UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2002
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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 February 6, 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: 37
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 270,439
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 5037 280000 SH SOLE 280000 0 0
AMERICAN MGMT SYSTEMS INC. COMMON 027352 10 3 19424 1620000 SH SOLE 1620000 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES , INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 14322 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. COMMON G0450A 10 5 6234 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
ARVINMERITOR, INC. COMMON 043353 10 1 8668 520000 SH SOLE 520000 0 0
AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC. COMMON 00209A 10 6 1130 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC. COMMON 064057 10 2 14376 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION COMMON 104674 10 6 17342 520000 SH SOLE 520000 0 0
BROADWING INC. COMMON 111620 10 0 3520 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 14860 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
CONCORD EFS, Inc. COMMON 206197 10 5 1574 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 13332 880000 SH SOLE 880000 0 0
DUKE ENERGY CORP. COMMON 264399 10 6 1954 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
ENCANA CORP. COMMON 292505 10 4 4976 160000 SH SOLE 160000 0 0
EVEREST RE GROUP LTD. COMMON G3223R 10 8 2765 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
FLEETBOSTON FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 339030 10 8 2430 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
FLEXTRONICS INT'L. LTD. COMMON Y2573F 10 2 11057 1350000 SH SOLE 1350000 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 441815 10 7 5562 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
IMPATH, INC. COMMON 45255G 10 1 8282 420000 SH SOLE 420000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 17439 1120000 SH SOLE 1120000 0 0
KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION COMMON 492386 10 7 9746 220000 SH SOLE 220000 0 0
MERCK & CO., INC. COMMON 589331 10 7 5661 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 2855 330000 SH SOLE 330000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 17997 420000 SH SOLE 420000 0 0
PARTNER RE LTD. COMMON G6852T 10 5 2591 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORP. COMMON 705536 10 0 278 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
POLYONE CORPORATION COMMON 73179P 10 6 5380 1372000 SH SOLE 1372000 0 0
PROBUSINESS SERVICES, INC. COMMON 742674 10 4 2400 240000 SH SOLE 240000 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 9744 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP. COMMON 806605 10 1 3552 160000 SH SOLE 160000 0 0
SOLECTRON CORPORATION COMMON 834182 10 7 2840 800000 SH SOLE 800000 0 0
SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC. COMMON 867363 10 3 13900 590000 SH SOLE 590000 0 0
TRANSPORT CORP OF AMERICA COMMON 89385P 10 2 2615 533757 SH SOLE 533757 0 0
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. COMMON 896882 10 7 2640 430000 SH SOLE 430000 0 0
UNISYS CORPORATION COMMON 909214 10 8 11385 1150000 SH SOLE 1150000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 521 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC. COMMON 973149 10 7 2050 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0