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, 2007
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Central Securities Corporation
Address: 630 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10111
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: Marlene A. Krumholz
Title: Secretary
Phone: 212-698-2020
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Marlene A. Krumholz New York, New York August 9, 2007
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:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 33
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 472,494
List of Other Included Managers:
None
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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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ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824 10 0 6426 120000 SH SOLE 120000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 00846U 10 1 36226 942400 SH SOLE 942400 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 16185 430000 SH SOLE 430000 0 0
ARBINET-THEXCHANGE, INC. COMMON 03875P 10 0 6060 1005000 SH SOLE 1005000 0 0
A.S.V. Inc. COMMON 001963 10 7 5080 294000 SH SOLE 294000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC. COMMON 064057 10 2 36260 875000 SH SOLE 875000 0 0
BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY CLASS A 085789 10 5 14130 375000 SH SOLE 375000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 33798 910000 SH SOLE 910000 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 26670 340000 SH SOLE 340000 0 0
CHEVRON CORPORATION COMMON 166764 10 0 19740 234328 SH SOLE 234328 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 24240 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 20460 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CLASS A 29530P 10 2 540 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
GEOMET INC. COMMON 37250U 20 1 5975 780000 SH SOLE 780000 0 0
HEWITT ASSOCIATES INC. CLASS A 42822Q 10 0 6400 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
IMS HEALTH, INC. COMMON 449934 10 8 6426 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 23265 980000 SH SOLE 980000 0 0
MACMORAN EXPLORATION
CORPORATION COMMON 582411 10 4 7770 555000 SH SOLE 555000 0 0
MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION COMMON 59001A 10 2 2140 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 6195 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 35664 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
NEOWARE, INC. COMMON 64065P 10 2 18956 1400000 SH SOLE 1400000 0 0
NEXEN INC. COMMON 65334H 10 2 9904 320000 SH SOLE 320000 0 0
RADISYS CORPORATION COMMON 750459 10 9 7564 610000 SH SOLE 610000 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 8202 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 23411 410000 SH SOLE 410000 0 0
SOLECTRON CORPORATION COMMON 834182 10 7 6624 1800000 SH SOLE 1800000 0 0
SONUS NETWORKS, INC. COMMON 835916 10 7 21300 2500000 SH SOLE 2500000 0 0
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. COMMON 896882 10 7 19166 990000 SH SOLE 990000 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON 902124 10 6 13516 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
VERIGY LTD. COMMON Y93691 10 6 2289 80001 SH SOLE 80001 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 700 134900 SH SOLE 134900 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE
GROUP LTD COMMON G9618E 10 7 1212 2000 SH SOLE 2000 0 0