UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 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 February 07, 2002
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: $916,644,938
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 1,518,000 330,000 N X 330,000
Adams Express Company COMMON 006212104 1,212,838 85,291 N X 85,291
American International Gro COMMON 026874107 15,483,000 195,000 N X 195,000
Alkermes, Inc. COMMON 01642T108 5,799,200 220,000 N X 220,000
AmerUs Group Co. COMMON 03072M108 10,752,000 300,000 N X 300,000
ANADIGICS, Inc. COMMON 032515108 5,680,625 372,500 N X 372,500
Annuity and Life Re (Holdi COMMON G03910109 14,061,600 560,000 N X 560,000
AXT, Inc. COMMON 00246W103 3,080,805 213,500 N X 213,500
The Boeing Company COMMON 097023105 18,420,500 475,000 N X 475,000
Bancroft Convertible Fund COMMON 059695106 353,500 17,500 N X 17,500
Bookham Technology plc COMMON 09856Q108 490,000 200,000 N X 200,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Compa COMMON 110122108 21,675,000 425,000 N X 425,000
BioReliance Corporation COMMON 090951104 2,853,000 100,000 N X 100,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. COMMON 084670108 23,814,000 315 N X 315
Brooks Automation, Inc. COMMON 11434A100 11,184,250 275,000 N X 275,000
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. COMMON 191219104 9,470,000 500,000 N X 500,000
Central Securities Corpora COMMON 155123102 2,503,463 98,912 N X 98,912
CIENA Corporation COMMON 171779101 5,724,000 400,000 N X 400,000
Costco Wholesale Corporati COMMON 22160K105 29,956,500 675,000 N X 675,000
Cox Communications, Inc. - COMMON 224044107 21,793,200 520,000 N X 520,000
Cisco Systems, Inc. COMMON 17275R102 9,688,850 535,000 N X 535,000
Genentech, Inc. COMMON 368710406 17,631,250 325,000 N X 325,000
EMCORE Corporation COMMON 290846104 2,649,650 197,000 N X 197,000
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. COMMON 297602104 11,437,250 275,000 N X 275,000
Ford Motor Company COMMON 345370100 26,731,860 1,700,500 N X 1,700,500
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc COMMON 320867104 5,838,000 200,000 N X 200,000
Fusion Medical Technologie COMMON 361128101 229,200 40,000 N X 40,000
Golden West Financial COMMON 381317106 30,896,250 525,000 N X 525,000
Genaera Corporation COMMON 36867G100 1,053,000 270,000 N X 270,000
Halliburton Company COMMON 406216101 17,030,000 1,300,000 N X 1,300,000
The Home Depot, Inc. COMMON 437076102 104,315,450 2,045,000 N X 2,045,000
Health Net, Inc. COMMON 42222G108 8,712,000 400,000 N X 400,000
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corpo COMMON 449370105 35,843,600 520,000 N X 520,000
John Hancock Financial Ser COMMON 41014S106 18,172,000 440,000 N X 440,000
Johnson & Johnson COMMON 478160104 9,160,500 155,000 N X 155,000
Lucent Technologies Inc. COMMON 549463107 4,725,000 750,000 N X 750,000
Medtronic, Inc. COMMON 585055106 14,850,900 290,000 N X 290,000
MedImmune, Inc. COMMON 584699102 12,236,400 264,000 N X 264,000
MetLife, Inc. COMMON 59156R108 9,504,000 300,000 N X 300,000
Millennium Pharmaceuticals COMMON 599902103 2,941,200 120,000 N X 120,000
Molex Incorporated Class A COMMON 608554200 18,732,125 692,500 N X 692,500
M&T Bank Corporation COMMON 55261F104 26,226,000 360,000 N X 360,000
NTL Incorporated COMMON 629407107 169,200 180,000 N X 180,000
Annaly Mortgage Management COMMON 035710409 8,400,000 525,000 N X 525,000
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. COMMON 651229106 4,135,500 150,000 N X 150,000
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COMMON 671040103 6,861,000 150,000 N X 150,000
PepsiCo, Inc. COMMON 713448108 8,520,750 175,000 N X 175,000
Pfizer Inc COMMON 717081103 35,466,500 890,000 N X 890,000
PartnerRe Ltd. COMMON G6852T105 29,700,000 550,000 N X 550,000
PRI Automation, Inc. COMMON 69357H106 2,454,000 120,000 N X 120,000
PSC Inc. COMMON 69361E107 157,560 303,000 N X 303,000
Everest Re Group, Ltd. COMMON G3223R108 40,652,500 575,000 N X 575,000
Repsol, S.A. - ADR COMMON 76026T205 10,171,000 700,000 N X 700,000
Reinsurance Group of Ameri COMMON 759351109 19,968,000 600,000 N X 600,000
Royce Value Trust COMMON 780910105 1,124,667 71,544 N X 71,544
Schlumberger Limited COMMON 806857108 2,747,500 50,000 N X 50,000
SunTrust Banks, Inc. COMMON 867914103 16,302,000 260,000 N X 260,000
Terayon Communication COMMON 880775101 2,067,750 250,000 N X 250,000
THREE-FIVE SYSTEMS, INC. COMMON 88554L108 3,977,500 250,000 N X 250,000
The TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 52,814,500 1,325,000 N X 1,325,000
Transatlantic Holdings, In COMMON 893521104 20,475,000 225,000 N X 225,000
Uniroyal Technology Corpor COMMON 909163107 800,000 250,000 N X 250,000
Viewpoint Corporation COMMON 92672P108 1,566,300 230,000 N X 230,000
Wind River Systems, Inc. COMMON 973149107 6,080,445 339,500 N X 339,500
Waste Management, Inc. COMMON 94106L109 8,934,800 280,000 N X 280,000
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. COMMON 931142103 32,803,500 570,000 N X 570,000
Zygo Corporation COMMON 989855101 1,590,000 100,000 N X 100,000
Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. COMMON 989139100 4,275,000 380,000 N X 380,000