X0306 5 2015-12-31 0 0 0 0000216851 ADAMS NATURAL RESOURCES FUND, INC. PEO 0001353313 Escherich Frederic A 500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1300 BALTIMORE MD 21202 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2015-12-31 5 J 0 587.596 0 A 9096.601 D Of these shares, 470.136 shares were acquired in exempt transactions as a result of dividend reinvestment. An additional 31 shares accrued as dividend equivalents on 400 restricted stock units which vested on April 10, 2015. An additional 86.460 shares accrued as dividend equivalents on deferred stock units (shares received in lieu of director retainer fees). The Issuer's stock traded in a range of $17.01 - $25.25 during 2015. Gail L. Valenti as Attorney-in-Fact for Frederic A. Escherich 2016-02-02