13F-HR 1 e38698_13fhr.txt FORM 13F UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2010 Check here if amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. 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 May 12, 2010 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: 39 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 362,181 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 ==================================================================================================================================== Abbott Laboratories Common 002824 10 0 6,322 120,000 SH SOLE 120,000 0 0 Agilent Technologies, Inc. Common 00846U 10 1 31,639 920,000 SH SOLE 920,000 0 0 Analog Devices, Inc. Common 032654 10 5 14,410 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 0 0 Arbinet Corporation Common 03875P 10 0 2,037 1,000,000 SH SOLE 1,000,000 0 0 AT&T Inc. Common 00206R 10 2 5,168 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Common 064058 10 0 20,844 675,000 SH SOLE 675,000 0 0 Brady Corporation Class A 104674 10 6 23,340 750,000 SH SOLE 750,000 0 0 Carlisle Companies Inc. Common 142339 10 0 7,620 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0 Cenovus Energy Inc. Common 15135U 10 9 2,621 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0 CEVA, Inc. Common 157210 10 5 5,830 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 0 0 Coherent, Inc. Common 192479 10 3 26,559 831,000 SH SOLE 831,000 0 0 Convergys Corporation Common 212485 10 6 20,842 1,700,000 SH SOLE 1,700,000 0 0 Devon Energy Corporation Common 25179M 10 3 12,886 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0 Dover Corporation Common 260003 10 8 18,232 390,000 SH SOLE 390,000 0 0 EnCana Corporation Common 292505 10 4 3,103 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0 Erie Indemnity Company Class A 29530P 10 2 431 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0 Flextronics International Ltd. Common Y2573F 10 2 4,939 630,000 SH SOLE 630,000 0 0 General Electric Company Common 369604 10 3 3,640 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0 GeoMet Inc. Common 37250U 20 1 1,780 2,000,000 SH SOLE 2,000,000 0 0 Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. Common 42726M 10 6 1,130 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0 Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. Common 43710G 10 5 3,449 237,700 SH SOLE 237,700 0 0 Intel Corporation Common 458140 10 0 18,055 810,000 SH SOLE 810,000 0 0 Johnson & Johnson Common 478160 10 4 6,520 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0 JP Morgan Chase & Co. Common 46625H 10 0 4,475 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0 Maxim Integrated Products Common 57772K 10 1 5,817 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 0 0 McMoRan Exploration Corporation Common 582411 10 4 9,656 660,000 SH SOLE 660,000 0 0 Medtronic, Inc. Common 585055 10 6 4,503 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0 Motorola, Inc. Common 620076 10 9 2,457 350,000 SH SOLE 350,000 0 0 Murphy Oil Corporation Common 626717 10 2 16,295 290,000 SH SOLE 290,000 0 0 NewStar Financial, Inc. Common 65261F 10 5 1,978 310,100 SH SOLE 310,100 0 0 Nexen Inc. Common 65334H 10 2 4,942 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0 Precision Castparts Corporation Common 740189 10 5 12,671 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0 RadiSys Corporation Common 750459 10 9 10,616 1,184,800 SH SOLE 1,184,800 0 0 Roper Industries, Inc. Common 776696 10 6 13,303 230,000 SH SOLE 230,000 0 0 Sonus Networks, Inc. Common 835916 10 7 8,495 3,230,000 SH SOLE 3,230,000 0 0 Vical Incorporated Common 925602 10 4 866 260,000 SH SOLE 260,000 0 0 Vodafone Group PLC Sponsored ADR 92857W 20 9 6,527 280,000 SH SOLE 280,000 0 0 Walgreen Co. Common 931422 10 9 8,531 230,000 SH SOLE 230,000 0 0 Xerox Corporation Common 984121 10 3 9,652 990,000 SH SOLE 990,000 0 0