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, 2011
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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 11, 2011
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: 35
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 454,517
List of Other Included Managers:
None
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
Voting Authority
Title Value Shares/ Shares/ Put/ Investment Other -------------------------
Name of Issuer of Class CUSIP (x$1000) Principal Principal Call Descretion Manager Sole Shared None
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
Abbott Laboratories Common 002824 10 0 6,314 120,000 SH SOLE 120,000 0 0
Agilent
Technologies,
Inc. Common 00846U 10 1 36,799 720,000 SH SOLE 720,000 0 0
Analog Devices,
Inc. Common 032654 10 5 26,224 670,000 SH SOLE 670,000 0 0
AT&T Inc. Common 00206R 10 2 6,282 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
The Bank of
New York Mellon
Corporation Common 064058 10 0 17,294 675,000 SH SOLE 675,000 0 0
Brady Corporation Class A 104674 10 6 23,724 740,000 SH SOLE 740,000 0 0
Carlisle Companies
Inc. Common 142339 10 0 11,323 230,000 SH SOLE 230,000 0 0
CEVA, Inc. Common 157210 10 5 26,144 858,300 SH SOLE 858,300 0 0
Coherent, Inc. Common 192479 10 3 44,271 801,000 SH SOLE 801,000 0 0
Convergys
Corporation Common 212485 10 6 23,188 1,700,000 SH SOLE 1,700,000 0 0
Devon Energy
Corporation Common 25179M 10 3 15,762 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
Flextronics
International Ltd. Common Y2573F 10 2 4,045 630,000 SH SOLE 630,000 0 0
General Electric
Company Common 369604 10 3 3,772 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
GeoMet Inc. Common 37250U 20 1 2,360 2,000,000 SH SOLE 2,000,000 0 0
GeoMet Inc. Preferred
Conv.A 37250U 30 0 2,515 223,598 SH SOLE 223,598 0 0
Heritage-Crystal
Clean Inc. Common 42726M 10 6 7,935 413,712 SH SOLE 413,712 0 0
Intel Corporation Common 458140 10 0 33,240 1,500,000 SH SOLE 1,500,000 0 0
Johnson & Johnson Common 478160 10 4 6,652 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
JP Morgan
Chase & Co. Common 46625H 10 0 4,094 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
McMoRan Exploration
Corporation Common 582411 10 4 12,012 650,000 SH SOLE 650,000 0 0
Medtronic, Inc. Common 585055 10 6 3,853 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
Mindspeed
Technologies Inc. Common 602682 20 5 7,200 900,000 SH SOLE 900,000 0 0
Motorola Mobility
Holdings Common 620097 10 5 1,378 62,500 SH SOLE 62,500 0 0
Motorola Solutions
Inc. Common 620076 30 7 10,129 220,000 SH SOLE 220,000 0 0
Murphy Oil
Corporation Common 626717 10 2 18,385 280,000 SH SOLE 280,000 0 0
NewStar Financial,
Inc. Common 65261F 10 5 2,711 253,794 SH SOLE 253,794 0 0
Precision Castparts
Corporation Common 740189 10 5 16,465 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
QEP Resources Inc. Common 74733V 10 0 10,897 260,500 SH SOLE 260,500 0 0
RadiSys Corporation Common 750459 10 9 8,675 1,190,000 SH SOLE 1,190,000 0 0
Roper Industries,
Inc. Common 776696 10 6 14,994 180,000 SH SOLE 180,000 0 0
Sonus Networks, Inc. Common 835916 10 7 9,720 3,000,000 SH SOLE 3,000,000 0 0
Vical Incorporated Common 925602 10 4 1,071 260,000 SH SOLE 260,000 0 0
Vodafone Group PLC Sponsored
ADR 92857W 20 9 13,360 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 0 0
Walgreen Co. Common 931422 10 9 9,341 220,000 SH SOLE 220,000 0 0
Xerox Corporation Common 984121 10 3 12,388 1,190,000 SH SOLE 1,190,000 0 0