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, 2008
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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 May 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: 33
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 434,829
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 6066 110000 SH SOLE 110000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 00846U 10 1 28112 942400 SH SOLE 942400 0 0
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
GROUP, INC. COMMON 026874 10 7 4325 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 12694 430000 SH SOLE 430000 0 0
ARBINET-THEXCHANGE, INC. COMMON 03875P 10 0 4201 1005000 SH SOLE 1005000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORP. COMMON 064057 10 2 34447 825475 SH SOLE 825475 0 0
BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY CLASS A 085789 10 5 17434 375000 SH SOLE 375000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 29271 875600 SH SOLE 875600 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 16735 340000 SH SOLE 340000 0 0
CARLISLE COMPANIES INC. COMMON 142339 10 0 5016 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
COHERENT, INC. COMMON 192479 10 3 23707 850000 SH SOLE 850000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 26066 1730800 SH SOLE 1730800 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION COMMON 25179M 10 3 20866 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 16712 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CLASS A 29530P 10 2 512 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON Y2573F 10 2 5916 630000 SH SOLE 630000 0 0
GEOMET INC. COMMON 37250U 20 1 12654 1900000 SH SOLE 1900000 0 0
HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN INC. COMMON 42726M 10 6 1174 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 19062 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
MACMORAN EXPLORATION
CORPORATION COMMON 582411 10 4 11239 650000 SH SOLE 650000 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 3255 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 33677 410000 SH SOLE 410000 0 0
NEXEN INC. COMMON 65334H 10 2 9475 320000 SH SOLE 320000 0 0
PRECISION CASTPARTS
CORPORATION COMMON 740189 10 5 7043 69000 SH SOLE 69000 0 0
RADISYS CORPORATION COMMON 750459 10 9 10090 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 8112 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 20804 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
SONUS NETWORKS, INC. COMMON 835916 10 7 10320 3000000 SH SOLE 3000000 0 0
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. COMMON 896882 10 7 16189 970000 SH SOLE 970000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 598 170000 SH SOLE 170000 0 0
WALGREEN CO. COMMON 931422 10 9 7618 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE
GROUP LTD COMMON G9618E 10 7 960 2000 SH SOLE 2000 0 0
XEROX CORPORATION COMMON 984121 10 3 10479 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0