UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Central Securities Corporation
Address: 375 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10152
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: Karen E. Riley
Title: Secretary
Phone: 212-688-3011
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Karen E. Riley New York, New York August 10, 1999
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:
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Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 37
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 449776
List of Other Included Managers:
None
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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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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AMERICAN MGMT SYSTEMS INC. COMMON 027352 10 3 31261 975000 SH SOLE 975000 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 36135 720000 SH SOLE 720000 0 0
ARROW ELECTRONICS INC. COMMON 042735 10 0 7600 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC. COMMON 064057 10 2 33019 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION COMMON 104674 10 6 19500 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. COMMON 126920 10 7 2600 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 33412 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. COMMON 171340 10 2 13050 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
CINCINNATI BELL INC. COMMON 171870 10 8 3741 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 7750 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
THE DII GROUP INCORPORATED COMMON 232949 10 7 22387 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORP COMMON 285661 10 4 5663 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
FIRST UNION CORPORATION COMMON 337358 10 5 13177 280000 SH SOLE 280000 0 0
HANNA (M.A.) COMPANY COMMON 410522 10 6 16437 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 441815 10 7 21319 450000 SH SOLE 450000 0 0
IXC COMMUNICATIONS CORP. COMMON 450713 10 2 6894 175356 SH SOLE 175356 0 0
IXC COMMUNICATIONS CORP. PFD CONV 7-1/4% 450713 50 8 1865 10743 SH SOLE 10743 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 48790 820000 SH SOLE 820000 0 0
KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION COMMON 492386 10 7 3513 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0
MGI PHARMA, INC. COMMON 552880 10 6 1575 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO. CL A COMMON 553530 10 6 2050 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMMON 59562V 10 7 10387 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
MORRISON KNUDSEN CORP. COMMON 61844A 10 9 7219 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 14644 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
MUTUAL RISK MANAGEMENT COMMON 628351 10 8 8010 240000 SH SOLE 240000 0 0
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC. CL A COMMON 65332V 10 3 10539 210000 SH SOLE 210000 0 0
OMNICARE INC. COMMON 681904 10 8 1263 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORP. COMMON 705536 10 0 4147 395000 SH SOLE 395000 0 0
PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES SPONSORED ADR 716597 10 9 1488 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
PRISM FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 74264Q 10 8 531 26000 SH SOLE 26000 0 0
PROVIDENT COMPANIES INC. COMMON 743862 10 4 8800 220000 SH SOLE 220000 0 0
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CO. CL A COMMON 761695 10 5 12938 555000 SH SOLE 555000 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 12863 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
TRANSPORT CORP OF AMERICA COMMON 89385p 10 2 6872 533757 SH SOLE 533757 0 0
UNIFIRST CORPORATION COMMON 904708 10 4 3124 170000 SH SOLE 170000 0 0
VESTA INSURANCE GROUP INC. COMMON 925391 10 4 463 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
WATKINS-JOHNSON COMPANY COMMON 942486 10 1 14750 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
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