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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000018748-17-000004
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NSAR-B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161231
FILED AS OF DATE: 20170208
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170208
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170208
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000018748
IRS NUMBER: 131875970
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: NSAR-B
SEC ACT: 1940 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-00179
FILM NUMBER: 17581527
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 630 FIFTH AVENUE
STREET 2: SUITE 820
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10111
BUSINESS PHONE: 212-698-2020
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 630 FIFTH AVENUE
STREET 2: SUITE 820
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10111
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANS CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19700722
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BUERGER LADET & RADINSKY INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19671026
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TITLE SECRETARY
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nsar77c_20161231.txt
KPMG LETTER
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Central Securities Corporation
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Central
Securities Corporation (the "Corporation") as of and for the year ended December
31, 2016, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), we considered the Corporation's internal
control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding
securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of
expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the
requirements of Form N-SAR, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on
the effectiveness of the Corporation's internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
The management of the Corporation is responsible for establishing and
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling
this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to
assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company's internal
control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A company's internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to
the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that
receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition of a company's assets that could have a material
effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting
may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design
or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal
course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect
misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or
combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such
that there is reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the
Corporation's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis.
Our consideration of the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting
was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not
necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material
weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). However, we noted no deficiencies in the
Corporation's internal control over financial reporting and its operation,
including controls over safeguarding securities that we consider to be a
material weakness as defined above as of December 31, 2016. This report is
intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of
Directors of Central Securities Corporation and the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than
these specified parties.
/s/ KPMG LLP
January 27, 2017