The Advisory Trust Company of Delaware

The Advisory Trust Company of Delaware (Advisory Trust) provides directed trustee, trust administration, and back-office services for high-net-worth individuals and families. We work exclusively with professional advisors, assisting them in helping their clients achieve their financial goals by using the full range of trust strategies available under Delaware law.

Advisory Trust is part of the Wilmington Trust corporate family, which has been in the wealth management business for 105 years, serving as trustee and advisor for prominent individuals, families, and foundations. Founded in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1903 by T. Coleman du Pont, one of the great industrialists and entrepreneurs in our nation's history, Wilmington Trust currently serves wealth advisory clients in all 50 states and 36 countries.

Advisory Trust has offices in Wilmington, Delaware, and Phoenix, Arizona, and currently oversees approximately $1.3 billion in assets for more than 1,200 personal trust accounts, providing tax and administration services.

History

2008	Wilmington Trust Corporation (NYSE: WL) acquires AST Capital Trust Company of Delaware. The personal trust group of AST Capital Trust Company assumes the name The Advisory Trust Company of Delaware. The retirement services group of AST Capital Trust Company assumes the name Wilmington Trust Corporate Retirement and Institutional Services Company. Advisory Trust staff members supporting the personal trust business report to the Wealth Advisory Services (WAS) business, which is headed by Mark A. Graham, executive vice president of Wilmington Trust.
2007	The operations of AST Trust Company and The Capital Trust Company of Delaware are consolidated, resulting in "AST Capital Trust Company of Delaware", a Delaware State chartered trust company. AST Capital Trust Company maintains offices in Phoenix, Arizona, and Wilmington, Delaware.
1999	The Delaware Office of the State Bank Commissioner approves the exercise of trust powers by The Capital Trust Company of Delaware.
1900	The Capital Trust Company of Delaware is incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware, operating as a registered agent.

About Wilmington Trust Corporation

Wilmington Trust Corporation (NYSE: WL) is a financial services holding company that provides Regional Banking services throughout the mid-Atlantic region, Wealth Advisory Services for high-net-worth clients in 36 countries, and Corporate Client Services for institutional clients in 86 countries. Its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Wilmington Trust Company, which was founded in 1903, is one of the largest personal trust providers in the United States and the leading retail and commercial bank in Delaware. Wilmington Trust Corporation and its affiliates have offices in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, London, Dublin, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, and Amsterdam.

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