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[2] Wilmington Trust announces 1999 fourth quarter and total year earnings; Nonrecurring expenses impact results.


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WILMINGTON Wilmington.

1 City (1990 pop. 71,529), seat of New Castle co., NE Del., on the Delaware River and tributary streams, the Christina and the Brandywine; settled 1638, inc. as a city 1832.
, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2000

Wilmington Trust Wilmington Trust (NYSE: WL) was founded on July 8, 1903) as a banking, trust, and safe deposit company by DuPont president T. Coleman du Pont. He opened the business in the dining room and parlor of a former private residence at 915 Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware with a  Corporation (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: WL) reported 1999 fourth quarter earnings per share on a diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 basis of $0.53 and full-year diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 of $3.21. Net income was $17.5 million for the quarter and $107.3 million for the year. Fourth quarter and full-year performance lagged 1998 results due to nonrecurring Non`re`cur´ring

a. 1. Nonrecurrent; as, the costs of a layoff are considered as a nonrecurring expense s>.
 items, including the company's previously announced $13.4 million write-off Write-Off

A reduction in the value of an asset or earnings by the amount of an expense or loss. Companies are able to write off certain expenses that are required to run the business, or have been incurred in the operation of the business and detract from retained revenues.
 of costs principally associated with services it is outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. .

&uot;Unusual expenses and a narrower margin offset good loan growth and double-digit dou·ble-dig·it
adj.
Being between 10 and 99 percent: double-digit inflation. 
 increases in our wealth management business, which continues to account for an increasing portion of our total revenues,&uot; said Ted T. Cecala, Wilmington Trust chairman and chief executive officer. &uot;While the one-time one-time
adj.
1. or one·time
a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995.

b.
 charge hurt our results in the short term, the decision to outsource outsource verb To assign specific work to a 3rd party for a specific length of time at an set price and service level Managed care To use outside labor to perform functions–billing and collections, accounting, janitorial services, ER  helps move our cost structure toward a more variable basis, sets the stage for improved efficiencies, and enables us to allocate To reserve a resource such as memory or disk. See memory allocation.  more resources toward building relationships with clients.&uot;

Return on average assets for the year was 1.60% and return on average stockholders' equity Stockholders' Equity

The portion of the balance sheet that includes capital received from investors in exchange for stock (paid-in capital), donated capital, and retained earnings. This is equal to total assets minus liabilities, preferred stock and intangible assets.
 was 20.18%. Wilmington Trust's return on equity has been 20% or higher every year since 1985.

In other news, Wilmington Trust's Board of Directors declared de·clare  
v. de·clared, de·clar·ing, de·clares

v.tr.
1. To make known formally or officially. See Synonyms at announce.

2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm.

3.
 a regular quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share, up 7.7% from the $0.39 paid in the fourth quarter of 1998. The dividend is payable on February February: see month.  16, 2000, to stockholders of record on February 1, 2000.

1999 operating results at a glance
(excluding one-time $13.4 million write-off)

                                   Fourth quarter          Year
----------------------------------------------------------------------
(In millions, except
 per share data)                   1999     1998     1999      1998
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Trust/asset management revenues   $39.2    $34.4   $148.4     $128.8
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest income               $63.3    $59.1   $245.9     $237.7
Provision for loan losses          $4.0     $5.0    $17.5      $20.0
Operating expenses                $68.5    $57.4   $244.8     $230.1
Income taxes                      $14.6    $15.3    $59.2      $57.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                        $26.0    $29.5   $115.9     $114.3
Net income per share (diluted)    $0.78    $0.87    $3.46      $3.34
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends declared per share      $0.42    $0.39    $1.65      $1.53


