UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549 
_________________




FORM 8-K 


CURRENT REPORT 
 
 
 
Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  


Date of report (Date
of earliest event reported):  July 27, 2007  (July 27, 2007) 




The Adams Express Company 

(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Charter)  





Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 
811-00248

(Commission 
File Number) 
13-4912740

(IRS Employer
Identification No.) 







Seven St. Paul Street, Suite 1140

Baltimore, Maryland 21202  

(Address of Principal
Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

410-752-5900 

(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code) 





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INFORMATION TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE REPORT  


Item 5.04.  
    Temporary Suspension of Trading under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans. 


      
      On
July 27, 2007, The Adams Express Company (“Adams Express”) sent a notice to
its directors and executive officers informing them that there would be a blackout period
under the Adams Express Employee Thrift Plan (the “Plan”). The blackout period
is expected to begin at 4 p.m. Eastern time on August 27, 2007 and will remain paused until the week of September 16,
2007.


      
      The
blackout period is necessary in order to transfer our retirement plan services from Milliman Inc., the current Plan administrator, to the Principal Financial Group, the new Plan administrator. During the blackout period, the
directors and executive officers of Adams Express will be prohibited from directly or
indirectly purchasing, selling or otherwise transferring equity securities of Adams
Express. 


      
      A
copy of the notice sent to directors and executive officers of Adams Express is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. 




Item 9.01.  
    Financial Statements and Exhibits. 


(c)      
   Exhibits.




Exhibit 99.1
Notice to Directors
and Executive Officers of Adams Express concerning blackout
periods under the Adams Express Employee Thrift Plan.












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SIGNATURE 


      
      Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. 





 
THE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY

                
(Registrant)





 
By
/s/ Maureen A. Jones


 
 



 
 
Name:
Title:
Maureen A. Jones

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer






Date:  July 27, 2007 






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