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, 2012
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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 06, 2012
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: 56
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $940605714
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
Apple Inc. COMMON 037833100 29200 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
ABB Ltd. ADR COMMON 000375204 19584 1200000 SH SOLE 1200000 0 0
Arch Capital Group Ltd. COMMON G0450A105 34729 875000 SH SOLE 875000 0 0
Adams Express Company COMMON 006212104 1478 140091 SH SOLE 140091 0 0
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. COMMON 02076X102 4074 467700 SH SOLE 467700 0 0
Aon Corporation COMMON 037389103 15460 330492 SH SOLE 330492 0 0
Apache Corporation COMMON 037411105 26057 296478 SH SOLE 296478 0 0
ASML Holding N.V. COMMON N07059186 29567 575000 SH SOLE 575000 0 0
American Express Company COMMON 025816109 18336 315000 SH SOLE 315000 0 0
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A COMMON 084670108 13744 110 SH SOLE 110 0 0
Celgene Corporation COMMON 151020104 9624 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
Central Securities Corporation COMMON 155123102 773 38102 SH SOLE 38102 0 0
Canadian Natural Resources COMMON 136385101 8055 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
Costco Wholesale Corporation COMMON 22160K105 37478 394500 SH SOLE 394500 0 0
Cisco Systems, Inc. COMMON 17275R102 16483 960000 SH SOLE 960000 0 0
Cytokinetics, Incorporated COMMON 23282W100 339 529900 SH SOLE 529900 0 0
Dell Inc. COMMON 24702R101 10321 825000 SH SOLE 825000 0 0
Diageo plc ADR COMMON 25243Q205 36075 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
Devon Energy Corporation COMMON 25179M103 7542 130062 SH SOLE 130062 0 0
EMC Corporation COMMON 268648102 5767 225000 SH SOLE 225000 0 0
Epoch Holding Corporation COMMON 29428R103 37967 1666667 SH SOLE 1666667 0 0
EverBank Financial Corp. COMMON 29977G102 3261 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
Ford Motor Company COMMON 345370860 12122 1264063 SH SOLE 1264063 0 0
Freeport-McMoRan COMMON 35671D857 6814 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
Gilead Sciences, Inc. COMMON 375558103 10989 214300 SH SOLE 214300 0 0
Halliburton Company COMMON 406216101 21293 750000 SH SOLE 750000 0 0
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COMMON 45166R204 3397 330414 SH SOLE 330414 0 0
International Game Technology COMMON 459902102 11813 750000 SH SOLE 750000 0 0
JPMorgan Chase & Co. COMMON 46625H100 18580 520000 SH SOLE 520000 0 0
JPMorgan Chase & Co. COMMON 46634E114 2198 225000 SH SOLE 225000 0 0
Kohl's Corporation COMMON 500255104 12921 284050 SH SOLE 284050 0 0
MetLife, Inc. COMMON 59156R108 10026 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
Microsoft Corporation COMMON 594918104 23554 770000 SH SOLE 770000 0 0
M&T Bank Corporation COMMON 55261F104 9083 110000 SH SOLE 110000 0 0
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. COMMON 563571108 10530 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0
Nelnet, Inc. COMMON 64031N108 14835 645000 SH SOLE 645000 0 0
Nucor Corporation COMMON 670346105 5685 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
Owens Corning Inc. COMMON 690742101 9704 340000 SH SOLE 340000 0 0
Universal Display Corporation COMMON 91347P105 1398 38900 SH SOLE 38900 0 0
PepsiCo, Inc. COMMON 713448108 21551 305000 SH SOLE 305000 0 0
Pfizer Inc. COMMON 717081103 17384 755808 SH SOLE 755808 0 0
PartnerRe Ltd. COMMON G6852T105 21566 285000 SH SOLE 285000 0 0
Platinum Underwriters COMMON G7127P100 16574 435000 SH SOLE 435000 0 0
QUALCOMM Incorporated COMMON 747525103 38976 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
Everest Re Group, Ltd. COMMON G3223R108 25355 245000 SH SOLE 245000 0 0
Republic Services, Inc. COMMON 760759100 25325 957100 SH SOLE 957100 0 0
Royce Value Trust, Inc. COMMON 780910105 1977 158659 SH SOLE 158659 0 0
Teradata Corporation COMMON 88076W103 10441 145000 SH SOLE 145000 0 0
Target Corporation COMMON 87612E106 26767 460000 SH SOLE 460000 0 0
The TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 79022 1840708 SH SOLE 1840708 0 0
Towers Watson & Co. Class A COMMON 891894107 12339 206000 SH SOLE 206000 0 0
United Technologies Corporation COMMON 913017109 24547 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
Visteon Corporation COMMON 92839U206 10339 275713 SH SOLE 275713 0 0
Vodafone Group Plc ADR COMMON 92857W209 10655 378100 SH SOLE 378100 0 0
Weatherford International Ltd. COMMON G95089101 25892 2050000 SH SOLE 2050000 0 0
Waste Management, Inc. COMMON 94106L109 21042 630000 SH SOLE 630000 0 0