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, 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 October 31, 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: 36
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 377,422
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 4240 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
ACCENTURE LTD COMMON G115OG 11 1 10184 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 00846U 10 1 19650 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 15970 430000 SH SOLE 430000 0 0
ARBINET-THEXCHANGE, INC. COMMON 03875P 10 0 3600 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC. COMMON 064057 10 2 14705 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 26918 870000 SH SOLE 870000 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 24651 310000 SH SOLE 310000 0 0
CERIDIAN CORPORATION COMMON 156779 10 0 7856 378600 SH SOLE 378600 0 0
CHEVRON CORPORATION COMMON 166764 10 0 15168 234328 SH SOLE 234328 0 0
CINCINNATI BELL INC. COMMON 171871 10 6 3528 800000 SH SOLE 800000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 22274 1550000 SH SOLE 1550000 0 0
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR
CORPORATION COMMON 232806 10 9 3010 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 10605 260000 SH SOLE 260000 0 0
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY COMMON 260543 10 3 4167 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CLASS A 29530P 10 2 527 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FLEXTRONICS INT'L. LTD. COMMON Y2573F 10 2 12850 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 24157 980000 SH SOLE 980000 0 0
KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION COMMON 492386 10 7 13532 139351 SH SOLE 139351 0 0
MACMORAN EXPLORATION
CORPORATION COMMON 582411 10 4 6221 320000 SH SOLE 320000 0 0
MERCK & CO., INC. COMMON 589331 10 7 2721 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 4406 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 29922 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
NEXEN INC. COMMON 65334H 10 2 6672 140000 SH SOLE 140000 0 0
PFIZER INC. COMMON 717081 10 3 2497 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
POLYONE CORPORATION COMMON 73179P 10 6 7272 1200000 SH SOLE 1200000 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 6170 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 16109 410000 SH SOLE 410000 0 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP. COMMON 806605 10 1 9473 450000 SH SOLE 450000 0 0
SOLECTRON CORPORATION COMMON 834182 10 7 7820 2000000 SH SOLE 2000000 0 0
TRANSMONTAIGNE INC. COMMON 893934 10 9 15381 1925000 SH SOLE 1925000 0 0
TRANSPORT CORP OF AMERICA COMMON 89385P 10 2 3202 531557 SH SOLE 531557 0 0
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. COMMON 896882 10 7 14479 1243000 SH SOLE 1243000 0 0
UNISYS CORPORATION COMMON 909214 10 8 6640 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 689 140000 SH SOLE 140000 0 0
VIRAGE LOGIC CORP COMMON 92763R 10 4 156 20100 SH SOLE 20100 0 0