Wilmington Trust Family of Funds Debuts Multi-Strategy Hedge Mutual Fund

Wilmington Trust Family of Funds Debuts Multi-Strategy Hedge Mutual

Fund

WILMINGTON, Del., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Wilmington Trust

launched a new mutual fund, Wilmington Rock Maple Alternatives Fund,

which provides exposure to a diverse set of alternative strategies.

The fund is managed by a team of experienced professionals with

expertise in selecting and blending investment strategies with

complementary styles, risk exposures, and opportunities. The goal of

the fund is to deliver long-term growth of capital through consistent

returns with a low correlation to traditional asset classes.

The fund's portfolio managers selected eight independent sub-advisors,

which will oversee separate sub-portfolios of the fund in accordance

with specific parameters, constraints, and risk-return objectives. The

fund also has assets invested in two independently managed mutual

funds. It commenced investment operations on Jan. 12, 2012.

The mutual fund is managed by Wilmington Funds Management Corporation

(WFMC), a Wilmington Trust company, in partnership with Wilmington

Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (WTIA), and Rock Maple Services, LLC

(Rock Maple), an investment advisor specializing in alternative

investments.

"We are excited to offer clients a new vehicle to diversify their

investment exposures and dampen the overall volatility of their

portfolios," said Sam Fraundorf, CFA, president of WTIA. "We are

pleased to partner with Rock Maple Funds to launch this product and

deliver a truly unique fund for our clients."

Doug Fincher, president and CEO of Rock Maple, said, "We firmly

believe investors wanting hedge fund strategies can benefit most from

exposure to these strategies through an independent multi manager

vehicle. Our partnership with Wilmington Trust allows us to provide

this expertise in a mutual fund structure."

"Diversification among managers and strategies is a key element in

pursuing our investment objective," said Greg Silberman, CA (SA), CFA,

vice president and director of hedge funds for Wilmington Trust. "We

believe the fund can generate consistent, risk-adjusted returns by

adhering to the strict, clearly defined processes in place for manager

selection, portfolio construction, and risk management."

According to a recent report by Morningstar@, assets in alternative

mutual funds totaled nearly $80 billion as of Dec. 31, 2011. Such

funds accounted for less than one percent of all mutual fund assets.

About Rock Maple

Rock Maple Services, LLC, a New York-based, SEC-registered investment

advisor with $800 million in assets under advisement as of Dec. 31,

2011, is a Wilmington Trust partner, providing manager selection and

due diligence, portfolio construction, and risk management services

for Wilmington Rock Maple Alternatives Fund.

About Wilmington Trust

Wilmington Trust provides Wealth Advisory services for high-net-worth

clients throughout the United States and Europe, and Corporate Client

Services for institutional clients throughout the world. Wilmington

Trust has offices in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware,

Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,

Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas,

Vermont, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, London, Dublin,

Frankfurt, Luxembourg, and Amsterdam. Wilmington Trust is an M&T Bank

affiliate. For more information, visit http://www.wilmingtontrust.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: Kent Wissinger, Wilmington Trust Communication Manager,

(302)651-8758

You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks,

charges, and expenses of the Wilmington Funds before investing. A

prospectus with this and other important information may be obtained

by calling 800-836-2211 or by visiting http://www.wilmingtonfunds.com. The

prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Wilmington Funds Management Corporation, a subsidiary of Manufacturers

and Traders Trust Company (M&T Bank), is the investment advisor to the

funds. Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. is the sub-advisor

of the funds. ALPS Distributors, Inc., which is not affiliated with

M&T Bank, is the distributor of the fund. The fund is not a deposit

of, or other obligation of, or guaranteed by Wilmington Trust or any

other bank or entity. It is not insured by the FDIC or any other

governmental agency.

Alternative strategies may use aggressive investment approaches, which

can be riskier than those typically associated with mutual funds and

may not be suitable for all investors. If a fund employing alternative

strategies is unsuccessful, the fund and you may lose more money than

if you had invested in another fund that did not invest aggressively.

Alternative strategies are subject to risks associated with

sub-advisers making trading decisions independently, investing in

other investment companies, using a particular style or set of styles

basing investment decisions on historical relationships and

correlations, trading frequently, using leverage, making short sales,

being non-diversified and investing in securities with low correlation

to the market. The use of leverage may magnify losses.

Alternative strategies are also subject to risks associated with

investments in developed foreign markets, emerging market securities,

small cap companies, debt securities, derivatives, commodity-linked

instruments, illiquid securities, asset-backed securities and CMOs.

Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus for any fund for

detailed information on risk considerations. Investors should develop

a thorough understanding of the risks of any investment prior to

investing. Diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee

against a loss. There is no assurance that any investment strategy

will be successful.

CFA@ and Chartered Financial Analyst@ are trademarks owned by CFA

Institute.

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SOURCE Wilmington Trust

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/Web Site: http://www.wilmingtontrust.com

CO: Wilmington Trust; Rock Maple Services, LLC

ST: Delaware

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