Double-digit growth in fee-based businesses

Trust and asset management revenues rose 13.9% for the quarter and 15.2% for the year as a result of new business development across all lines and the company's affiliations with Cramer Cramer in English, a surname, is commonly pronounced ['kɹeɪ.mə(ɹ)], and is from the German surname Krämer which also means "Kleinhändler"[1]  Rosenthal Rosenthal is a name of German origin, meaning rose valley, and may refer to:
  • Rosenthal, Hesse, in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district
  • Rosenthal (Berlin), a part of Berlin, Germany
  • Rosenthal (Saxony), a part of Ralbitz-Rosenthal
 McGlynn and Roxbury Roxbury is a name referring to several locations in the USA:
  • Roxbury, Connecticut
  • Roxbury, Maine
  • Roxbury, Massachusetts, a section of Boston
 Capital Management. Contributions from the two money managers represented 4% of trust and asset management revenues for the quarter and 7% for the full year.

Fee-based revenues continued to increase as a percentage of the company's total revenues and they are growing at a faster pace than spread-based income. At year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 1999, fee-based revenues comprised 43.6% of total income, up from 42.7% at year-end 1998 and 40.6% at year-end 1997.

Loan balances on average increased 10.9% to $4.7 billion during the quarter and 9% to $4.5 billion for the year. More than half the loan growth came from the metropolitan Philadelphia Philadelphia, ancient cities
Philadelphia, name of several ancient cities. One was in Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). At the foot of Mt. Tmolus and near the location of modern Alaşehir, it was founded in the 2d cent. B.C.
 region. Net interest income was up 7% for the quarter and 3.5% for the year. Competitive pressures during the year softened soft·en  
v. soft·ened, soft·en·ing, soft·ens

v.tr.
1. To make soft or softer.

2. To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.

3.
 pricing and reduced the net interest margin from 4.23% in 1998 to 3.98% in 1999.

Credit quality remains strong

Credit quality in the loan portfolio remained strong, as nonperforming assets Nonperforming asset

An asset that is not effectively producing income, such as an overdue loan.


nonperforming asset

An asset that produces no income.
 declined and charge-offs were stable at 0.07%. The reserve for loan losses at year-end 1999 was 1.60% of loans outstanding, compared with 1.66% last year.

Expenses reflect unusual items

On December December: see month.  16 the company announced a one-time pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 non-cash write-off of $13.4 million in costs related primarily to the company's plans to outsource check processing and trust accounting functions. The write-off included $1.4 million for ATMs and real estate associated with reconfiguration of the company's branch operations in Delaware Delaware, state, United States
Delaware (dĕl`əwâr, –wər), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States, the country's second smallest state (after Rhode Island).
.

During the fourth quarter, the company also incurred $4.3 million in out-of-pattern expenses related to Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant.

Y2K - Year 2000
 charges for staff bonuses and cash handling; higher health insurance expenses due to unfavorable claims experience; more aggressive advertising campaigns; and higher-than-anticipated auto lease losses.

Selected statistics

At December 31, 1999:

-- Assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing.  were $27 billion, up 14% from December

31, 1998.

-- Assets under administration were $136.6 billion, up 11% from

December 31, 1998.

-- Affiliate Affiliate

Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company.
 assets under management were $14.4 billion, compared

with $10.3 billion a year ago.

-- Total banking assets were $7.2 billion, up 14.3% from December

31, 1998.

-- Total loans outstanding reached $4.8 billion, an increase of

11.6%.

-- The reserve for loan losses was 1.60% of total loans, compared

to 1.66% at December 31, 1998.

-- Total deposits were $5.4 billion vs. $4.5 billion at December

31, 1998, an 18.4% increase.

-- Stockholders' equity totaled $498.2 million.

Results for the year produced:

-- A return on average assets of 1.60%, compared with 1.83% a

year ago.

-- A return on average stockholders' equity of 20.18%, versus

21.70% in 1998.

During the quarter, Wilmington Trust bought back 235,957 shares as part of its ongoing stock buyback Stock buyback

A corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock, usually in order to raise the company's earnings per share.


stock buyback

See buyback.
 program, bringing the total for the current 4 million share program, which commenced in May 1996, to 3,479,393.

