UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2007
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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 November 8, 2007
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: 35
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 451,489
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 6434 120000 SH SOLE 120000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 00846U 10 1 34756 942400 SH SOLE 942400 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 15549 430000 SH SOLE 430000 0 0
ARBINET-THEXCHANGE, INC. COMMON 03875P 10 0 6030 1005000 SH SOLE 1005000 0 0
A.S.V. Inc. COMMON 001963 10 7 9540 680000 SH SOLE 680000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORP. COMMON 064057 10 2 36436 825475 SH SOLE 825475 0 0
BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY CLASS A 085789 10 5 14846 375000 SH SOLE 375000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 31417 875600 SH SOLE 875600 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 22586 340000 SH SOLE 340000 0 0
CARLISLE COMPANIES INC. COMMON 142339 10 0 6804 140000 SH SOLE 140000 0 0
COHERENT, INC. COMMON 192479 10 3 3208 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 29786 1715800 SH SOLE 1715800 0 0
COVIDIEN LTD. COMMON G2552X 10 8 4150 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION COMMON 25179M 10 3 16640 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 20380 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CLASS A 29530P 10 2 611 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
GEOMET INC. COMMON 37250U 20 1 5090 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
IMS HEALTH, INC. COMMON 449934 10 8 2451 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 23274 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
MACMORAN EXPLORATION
CORPORATION COMMON 582411 10 4 7465 555000 SH SOLE 555000 0 0
MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION COMMON 59001A 10 2 1271 90000 SH SOLE 90000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 6486 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 38439 550000 SH SOLE 550000 0 0
NEXEN INC. COMMON 65334H 10 2 9773 320000 SH SOLE 320000 0 0
RADISYS CORPORATION COMMON 750459 10 9 12450 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 8350 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 26855 410000 SH SOLE 410000 0 0
SOLECTRON CORPORATION COMMON 834182 10 7 7020 1800000 SH SOLE 1800000 0 0
SONUS NETWORKS, INC. COMMON 835916 10 7 15250 2500000 SH SOLE 2500000 0 0
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. COMMON 896882 10 7 17335 990000 SH SOLE 990000 0 0
TYCO ELECTRONICS LTD COMMON G9144P 10 5 3189 90000 SH SOLE 90000 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON 902124 10 6 4434 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
VERIGY LTD. COMMON Y93691 10 6 1483 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 661 134900 SH SOLE 134900 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE
GROUP LTD COMMON G9618E 10 7 1040 2000 SH SOLE 2000 0 0