UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: General American Investors Company, Inc.
Address: 450 Lexington Avenue, Suite 3300
New York, NY 10017
13F File Number: 28-461
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:
Name: Eugene L. DeStaebler, Jr.
Title: Vice-President, Administration
Phone: 212-916-8400
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Eugene L. DeStaebler, Jr. New York, NY November 8, 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: 105
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,098,953,096
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NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP FAIR SHARES OR INVEST. DISC. OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
OF NUMBER MARKET PRINCIPAL SH/ SHARED MGRS.
CLASS VALUE AMOUNT PRN SOLE SHARED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE
(A) (B) (C) (A) (B) (C)
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Adams Express Company COMMON 006212104 1,863,540 48,247 N X 48,247
American International Gro COMMON 026874107 18,659,063 195,000 N X 195,000
Alkermes, Inc. COMMON 01642T108 4,635,000 120,000 N X 120,000
Allaire Corporation COMMON 016714107 3,400,000 400,000 N X 400,000
Annuity and Life Re (Holdi COMMON G03910109 14,475,000 600,000 N X 600,000
AmerUs Group Co. COMMON 030732101 9,656,250 375,000 N X 375,000
AMR Corporation COMMON 001765106 26,200,000 800,000 N X 800,000
Avis Group Holdings, Inc. COMMON 053790101 1,925,625 65,000 N X 65,000
Avanex Corporation COMMON 05348W109 8,076,563 75,000 N X 75,000
AXENT Technologies, Inc. COMMON 05459C108 2,587,500 120,000 N X 120,000
AXT, Inc. COMMON 00246W103 4,181,250 100,000 N X 100,000
Bestfoods COMMON 08658U101 2,546,250 35,000 N X 35,000
Bangor Hydro-Electric Comp COMMON 060077104 1,935,000 80,000 N X 80,000
Bookham Technology plc COMMON 09856Q108 214,375 5,000 N X 5,000
Barnett Inc. COMMON 068062108 1,828,750 140,000 N X 140,000
Buffets, Inc. COMMON 119882108 27,328,125 1,987,500 N X 1,987,500
BioReliance Corporation COMMON 090951104 4,755,000 317,000 N X 317,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. COMMON 084670108 20,286,000 315 N X 315
Brooks Automation, Inc. COMMON 11434A100 5,796,875 175,000 N X 175,000
Brooktrout, Inc. COMMON 114580103 5,764,063 175,000 N X 175,000
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. COMMON 191219104 8,367,188 525,000 N X 525,000
Central Securities Corpora COMMON 155123102 2,367,360 65,760 N X 65,760
Costco Companies, Inc. COMMON 22160K105 20,962,500 600,000 N X 600,000
Cox Communications, Inc. - COMMON 224044107 19,890,000 520,000 N X 520,000
Cirrus Logic, Inc. COMMON 172755100 17,132,813 425,000 N X 425,000
Cisco Systems, Inc. COMMON 17275R102 35,360,000 640,000 N X 640,000
Covance Inc. COMMON 222816100 6,140,625 750,000 N X 750,000
DuPont Photomasks, Inc. COMMON 26613X101 4,993,750 85,000 N X 85,000
Engineering Animation, Inc COMMON 292872108 1,071,438 79,000 N X 79,000
EMCORE Corporation COMMON 290846104 16,631,250 400,000 N X 400,000
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. COMMON 297602104 7,785,938 275,000 N X 275,000
Ford Motor Company COMMON 345370100 42,087,750 1,650,500 N X 1,650,500
4Front Technologies, Inc. COMMON 351042106 3,364,688 185,000 N X 185,000
Fort James Corporation COMMON 347471104 1,833,750 60,000 N X 60,000
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc COMMON 320867104 9,451,875 355,000 N X 355,000
Fusion Medical Technologie COMMON 361128101 392,500 40,000 N X 40,000
Golden West Financial COMMON 381317106 25,740,000 480,000 N X 480,000
GelTex Pharmaceuticals, In COMMON 368538104 14,043,750 300,000 N X 300,000
GPU, Inc. COMMON 36225X100 3,568,125 110,000 N X 110,000
The Home Depot, Inc. COMMON 437076102 113,550,938 2,145,000 N X 2,145,000
HNC Software Inc. COMMON 40425P107 1,675,000 100,000 N X 100,000
Huntingdon Life Sciences COMMON 445891203 131,250 70,000 N X 70,000
Ibis Technology Corporatio COMMON 450909106 2,451,094 67,500 N X 67,500
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corpo COMMON 449370105 64,006,172 365,000 N X 365,000
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. COMMON 462613100 1,372,500 60,000 N X 60,000
