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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL 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 * KIDD WILMOT H 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP [CET] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVENUE 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2015 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10111 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line) ___ Form Filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock             430,456 (1) D   Common Stock             423,577 (2) D   Common Stock             45,302 (1) D   Common Stock             159,972 (1) I Christen L. Kidd Trust, JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock             331,043 (1) I Ashley B. Kidd Trust, JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock             171,921 (1) I Wilmot H. Kidd Trust, JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock             155,151 (1) I Charlotte D. Kidd Trust, JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock             116,754 (1) I Julie J Kidd 1973 Trust Common Stock             300,868 I Julie J. Kidd Residuary Trust Common Stock             65,505 I Article 10B Trust, JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock             185,536 (1) I Article 10C Generation Skipping Trust Common Stock             114,307 (1) I Family Endeavpr LLC Common Stock             57,749 (1) I Chris L. Johnson Trust, JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock             50,259 (1) I Chris L. Johnson Trust 4B, JJ Kidd Ttee

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

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

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KIDD WILMOT H C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP 630 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10111	  X	  X	  Chairman & President	Â
KIDD JULIE J C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP 630 FIFTH AVE NEW YORK, NY 10111	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/Marlene A. Krumholz as Attorney-in-Fact for Wilmot H. Kidd and Julie J. Kidd		02/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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(1)	Includes shares received in a non-reportable transaction.
(2)	Shares directly owned by joint reporting person.

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