Disposal

Wilmington Group Plc 13 September 2005 13 September 2005 Wilmington Group plc Disposal of Drinks Publishing Assets The board of Wilmington Group plc ('Wilmington'), the professional information and training group, is pleased to announce that Wilmington has completed the sale of its Drinks publishing division (the 'Drinks Division') to William Reed Publishing Limited ('WRP') for a total cash consideration of £2.2 million. The Drinks Division comprises of Wilmington's businesses and assets in the drinks and travel retail markets and includes the magazine titles 'Wine' and 'Drinks International' as well as the 'International Wine Challenge', the world's largest blind wine tasting event. Wilmington chief executive, Charles Brady, commented: 'The sale is in line with Wilmington's strategy of concentrating on its core markets. The board of Wilmington believes that the disposal will allow us to concentrate on our retained markets with more energy and focus whilst providing an excellent opportunity for the Drinks assets to be further developed by WRP with their specialist market position.' For further information, please contact: Wilmington Group plc 020 7422 6800 Charles Brady, Chief Executive Basil Brookes, Finance Director Note to Editors Wilmington Group plc is one of the UK's leading providers of information and training for professional business markets. Wilmington provides training, arranges industry events and publishes magazines, directories, databases, and special reports focused primarily on its principal sectors of Legal & Regulatory, Healthcare, Media and Entertainment and Design and Construction. Capitalised at approximately £130 million, Wilmington floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1995. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange