UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2001
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: General American Investors Company, Inc.
Address: 450 Lexington Avenue, Suite 3300
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:
Name: Eugene L. DeStaebler, Jr.
Title: Vice-President, Administration
Phone: 212-916-8400
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Eugene L. DeStaebler, Jr. New York, NY October 31, 2001
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: 68
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $805,350,717
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP FAIR SHARES OR INVEST. DISC. OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
OF NUMBER MARKET PRINCIPAL SH/ SHARED MGRS.
CLASS VALUE AMOUNT PRN SOLE SHARED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE
(A) (B) (C) (A) (B) (C)
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ADC Telecommunications, In COMMON 000886101 523,500 150,000 N X 150,000
Analog Devices, Inc. COMMON 032654105 2,452,500 75,000 N X 75,000
Adams Express Company COMMON 006212104 1,157,223 77,666 N X 77,666
American International Gro COMMON 026874107 15,210,000 195,000 N X 195,000
Alkermes, Inc. COMMON 01642T108 4,307,600 220,000 N X 220,000
AmerUs Group Co. COMMON 03072M108 11,264,000 320,000 N X 320,000
AMR Corporation COMMON 001765106 9,570,000 500,000 N X 500,000
ANADIGICS, Inc. COMMON 032515108 4,544,500 372,500 N X 372,500
Annuity and Life Re (Holdi COMMON G03910109 18,672,500 550,000 N X 550,000
AXT, Inc. COMMON 00246W103 1,945,100 183,500 N X 183,500
The Boeing Company COMMON 097023105 16,750,000 500,000 N X 500,000
Bookham Technology plc COMMON 09856Q108 256,000 200,000 N X 200,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Compa COMMON 110122108 23,613,000 425,000 N X 425,000
BioReliance Corporation COMMON 090951104 2,219,840 198,200 N X 198,200
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. COMMON 084670108 22,050,000 315 N X 315
Brooks Automation, Inc. COMMON 11434A100 4,653,250 175,000 N X 175,000
Brooktrout, Inc. COMMON 114580103 740,250 225,000 N X 225,000
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. COMMON 191219104 11,505,000 750,000 N X 750,000
Central Securities Corpora COMMON 155123102 1,694,142 73,980 N X 73,980
Costco Companies, Inc. COMMON 22160K105 24,003,000 675,000 N X 675,000
Cox Communications, Inc. - COMMON 224044107 21,710,000 520,000 N X 520,000
Cisco Systems, Inc. COMMON 17275R102 6,820,800 560,000 N X 560,000
Genentech, Inc. COMMON 368710406 14,300,000 325,000 N X 325,000
EMCORE Corporation COMMON 290846104 1,686,320 197,000 N X 197,000
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. COMMON 297602104 7,562,500 275,000 N X 275,000
Ford Motor Company COMMON 345370100 29,503,675 1,700,500 N X 1,700,500
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc COMMON 320867104 7,262,700 215,000 N X 215,000
Fusion Medical Technologie COMMON 361128101 180,000 40,000 N X 40,000
Golden West Financial COMMON 381317106 28,178,500 485,000 N X 485,000
Genaera Corporation COMMON 36867G100 688,500 270,000 N X 270,000
The Home Depot, Inc. COMMON 437076102 82,303,650 2,145,000 N X 2,145,000
Health Net, Inc. COMMON 42222G108 5,766,000 300,000 N X 300,000
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corpo COMMON 449370105 29,742,000 600,000 N X 600,000
JDS Uniphase Corporation COMMON 46612J101 316,000 50,000 N X 50,000
John Hancock Financial Ser COMMON 41014S106 18,377,000 460,000 N X 460,000
Johnson & Johnson COMMON 478160104 8,587,000 155,000 N X 155,000
Medtronic, Inc. COMMON 585055106 12,615,000 290,000 N X 290,000
MedImmune, Inc. COMMON 584699102 8,515,570 239,000 N X 239,000
MetLife, Inc. COMMON 59156R108 7,425,000 250,000 N X 250,000
Millennium Pharmaceuticals COMMON 599902103 2,131,200 120,000 N X 120,000
Molex Incorporated Class A COMMON 608554200 16,827,750 692,500 N X 692,500
M&T Bank Corporation COMMON 55261F104 26,640,000 360,000 N X 360,000
NTL Incorporated COMMON 629407107 558,000 180,000 N X 180,000
Annaly Mortgage Management COMMON 035710409 8,308,750 575,000 N X 575,000
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. COMMON 651229106 3,406,500 150,000 N X 150,000
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COMMON 671040103 5,850,000 180,000 N X 180,000
PepsiCo, Inc. COMMON 713448108 8,487,500 175,000 N X 175,000
Pfizer Inc COMMON 717081103 35,689,000 890,000 N X 890,000
PartnerRe Ltd. COMMON G6852T105 27,082,500 575,000 N X 575,000
PRI Automation, Inc. COMMON 69357H106 3,206,400 320,000 N X 320,000
PSC Inc. COMMON 69361E107 251,600 340,000 N X 340,000
Everest Re Group, Ltd. COMMON G3223R108 39,467,000 610,000 N X 610,000
Repsol, S.A. - ADR COMMON 76026T205 10,192,000 700,000 N X 700,000
Reinsurance Group of Ameri COMMON 759351109 18,760,500 550,000 N X 550,000
Royce Value Trust COMMON 780910105 920,097 69,863 N X 69,863
Silicon Graphics, Inc. COMMON 827056102 138,230 300,500 N X 300,500
SunTrust Banks, Inc. COMMON 867914103 17,316,000 260,000 N X 260,000
THREE-FIVE SYSTEMS, INC. COMMON 88554L108 3,985,000 250,000 N X 250,000
The TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 43,592,500 1,325,000 N X 1,325,000
Transatlantic Holdings, In COMMON 893521104 19,425,800 230,000 N X 230,000
Tri-Continental Corporatio COMMON 895436103 1,119,850 61,194 N X 61,194
Uniroyal Technology Corpor COMMON 909163107 1,249,720 398,000 N X 398,000
Viewpoint Corporation COMMON 92672P108 782,000 230,000 N X 230,000
Wind River Systems, Inc. COMMON 973149107 1,575,000 150,000 N X 150,000
Waste Management, Inc. COMMON 94106L109 7,487,200 280,000 N X 280,000
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. COMMON 931142103 28,215,000 570,000 N X 570,000
Zygo Corporation COMMON 989855101 1,031,000 100,000 N X 100,000
Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. COMMON 989139100 2,983,000 380,000 N X 380,000