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, 2002
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 July 30, 2002
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: 56
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $777,143,192
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)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adams Express Company COMMON 006212104 1,045,668 85,291 N X 85,291
American International Gro COMMON 026874107 20,469,000 300,000 N X 300,000
Alkermes, Inc. COMMON 01642T108 3,842,400 240,000 N X 240,000
AmerUs Group Co. COMMON 03072M108 10,202,500 275,000 N X 275,000
Annuity and Life Re (Holdi COMMON G03910109 12,663,000 700,000 N X 700,000
ASM International N.V. COMMON N07045102 5,074,440 294,000 N X 294,000
The Boeing Company COMMON 097023105 22,500,000 500,000 N X 500,000
Bancroft Convertible Fund COMMON 059695106 336,875 17,500 N X 17,500
Bristol-Myers Squibb Compa COMMON 110122108 7,710,000 300,000 N X 300,000
BioReliance Corporation COMMON 090951104 1,835,200 74,000 N X 74,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. COMMON 084670108 21,042,000 315 N X 315
Brooks-PRI Automation, Inc COMMON 11434A100 8,623,944 337,400 N X 337,400
Central Securities Corpora COMMON 155123102 2,095,945 98,912 N X 98,912
CIENA Corporation COMMON 171779101 2,304,500 550,000 N X 550,000
Costco Wholesale Corporati COMMON 22160K105 26,068,500 675,000 N X 675,000
Cox Communications, Inc. - COMMON 224044107 20,075,685 728,700 N X 728,700
Cisco Systems, Inc. COMMON 17275R102 7,463,250 535,000 N X 535,000
Genentech, Inc. COMMON 368710406 20,100,000 600,000 N X 600,000
EMCORE Corporation COMMON 290846104 1,182,000 197,000 N X 197,000
El Paso Corporation COMMON 28336L109 17,518,500 850,000 N X 850,000
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. COMMON 297602104 9,583,750 275,000 N X 275,000
Ford Motor Company COMMON 345370860 14,008,000 875,500 N X 875,500
Golden West Financial COMMON 381317106 34,390,000 500,000 N X 500,000
Genaera Corporation COMMON 36867G100 480,600 270,000 N X 270,000
Genta Incorporated COMMON 37245M207 3,316,000 400,000 N X 400,000
Halliburton Company COMMON 406216101 19,925,000 1,250,000 N X 1,250,000
The Home Depot, Inc. COMMON 437076102 75,112,850 2,045,000 N X 2,045,000
Health Net, Inc. COMMON 42222G108 12,046,500 450,000 N X 450,000
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corpo COMMON 449370105 17,547,750 495,000 N X 495,000
John Hancock Financial Ser COMMON 41014S106 15,488,000 440,000 N X 440,000
Lucent Technologies Inc. COMMON 549463107 1,514,750 912,500 N X 912,500
Medtronic, Inc. COMMON 585055106 12,426,500 290,000 N X 290,000
MedImmune, Inc. COMMON 584699102 6,969,600 264,000 N X 264,000
MetLife, Inc. COMMON 59156R108 8,640,000 300,000 N X 300,000
Millennium Pharmaceuticals COMMON 599902103 1,701,000 140,000 N X 140,000
Molex Incorporated Class A COMMON 608554200 18,995,275 692,500 N X 692,500
M&T Bank Corporation COMMON 55261F104 30,016,000 350,000 N X 350,000
Max Re Capital Ltd. COMMON G6052F103 2,700,000 200,000 N X 200,000
Annaly Mortgage Management COMMON 035710409 9,700,000 500,000 N X 500,000
NTL Incorporated COMMON 629407107 5,760 180,000 N X 180,000
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. COMMON 651229106 5,259,000 150,000 N X 150,000
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COMMON 671040103 3,603,000 150,000 N X 150,000
PepsiCo, Inc. COMMON 713448108 7,230,000 150,000 N X 150,000
Pfizer Inc COMMON 717081103 35,000,000 1,000,000 N X 1,000,000
PartnerRe Ltd. COMMON G6852T105 26,922,500 550,000 N X 550,000
PSC Inc. COMMON 69361E107 175,820 298,000 N X 298,000
Everest Re Group, Ltd. COMMON G3223R108 34,968,750 625,000 N X 625,000
Reinsurance Group of Ameri COMMON 759351109 18,492,000 600,000 N X 600,000
Royce Value Trust COMMON 780910105 1,238,585 74,839 N X 74,839
SunTrust Banks, Inc. COMMON 867914103 17,607,200 260,000 N X 260,000
The TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 51,966,500 2,650,000 N X 2,650,000
Transatlantic Holdings, In COMMON 893521104 18,000,000 225,000 N X 225,000
Wind River Systems, Inc. COMMON 973149107 1,700,895 339,500 N X 339,500
Waste Management, Inc. COMMON 94106L109 15,630,000 600,000 N X 600,000
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. COMMON 931142103 31,355,700 570,000 N X 570,000
Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. COMMON 989139100 1,272,500 250,000 N X 250,000