UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2009
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Central Securities Corporation
Address: 630 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10111
13F File Number: 28-6578
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Marlene A. Krumholz
Title: Secretary
Phone: 212-698-2020
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Marlene A. Krumholz New York, New York May 6, 2009
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
None
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 31
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 203,376
List of Other Included Managers:
None
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824 10 0 4770 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 00846U 10 1 14140 920000 SH SOLE 920000 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 7130 370000 SH SOLE 370000 0 0
ARBINET-THEXCHANGE, INC. COMMON 03875P 10 0 1600 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORP. COMMON 064057 10 2 19775 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY CLASS A 085789 10 5 3288 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 15338 870000 SH SOLE 870000 0 0
CARLISLE COMPANIES INC. COMMON 142339 10 0 3926 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
COHERENT, INC. COMMON 192479 10 3 14317 830000 SH SOLE 830000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 13985 1730800 SH SOLE 1730800 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION COMMON 25179M 10 3 8938 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 10552 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CLASS A 29530P 10 2 342 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON Y2573F 10 2 1821 630000 SH SOLE 630000 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COMMON 369604 10 3 2022 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
GEOMET INC. COMMON 37250U 20 1 1160 2000000 SH SOLE 2000000 0 0
HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN INC. COMMON 42726M 10 6 746 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 12168 809600 SH SOLE 809600 0 0
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS COMMON 57772K 10 1 3963 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
MCMORAN EXPLORATION
CORPORATION COMMON 582411 10 4 3149 670000 SH SOLE 670000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 1481 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 15670 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
NEWSTAR FINANCIAL INC. COMMON 65261F 10 5 348 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
NEXEN INC. COMMON 65334H 10 2 5088 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
PRECISION CASTPARTS
CORPORATION COMMON 740189 10 5 5990 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
RADISYS CORPORATION COMMON 750459 10 9 6060 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 10612 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
SONUS NETWORKS, INC. COMMON 835916 10 7 5071 3230000 SH SOLE 3230000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 502 260000 SH SOLE 260000 0 0
WALGREEN CO. COMMON 931422 10 9 5192 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
XEROX CORPORATION COMMON 984121 10 3 4232 930000 SH SOLE 930000 0 0