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, 2005
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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 10, 2005
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: 37
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 400,485
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 4901 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
ACCENTURE LTD COMMON G115OG 11 1 9068 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 00846U 10 1 13812 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 16043 430000 SH SOLE 430000 0 0
AQUANTIVE, INC. COMMON 03839G 10 5 177 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
ARBINET-THEXCHANGE, INC. COMMON 03875P 10 0 3350 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC. COMMON 064057 10 2 14390 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 26970 870000 SH SOLE 870000 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 24803 310000 SH SOLE 310000 0 0
CERIDIAN CORPORATION COMMON 156779 10 0 7375 378600 SH SOLE 378600 0 0
CINCINNATI BELL INC. COMMON 171871 10 6 3870 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 24600 1730000 SH SOLE 1730000 0 0
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR
CORPORATION COMMON 232806 10 9 2518 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 9459 260000 SH SOLE 260000 0 0
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY COMMON 260543 10 3 4453 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CLASS A 29530P 10 2 543 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP. COMMON 316773 10 0 12351 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
FLEXTRONICS INT'L. LTD. COMMON Y2573F 10 2 13210 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 25500 980000 SH SOLE 980000 0 0
KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION COMMON 492386 10 7 10634 139351 SH SOLE 139351 0 0
MACMORAN EXPLORATION
CORPORATION COMMON 582411 10 4 6243 320000 SH SOLE 320000 0 0
MERCK & CO., INC. COMMON 589331 10 7 3080 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 3652 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 31338 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
NEXEN INC. COMMON 65334H 10 2 4250 140000 SH SOLE 140000 0 0
PFIZER INC. COMMON 717081 10 3 2758 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
POLYONE CORPORATION COMMON 73179P 10 6 8441 1275000 SH SOLE 1275000 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 6951 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 14631 205000 SH SOLE 205000 0 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP. COMMON 806605 10 1 8577 450000 SH SOLE 450000 0 0
SOLECTRON CORPORATION COMMON 834182 10 7 7580 2000000 SH SOLE 2000000 0 0
TRANSMONTAIGNE INC. COMMON 893934 10 9 20213 1925000 SH SOLE 1925000 0 0
TRANSPORT CORP OF AMERICA COMMON 89385P 10 2 3615 531557 SH SOLE 531557 0 0
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. COMMON 896882 10 7 17414 1243000 SH SOLE 1243000 0 0
UNISYS CORPORATION COMMON 909214 10 8 6963 1100000 SH SOLE 1100000 0 0
UNOCAL CORPORATION COMMON 915289 10 2 26020 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 732 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0