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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Prue Nancy J F   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND, INC. [ADX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) E.V.P.& Dir.-Shareholder Com. (Last) (First) (Middle) ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND, INC., 500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/08/2017 (Street) BALTIMORE, MD 21202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 06/08/2017   J V 34.592 (1) A $ 0 6,434.121 D   Common Stock 06/08/2017   F   514 D $ 14.39 5,920.121 D   Common Stock 06/08/2017   J V 134.965 (2) A $ 0 19,183.01 (3) I By Issuer's Thrift Plan Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Prue Nancy J F ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND, INC. 500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1300 BALTIMORE, MD 21202			E.V.P.& Dir.-Shareholder Com.

Signatures

Gail L. Valenti as Attorney-in-Fact for Nancy J. F. Prue		09/22/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares were acquired in exempt transactions as a result of dividend reinvestment during January 1 - June 8, 2017. The Issuer's stock traded in a range of $12.78 - $14.44 during January 1 - June 8, 2017.
(2)	Of these shares, 43.4464 shares are held by the Issuer's Thrift Plan Trust and 91.5190 are held by Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc.'s Thrift Plan Trust and represent the undersigned's proportionate beneficial interest in the shares that were acquired by the Trusts during January 1 - June 8, 2017 in exempt transactions as a result of periodic contributions and shares acquired by the Trustees through dividend reinvestment. The Issuer's stock traded in a range of $12.78 - $14.44 during January 1 - June 8, 2017.
(3)	The number of shares reported as held by the Issuer's and by Adams Natural Resources Fund's Thrift Plan Trusts represents the undersigned's proportionate beneficial interest in such stock held in the Trusts. Such number is based on information as of June 8, 2017. This number includes the shares acquired in exempt transactions through periodic contributions made during January 1 - June 8, 2017, shares acquired by the Trustees through dividend reinvestment, and changes in the number of shares previously reported due to fluctuations in the market price and interests in the Trusts during January 1 - June 8, 2017.
Remarks: Nancy J. F. Prue retired on June 8, 2017.

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