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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KIDD WILMOT H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP [CET] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/13/2013 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10111 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               415,227 (1) D   Common Stock 06/13/2013   G V 1,000 D (2) 423,577 D (3)   Common Stock               38,820 (1) D   Common Stock               304,568 (1) I Christen L. Kidd Trust, JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock               306,731 (1) I Ashley B. Kidd Trust, JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock               163,330 (1) I Wilmot H. Kidd IV Trust JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock               137,795 (1) I Charlotte D. Kidd Trust JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock               105,105 (1) I Julie J. Kidd 1973 Trust Common Stock               300,868 I Julie J. Kidd Residuary Trust Common Stock               63,246 I Article 10B Trust JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock               166,316 (1) I Article 10C Generation Skipping Trust JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock 01/16/2014   G V 42,364 D (2) 168,788 (1) I Family Endeavor LLC Common Stock               55,712 I Chris L. Johnson Trust JJ Kidd Ttee Common Stock               48,986 I Chris L. Johnson Trust 4B JJ Kidd Ttee

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KIDD WILMOT H C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP 630 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10111	X	X	Chairman & President
KIDD JULIE J C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP 630 FIFTH AVE NEW YORK, NY 10111		X

Signatures

/s/Marlene A. Krumholz as Attorney-in-Fact for Wilmot H. Kidd		01/17/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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(1)	Includes shares received in a non-reportable transaction.
(2)	Bona fide gift.
(3)	Shares directly owned by joint reporting person.

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