UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2005
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name:GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, INC.
Address: 450 Lexington Ave, Suite 3300
New York, NY 10017
13F File Number: 28-461
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: Eugene S. Stark
Title: Vice-President, Administration
Phone: 212-916-8447
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Eugene S. Stark New York, NY August 03, 2005
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 63
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1208797406
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER ----VOTING AUTHORITY----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- x$1000 PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
Arch Capital Group Ltd. COMMON G0450A105 15317 340000 SH SOLE 340000 0 0
Adams Express Company COMMON 006212104 1281 99518 SH SOLE 99518 0 0
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited COMMON G05384105 1681 61000 SH SOLE 61000 0 0
American International Group,Inc COMMON 026874107 20335 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
Alkermes, Inc. COMMON 01642T108 4495 340000 SH SOLE 340000 0 0
American Tower Corporation COMMON 029912201 14189 675000 SH SOLE 675000 0 0
Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), COMMON G03910109 375 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
Apache Corporation COMMON 037411105 42959 665000 SH SOLE 665000 0 0
Bank of America Corporation COMMON 060505104 14823 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
Bancroft Convertible Fund COMMON 059695106 369 21088 SH SOLE 21088 0 0
Biogen Idec Inc. COMMON 09062X103 6890 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company COMMON 110122108 5995 240000 SH SOLE 240000 0 0
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A COMMON 084670108 25050 300 SH SOLE 300 0 0
Brooks Automation, Inc. COMMON 114340102 7299 491500 SH SOLE 491500 0 0
Central Securities Corporation COMMON 155123102 2886 119319 SH SOLE 119319 0 0
CIENA Corporation COMMON 171779101 1150 550000 SH SOLE 550000 0 0
Costco Wholesale Corporation COMMON 22160K105 31311 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
Cisco Systems, Inc. COMMON 17275R102 17172 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. ADR COMMON 151290889 48488 1143041 SH SOLE 1143041 0 0
Cytokinetics, Incorporated COMMON 23282W100 3817 550000 SH SOLE 550000 0 0
Diageo plc COMMON 25243Q205 20755 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
Dollar General Corporation COMMON 256669102 10180 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
Genentech, Inc. COMMON 368710406 29302 365000 SH SOLE 365000 0 0
Devon Energy Corporation COMMON 25179M103 81088 1600000 SH SOLE 1600000 0 0
EMC Corporation COMMON 268648102 4113 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
EMCORE Corporation COMMON 290846104 814 197000 SH SOLE 197000 0 0
EOG Resources, Inc. COMMON 26875P101 34080 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. COMMON 297602104 9215 275000 SH SOLE 275000 0 0
Golden West Financial COMMON 381317106 37662 585000 SH SOLE 585000 0 0
Genaera Corporation COMMON 36867G100 459 270000 SH SOLE 270000 0 0
Halliburton Company COMMON 406216101 25106 525000 SH SOLE 525000 0 0
The Home Depot, Inc. COMMON 437076102 74688 1920000 SH SOLE 1920000 0 0
Juniper Networks, Inc. COMMON 48203R104 3777 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
Lafarge North America Inc. COMMON 505862102 10927 175000 SH SOLE 175000 0 0
Lamar Advertising Company COMMON 512815101 21385 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
Medtronic, Inc. COMMON 585055106 23306 450000 SH SOLE 450000 0 0
MedImmune, Inc. COMMON 584699102 12158 455000 SH SOLE 455000 0 0
MetLife, Inc. COMMON 59156R108 16403 365000 SH SOLE 365000 0 0
MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. COMMON 55272X102 6146 825000 SH SOLE 825000 0 0
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COMMON 599902103 1112 120000 SH SOLE 120000 0 0
Molex Incorporated Class A COMMON 608554200 16788 715000 SH SOLE 715000 0 0
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. COMMON G62185106 3804 110000 SH SOLE 110000 0 0
Microsoft Corporation COMMON 594918104 37881 1525000 SH SOLE 1525000 0 0
M&T Bank Corporation COMMON 55261F104 32600 310000 SH SOLE 310000 0 0
North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. COMMON 659424105 8427 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc. COMMON 035710409 4483 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
NetIQ Corporation COMMON 64115P102 3660 323000 SH SOLE 323000 0 0
PepsiCo, Inc. COMMON 713448108 8090 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
Pfizer Inc COMMON 717081103 35165 1275000 SH SOLE 1275000 0 0
PartnerRe Ltd. COMMON G6852T105 27379 425000 SH SOLE 425000 0 0
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. COMMON 703481101 18090 650000 SH SOLE 650000 0 0
Everest Re Group, Ltd. COMMON G3223R108 54405 585000 SH SOLE 585000 0 0
Reinsurance Group of America, COMMON 759351109 15116 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
Republic Services, Inc. COMMON 760759100 42312 1175000 SH SOLE 1175000 0 0
Royce Value Trust COMMON 780910105 2039 108001 SH SOLE 108001 0 0
SunTrust Banks, Inc. COMMON 867914103 14448 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
The TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 60875 2500000 SH SOLE 2500000 0 0
Talisman Energy Inc. COMMON 87425E103 24233 645000 SH SOLE 645000 0 0
Total S.A. ADR COMMON 89151E109 38561 330000 SH SOLE 330000 0 0
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. COMMON 893521104 14374 257500 SH SOLE 257500 0 0
Unocal Corporation COMMON 915289102 21141 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
VeriSign, Inc. COMMON 92343E102 3839 133500 SH SOLE 133500 0 0
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. COMMON 931142103 32535 675000 SH SOLE 675000 0 0