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:GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, INC.
Address: 100 PARK AVE 35TH FLOOR
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 on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Eugene S. Stark
Title: Vice-President, Administration
Phone: 212-916-8447
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Eugene S. Stark New York, NY August 05, 2011
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
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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: 58
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1068312406
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP x$1000 PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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Apple Inc. COMMON 037833100 20140 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
ABB Ltd. ADR COMMON 000375204 31140 1200000 SH SOLE 1200000 0 0
Arch Capital Group Ltd. COMMON G0450A105 29207 915000 SH SOLE 915000 0 0
Adams Express Company COMMON 006212104 1484 133254 SH SOLE 133254 0 0
Amgen Inc. COMMON 031162100 2334 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. COMMON 02076X102 16708 367700 SH SOLE 367700 0 0
Aon Corporation COMMON 037389103 16954 330492 SH SOLE 330492 0 0
Apache Corporation COMMON 037411105 36582 296478 SH SOLE 296478 0 0
ASML Holding N.V. COMMON N07059186 21252 575000 SH SOLE 575000 0 0
American Express Company COMMON 025816109 18095 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A COMMON 084670108 12772 110 SH SOLE 110 0 0
Celgene Corporation COMMON 151020104 12064 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
Cephalon, Inc. COMMON 156708109 9796 122600 SH SOLE 122600 0 0
Central Securities Corporation COMMON 155123102 876 36686 SH SOLE 36686 0 0
Canadian Natural Resources COMMON 136385101 12558 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
Costco Wholesale Corporation COMMON 22160K105 46713 575000 SH SOLE 575000 0 0
Cisco Systems, Inc. COMMON 17275R102 14986 960000 SH SOLE 960000 0 0
CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. ADR COMMON 151290889 13044 1516755 SH SOLE 1516755 0 0
Cytokinetics, Incorporated COMMON 23282W100 662 529900 SH SOLE 529900 0 0
Dell Inc. COMMON 24702R101 16920 1015000 SH SOLE 1015000 0 0
Diageo plc ADR COMMON 25243Q205 28655 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
Devon Energy Corporation COMMON 25179M103 10250 130062 SH SOLE 130062 0 0
Epoch Holding Corporation COMMON 29428R103 29750 1666667 SH SOLE 1666667 0 0
Ford Motor Company COMMON 345370860 6834 495563 SH SOLE 495563 0 0
Freeport-McMoRan COMMON 35671D857 10580 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
Gilead Sciences, Inc. COMMON 375558103 23376 564500 SH SOLE 564500 0 0
Halliburton Company COMMON 406216101 36465 715000 SH SOLE 715000 0 0
International Game Technology COMMON 459902102 13185 750000 SH SOLE 750000 0 0
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. COMMON 708160106 13816 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
JPMorgan Chase & Co. COMMON 46625H100 19447 475000 SH SOLE 475000 0 0
JPMorgan Chase & Co. COMMON 46634E114 3031 225000 SH SOLE 225000 0 0
MetLife, Inc. COMMON 59156R108 14258 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
MSCI Inc. Class A COMMON 55354G100 11304 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
Microsoft Corporation COMMON 594918104 20020 770000 SH SOLE 770000 0 0
M&T Bank Corporation COMMON 55261F104 9675 110000 SH SOLE 110000 0 0
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. COMMON 563571108 15156 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
Nelnet, Inc. COMMON 64031N108 13346 605000 SH SOLE 605000 0 0
Nucor Corporation COMMON 670346105 6183 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COMMON 732449301 45 195344 SH SOLE 195344 0 0
PepsiCo, Inc. COMMON 713448108 22890 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
Pfizer Inc. COMMON 717081103 15570 755808 SH SOLE 755808 0 0
PartnerRe Ltd. COMMON G6852T105 17901 260000 SH SOLE 260000 0 0
Platinum Underwriters COMMON G7127P100 12465 375000 SH SOLE 375000 0 0
QUALCOMM Incorporated COMMON 747525103 39753 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
Everest Re Group, Ltd. COMMON G3223R108 20029 245000 SH SOLE 245000 0 0
Republic Services, Inc. COMMON 760759100 29527 957100 SH SOLE 957100 0 0
Royce Value Trust, Inc. COMMON 780910105 2223 149004 SH SOLE 149004 0 0
Teradata Corporation COMMON 88076W103 21672 360000 SH SOLE 360000 0 0
Target Corporation COMMON 87612E106 15527 331000 SH SOLE 331000 0 0
The TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 79446 1512400 SH SOLE 1512400 0 0
The Travelers Companies, Inc. COMMON 89417E109 11092 190000 SH SOLE 190000 0 0
Towers Watson & Co. Class A COMMON 891894107 13536 206000 SH SOLE 206000 0 0
United Technologies Corporation COMMON 913017109 28766 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
Visteon Corporation COMMON 92839U206 18862 275713 SH SOLE 275713 0 0
Weatherford International Ltd. COMMON G95089101 38438 2050000 SH SOLE 2050000 0 0
Waste Management, Inc. COMMON 94106L109 23480 630000 SH SOLE 630000 0 0
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. COMMON 931142103 17696 333000 SH SOLE 333000 0 0
Xerox Corporation COMMON 984121103 19779 1900000 SH SOLE 1900000 0 0