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February 6, 2008

ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY UPDATES TOP TEN HOLDINGS AND SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND -- FEBRUARY 6, 2008 - The Adams Express Company (NYSE:ADX) provides this update on portfolio holdings as of December 31, 2007. The Company will mail its 2007 Annual Report on or about February 19, 2008.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

The ten largest portfolio holdings were:

Company	% of Net Assets
Petroleum & Resources Corp.*	6.1%
General Electric	3.7%
Microsoft	3.1%
Schlumberger	2.7%
PepsiCo	2.2%
Bank of America	2.2%
American International Group	2.1%
State Street	1.9%
ConocoPhillips	1.9%
Pfizer	1.9%


	27.8%
* Non-controlled affiliate

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

The portfolio weightings for the major sectors that the Fund invests in were:

Consumer	17.4%
Industrials	14.9%
Energy	14.2%
Financials	14.1%
Information Technology	11.4%
Health Care	10.7%
Short-Term Investments	6.6%
Materials	5.2%
Utilities	3.8%
Telecom Services	1.5%

The Adams Express Company is a Baltimore-based closed-end investment company. It is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ADX.

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For further information, please contact:

Joseph M. Truta, President
Lawrence L. Hooper, Jr., Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
(410) 752-5900 or (800) 638-2479

E-mail: contact@adamsexpress.com
Website: www.adamsexpress.com

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