X0202 4 2006-07-27 0 0000002230 ADAMS EXPRESS CO ADX 0001202949 OBER DOUGLAS G 7 ST PAUL STREET STE 1140 BALTIMORE MD 21202 1 1 0 0 Chairman & CEO Common Stock 2006-07-27 4 M 0 5910 8.93 A 5910 D Common Stock 2006-07-27 4 M 0 5910 12.9 D 72360 I Direct and Indirect Stock options w/tandem SARs 8.93 2006-07-27 4 M 0 5910 0 D 2006-01-08 2008-02-12 Common Stock 5910 0 D Stock options w/tandem SARs 8.93 2006-07-27 4 H 0 5910 0 D 2006-01-08 2008-02-12 Common Stock 5910 0 D The number of shares shown in column 5 include 11,546 shares held directly and 60,814 shares held indirectly by the Issuer's Thrift Plan Trust. Douglas G. Ober 2006-07-28