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 company with offices in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , Delaware, Florida Florida, state, United States
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, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York , and London London, city, Canada
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. Its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Wilmington Trust Company, is the 11th largest personal trust provider in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Founded in 1903, Wilmington Trust provides wealth management, corporate trust, and commercial banking services to clients throughout the U.S. and in more than 50 other countries. For more information about Wilmington Trust, visit www.wilmingtontrust.com.

An conference call for analysts and investors to discuss these results will be held on Thursday Thursday: see week. , January January: see month.  20, 2000, at 2:00 p.m.(EST EST electroshock therapy.

EST
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) at (800) 865-4460. A rebroadcast of the call will be available until 4:00 p.m. (EST) Thursday, January 27, 2000, at (888) 242-7995.

                     WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                          FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                                SUMMARY

                             Three Months Ended
                             ------------------
                                                    % Change From:
                                                    --------------
(dollars in           Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,  Dec. 31,  Prior     Prior
thousands)              1999      1999       1998    Quarter   Year
                      --------  ---------  --------  -------   -----
EARNINGS
-------------------
Operating revenues    $113,211  $112,929   $107,165    0.2      5.6
Tax-equivalent
    interest income    125,420   120,543    112,763    4.0     11.2
Net income              17,469    30,726     29,493  (43.1)   (40.8)
Net income per
    share - basic         0.54      0.94       0.88  (42.6)   (38.6)
Net income per
    share - diluted       0.53      0.92       0.87  (42.4)   (39.1)

SELECTED RATIOS
    AND STATISTICS
-------------------
Net income as a
    percentage of:
    Average assets        0.99%     1.79%      1.88%
    Average
       stockholders'
       equity            13.44     22.85      21.53
Net interest margin
    (tax-equivalent
     basis)               3.98      4.08       4.23
Average stockholders'
    equity to assets      7.36      7.82       8.75
Total risk-based
    capital ratio        10.67     11.08      12.47
Tier 1 risk-based
    capital ratio         7.03      7.41       8.55
Tier 1 leverage
    capital ratio         5.65      5.92       6.61
Staffing (FTE)           2,434     2,421      2,442
Assets under
    management
       (millions)       27,035    24,023     23,735

CAPITAL
-------------------
Average
    stockholders'
       equity         $515,508  $533,434   $543,350   (3.4)    (5.1)
Period-end
    primary capital    575,156   600,547    618,115   (4.2)    (7.0)
Per share:
    Book value           15.40     16.10      16.39   (4.3)    (6.0)
    Dividends declared    0.42      0.42       0.39   ----      7.7



                      WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                          FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                                SUMMARY

                                   Twelve Months Ended December 31
                                   -------------------------------
(dollars in thousands)                                           %
                                  1999           1998          Change
                                  ----           ----          ------
EARNINGS
-------------------
Operating revenues             $437,366        $421,614           3.7
Tax-equivalent
    interest income             470,098         465,310           1.0
Net income                      107,297         114,325          (6.1)
Net income per
    share - basic                  3.26            3.41          (4.4)
Net income per
    share - diluted                3.21            3.34          (3.9)

SELECTED RATIOS
    AND STATISTICS
-------------------
Net income as a
    percentage of:
    Average assets                 1.60%           1.83%
    Average
       stockholders'
       equity                     20.18           21.70
Net interest margin
    (tax-equivalent basis)         4.11            4.26
Average stockholders'
    equity to assets               7.95            8.42
Total risk-based
    capital ratio                  ----            ----
Tier 1 risk-based
    capital ratio                  ----            ----
Tier 1 leverage
    capital ratio                  ----            ----
Staffing (FTE)                     ----            ----
Assets under
    management
       (millions)                  ----            ----

CAPITAL
-------------------
Average
    stockholders'
       equity                  $531,592        $526,742           0.9
Period-end
    primary capital                ----            ----          ----
Per share:
    Book value                     ----            ----          ----
    Dividends declared             1.65            1.53           7.8



