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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 9719Z Wilmington Group Plc 28 July 2008 \n \nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 July 2008 \n\nWilmington Group plc ('Wilmington' or the 'Company')\n\nThe Board of Wilmington notes the recent press speculation and confirms that it has received a preliminary approach which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the Company. \nThere can be no certainty that an offer will be made nor as to the terms on which any offer might be made. \nIn accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the 'Code'), Wilmington confirms that it has 82,544,679 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in issue, outside treasury and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange under the UK ISIN code GB0009692319. \n\n\nEnquiries: \n \nWilmington - 020 7422 6800\nCharles Brady, Chief Executive\nBasil Brookes, Finance Director\n\nRBS/ABN AMRO Corporate Finance Limited - 020 7678 8000\nChristopher Hill\n\nRBS Hoare Govett - 020 7678 8000\nSara Hale \nJohn Fishley\n\nWeber Shandwick Financial - 020 7067 0700\nNick Oborne\nLouise Robson\nHannah Marwood \n\n\nABN AMRO Corporate Finance Limited and RBS Hoare Govett Limited, which are both authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, are acting exclusively for Wilmington and its Directors and no one else in connection with this matter and will not be responsible to anyone other than Wilmington and its Directors for providing the protections afforded to clients of ABN AMRO Corporate Finance Limited or RBS Hoare Govett Limited nor for providing advice in relation to this matter, the content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein. \nDealing Disclosure Requirem...