UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 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 August 9, 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: 97
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,012,891,748
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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 1,779,108 48,247 N X 48,247
American International Gro COMMON 026874107 16,454,382 140,000 N X 140,000
Alkermes, Inc. COMMON 01642T108 2,356,250 50,000 N X 50,000
Annuity and Life Re (Holdi COMMON G03910109 14,700,000 600,000 N X 600,000
AmerUs Life Holdings, Inc. COMMON 030732101 7,734,375 375,000 N X 375,000
AMR Corporation COMMON 001765106 21,150,000 800,000 N X 800,000
Avanex Corporation COMMON 05348W109 7,162,500 75,000 N X 75,000
Bestfoods COMMON 08658U101 3,464,065 50,000 N X 50,000
Bookham Technology plc COMMON 09856Q108 296,250 5,000 N X 5,000
Buffets, Inc. COMMON 119882108 25,216,406 1,987,500 N X 1,987,500
BioReliance Corporation COMMON 090951104 1,545,375 317,000 N X 317,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. COMMON 084670108 16,947,000 315 N X 315
Brooks Automation, Inc. COMMON 11434A100 11,189,063 175,000 N X 175,000
Brooktrout, Inc. COMMON 114580103 3,817,188 175,000 N X 175,000
CCB Financial Corp. COMMON 124875105 5,737,418 155,000 N X 155,000
Coca-Cola Enterprises COMMON 191219104 7,340,625 450,000 N X 450,000
Central Securities Corpora COMMON 155123102 2,334,480 65,760 N X 65,760
Costco Companies Inc. COMMON 22160K105 9,900,000 300,000 N X 300,000
Cox Communications, Inc. - COMMON 224044107 23,692,500 520,000 N X 520,000
Cirrus Logic, Inc. COMMON 172755100 6,000,000 375,000 N X 375,000
Cisco Systems, Inc. COMMON 17275R102 40,680,000 640,000 N X 640,000
Covance Inc. COMMON 222816100 7,050,000 800,000 N X 800,000
DuPont Photomasks, Inc. COMMON 26613X101 8,220,000 120,000 N X 120,000
EMCORE Corporation COMMON 290846104 24,000,000 200,000 N X 200,000
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. COMMON 297602104 6,600,000 275,000 N X 275,000
Ford Motor Company COMMON 345370100 36,550,000 850,000 N X 850,000
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc COMMON 320867104 8,718,750 375,000 N X 375,000
Fusion Medical Technologie COMMON 361128101 637,500 40,000 N X 40,000
Golden West Financial COMMON 381317106 19,590,000 480,000 N X 480,000
GelTex Pharmaceuticals, In COMMON 368538104 6,131,250 300,000 N X 300,000
The Home Depot, Inc. COMMON 437076102 107,183,076 2,145,000 N X 2,145,000
Huntingdon Life Sciences COMMON 445891203 917,875 1,049,000 N X 1,049,000
Ibis Technology Corporatio COMMON 450909106 4,075,313 67,500 N X 67,500
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corpo COMMON 449370105 43,992,188 375,000 N X 375,000
Mark IV Industries, Inc. COMMON 570387100 521,875 25,000 N X 25,000
John Hancock Financial Ser COMMON 41014S106 11,199,598 475,000 N X 475,000
Johns Manville Corporation COMMON 478129109 2,015,625 150,000 N X 150,000
Johnson & Johnson COMMON 478160104 7,897,738 77,500 N X 77,500
Lam Research Corporation COMMON 512807108 18,750,000 500,000 N X 500,000
Magainin Pharmaceuticals I COMMON 559036108 1,248,750 270,000 N X 270,000
Manugistics Group, Inc. COMMON 565011103 11,687,500 250,000 N X 250,000
MetaCreations Corporation COMMON 591016100 2,760,000 230,000 N X 230,000
Medtronic, Inc. COMMON 585055106 14,953,140 300,000 N X 300,000
MedImmune, Inc. COMMON 584699102 13,986,000 189,000 N X 189,000