                     WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                          FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                                SUMMARY

                                       Three Months Ended
                                       ------------------

                                                    % Change From:
                                                    --------------
(dollars in           Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,  Dec. 31,  Prior     Prior
thousands)              1999      1999      1998     Quarter   Year
                      --------  ---------  --------  -------   -----
STOCK DATA
-------------------
Average shares
    outstanding -
       basic (000)      32,432    33,005     33,394
Average shares
    outstanding -
       diluted (000)    32,796    33,400     34,097
Period-end shares
    outstanding (000)   32,353    32,565     33,329
Shares purchased
    - buyback          235,957   586,147    153,745
Price:
    High                $56.50    $58.75     $62.00
    Low                  44.75     46.75      46.38
    Close                48.25     48.06      61.63

LOAN QUALITY
-------------------
Period-end reserve
    for loan losses    $76,925   $76,400    $71,906
Period-end non-
    performing assets:
       Nonaccrual       29,184    31,839     30,598
       OREO                576       976      1,532
Period-end past
    due 90 days         16,520    21,187     18,558
Period-end
    renegotiated loans      55      ----       ----

Gross charge-offs        4,727     4,127      3,802
Recoveries               1,252     1,034        812
Net charge-offs          3,475     3,093      2,990

Ratios:
    Period-end reserve
       to loans           1.60%     1.65%      1.66%
    Period-end non-
       performing assets
         to loans         0.62      0.71       0.74
    Period-end loans past
       due 90 days to
         total loans      0.34      0.46       0.43
    Net charge-offs to
       average loans      0.07      0.07       0.07



                     WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                          FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                                SUMMARY

                                    Twelve Months Ended December 31
                                    -------------------------------
(dollars in thousands)                                           %
                                  1999           1998          Change
                                  ----           ----          ------
STOCK DATA
-------------------
Average shares
    outstanding -
       basic (000)               32,913          33,487
Average shares
    outstanding -
       diluted (000)             33,383          34,275
Period-end shares
    outstanding (000)              ----            ----
Shares purchased
    - buyback                 1,381,077         546,220
Price:
    High                         $63.50          $68.50
    Low                           44.75           46.38
    Close                          ----            ----

LOAN QUALITY
-------------------
Period-end reserve
    for loan losses                ----            ----
Period-end non-
    performing assets:
       Nonaccrual                  ----            ----
       OREO                        ----            ----
Period-end past
    due 90 days                    ----            ----
Period-end
    renegotiated loans             ----            ----

Gross charge-offs                16,500          15,930
Recoveries                        4,019           4,031
Net charge-offs                  12,481          11,899

Ratios:
    Period-end reserve
       to loans                    ----%           ----%
    Period-end non-
       performing assets
         to loans                  ----            ----
    Period-end loans past
       due 90 days to
         total loans               ----            ----
    Net charge-offs to
       average loans               0.28            0.29



                     WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                          FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                     OPERATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

