UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 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 May 11, 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: 78
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,029,497,411
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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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ADE Corporation COMMON 00089C107 1,100,000 50,000 SH X 50,000
Adams Express Company COMMON 006212104 1,803,232 48,247 SH X 48,247
American International Gro COMMON 026874107 16,425,000 150,000 SH X 150,000
Annuity and Life Re (Holdi COMMON G03910109 13,585,000 522,500 SH X 522,500
AmerUs Life Holdings, Inc. COMMON 030732101 6,796,875 375,000 SH X 375,000
AMR Corporation COMMON 001765106 22,312,500 700,000 SH X 700,000
Buffets, Inc. COMMON 119882108 17,046,484 1,887,500 SH X 1,887,500
BioReliance Corporation COMMON 090951104 1,703,875 317,000 SH X 317,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. COMMON 084670108 18,018,000 315 SH X 315
Brooks Automation, Inc. COMMON 11434A100 10,937,500 175,000 SH X 175,000
Brooktrout Technology, Inc COMMON 114580103 5,075,000 175,000 SH X 175,000
CCB Financial Corp. COMMON 124875105 6,858,750 155,000 SH X 155,000
CCC Information Services G COMMON 12487Q109 2,150,000 100,000 SH X 100,000
Central Securities Corpora COMMON 155123102 2,231,730 65,760 SH X 65,760
Consolidated Stores Corpor COMMON 210149100 2,275,000 200,000 SH X 200,000
Cox Communications, Inc. - COMMON 224044107 25,220,000 520,000 SH X 520,000
Compaq Computer Corporatio COMMON 204493100 4,012,500 150,000 SH X 150,000
Cirrus Logic, Inc. COMMON 172755100 6,843,750 375,000 SH X 375,000
Cisco Systems, Inc. COMMON 17275R102 55,278,438 715,000 SH X 715,000
C-Cube Microsystems Inc. COMMON 125015107 5,096,875 70,000 SH X 70,000
Covance Inc. COMMON 222816100 5,375,000 500,000 SH X 500,000
DuPont Photomasks, Inc. COMMON 26613X101 6,952,500 120,000 SH X 120,000
EMCORE Corporation COMMON 290846104 23,012,500 200,000 SH X 200,000
Emmis Communications Corpo COMMON 291525103 2,325,000 50,000 SH X 50,000
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc COMMON 297602104 6,875,000 275,000 SH X 275,000
Ford Motor Company COMMON 345370100 29,859,375 650,000 SH X 650,000
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc COMMON 320867104 9,093,750 375,000 SH X 375,000
Fusion Medical Technologie COMMON 361128101 828,750 42,500 SH X 42,500
Golden West Financial COMMON 381317106 14,970,000 480,000 SH X 480,000
GelTex Pharmaceuticals, In COMMON 368538104 5,025,000 300,000 SH X 300,000
The Home Depot, Inc. COMMON 437076102 138,352,500 2,145,000 SH X 2,145,000
Harris Corporation COMMON 413875105 3,456,250 100,000 SH X 100,000
Huntingdon Life Sciences COMMON 445891203 590,063 524,500 SH X 524,500
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corpo COMMON 449370105 37,826,250 385,000 SH X 385,000
Interim Services Inc. COMMON 45868P100 7,425,000 400,000 SH X 400,000
John Hancock Financial Ser COMMON 410145106 7,225,000 400,000 SH X 400,000
Johnson & Johnson COMMON 478160104 8,956,875 127,500 SH X 127,500
Lam Research Corporation COMMON 512807108 49,681,406 1,102,500 SH X 1,102,500
Magainin Pharmaceuticals I COMMON 559036108 1,282,500 270,000 SH X 270,000
Manugistics Group, Inc. COMMON 565011103 12,750,000 250,000 SH X 250,000
MetaCreations Corporation COMMON 591016100 4,887,500 230,000 SH X 230,000
Medtronic, Inc. COMMON 585055106 15,431,250 300,000 SH X 300,000
MedImmune, Inc. COMMON 584699102 11,840,500 68,000 SH X 68,000
Mitel Corporation COMMON 606711109 6,754,688 275,000 SH X 275,000
Philip Morris Companies In COMMON 718154107 3,168,750 150,000 SH X 150,000
Molex Incorporated Class A COMMON 608554200 27,556,875 621,000 SH X 621,000
M&T Bank Corporation COMMON 55261F104 20,092,500 45,000 SH X 45,000
NCR Corporation COMMON 62886E108 8,025,000 200,000 SH X 200,000
Annaly Mortgage Management COMMON 035710409 4,950,000 550,000 SH X 550,000
NTL Incorporated COMMON 629407107 25,523,437 275,000 SH X 275,000
PepsiCo, Inc. COMMON 713448108 6,975,000 200,000 SH X 200,000
Pfizer Inc. COMMON 717081103 32,357,813 885,000 SH X 885,000
PRI Automation, Inc. COMMON 69357H106 8,251,875 135,000 SH X 135,000
Quintiles Transnational Co COMMON 748767100 4,095,000 240,000 SH X 240,000
Everest Reinsurance Holdin COMMON 299808105 27,731,250 850,000 SH X 850,000
Repsol, S.A. - ADR COMMON 76026T205 14,918,750 700,000 SH X 700,000
Reinsurance Group of Ameri COMMON 759351109 8,334,375 350,000 SH X 350,000
ReliaStar Financial Corp. COMMON 75952U103 16,937,500 500,000 SH X 500,000
Royce Value Trust COMMON 780910105 826,791 59,856 SH X 59,856
Saks Incorporated COMMON 79377W108 10,150,000 700,000 SH X 700,000
Synopsys, Inc. COMMON 871607107 4,875,000 100,000 SH X 100,000
SPSS Inc. COMMON 78462K102 2,873,375 90,500 SH X 90,500
Sun Trust Banks, Inc. COMMON 867914103 13,571,250 235,000 SH X 235,000
The ServiceMaster Company COMMON 81760N109 8,848,125 786,500 SH X 786,500
The TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 27,512,500 1,240,000 SH X 1,240,000
The Thermo Opportunity Fun COMMON 883580101 145,188 11,500 SH X 11,500
Thermo Electron Corporatio COMMON 883556102 3,565,625 175,000 SH X 175,000
TriQuint Semiconductor, In COMMON 89674K103 3,381,000 46,000 SH X 46,000
Transatlantic Holdings, In COMMON 893521104 17,100,000 200,000 SH X 200,000
Sabre Holdings Corporation COMMON 785905100 18,432,500 505,000 SH X 505,000
Tri-Continental Corporatio COMMON 895436103 1,352,546 53,041 SH X 53,041
USA Networks, Inc. COMMON 902984103 564,063 25,000 SH X 25,000
Uniroyal Technology Corpor COMMON 909163107 18,001,000 383,000 SH X 383,000
Wind River Systems, Inc. COMMON 973149107 5,437,500 150,000 SH X 150,000
Waste Management, Inc. COMMON 94106L109 5,652,938 413,000 SH X 413,000
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. COMMON 931142103 32,205,000 570,000 SH X 570,000
Western Wireless Corporati COMMON 95988E204 2,176,094 47,500 SH X 47,500
XL Capital Ltd. COMMON G98255105 8,361,625 151,000 SH X 151,000
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