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, 2006
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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 November 14, 2006
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: 416,362
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 5827 120000 SH SOLE 120000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 00846U 10 1 30807 942400 SH SOLE 942400 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COMMON 032654 10 5 12638 430000 SH SOLE 430000 0 0
ARBINET-THEXCHANGE, INC. COMMON 03875P 10 0 5246 1005000 SH SOLE 1005000 0 0
ARCH COAL, INC. COMMON 039380 10 0 2891 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC. COMMON 064057 10 2 30852 875000 SH SOLE 875000 0 0
BRADY CORPORATION CLASS A 104674 10 6 31996 910000 SH SOLE 910000 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COMMON 14040H 10 5 23598 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
CERIDIAN CORPORATION COMMON 156779 10 0 8948 400200 SH SOLE 400200 0 0
CHEVRON CORPORATION COMMON 166764 10 0 15199 234328 SH SOLE 234328 0 0
CINCINNATI BELL INC. COMMON 171871 10 6 1928 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
CIRRUS LOGIC INC. COMMON 172755 10 0 875 120000 SH SOLE 120000 0 0
CONVERGYS CORPORATION COMMON 212485 10 6 32007 1550000 SH SOLE 1550000 0 0
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR
CORPORATION COMMON 232806 10 9 4531 255000 SH SOLE 255000 0 0
DOVER CORPORATION COMMON 260003 10 8 18976 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY COMMON 260543 10 3 3898 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CLASS A 29530P 10 2 524 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
GEOMET INC. COMMON 37250U 20 1 2538 270000 SH SOLE 270000 0 0
HEWITT ASSOCIATES INC. CLASS A 42822Q 10 0 9704 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
IMS HEALTH, INC. COMMON 449934 10 8 8525 320000 SH SOLE 320000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COMMON 458140 10 0 20159 980000 SH SOLE 980000 0 0
MACMORAN EXPLORATION
CORPORATION COMMON 582411 10 4 9228 520200 SH SOLE 520200 0 0
MOTOROLA, INC. COMMON 620076 10 9 5000 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION COMMON 626717 10 2 28530 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
NEOWARE, INC. COMMON 64065P 10 2 13590 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
NEXEN INC. COMMON 65334H 10 2 8554 160000 SH SOLE 160000 0 0
POLYONE CORPORATION COMMON 73179P 10 6 5073 609000 SH SOLE 609000 0 0
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY COMMON 775371 10 7 7102 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. COMMON 776696 10 6 18343 410000 SH SOLE 410000 0 0
SOLECTRON CORPORATION COMMON 834182 10 7 5868 1800000 SH SOLE 1800000 0 0
SONUS NETWORKS, INC. COMMON 835916 10 7 13125 2500000 SH SOLE 2500000 0 0
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. COMMON 896882 10 7 17411 1150000 SH SOLE 1150000 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON 902124 10 6 11196 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
VICAL INCORPORATED COMMON 925602 10 4 681 134900 SH SOLE 134900 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE
GROUP LTD COMMON G9618E 10 7 994 2000 SH SOLE 2000 0 0