                                       Three Months Ended
                                       ------------------

                                                    % Change From:
                                                    --------------
(dollars in           Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,  Dec. 31,  Prior     Prior
thousands)              1999      1999       1998    Quarter   Year
                      --------  ---------  --------  -------   -----
Interest income       $123,493  $118,564   $110,686    4.2     11.6
Interest expense        60,197    55,487     51,538    8.5     16.8
                      --------- ---------  ---------
   Net interest income  63,296    63,077     59,148    0.3      7.0
Provision for loan
 losses                 (4,000)   (4,000)    (5,000)  ----    (20.0)
                      --------- ---------  ---------
    Net interest income
       after provision
       for loan losses  59,296    59,077     54,148    0.4      9.5
                      --------- ---------  ---------
Other income:
    Trust and asset
       management fees:
       Personal trust   18,701    16,469     15,158   13.6     23.4
       Corporate
         financial
         services       12,771    11,527     11,951   10.8      6.9
       Asset management  7,753     9,106      7,337  (14.9)     5.7
       Rodney Square
         Management
         back office
         business sold    ----      ----       ----   ----     ----
                      --------- ----------  --------
         Total trust
          and asset
          management
           fees         39,225    37,102     34,446    5.7     13.9
                      --------- ---------   --------
    Service charges
       on deposit
       accounts          5,890     6,553      5,668  (10.1)     3.9
    Other operating
       income            4,401     5,376      5,964  (18.1)   (26.2)
    Securities gains       399       821      1,939  (51.4)   (79.4)
                      --------- ---------   --------
       Total other
        income          49,915    49,852     48,017    0.1      4.0
                      --------- ---------   --------
       Net interest
         and other
         income        109,211   108,929    102,165    0.3      6.9
                      --------- ---------   --------
Other expense:
    Salaries and
       employment
       benefits         40,552    38,654     34,604    4.9     17.2
    Net occupancy        4,231     4,161      3,831    1.7     10.4
    Furniture and
       equipment         5,794      5,631     5,182    2.9     11.8
    Stationery and
       supplies          1,356      1,502     1,260   (9.7)     7.6
    Other operating
       expense          16,602(a)  13,013    12,520   27.6     32.6
                       --------- ---------  --------
       Total other
         expense        68,535     62,961    57,397    8.9     19.4
                       --------- ---------  --------
Income before
    income taxes        40,676     45,968    44,768  (11.5)    (9.1)
Applicable
    income taxes        14,628(a)  15,242    15,275   (4.0)    (4.2)
                       --------- ---------  --------
       Net income      $26,048    $30,726   $29,493  (15.2)   (11.7)
                       ========= =========  ========

(a)  Does not include net loss of $13,401,091 from abandonment of
     fixed assets and other related charges; tax effect of $4,822,090.



                     WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                          FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                     OPERATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

                                    Twelve Months Ended December 31
                                    -------------------------------


(dollars in thousands)                                           %
                                  1999           1998          Change
                                  ----           ----          ------
Interest income                $462,176        $456,939           1.1
Interest expense                216,263         219,242          (1.4)
                           -------------  --------------
    Net interest income         245,913         237,697           3.5
Provision for loan losses       (17,500)        (20,000)        (12.5)
                           -------------  --------------
    Net interest income
       after provision
       for loan losses          228,413         217,697           4.9
                           -------------  --------------
Other income:
    Trust and asset
       management fees:
       Personal trust            66,804          59,494          12.3
       Corporate
         financial
         services                46,813          43,661           7.2
       Asset management          34,796          24,600          41.4
       Rodney Square
         Management
         back office
         business sold             ----           1,046        (100.0)
                           -------------  --------------
         Total trust
          and asset
          management fees       148,413         128,801          15.2
                           -------------  --------------
    Service charges
       on deposit accounts       23,817          21,934           8.6
    Other operating
       income                    17,979          26,496         (32.1)
    Securities gains              1,244           6,686         (81.4)
                           -------------  --------------
       Total other income       191,453         183,917           4.1
                           -------------  --------------
       Net interest and
         other income           419,866         401,614           4.5
                           -------------  --------------
Other expense:
    Salaries and
       employment
       benefits                 147,219         137,917           6.7
    Net occupancy                15,440          13,236          16.7
    Furniture and
       equipment                 21,513          19,024          13.1
    Stationery and
       supplies                   5,917           5,442           8.7
    Other operating
       expense                   54,714(b)       54,447           0.5
                           -------------  --------------
       Total other
         expense                244,803         230,066           6.4
                           -------------  --------------
Income before
    income taxes                175,063         171,548           2.0
Applicable
    income taxes                 59,187(b)       57,223           3.4
                           -------------  --------------
       Net income        $      115,876 $       114,325           1.4
                           =============  ==============

(b)  Does not include net loss of $13,401,091 from abandonment of
     fixed assets and other related charges; tax effect of $4,822,090.



