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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000040417-16-000166
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160331
FILED AS OF DATE: 20160502
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160502
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20160502
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000040417
IRS NUMBER: 135098450
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 13F-HR
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-00461
FILM NUMBER: 161611927
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 100 PARK AVENUE
STREET 2: 35TH FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10017
BUSINESS PHONE: 2129168400
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 100 PARK AVENUE
STREET 2: 35TH FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10017
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GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC
100 PARK AVENUE
35TH FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10017
13F HOLDINGS REPORT
028-00461
N
Eugene S. Stark
Vice-President Administration
212-916-8447
/s/ Eugene S. Stark
New York
NY
05-02-2016
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INFORMATION TABLE
2
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177114
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SOLE
177114
0
0
American Express Company
COM
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15043
245000
SH
SOLE
245000
0
0
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
COM
032511107
10152
218000
SH
SOLE
218000
0
0
Aon plc
COM
G0408V102
16595
158877
SH
SOLE
158877
0
0
Apache Corporation
COM
037411105
11270
230900
SH
SOLE
230900
0
0
Apple Inc.
COM
037833100
29863
274000
SH
SOLE
274000
0
0
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. - W
COM
03815U110
511
281409
SH
SOLE
281409
0
0
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
COM
G0450A105
49770
700000
SH
SOLE
700000
0
0
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
COM
04033A100
7668
1200000
SH
SOLE
1200000
0
0
ASML Holding N.V.
COM
N07059210
20163
200850
SH
SOLE
200850
0
0
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class
COM
084670108
23480
110
SH
SOLE
110
0
0
Cameco Corporation
COM
13321L108
20195
1572819
SH
SOLE
1572819
0
0
Celgene Corporation
COM
151020104
19017
190000
SH
SOLE
190000
0
0
Cempra Inc.
COM
15130J109
9012
514409
SH
SOLE
514409
0
0
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
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169656105
5887
12500
SH
SOLE
12500
0
0
Cisco Systems, Inc.
COM
17275R102
29609
1040000
SH
SOLE
1040000
0
0
Costco Wholesale Corporation
COM
22160K105
26597
168781
SH
SOLE
168781
0
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Diageo plc ADR
COM
25243Q205
23990
222400
SH
SOLE
222400
0
0
Eaton Corporation PLC
COM
278058102
13709
219131
SH
SOLE
219131
0
0
EMC Corporation
COM
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10927
410000
SH
SOLE
410000
0
0
Ensco plc Class A
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G3157S106
6015
580000
SH
SOLE
580000
0
0
Everest Re Group, Ltd.
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G3223R108
24679
125000
SH
SOLE
125000
0
0
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
COM
30255G103
6652
200000
SH
SOLE
200000
0
0
Ford Motor Company
COM
345370860
17065
1264063
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1264063
0
0
General Electric Company
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369604103
32267
1015000
SH
SOLE
1015000
0
0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
COM
375558103
40290
438600
SH
SOLE
438600
0
0
Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty
COM
40222T104
326
3830440
SH
SOLE
3830440
0
0
Halliburton Company
COM
406216101
20896
585000
SH
SOLE
585000
0
0
Helix Energy Solutions Group I
COM
42330P107
9156
1635000
SH
SOLE
1635000
0
0
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
COM
42805T105
9952
945064
SH
SOLE
945064
0
0
Huntsman Corporation
COM
447011107
13053
981422
SH
SOLE
981422
0
0
Intel Corporation
COM
458140100
10692
330500
SH
SOLE
330500
0
0
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
COM
46116X010
5489
197442
SH
SOLE
197442
0
0
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
COM
46625H100
16878
285000
SH
SOLE
285000
0
0
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
COM
49338L103
6971
251300
SH
SOLE
251300
0
0
M&T Bank Corporation
COM
55261F104
15540
140000
SH
SOLE
140000
0
0
Macy's Inc.
COM
55616P104
14771
335026
SH
SOLE
335026
0
0
Merck & Co., Inc.
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58933Y105
22603
427191
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SOLE
427191
0
0
MetLife, Inc.
COM
59156R108
16038
365000
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SOLE
365000
0
0
Microsoft Corporation
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594918104
37594
680686
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SOLE
680686
0
0
Nelnet, Inc.
COM
64031N108
19685
500000
SH
SOLE
500000
0
0
Nordstrom, Inc
COM
655664100
5721
100000
SH
SOLE
100000
0
0
Occidental Petroleum Corporati
COM
674599105
2628
38400
SH
SOLE
38400
0
0
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc
COM
699374302
4203
277076
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SOLE
277076
0
0
PepsiCo, Inc.
COM
713448108
19984
195000
SH
SOLE
195000
0
0
Pfizer Inc.
COM
717081103
17956
605808
SH
SOLE
605808
0
0
QUALCOMM Incorporated
COM
747525103
23586
461200
SH
SOLE
461200
0
0
Regal Entertainment Group
COM
758766109
9050
428100
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SOLE
428100
0
0
Repros Therapeutics Inc.
COM
76028H209
384
396123
SH
SOLE
396123
0
0
Republic Services, Inc.
COM
760759100
46354
972800
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SOLE
972800
0
0
Royce Value Trust, Inc.
COM
780910105
2558
218408
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SOLE
218408
0
0
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
COM
87157B103
13762
425534
SH
SOLE
425534
0
0
TJX Companies, Inc./The
COM
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77548
989768
SH
SOLE
989768
0
0
United Technologies Corporatio
COM
913017109
30030
300000
SH
SOLE
300000
0
0
Vodafone Group plc ADR
COM
92857W308
21917
683852
SH
SOLE
683852
0
0