X0306 5 2015-12-31 0 0 0 0000002230 ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND, INC. ADX 0001267416 MCGAHRAN KATHLEEN T 500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1300 BALTIMORE MD 21202 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2015-12-31 5 J 0 1789.776 0 A 20795.758 D Of these shares, 5.240 shares accrued as dividend equivalents on deferred stock units (shares received in lieu of director retainer fees). An additional 321 shares accrued as dividend equivalents on 750 restricted stock units which vested on 04/06/2015. The Issuer's stock traded in a range of $12.39 - $14.35 during 2015. The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,463.536 of these shares which are held by the undersigned's spouse. Gail L. Valenti as Attorney-in-Fact for Kathleen T. McGahran 2016-01-29