                     WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                          FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                    AVERAGE STATEMENT OF CONDITION

(dollars in thousands)       1999 Fourth Quarter    1999 Third Quarter
                       ---------------------------- ------------------

YIELDS/RATES           Period-end   Average  Average  Average  Average
(tax-equivalent basis)  Balance     Balance   Rate    Balance   Rate
---------------------  ---------- ----------------- ------------------

Assets:
Time deposits in
 other banks             $ ----    $ ----     ----%   $ ----    ----%
Federal funds sold and
 securities purchased
 under agreements
 to resell              129,760    52,899     5.11    17,428    5.14
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total short-term
      investments       129,760    52,899     5.11     17,428   5.14
                       ---------  --------            --------

U.S. Treasury and
 government agencies  1,009,759   967,915     5.91    991,511   5.89
State and municipal      11,976    12,885     7.33     14,412   7.93
Preferred stock         142,477   147,606     7.45    158,510   7.19
Asset-backed securities 361,850   372,005     6.21    388,085   6.22
Other securities        191,437   191,660     6.54    142,094   5.51
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total investment
      securities      1,717,499 1,692,071     6.19  1,694,612   6.07
                      --------- ---------           ---------

Commercial, financial
 and agricultural     1,519,844 1,451,246     8.11  1,432,059   7.84
Real estate-
 construction           303,734   303,198     8.86    278,861   8.93
Mortgage-commercial     919,297   904,772     8.52    879,705   8.60
Mortgage-residential    968,259   951,395     7.01    908,216   7.02
Consumer              1,108,945 1,094,047     8.92  1,071,665   8.84
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total loans       4,820,079 4,704,658     8.20  4,570,506   8.12
                     ---------- ---------           ---------

    Total Earning
     Assets           6,667,338 6,449,628     7.65  6,282,546   7.56
Reserve for loan losses (76,925)  (76,207)            (74,273)
Other Assets            611,531   629,264             614,345
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total assets     $7,201,944 $7,002,685         $6,822,618
                     ========== ==========         ==========



                     WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                          FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                    AVERAGE STATEMENT OF CONDITION

(dollars in thousands)     1999 Fourth Quarter      1999 Third Quarter
                      ----------------------------- ------------------

YIELDS/RATES          Period-end  Average   Average  Average   Average
(tax-equivalent basis)  Balance   Balance    Rate    Balance     Rate
--------------------- ---------- ---------- ------- ---------- -------

Liabilities:
Savings                 $393,750   $400,171   1.74    $415,125  1.73
Interest-bearing
    demand             1,397,574  1,383,199   2.09   1,351,980  2.16
Certificates under
    $100,000           1,067,729  1,081,138   4.88   1,133,085  4.96
Certificates $100,000
    and over           1,515,788  1,416,792   5.67   1,048,284  5.17
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total interest-
    bearing deposits   4,374,841  4,281,300   3.94   3,948,474  3.72
                      ---------- ----------         ----------

Federal funds
 purchased and
 securities sold
 under agreements
 to repurchase           995,858  1,024,759   5.47   1,176,419  5.06
U.S. Treasury demand      95,000     39,206   5.00      37,522  5.69
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total short-term
   borrowings          1,090,858  1,063,965   5.45   1,213,941  5.08
                      ---------- ----------         ----------
Long-term debt           168,000    168,000   6.60     168,000  6.60
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total interest
   -bearing
   liabilities         5,633,699  5,513,265   4.31   5,330,415  4.12

Demand deposits          994,643    896,929            884,687
Other noninterest
 funds                    38,996     39,434             67,444
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Total funds used to
 support earning
 assets                6,667,338  6,449,628   3.67   6,282,546  3.48
Stockholders' equity     498,231    515,508            533,434
 Equity used to support
  earning assets         (38,996)   (39,434)           (67,444)
Other liabilities         75,371     76,983             74,082
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total liabilities
   and stockholder's
   Equity             $7,201,944 $7,002,685         $6,822,618
                      ========== ==========         ==========

Total deposits        $5,369,484 $5,178,229         $4,833,161


Average rates are calculated using average balances based on
historical cost and do not reflect market valuation adjustments.



