Below are insider transactions for publicly held companies...

Below are insider transactions for publicly held companies based in Maryland or having substantial operations here. Insiders are officers, directors or owners of 10 percent or more of a corporation's stock.

Giant Food Inc.

Anthony Dahm, officer, exercised an option for 900 shares of Class A common stock at $23.75 each July 20. To cover expenses of the transaction, Dahm turned in 900 of them for $43 each July 20 and now directly holds 100 Class A common.

Guilford Pharma. Inc.

Thomas C. Seoh, officer, purchased 5,000 shares of common at $16.31 each July 31 and now directly and indirectly holds 24,990 common.

NationsBank Corp.

B. A. Bridgewater, director, sold 24,000 shares of common at $87.83 each July 14 and now directly holds 2,098 common.

Charles E. Rice, director, exercised an option for 103,313 shares of common at $14.15 each July 8. To cover expenses of the transaction, Rice turned in 16,803 of them for $87 each July 8 and now directly and indirectly holds 999,202 common.

Insider Trading is written by CDA/Investnet of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Pub Date: 8/17/98