UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                               Form 13F COVER PAGE

        Report for Calendar Year or the Quarter Ended: September 30, 2008
                 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
                        This Amendment (check only one.):
                                      [ ] is a restatement
                                      [ ] adds new holdings entries

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:         Wilmington Trust Corporation
Address:      1100 North Market Street
              Wilmington, Delaware  19890

Form 13F File Number: 28-00674

The institutional  investment  manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby  represent  that the person signing the report is authorized
to  submit  it,  that all  information  contained  herein is true,  correct  and
complete,  and  that it is  understood  that  all  required  items,  statements,
schedules, lists and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Wilmington  Trust  Corporation  is the  parent  holding  company  of a number of
operating  subsidiaries.  Wilmington Trust Corporation itself does not exercise,
and therefore disclaims, investment discretion with respect to any Section 13(f)
security  position  over  which  its  operating  subsidiaries  in fact  exercise
investment   discretion.   To  the  extent,   however,   the  Wilmington   Trust
Corporation's  ownership  interest in such operating units may nevertheless give
rise to a Form 13F filing obligation on behalf of Wilmington Trust  Corporation,
the  information   required  by  Form  13F  is  reported  for  Wilmington  Trust
Corporation by the operating subsidiaries reported below.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:         Gerard A. Chamberlain
Title:        Vice President & Assistant Secretary
Phone:        (302) 651-8378

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

s/Gerard A. Chamberlain             Wilmington, DE         November 13,  2008
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Gerard A. Chamberlain               City, State            Date


Report Type (Check only one.):

[ ]   13F HOLDINGS  REPORT.(Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
      are reported in this report)

[X]   13F NOTICE.(Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
      holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)


[ ]   13F COMBINATION  REPORT.(Check  here if a portion of the holdings for this
      reporting  manager are  reported in this report and a portion are reported
      by other reporting manager(s).)



List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:

Form 13F File Number 28-03742

Name:  Wilmington Trust Company

Form 13F File Number 28-04464

Name:  Wilmington Trust of Pennsylvania

Form 13F File Number 28-03740

Name:  Wilmington Trust FSB

Form 13F File Number 28-06601

Name:      Rodney Square Management Corporation