UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 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 November 12, 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: 35
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 294,039
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 5,936 120000 SH SOLE 120000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 00846U 10 1 25,604 920000 SH SOLE 920000 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 10,205 370000 SH SOLE 370000 0 0
ARBINET-THEXCHANGE, INC. COMMON 03875P 10 0 2,350 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
AT&T INC. COMMON 00206R 10 2 5,402 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORP. COMMON 064057 10 2 19,568 675000 SH SOLE 675000 0 0
BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY CLASS A 085789 10 5 8,034 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 22,114 770000 SH SOLE 770000 0 0
CARLISLE COMPANIES INC. COMMON 142339 10 0 6,782 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
COHERENT, INC. COMMON 192479 10 3 19,379 831000 SH SOLE 831000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 16,898 1700000 SH SOLE 1700000 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION COMMON 25179M 10 3 13,466 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 15,504 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CLASS A 29530P 10 2 375 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON Y2573F 10 2 4,706 630000 SH SOLE 630000 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COMMON 369604 10 3 3,284 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
GEOMET INC. COMMON 37250U 20 1 3,380 2000000 SH SOLE 2000000 0 0
HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN INC. COMMON 42726M 10 6 1,275 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. COMMON 43710G 10 5 910 79714 SH SOLE 79714 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 13,895 710000 SH SOLE 710000 0 0
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS COMMON 57772K 10 1 5,442 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
MCMORAN EXPLORATION
CORPORATION COMMON 582411 10 4 5,058 670000 SH SOLE 670000 0 0
MEDTRONIC, INC. COMMON 585055 10 6 3,680 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 3,007 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 17,271 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
NEWSTAR FINANCIAL INC. COMMON 65261F 10 5 494 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
NEXEN INC. COMMON 65334H 10 2 4,514 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
PRECISION CASTPARTS
CORPORATION COMMON 740189 10 5 10,187 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
RADISYS CORPORATION COMMON 750459 10 9 8,690 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 11,725 230000 SH SOLE 230000 0 0
SONUS NETWORKS, INC. COMMON 835916 10 7 6,848 3230000 SH SOLE 3230000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 1,108 260000 SH SOLE 260000 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC COMMON 92857W 20 9 900 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
WALGREEN CO. COMMON 931422 10 9 8,618 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
XEROX CORPORATION COMMON 984121 10 3 7,430 960000 SH SOLE 960000 0 0