UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE,
SAVINGS AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996
Commission file number: 0-25442
WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
51-0328154
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
RODNEY SQUARE NORTH, 1100 NORTH MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE 19890-0001
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(302) 651-1000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan
1991 Long-Term Incentive Stock Option Plan
1988 Long-Term Incentive Stock Option Plan
1983 Employee Stock Option Plan
Thrift Savings Plan
(Full title of plans)
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1. The 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the 1991 Long-Term Incentive Stock
Option Plan, the 1988 Long-Term Incentive Stock Option Plan and the 1983
Employee Stock Option Plan afford staff members the opportunity to acquire
additional shares of Wilmington Trust Corporation's stock. The Thrift
Savings Plan affords staff members the opportunity to acquire from time to
time additional shares of Wilmington Trust Corporation's stock, as well as
interests in funds which purchase a variety of investments from time to
time and which may change from time to time. These include United States
Treasury notes, debt instruments and stocks of new and established
companies. A list of the names and addresses of those funds is set forth on
Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof.
2.
(a) No financial statements are required to be filed for the 1983
Employee Stock Option Plan, the 1988 Long-Term Incentive Stock Option
Plan, or the 1991 Long-Term Incentive Stock Option Plan, since only
the underlying shares of common stock issued under those plans were
registered under the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on
behalf of those plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 31, 1991.
(b) No financial statements are required to be filed for the 1996
Long-Term Incentive Plan, since only the underlying shares of common
stock to be issued under that plan were registered under the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on behalf of that plan with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 1996.
(c) The financial statements required to be filed for the Thrift Savings
Plan, which qualifies under the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, will be filed as an amendment to this Form 11-K by June
29, 1997, 180 days after the end of that plan's fiscal year.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
following individuals, who administer the 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the
1991 Long-Term Incentive Stock Option Plan, the 1988 Long-Term Incentive Stock
Option Plan, the 1983 Employee Stock Option Plan and the Thrift Savings Plan, as
indicated below, have signed this Form 11-K as of March 20, 1997.
/s/ Robert J. Christian (SEAL)
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Robert J. Christian,
Member of Thrift Savings Plan
Committee
/s/ Richard R. Collins (SEAL)
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Richard R. Collins,
Member of Compensation Committee
of Board of Directors
/s/ Charles S. Crompton, Jr. (SEAL)
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Charles S. Crompton, Jr.,
Member of Compensation Committee
of Board of Directors
/s/ William J. Farrell, II (SEAL)
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William J. Farrell, II,
Member of Thrift Savings Plan
Committee
/s/ Robert C. Forney (SEAL)
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Robert C. Forney,
Member of Compensation Committee
of Board of Directors
/s/ David R. Gibson (SEAL)
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David R. Gibson,
Member of Thrift Savings Plan
Committee
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/s/ Joseph M. Jacobs, JR. (SEAL)
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Joseph M. Jacobs, Jr.,
Member of Thrift Savings
Plan Committee
/s/ John H. Kipp (SEAL)
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John H. Kipp,
Member of Thrift Savings
Plan Committee
/s/ Hugh E. Miller (SEAL)
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Hugh E. Miller,
Member of Compensation Committee
of Board of Directors
/s/ Stacey J. Mobley (SEAL)
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Stacey J. Mobley,
Member of Compensation Committee
of Board of Directors
/s/ P. M. Snyder, Jr. (SEAL)
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P. M. Snyder, Jr.,
Member of Thrift Savings Plan
Committee
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1. Bond Fund
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890-0001
2. Value Equity Fund
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890-0001
3. Growth Equity Fund
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890-0001
4. International Equity Fund
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890-0001
5. Small Cap Equity Fund
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890-0001
6. Bank Stock Fund
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890-0001
7. Money Market Fund
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890-0001
8. Short-Term U.S. Government Fund
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890-0001
SCHEDULE A
