-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, D7LgAM7IScPBjr9Yee1uJqFnVpdni/3fyY2Nx++/RCLRFHivYY/3ivIEpqUB0zWN QoF6R9whvuMRZOFkORl6LA== 0000002230-08-000056.txt : 20080722 0000002230-08-000056.hdr.sgml : 20080722 20080722110420 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000002230-08-000056 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080722 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080722 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080722 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ADAMS EXPRESS CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002230 IRS NUMBER: 134912740 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-00597 FILM NUMBER: 08962730 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SEVEN ST PAUL ST STE 1140 CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 BUSINESS PHONE: 4107525900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 ST PAUL STREET SUITE 1140 CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 13F-HR 1 adxjune08.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended June 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: The Adams Express Company Address: 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 1140 Baltimore, MD 21202 Form 13F File Number: 28-597 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. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Christine M. Sloan Title: Assistant Treasurer Phone: (410) 752-5900 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Christine M. Sloan Baltimore, MD July 22, 2008 [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other [ ] 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 Name 28 [Repeat as necessary.] Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 75 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 1,110,127 (in thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name (s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] No. Form 13-F File No. Name 28- [Repeat as necessary.]
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP VALUE IN SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY 000's PRN AMTPRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE >C> 3M COMPANY COM 88579Y101 11,134 160,000 SH SOLE 160,000 ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 16,950 320,000 SH SOLE 320,000 AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS COM 009158106 22,738 230,000 SH SOLE 230,000 AMERICAN INT'L GROUP INC COM 026874107 13,230 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 AT&T CORP COM 00206R102 13,476 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSIN COM 053015103 12,570 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 AVON PRODUCTS COM 054303102 14,494 402,400 SH SOLE 402,400 BANK OF AMERICA COM 060505104 17,425 730,000 SH SOLE 730,000 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON COM 064058100 15,275 403,775 SH SOLE 403,775 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 7,083 345,000 SH SOLE 345,000 BROADCOM CORP COM 111320107 10,916 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000 BUNGE LTD. COM G16962105 10,769 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 CHEVRON CORP. COM 166764100 14,870 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 CINTAS CORP. COM 172908105 7,953 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 19,771 850,000 SH SOLE 850,000 COMCAST CORP. CL A 20030N101 9,959 525,000 SH SOLE 525,000 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 27,845 295,000 SH SOLE 295,000 CORNING INC COM 219350105 11,525 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP COM 231561101 16,106 360,000 SH SOLE 360,000 CVS/CAREMARK CORPORATION COM 126650100 9,893 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 DEAN FOODS COM 242370104 6,671 340,000 SH SOLE 340,000 DEL MONTE FOODS COM 24522P103 9,230 1,300,000 SH SOLE 1,300,000 DELL INC. COM 24702R101 12,800 585,000 SH SOLE 585,000 DUKE ENERGY CORP. COM 26441C105 10,629 611,560 SH SOLE 611,560 DUPONT EI DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 15,440 360,000 SH SOLE 360,000 EMERSON ELECTRIC COM 291011104 14,835 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 EXXON MOBIL CORP. COM 30231G102 18,948 215,000 SH SOLE 215,000 GENENTECH, INC COM 368710406 16,698 220,000 SH SOLE 220,000 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. COM 369604103 37,046 1,388,000 SH SOLE 1,388,000 HALLIBURTON CO. COM 406216101 15,921 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 HANSEN NATURAL CORP. COM 411310105 10,808 375,000 SH SOLE 375,000 HARLEY DAVIDSON COM 412822108 4,714 130,000 SH SOLE 130,000 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS COM 452308109 11,878 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 13,747 640,000 SH SOLE 640,000 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 16,407 255,000 SH SOLE 255,000 LOWE'S COS INC. COM 548661107 12,450 600,000 SH SOLE 600,000 LUBRIZOL CORP COM 549271104 10,193 220,000 SH SOLE 220,000 MASCO CORP COM 574599106 7,079 450,000 SH SOLE 450,000 MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC COM 552690109 19,609 562,500 SH SOLE 562,500 MEDTRONIC INC. COM 585055106 16,043 310,000 SH SOLE 310,000 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 32,462 1,180,000 SH SOLE 1,180,000 MORGAN STANLEY CO. COM 617446448 7,214 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. COM 651229106 6,716 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000 NORTHEAST UTILITIES COM 664397106 8,936 350,000 SH SOLE 350,000 ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 23,100 1,100,000 SH SOLE 1,100,000 OSHKOSH CORPORATION COM 688239201 6,310 305,000 SH SOLE 305,000 PEPSI CO. INC. COM 713448108 22,892 360,000 SH SOLE 360,000 PETROLEUM & RESOURCES CO COM 716549100 95,321 2,186,774 SH SOLE 2,186,774 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 19,566 1,120,000 SH SOLE 1,120,000 PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES G COM 693475105 11,420 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 20,675 340,000 SH SOLE 340,000 PROSPERITY BANCSHARES IN COM 743606105 6,683 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC COM 744320102 11,351 190,000 SH SOLE 190,000 ROHM & HAAS CO. COM 775371107 12,107 260,700 SH SOLE 260,700 RYLAND GROUP INC. COM 783764103 7,492 343,500 SH SOLE 343,500 SAFEWAY, INC COM 786514208 11,135 390,000 SH SOLE 390,000 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 40,823 380,000 SH SOLE 380,000 SENOMYX INC. COM 81724Q107 4,853 984,400 SH SOLE 984,400 SPECTRA ENERGY CORP. COM 847560109 8,788 305,780 SH SOLE 305,780 SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDI COM 848574109 10,549 550,000 SH SOLE 550,000 STATE STREET CORP. COM 857477103 16,637 260,000 SH SOLE 260,000 TARGET CORP. COM 87612E106 13,482 290,000 SH SOLE 290,000 TATA MOTORS LTD. ADR SPONSORED ADR 876568502 10,050 1,000,000 SH SOLE 1,000,000 TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDU ADR 881624209 16,946 370,000 SH SOLE 370,000 THE COCA-COLA CO. COM 191216100 10,396 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 TRANSOCEAN INC COM G90073100 3,048 20,000 SH SOLE 20,000 UNILEVER PLC ADR SPON ADR NEW 904767704 22,728 800,000 SH SOLE 800,000 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES COM 913017109 18,510 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 VISA INC. COM 92826C839 1,626 20,000 SH SOLE 20,000 WACHOVIA CORP. COM 929903102 8,852 570,000 SH SOLE 570,000 WELLS FARGO COMPANY COM 949746101 15,794 665,000 SH SOLE 665,000 WILMINGTON TRUST CORP. COM 971807102 9,598 363,000 SH SOLE 363,000 WINDSTREAM CORP COM 97381W104 3,827 310,178 SH SOLE 310,178 WYETH COMPANY COM 983024100 15,586 325,000 SH SOLE 325,000 ZIMMER HLDGS INC. COM 98956P102 9,526 140,000 SH SOLE 140,000 1,110,127
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