UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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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:
/s/ Karen E. Riley New York, New York February 7, 2000
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.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 39
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 522582
List of Other Included Managers:
None
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSMT OTHER
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7
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AMERICAN MGMT SYSTEMS INC. COMMON 027352 10 3 30591 975000 SH SOLE
ANALOG DEVICES , INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 55800 600000 SH SOLE
ARROW ELECTRONICS INC. COMMON 042735 10 0 11419 450000 SH SOLE
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC. COMMON 064057 10 2 24000 600000 SH SOLE
BRADY CORPORATION COMMON 104674 10 6 19344 570000 SH SOLE
BROADWING INC. COMMON 111620 10 0 29062 788127 SH SOLE
BROADWING INC. 7-1/4% CV PFD A 111620 20 9 3575 10743 SH SOLE
CABLETRON SYSTEMS INC. COMMON 126920 10 7 5200 200000 SH SOLE
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 28912 600000 SH SOLE
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. COMMON 171340 10 2 12543 470000 SH SOLE
CONOCO INC. CL A COMMON 208251 30 6 2475 100000 SH SOLE
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 20910 680000 SH SOLE
THE DII GROUP INCORPORATED COMMON 232949 10 7 35484 500000 SH SOLE
FIRST UNION CORPORATION COMMON 337358 10 5 9881 300000 SH SOLE
GARTNER GROUP INC. CL A COMMON 366651 10 7 3050 200000 SH SOLE
HANNA (M.A.) COMPANY COMMON 410522 10 6 10937 1000000 SH SOLE
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 441815 10 7 16017 430000 SH SOLE
IMPATH, INC. COMMON 45255G 10 1 3663 144000 SH SOLE
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 62558 760000 SH SOLE
KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION COMMON 492386 10 7 4340 70000 SH SOLE
MGI PHARMA, INC. COMMON 552880 10 6 1791 150000 SH SOLE
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO. CL A COMMON 553530 10 6 2650 200000 SH SOLE
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMMON 59562V 10 7 10106 300000 SH SOLE
MORRISON KNUDSEN CORP. COMMON 61844A 10 9 5469 700000 SH SOLE
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 17213 300000 SH SOLE
MUTUAL RISK MANAGEMENT COMMON 628351 10 8 4035 240000 SH SOLE
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC. CL A COMMON 65332V 10 3 15469 150000 SH SOLE
OMNICARE INC. COMMON 681904 10 8 1200 100000 SH SOLE
PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORP. COMMON 705536 10 0 3061 395000 SH SOLE
PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES SPONSORED ADR 716597 10 9 1781 100000 SH SOLE
PHARMCHEM LABORATORIES INC. COMMON 717133 10 2 61 18347 SH SOLE
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CO. CL A COMMON 761695 10 5 12488 555000 SH SOLE
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 12206 300000 SH SOLE
SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC. COMMON 867363 10 3 5938 250000 SH SOLE
TRANSPORT CORP OF AMERICA COMMON 89385P 10 2 6639 533757 SH SOLE
UNIFIRST CORPORATION COMMON 904708 10 4 2146 170000 SH SOLE
UNISYS CORPORATION COMMON 909214 10 8 3194 100000 SH SOLE
UNUMPROVIDENT CORPORATION COMMON 91529Y 10 6 7374 230000 SH SOLE
WATKINS-JOHNSON COMPANY COMMON 942486 10 1 20000 500000 SH SOLE
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VOTING AUTHORITY
SOLE SHARED NONE
COLUMN 8
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600000 0 0
450000 0 0
600000 0 0
570000 0 0
788127 0 0
10743 0 0
200000 0 0
600000 0 0
470000 0 0
100000 0 0
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500000 0 0
300000 0 0
200000 0 0
1000000 0 0
430000 0 0
144000 0 0
760000 0 0
70000 0 0
150000 0 0
200000 0 0
300000 0 0
700000 0 0
300000 0 0
240000 0 0
150000 0 0
100000 0 0
395000 0 0
100000 0 0
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100000 0 0
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