UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2005
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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 April 28, 2005
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: 373,180
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 4662 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
ACCENTURE LTD COMMON G115OG 11 1 9660 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 00846U 10 1 12210 550000 SH SOLE 550000 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 15540 430000 SH SOLE 430000 0 0
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. COMMON G0450A 10 5 4004 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC. COMMON 064057 10 2 15525 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 28145 870000 SH SOLE 870000 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 23179 310000 SH SOLE 310000 0 0
CERIDIAN CORPORATION COMMON 156779 10 0 6820 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
CINCINNATI BELL INC. COMMON 171871 10 6 3825 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 25232 1690000 SH SOLE 1690000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 7180 190000 SH SOLE 190000 0 0
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CLASS A 29530P 10 2 521 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP. COMMON 316773 10 0 12249 285000 SH SOLE 285000 0 0
FLEXTRONICS INT'L. LTD. COMMON Y2573F 10 2 14568 1210000 SH SOLE 1210000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 22765 980000 SH SOLE 980000 0 0
KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION COMMON 492386 10 7 17233 220000 SH SOLE 220000 0 0
MACMORAN EXPLORATION
CORPORATION COMMON 582411 10 4 6432 320000 SH SOLE 320000 0 0
MERCK & CO., INC. COMMON 589331 10 7 3237 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 2994 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 29619 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
NEXEN INC. COMMON 65334H 10 2 3845 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0
PFIZER INC. COMMON 717081 10 3 2627 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
POLYONE CORPORATION COMMON 73179P 10 6 11322 1275000 SH SOLE 1275000 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 7200 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 13428 205000 SH SOLE 205000 0 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP. COMMON 806605 10 1 8168 450000 SH SOLE 450000 0 0
SOLECTRON CORPORATION COMMON 834182 10 7 3470 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS INC. COMMON 87163F 10 6 133 9000 SH SOLE 9000 0 0
TRANSMONTAIGNE INC. COMMON 893934 10 9 8000 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
TRANSPORT CORP OF AMERICA COMMON 89385P 10 2 4773 531557 SH SOLE 531557 0 0
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. COMMON 896882 10 7 11572 1243000 SH SOLE 1243000 0 0
UNISYS CORPORATION COMMON 909214 10 8 7766 1100000 SH SOLE 1100000 0 0
UNOCAL CORPORATION COMMON 915289 10 2 24676 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 600 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0