                     WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                          FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                    AVERAGE STATEMENT OF CONDITION

                                                    Average Balance
(dollars in thousands)   1998 Fourth Quarter         % Change From
                       -----------------------    -------------------

YIELDS/RATES            Average        Average     Prior     Prior
(tax-equivalent basis)  Balance         Rate      Quarter     Year
--------------------- ------------------------    --------  ---------

Assets:
Time deposits in
 other banks             $ ----          ----%       ----       ----
Federal funds sold and
 securities purchased
 under agreements
 to resell               30,081          4.71       203.5       75.9
----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total short-term
       investments       30,081          4.71       203.5       75.9
                      ---------

U.S. Treasury and
 government agencies    873,957          6.00        (2.4)      10.8
State and municipal      15,700          7.62       (10.6)     (17.9)
Preferred stock         172,833          7.16        (6.9)     (14.6)
Asset-backed securities 295,033          6.72        (4.1)      26.1
Other securities        107,023          5.63        34.9       79.1
----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total investment
       securities     1,464,546          6.27        (0.1)      15.5
                      ---------

Commercial, financial
 and agricultural     1,302,457          8.06         1.3       11.4
Real
 estate-construction    205,537          8.97         8.7       47.5
Mortgage-commercial     870,431          8.93         2.8        3.9
Mortgage-residential    852,994          7.39         4.8       11.5
Consumer              1,009,345          8.85         2.1        8.4
----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total loans      4,240,764          8.34         2.9       10.9
                      ---------

     Total Earning
       Assets         5,735,391          7.80         2.7       12.5
Reserve for
 loan losses            (68,697)
Other Assets            543,953                       2.4       15.7
----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total assets    $6,210,647                       2.6       12.8
                      =========



                     WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                          FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                    AVERAGE STATEMENT OF CONDITION

                                                     Average Balance
(dollars in thousands)     1998 Fourth Quarter        % Change From
                        -------------------------  -------------------

YIELDS/RATES              Average       Average      Prior     Prior
(tax-equivalent basis)    Balance        Rate       Quarter     Year
----------------------  -------------------------  ---------  --------

Liabilities:
Savings                  $400,657        2.05        (3.6)      (0.1)
Interest-bearing
 demand                 1,274,141        2.37         2.3        8.6
Certificates under
 $100,000               1,195,443        5.30        (4.6)      (9.6)
Certificates $100,000
 and over                 808,538        5.51        35.2       75.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total interest-
      bearing deposits  3,678,779        3.97         8.4       16.4
                        ---------

Federal funds purchased
 and securities sold
 under agreements to
 repurchase               878,733        5.16       (12.9)      16.6
U.S. Treasury demand       43,824        3.17         4.5      (10.5)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total short-term
      borrowings          922,557        5.06       (12.4)      15.3
                        ---------
Long-term debt            168,000        6.54        ----       ----
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total interest
     -bearing
     liabilities        4,769,336        4.28         3.4       15.6

Demand deposits           796,082                     1.4       12.7
Other noninterest funds   169,973                   (41.5)     (76.8)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Total funds used
 to support
 earning assets         5,735,391        3.57         2.7       12.5
Stockholders' equity      543,350                    (3.4)      (5.1)
 Equity used to support
  earning assets         (169,973)                  (41.5)     (76.8)
Other liabilities         101,879                     3.9      (24.4)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total liabilities
     and
     stockholder's
     Equity            $6,210,647                     2.6       12.8
                        =========

Total deposits         $4,474,861


Average rates are calculated using average balances based on
historical cost and do not reflect market valuation adjustments.



