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, 2009
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name:GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, INC.
Address: 100 PARK AVE 35TH FLOOR
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 3, 2009
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
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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: 58
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $753163907
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- x$1000 PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
ABB Ltd. ADR COMMON 000375204 18936 1200000 SH SOLE 1200000 0 0
Arch Capital Group Ltd. COMMON G0450A105 18453 315000 SH SOLE 315000 0 0
Adams Express Company COMMON 006212104 1050 125004 SH SOLE 125004 0 0
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. COMMON 014482103 5534 236100 SH SOLE 236100 0 0
The Allstate Corporation COMMON 020002101 4270 175000 SH SOLE 175000 0 0
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. COMMON 02076X102 5254 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
Apache Corporation COMMON 037411105 33175 459800 SH SOLE 459800 0 0
ASML Holding N.V. COMMON N07059186 15155 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
American Express Company COMMON 025816109 8715 375000 SH SOLE 375000 0 0
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited COMMON G0692U109 9163 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
The Boeing Company COMMON 097023105 12750 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A COMMON 084670108 12600 140 SH SOLE 140 0 0
Central Securities Corporation COMMON 155123102 526 34400 SH SOLE 34400 0 0
Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. COMMON 222083107 3029 70500 SH SOLE 70500 0 0
Costco Wholesale Corporation COMMON 22160K105 26324 575000 SH SOLE 575000 0 0
Cisco Systems, Inc. COMMON 17275R102 17904 960000 SH SOLE 960000 0 0
CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. ADR COMMON 151290889 17484 1872000 SH SOLE 1872000 0 0
Cytokinetics, Incorporated COMMON 23282W100 1500 529900 SH SOLE 529900 0 0
Dell Inc. COMMON 24702R101 20320 1480000 SH SOLE 1480000 0 0
Diageo plc ADR COMMON 25243Q205 20038 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
Devon Energy Corporation COMMON 25179M103 5450 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
Epoch Holding Corporation COMMON 29428R103 14400 1666667 SH SOLE 1666667 0 0
Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. COMMON 35039W100 1406 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
Fidelity National Financial, Inc COMMON 31620R105 6765 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
Gilead Sciences, Inc. COMMON 375558103 5597 119500 SH SOLE 119500 0 0
Halliburton Company COMMON 406216101 16560 800000 SH SOLE 800000 0 0
Hewitt Associates, Inc.Class A COMMON 42822Q100 13880 466100 SH SOLE 466100 0 0
International Game Technology COMMON 459902102 11925 750000 SH SOLE 750000 0 0
Lamar Advertising Company COMMON 512815101 3422 224100 SH SOLE 224100 0 0
Leap Wireless International, Inc COMMON 521863308 4215 128000 SH SOLE 128000 0 0
McDermott International, Inc. COMMON 580037109 5078 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
MetLife, Inc. COMMON 59156R108 8403 280000 SH SOLE 280000 0 0
Monsanto Company COMMON 61166W101 6691 90000 SH SOLE 90000 0 0
Microsoft Corporation COMMON 594918104 13549 570000 SH SOLE 570000 0 0
M&T Bank Corporation COMMON 55261F104 7894 155000 SH SOLE 155000 0 0
Nelnet, Inc. COMMON 64031N108 8630 635000 SH SOLE 635000 0 0
NetEase.com, Inc. COMMON 64110W102 10382 295100 SH SOLE 295100 0 0
Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COMMON 732449301 1166 195344 SH SOLE 195344 0 0
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. COMMON 591708102 14774 1110000 SH SOLE 1110000 0 0
PepsiCo, Inc. COMMON 713448108 15664 285000 SH SOLE 285000 0 0
PartnerRe Ltd. COMMON G6852T105 17861 275000 SH SOLE 275000 0 0
QUALCOMM Incorporated COMMON 747525103 31640 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
Everest Re Group, Ltd. COMMON G3223R108 17893 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
Republic Services, Inc. COMMON 760759100 23165 949000 SH SOLE 949000 0 0
Royce Value Trust, Inc. COMMON 780910105 1219 144955 SH SOLE 144955 0 0
Teradata Corporation COMMON 88076W103 13238 565000 SH SOLE 565000 0 0
Target Corporation COMMON 87612E106 9868 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
The TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 52696 1675000 SH SOLE 1675000 0 0
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. COMMON 893521104 3596 83000 SH SOLE 83000 0 0
The Travelers Companies, Inc. COMMON 89417E109 9644 235000 SH SOLE 235000 0 0
Textron Inc. COMMON 883203101 4045 418700 SH SOLE 418700 0 0
United Technologies Corporation COMMON 913017109 16887 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
Verifone Holdings, Inc. 1 3/8% NOTE 92342YAB5 7283 10000000 SH SOLE 10000000 0 0
Weatherford International Ltd. COMMON G95089101 40098 2050000 SH SOLE 2050000 0 0
Waste Management, Inc. COMMON 94106L109 17741 630000 SH SOLE 630000 0 0
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. COMMON 931142103 26642 550000 SH SOLE 550000 0 0
Wyeth COMMON 983024100 19309 425400 SH SOLE 425400 0 0
Xerox Corporation COMMON 984121103 12312 1900000 SH SOLE 1900000 0 0