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, 2008
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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 8, 2008
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: 36
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 458,430
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
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824 10 0 5827 110000 SH SOLE 110000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 00846U 10 1 33493 942400 SH SOLE 942400 0 0
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
GROUP, INC. COMMON 026874 10 7 5292 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 13661 430000 SH SOLE 430000 0 0
ARBINET-THEXCHANGE, INC. COMMON 03875P 10 0 4268 1100000 SH SOLE 1100000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORP. COMMON 064057 10 2 31228 825475 SH SOLE 825475 0 0
BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY CLASS A 085789 10 5 17664 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 30234 875600 SH SOLE 875600 0 0
CAMECO CORPORATION COMMON 13321L 10 8 429 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 12923 340000 SH SOLE 340000 0 0
CARLISLE COMPANIES INC. COMMON 142339 10 0 5800 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
COHERENT, INC. COMMON 192479 10 3 25407 850000 SH SOLE 850000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 25720 1730800 SH SOLE 1730800 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION COMMON 25179M 10 3 24032 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 19348 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CLASS A 29530P 10 2 461 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON Y2573F 10 2 5922 630000 SH SOLE 630000 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COMMON 369604 10 3 2669 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
GEOMET INC. COMMON 37250U 20 1 18012 1900000 SH SOLE 1900000 0 0
HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN INC. COMMON 42726M 10 6 990 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 19332 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
MCMORAN EXPLORATION
CORPORATION COMMON 582411 10 4 17888 650000 SH SOLE 650000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 2569 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 39220 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
NEWSTAR FINANCIAL INC. COMMON 65261F 10 5 886 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
NEXEN INC. COMMON 65334H 10 2 11925 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
PRECISION CASTPARTS
CORPORATION COMMON 740189 10 5 8779 91100 SH SOLE 91100 0 0
RADISYS CORPORATION COMMON 750459 10 9 9060 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 6502 140000 SH SOLE 140000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 23058 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
SONUS NETWORKS, INC. COMMON 835916 10 7 10260 3000000 SH SOLE 3000000 0 0
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. COMMON 896882 10 7 5131 240000 SH SOLE 240000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 876 260000 SH SOLE 260000 0 0
WALGREEN CO. COMMON 931422 10 9 6502 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE
GROUP LTD COMMON G9618E 10 7 858 2000 SH SOLE 2000 0 0
XEROX CORPORATION COMMON 984121 10 3 12204 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0