John Hancock Financial Ser COMMON 41014S106 12,765,625 475,000 N X 475,000
Johns Manville Corporation COMMON 478129109 2,828,125 250,000 N X 250,000
Johnson & Johnson COMMON 478160104 7,280,156 77,500 N X 77,500
Keebler Foods Company COMMON 487256109 3,150,000 75,000 N X 75,000
Lilly Industries, Inc. COMMON 532491107 2,814,375 95,000 N X 95,000
Lam Research Corporation COMMON 512807108 10,468,750 500,000 N X 500,000
Magainin Pharmaceuticals I COMMON 559036108 843,750 270,000 N X 270,000
Manugistics Group, Inc. COMMON 565011103 15,209,375 155,000 N X 155,000
MetaCreations Corporation COMMON 591016100 2,587,500 230,000 N X 230,000
Medtronic, Inc. COMMON 585055106 15,025,625 290,000 N X 290,000
MedImmune, Inc. COMMON 584699102 14,600,250 189,000 N X 189,000
MetLife, Inc. COMMON 59156R108 6,562,500 250,000 N X 250,000
MIPS Technologies, Inc. Cl COMMON 604567206 5,144,524 133,624 N X 133,624
Mallinckrodt Inc. COMMON 561232109 2,737,500 60,000 N X 60,000
Mitel Corporation COMMON 606711109 4,715,000 230,000 N X 230,000
Molex Incorporated Class A COMMON 608554200 26,064,188 629,000 N X 629,000
MascoTech, Inc. COMMON 574670105 828,125 50,000 N X 50,000
M&T Bank Corporation COMMON 55261F104 22,950,000 45,000 N X 45,000
National Commerce Bancorpo COMMON 635449101 6,479,688 325,000 N X 325,000
NCR Corporation COMMON 62886E108 7,537,500 200,000 N X 200,000
Nvest Companies, L.P. COMMON 67065F107 3,228,750 82,000 N X 82,000
NTL Incorporated COMMON 629407107 12,735,937 275,000 N X 275,000
Annaly Mortgage Management COMMON 035710409 5,018,750 550,000 N X 550,000
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COMMON 671040103 12,600,000 180,000 N X 180,000
PepsiCo, Inc. COMMON 713448108 9,200,000 200,000 N X 200,000
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc COMMON 716016100 2,508,438 115,000 N X 115,000
Pfizer Inc COMMON 717081103 35,485,195 790,000 N X 790,000
Parametric Technology COMMON 699173100 3,281,250 300,000 N X 300,000
PRI Automation, Inc. COMMON 69357H106 3,650,000 200,000 N X 200,000
PSC Inc. COMMON 69361E107 1,125,000 375,000 N X 375,000
PSS World Medical, Inc. COMMON 69366A100 1,377,500 380,000 N X 380,000
Everest Re Group, Ltd. COMMON G3223R108 42,075,000 850,000 N X 850,000
Repsol, S.A. - ADR COMMON 76026T205 13,256,250 700,000 N X 700,000
Reinsurance Group of Ameri COMMON 759351109 11,987,500 350,000 N X 350,000
Royce Value Trust COMMON 780910105 907,977 62,888 N X 62,888
Spherion Corporation COMMON 848420105 769,969 64,500 N X 64,500
Silicon Graphics, Inc. COMMON 827056102 2,600,813 630,500 N X 630,500
Shaw Industries, Inc. COMMON 820286102 3,700,000 200,000 N X 200,000
S3 Incorporated COMMON 784849101 2,650,313 257,000 N X 257,000
Synopsys, Inc. COMMON 871607107 10,415,625 275,000 N X 275,000
SPSS Inc. COMMON 78462K102 2,560,594 95,500 N X 95,500
SunTrust Banks, Inc. COMMON 867914103 11,720,625 235,000 N X 235,000
Smallworldwide plc COMMON 83168P108 3,962,500 200,000 N X 200,000
The TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 30,375,000 1,350,000 N X 1,350,000
Thermo Electron Corporatio COMMON 883556102 4,550,000 175,000 N X 175,000
Transatlantic Holdings, In COMMON 893521104 18,500,000 200,000 N X 200,000
Transaction Systems Archit COMMON 893416107 4,875,000 300,000 N X 300,000
Tri-Continental Corporatio COMMON 895436103 1,416,445 54,218 N X 54,218
Union Carbide Corporation COMMON 905581104 3,020,000 80,000 N X 80,000
Uniroyal Technology Corpor COMMON 909163107 11,490,000 766,000 N X 766,000
Visteon Corporation COMMON 92839U107 2,654,438 175,500 N X 175,500
Triangle Pharmaceuticals, COMMON 89589H104 843,750 100,000 N X 100,000
Wind River Systems, Inc. COMMON 973149107 7,190,625 150,000 N X 150,000
Wesley Jessen VisionCare, COMMON 951018100 2,690,625 70,000 N X 70,000
Waste Management, Inc. COMMON 94106L109 7,201,688 413,000 N X 413,000
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. COMMON 931142103 27,431,250 570,000 N X 570,000
XL Capital Ltd COMMON G98255105 11,174,000 151,000 N X 151,000
MYND Corporation COMMON 628551103 2,700,000 200,000 N X 200,000
Young & Rubicam Inc. COMMON 987425105 2,524,500 51,000 N X 51,000
Ziff-Davis Inc. COMMON 989511100 2,418,750 300,000 N X 300,000
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