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, 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 February 7, 2008
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: 31
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 461,848
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 6738 120000 SH SOLE 120000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 00846U 10 1 34624 942400 SH SOLE 942400 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 13631 430000 SH SOLE 430000 0 0
ARBINET-THEXCHANGE, INC. COMMON 03875P 10 0 6080 1005000 SH SOLE 1005000 0 0
A.S.V. Inc. COMMON 001963 10 7 11080 800000 SH SOLE 800000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORP. COMMON 064057 10 2 40250 825475 SH SOLE 825475 0 0
BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY CLASS A 085789 10 5 16669 375000 SH SOLE 375000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 30725 875600 SH SOLE 875600 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 16068 340000 SH SOLE 340000 0 0
CARLISLE COMPANIES INC. COMMON 142339 10 0 5555 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
COHERENT, INC. COMMON 192479 10 3 17549 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 28242 1715800 SH SOLE 1715800 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION COMMON 25179M 10 3 17782 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 18436 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CLASS A 29530P 10 2 519 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON Y2573F 10 2 7598 630000 SH SOLE 630000 0 0
GEOMET INC. COMMON 37250U 20 1 9620 1850000 SH SOLE 1850000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 23994 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
MACMORAN EXPLORATION
CORPORATION COMMON 582411 10 4 7854 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 5614 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 44541 525000 SH SOLE 525000 0 0
NEXEN INC. COMMON 65334H 10 2 10326 320000 SH SOLE 320000 0 0
RADISYS CORPORATION COMMON 750459 10 9 13400 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 7961 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 21889 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
SONUS NETWORKS, INC. COMMON 835916 10 7 14575 2500000 SH SOLE 2500000 0 0
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. COMMON 896882 10 7 17196 990000 SH SOLE 990000 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON 902124 10 6 3965 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 723 170000 SH SOLE 170000 0 0
WALGREEN CO. COMMON 931422 10 9 7616 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE
GROUP LTD COMMON G9618E 10 7 1028 2000 SH SOLE 2000 0 0