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, 2003
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Central Securities Corporation
Address: 375 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10152
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: 212-688-3011
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Marlene A. Krumholz New York, New York August 8, 2003
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: 41
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 324,557
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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ACCENTURE LTD COMMON G115OG 11 1 5065 280000 SH SOLE 280000 0 0
AFFYMETRIX, INC. COMMON 00826T 10 8 1971 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
GROUP, INC. COMMON 026874 10 7 5518 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
AMERICAN MGMT SYSTEMS INC. COMMON 027352 10 3 23182 1620000 SH SOLE 1620000 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES , INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 17410 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
APPLE COMPUTER INC. COMMON 037833 10 0 1906 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. COMMON G0450A 10 5 3815 110000 SH SOLE 110000 0 0
ARVINMERITOR, INC. COMMON 043353 10 1 12915 640000 SH SOLE 640000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC. COMMON 064057 10 2 16100 560000 SH SOLE 560000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 17342 520000 SH SOLE 520000 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 21639 440000 SH SOLE 440000 0 0
CARMAX, INC. COMMON 143130 10 2 3015 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
CINCINNATI BELL INC. COMMON 171871 10 6 6700 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 14080 880000 SH SOLE 880000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 5093 170000 SH SOLE 170000 0 0
DUKE ENERGY CORP. COMMON 264399 10 6 2594 130000 SH SOLE 130000 0 0
ENCANA CORP. COMMON 292505 10 4 6139 160000 SH SOLE 160000 0 0
EVEREST RE GROUP LTD. COMMON G3223R 10 8 3825 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
FLEETBOSTON FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 339030 10 8 2971 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
FLEXTRONICS INT'L. LTD. COMMON Y2573F 10 2 13559 1300000 SH SOLE 1300000 0 0
IMPATH, INC. COMMON 45255G 10 1 6914 490000 SH SOLE 490000 0 0
INGRAM MICRO INC. CLASS A 457153 10 4 1980 180000 SH SOLE 180000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 21851 1050000 SH SOLE 1050000 0 0
KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION COMMON 492386 10 7 9856 220000 SH SOLE 220000 0 0
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF
AMERICA HOLDINGS COMMON 50540R 40 9 3317 110000 SH SOLE 110000 0 0
MARSH & MCLENNAN
COMPANIES, INC. COMMON 571748 10 2 2554 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
MERCK & CO., INC. COMMON 589331 10 7 6055 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 3112 330000 SH SOLE 330000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 15780 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORP. COMMON 705536 10 0 506 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
POLYONE CORPORATION COMMON 73179P 10 6 6107 1372400 SH SOLE 1372400 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 7758 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 3151 84700 SH SOLE 84700 0 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP. COMMON 806605 10 1 7440 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
SOLECTRON CORPORATION COMMON 834182 10 7 2992 800000 SH SOLE 800000 0 0
SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC. COMMON 867363 10 3 15287 590000 SH SOLE 590000 0 0
TRANSPORT CORP OF AMERICA COMMON 89385P 10 2 2962 533757 SH SOLE 533757 0 0
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. COMMON 896882 10 7 5391 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
UNISYS CORPORATION COMMON 909214 10 8 14122 1150000 SH SOLE 1150000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 678 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC. COMMON 973149 10 7 1905 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0