MetLife, Inc. COMMON 59156R108 5,238,275 250,000 N X 250,000
Mitel Corporation COMMON 606711109 5,775,000 275,000 N X 275,000
Molex Incorporated Class A COMMON 608554200 22,015,000 629,000 N X 629,000
M&T Bank Corporation COMMON 55261F104 20,250,000 45,000 N X 45,000
NCR Corporation COMMON 62886E108 7,787,500 200,000 N X 200,000
Annaly Mortgage Management COMMON 035710409 4,881,250 550,000 N X 550,000
NTL Incorporated COMMON 629407107 16,465,625 275,000 N X 275,000
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COMMON 671040103 5,762,500 200,000 N X 200,000
Protocol Systems, Inc. COMMON 74371R106 956,250 60,000 N X 60,000
PepsiCo, Inc. COMMON 713448108 8,887,500 200,000 N X 200,000
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc COMMON 716016100 1,471,875 75,000 N X 75,000
Pfizer Inc COMMON 717081103 42,480,000 885,000 N X 885,000
Primark Corporation COMMON 741903108 1,862,500 50,000 N X 50,000
Policy Management Systems COMMON 731108106 2,306,250 150,000 N X 150,000
PRI Automation, Inc. COMMON 69357H106 8,827,731 135,000 N X 135,000
PSC Inc. COMMON 69361E107 2,478,125 305,000 N X 305,000
PSS World Medical, Inc. COMMON 69366A100 2,553,144 380,000 N X 380,000
Everest Re Group, Ltd. COMMON G3223R108 27,943,750 850,000 N X 850,000
Reliance Group Holdings, I COMMON 759464100 187,500 250,000 N X 250,000
Repsol, S.A. - ADR COMMON 76026T205 13,868,750 700,000 N X 700,000
Reinsurance Group of Ameri COMMON 759351109 10,543,750 350,000 N X 350,000
ReliaStar Financial Corp. COMMON 75952U103 26,234,400 500,000 N X 500,000
Royce Value Trust COMMON 780910105 833,270 61,437 N X 61,437
Spherion Corporation COMMON 848420105 5,280,625 297,500 N X 297,500
Silicon Graphics, Inc. COMMON 827056102 2,364,375 630,500 N X 630,500
Saks Incorporated COMMON 79377W108 7,306,250 700,000 N X 700,000
Synopsys, Inc. COMMON 871607107 7,776,563 225,000 N X 225,000
SPSS Inc. COMMON 78462K102 2,781,438 95,500 N X 95,500
Sun Trust Banks, Inc. COMMON 867914103 10,736,563 235,000 N X 235,000
The ServiceMaster Company COMMON 81760N109 8,946,438 786,500 N X 786,500
Telefonica S.A. COMMON 879382208 1,534,246 23,950 N X 23,950
The TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 25,312,500 1,350,000 N X 1,350,000
The Thermo Opportunity Fun COMMON 883580101 152,375 11,500 N X 11,500
Thermo Electron Corporatio COMMON 883556102 3,685,938 175,000 N X 175,000
Transatlantic Holdings, In COMMON 893521104 16,750,000 200,000 N X 200,000
Sabre Holdings Corporation COMMON 785905100 14,392,500 505,000 N X 505,000
Tri-Continental Corporatio COMMON 895436103 1,369,005 54,218 N X 54,218
United Asset Management Co COMMON 909420101 2,335,940 100,000 N X 100,000
Uniroyal Technology Corpor COMMON 909163107 8,473,875 766,000 N X 766,000
Visteon Corporation COMMON 92839U107 2,812,839 211,293 N X 211,293
Vastar Resources, Inc. COMMON 922380100 2,463,750 30,000 N X 30,000
Verio Inc. COMMON 923433106 1,941,954 35,000 N X 35,000
Wind River Systems, Inc. COMMON 973149107 5,681,250 150,000 N X 150,000
Wesley Jessen VisionCare, COMMON 951018100 2,629,375 70,000 N X 70,000
Waste Management, Inc. COMMON 94106L109 7,847,000 413,000 N X 413,000
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. COMMON 931142103 32,864,091 570,000 N X 570,000
XL Capital Ltd. COMMON G98255105 8,172,875 151,000 N X 151,000
Young & Rubicam Inc. COMMON 987425105 1,486,875 26,000 N X 26,000
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