<img src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/8f6709db-1b50-4636-9450-e38633035b54?size=2" nborder="0" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="Adams Funds Logo_3_RGB.JPG" alt="Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc."/>BALTIMORE, Oct. 15, 2026 <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com" target="_blank">(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)</a> -- Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) today announced the Fund’s investment returns for the first nine months of 2026. The total return on the Fund’s net asset value for the first nine months of 2026 was 12.9%, with dividends and capital gains reinvested. This compared to 12.8% and 11.5% total return for the S&amp;P 500 Index and the Morningstar U.S. Large Blend category, respectively. The total return on the Fund’s market price for the period was 16.6%. The Third Quarter Report to Shareholders is expected to be released on or about October 21, 2026. <table align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse ;"><tr><td colspan="9" style="text-align: center ; vertical-align: middle; ">ANNUALIZED COMPARATIVE RETURNS (9/30/2026)</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; "> </td><td colspan="2" style="border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">1 Year</td><td colspan="2" style="border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">3 Year</td><td colspan="2" style="border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">5 Year</td><td colspan="2" style="border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">10 Year</td></tr><tr><td style="max-width:52%; width:52%; min-width:52%;">Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NAV)</td><td style="max-width:11%; width:11%; min-width:11%;;padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">15.6</td><td style="max-width:1%; width:1%; min-width:1%;;padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="max-width:11%; width:11%; min-width:11%;;padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">23.3</td><td style="max-width:1%; width:1%; min-width:1%;;padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="max-width:11%; width:11%; min-width:11%;;padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">14.6</td><td style="max-width:1%; width:1%; min-width:1%;;padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="max-width:11%; width:11%; min-width:11%;;padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">16.3</td><td style="max-width:1%; width:1%; min-width:1%;;padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td></tr><tr><td>Adams Diversified Equity Fund (market price)</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">24.4</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">28.7</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">17.3</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">18.0</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td></tr><tr><td>Morningstar U.S. Large Blend Category</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">14.1</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">21.4</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">12.3</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">14.1</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td></tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 500</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">15.7</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">22.9</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">13.8</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">15.3</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">%</td></tr></table> NET ASSET VALUE ANNOUNCED The Fund’s net asset value at September 30, 2026, compared with the year earlier, was: <table align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width:80%; border-collapse:collapse ;"><tr><td style="max-width:52%; width:52%; min-width:52%;;border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; "> </td><td colspan="1" style="max-width:24%; width:24%; min-width:24%;;border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; ">9/30/2026</td><td colspan="1" style="max-width:24%; width:24%; min-width:24%;;border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; ">9/30/2025</td></tr><tr><td>Net assets</td><td colspan="1" style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">$3,319,950,999</td><td colspan="1" style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">$2,986,405,308</td></tr><tr><td>Shares outstanding</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">126,070,756</td><td style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">121,337,257</td></tr><tr><td>Net asset value per share</td><td colspan="1" style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">$26.33</td><td colspan="1" style="padding-left: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">$24.61</td></tr></table> <table align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width:80%; border-collapse:collapse ;"><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center ; vertical-align: middle; ">TEN LARGEST EQUITY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS (9/30/2026)</td></tr><tr><td style="max-width:65%; width:65%; min-width:65%;"> </td><td colspan="1" style="max-width:35%; width:35%; min-width:35%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; "> </td><td colspan="1" style="border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; ">% of Net Assets</td></tr><tr><td>NVIDIA Corporation</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">8.5%</td></tr><tr><td>Apple Inc. </td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">7.4%</td></tr><tr><td>Microsoft Corporation</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">6.2%</td></tr><tr><td>Alphabet Inc. Class A</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">5.5%</td></tr><tr><td>Amazon.com</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">3.9%</td></tr><tr><td>Broadcom Inc.</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">2.6%</td></tr><tr><td>Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">2.4%</td></tr><tr><td>Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc.*</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">2.3%</td></tr><tr><td>Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">2.2%</td></tr><tr><td>JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">2.0%</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; ">     Total</td><td style="border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">43.0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">* Non-controlled affiliated closed-end fund</td></tr></table> <table align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width:80%; border-collapse:collapse ;"><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center ; vertical-align: middle; ">SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (9/30/2026) </td></tr><tr><td style="max-width:65%; width:65%; min-width:65%;"> </td><td colspan="1" style="max-width:35%; width:35%; min-width:35%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ; vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; "> </td><td colspan="1" style="border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; ">% of Net Assets</td></tr><tr><td>Information Technology</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">40.2%</td></tr><tr><td>Financials</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">11.4%</td></tr><tr><td>Communication Services</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">9.6%</td></tr><tr><td>Health Care</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">9.1%</td></tr><tr><td>Consumer Discretionary</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">8.8%</td></tr><tr><td>Industrials</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">7.4%</td></tr><tr><td>Consumer Staples</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">4.3%</td></tr><tr><td>Energy</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">3.7%</td></tr><tr><td>Utilities</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">1.8%</td></tr><tr><td>Real Estate</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">1.6%</td></tr><tr><td>Materials</td><td style="padding-right: 0 ; text-align: right ; vertical-align: middle; ">1.5%</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr></table> About Adams Funds Since 1929, Adams Funds has consistently helped generations of investors reach their investment goals. Adams Funds is comprised of two closed-end funds, Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) and Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (NYSE: PEO). The Funds are actively managed by an experienced team with a disciplined approach and have paid dividends for more than 90 years across many market cycles. The Funds are committed to paying a minimum annual distribution rate of 8% of NAV paid evenly each quarter throughout the year, providing reliability for long-term shareholders. A portion of any distribution may be treated as paid from sources other than net income, including but not limited to short-term capital gain, long-term capital gain, and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions for tax reporting purposes in a calendar year, including the percentage of qualified dividend income, will be made after year-end. Shares can be purchased through our transfer agent or through a broker. 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