X0306 4 2013-02-08 0 0000002230 ADAMS EXPRESS CO ADX 0001202952 HOOPER LAWRENCE L JR 7 ST PAUL STREET STE 1140 BALTIMORE MD 21202 0 1 0 0 V.P., Gen'l. Counsel & Sec. Common Stock 2013-02-08 4 S 0 1300 11.475 D 37259.281 I Direct & Indirect Of these shares, 15,421.501 are held directly and 21,837.78 are held indirectly by the Issuer's Thrift Plan Trust. The number of shares reported as held directly includes 241.077 shares held in custodial accounts with the undersigned's children. The number of shares reported as held by the Issuer's Thrift Plan Trust represents the undersigned's proportionate beneficial interest in such stock held in the Trust. Lawrence L. Hooper, Jr. 2013-02-11