                    WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                         FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                         STATEMENT OF INCOME

                              Three months ended December 31, 1999
                           -------------------------------------------

(dollars in thousands)        Before        One-time       Adjusted
                            write-off       write-off       quarter
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
Interest income             $123,493        $             $123,493
Interest expense              60,197                        60,197
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
    Net interest income       63,296          ----          63,296
Provision for loan losses    (4,000)                        (4,000)
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
    Net interest income
       after provision
       for loan losses        59,296          ----          59,296
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
Other income:
    Trust and asset
       management fees:
       Personal trust         18,701                        18,701
       Corporate
         financial
         services             12,771                        12,771
       Asset management       7,753                          7,753
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
         Total trust
          and asset
          management fees     39,225          ----          39,225
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
    Service charges
       on deposit accounts    5,890                          5,890
    Other operating
       income                 4,401                          4,401
    Securities gains           399                            399
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
       Total other income     49,915          ----          49,915
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
       Net interest and
         other income        109,211          ----          109,211
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
Other expense:
    Salaries and
       employment
       benefits               40,552                        40,552
    Net occupancy             4,231                          4,231
    Furniture and
       equipment              5,794                          5,794
    Stationery and
       supplies               1,356                          1,356
    Other operating
       expense                16,602         13,401         30,003
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
       Total other
         expense              68,535         13,401         81,936
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
Income before
    income taxes              40,676        (13,401)        27,275
Applicable
    income taxes              14,628         (4,822)         9,806
                           -------------  --------------  ------------
       Net income            $26,048        $(8,579)       $17,469
                           =============  ==============  ============
Net income per
    share - basic              $0.80         $(0.26)         $0.54
                           =============  ==============  ============
Net income per
    share - diluted            $0.78         $(0.25)         $0.53
                           =============  ==============  ============
Return on stockholders'
    equity                     20.05%                        13.44%
Return on assets                1.48                          0.99
Efficiency ratio               59.52                         71.16



                    WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
                         FOURTH QUARTER 1999
                         STATEMENT OF INCOME

                                Twelve Months Ended December 31
                          -------------------------------------------

(dollars in thousands)      Before         One-time        Adjusted
                           write-off      write-off      year-to-date
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
Interest income             $462,176      $                $462,176
Interest expense             216,263                        216,263
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
Net interest income          245,913          ----          245,913
Provision for loan losses    (17,500)                       (17,500)
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
Net interest income
 after provision
 for loan losses             228,413          ----          228,413
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
Other income:
 Trust and asset
    management fees:
    Personal trust            66,804                         66,804
    Corporate
      financial
      services                46,813                         46,813
    Asset management          34,796                         34,796
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
 Total trust
  and asset
  management fees            148,413          ----          148,413
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
Service charges
 on deposit accounts          23,817                         23,817
Other operating
 income                       17,979                         17,979
Securities gains               1,244                          1,244
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
Total other income           191,453          ----          191,453
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
Net interest and
 other income                419,866          ----          419,866
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
Other expense:
    Salaries and
       employment
       benefits              147,219                        147,219
    Net occupancy             15,440                         15,440
    Furniture and
       equipment              21,513                         21,513
    Stationery and
       supplies                5,917                          5,917
    Other operating
       expense                54,714         13,401          68,115
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
Total other
 expense                     244,803         13,401         258,204
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
Income before
    income taxes             175,063        (13,401)        161,662
Applicable
    income taxes              59,187         (4,822)         54,365
                         -------------  --------------  --------------
Net income                  $115,876        $(8,579)       $107,297
                         =============  ==============  ==============
Net income per
    share - basic              $3.52         $(0.26)          $3.26
                         =============  ==============  ==============
Net income per
    share - diluted            $3.46         $(0.25)          $3.21
                         =============  ==============  ==============
Return on stockholders'
    equity                     21.80%                         20.18%
Return on assets                1.73                           1.60
Efficiency ratio               54.98                          57.99
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