNELL ROBERT W JR

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

TUNNELL COMPANIES, L.P.

R.D. 1, BOX 291

(Street)

LONGNECK

19966

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/29/2004

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/29/2004		P		8,600	A	$34.9793	10,074.2233⁽¹⁾	I	By spouse
Common Stock	04/29/2004		P		2,900	A	$34.9805	3,200	I	By Spouse as Custodian for Daughter C
Common Stock	04/29/2004		P		7,000	A	$34.9787	59,443	I	As General Partner of RSLT, L.P.
Common Stock	04/29/2004		P		10,000	A	$34.9792	185,000	I	Trustee for Robert W. Tunnell, Sr. Marital Trust
Common Stock	04/30/2004		P		1,326	A	$35.08	72,296	I	As attorney-in-fact for trustee of mother's trust
Common Stock								300	I	By Son
Common Stock								300	I	By Daughter A
Common Stock								300	I	By Daughter B
Common Stock								72,416	D
Common Stock								20.209⁽²⁾	I	Trustee for Daughter A
Common Stock								636.955⁽²⁾	I	Trustee for Daughter B
Common Stock								549.351⁽²⁾	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 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 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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Non-Statutory Stock Option⁽³⁾	$31.375							05/17/2001	05/16/2011	Common Stock	8,000		8,000	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option⁽³⁾	$27.91							02/20/2006	02/19/2013	Common Stock	3,500		3,500	D
Non-Statutory Stock Option⁽³⁾	$37.02							02/25/2007	02/24/2014	Common Stock	8,000		8,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 68.223 shares held by broker in dividend reinvestment plan as of November 17, 2003.

2. Held by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan of registrant as of February 16, 2004.

3. (Right to buy).

Remarks:

	Gerard A. Chamberlain, Attorney-in-Fact, Pursuant to Limited Power of Attorney	05/03/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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