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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000040417-17-000110
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170930
FILED AS OF DATE: 20171027
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171027
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20171027
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: 171159791
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, PFO, CCO
212-916-8447
/s/ Eugene S. Stark
New York
NY
10-27-2017
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INFORMATION TABLE
2
q320170930.xml
13F 3QTR 2017
Adams Diversified Equity Fund,
COM
006212104
2872
188819
SH
SOLE
188819
0
0
Alphabet Inc.
COM
02079K107
29253
30500
SH
SOLE
30500
0
0
Amazon.com, Inc.
COM
023135106
19227
20000
SH
SOLE
20000
0
0
American Express Company
COM
025816109
14926
165000
SH
SOLE
165000
0
0
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
COM
032511107
8451
173000
SH
SOLE
173000
0
0
Aon plc
COM
G0408V102
22580
154552
SH
SOLE
154552
0
0
Apple Inc.
COM
037833100
16028
104000
SH
SOLE
104000
0
0
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. - W
COM
03815U110
197
281409
SH
SOLE
281409
0
0
Applied Materials, Inc.
COM
038222105
13543
260000
SH
SOLE
260000
0
0
Arantana Therapeutics, Inc.
COM
03874P101
5318
867600
SH
SOLE
867600
0
0
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
COM
G0450A105
39400
400000
SH
SOLE
400000
0
0
ASML Holding N.V.
COM
N07059210
31818
185850
SH
SOLE
185850
0
0
Axis Capital Holdings Limited
COM
G0692U109
14041
245000
SH
SOLE
245000
0
0
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class
COM
084670108
30221
110
SH
SOLE
110
0
0
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
COM
10922N103
2211
36363
SH
SOLE
36363
0
0
Broadcom Limited
COM
Y09827109
5821
24000
SH
SOLE
24000
0
0
Cameco Corporation
COM
13321L108
11033
1140947
SH
SOLE
1140947
0
0
Celgene Corporation
COM
151020104
22602
155000
SH
SOLE
155000
0
0
Charter Communications, Inc.
COM
16119P108
5451
15000
SH
SOLE
15000
0
0
Cisco Systems, Inc.
COM
17275R102
26568
790000
SH
SOLE
790000
0
0
Costco Wholesale Corporation
COM
22160K105
19515
118781
SH
SOLE
118781
0
0
CVS Health Corporation
COM
126650100
10572
130000
SH
SOLE
130000
0
0
Diageo plc ADR
COM
25243Q205
12316
93210
SH
SOLE
93210
0
0
Eaton Corporation plc
COM
G29183103
14523
189131
SH
SOLE
189131
0
0
eBay Inc.
COM
278642103
29037
755000
SH
SOLE
755000
0
0
Ensco plc Class A
COM
G3157S106
7164
1200000
SH
SOLE
1200000
0
0
Everest Re Group, Ltd.
COM
G3223R108
25123
110000
SH
SOLE
110000
0
0
Ford Motor Company
COM
345370860
15131
1264063
SH
SOLE
1264063
0
0
General Electric Company
COM
369604103
21037
870000
SH
SOLE
870000
0
0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
COM
375558103
37561
463600
SH
SOLE
463600
0
0
Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weigh
COM
78355W106
2686
28111
SH
SOLE
28111
0
0
Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty
COM
40222T104
172
3830440
SH
SOLE
3830440
0
0
Halliburton Company
COM
406216101
19333
420000
SH
SOLE
420000
0
0
Helix Energy Solutions Group,
COM
42330P107
12719
1721159
SH
SOLE
1721159
0
0
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
COM
46116X010
4496
284942
SH
SOLE
284942
0
0
Johnson Controls International
COM
G51502105
12691
315000
SH
SOLE
315000
0
0
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
COM
46625H100
19580
205000
SH
SOLE
205000
0
0
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.
COM
494577109
5232
666467
SH
SOLE
666467
0
0
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc.
COM
53046P109
17833
335779
SH
SOLE
335779
0
0
Liberty Interactive Corporatio
COM
53071M856
18508
321599
SH
SOLE
321599
0
0
M&T Bank Corporation
COM
55261F104
17714
110000
SH
SOLE
110000
0
0
Macy's, Inc.
COM
55616P104
7528
345000
SH
SOLE
345000
0
0
Merck & Co., Inc.
COM
58933Y105
12818
200191
SH
SOLE
200191
0
0
MetLife, Inc.
COM
59156R108
20780
400000
SH
SOLE
400000
0
0
Microsoft Corporation
COM
594918104
45118
605686
SH
SOLE
605686
0
0
Nelnet, Inc.
COM
64031N108
19695
390000
SH
SOLE
390000
0
0
NOW INC.
COM
67011P100
7654
554204
SH
SOLE
554204
0
0
Oracle Corporation
COM
68389X105
18389
380328
SH
SOLE
380328
0
0
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
COM
699374302
8715
347213
SH
SOLE
347213
0
0
PepsiCo, Inc.
COM
713448108
21729
195000
SH
SOLE
195000
0
0
Pfizer Inc.
COM
717081103
13595
380808
SH
SOLE
380808
0
0
QUALCOMM Incorporated
COM
747525103
15614
301200
SH
SOLE
301200
0
0
Regal Entertainment Group
COM
758766109
9726
607845
SH
SOLE
607845
0
0
Repros Therapeutics Inc.
COM
76028H209
76
237504
SH
SOLE
237504
0
0
Republic Services, Inc.
COM
760759100
52042
787800
SH
SOLE
787800
0
0
Royce Value Trust, Inc.
COM
780910105
2833
179416
SH
SOLE
179416
0
0
RPC, INC.
COM
749660160
1242
50107
SH
SOLE
50107
0
0
TJX Companies, Inc./The
COM
872540109
67814
919768
SH
SOLE
919768
0
0
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
COM
902252105
9269
53170
SH
SOLE
53170
0
0
United Technologies Corporatio
COM
913017109
22055
190000
SH
SOLE
190000
0
0
Universal Display Corporation
COM
91347P105
21996
170709
SH
SOLE
170709
0
0
Vodafone Group plc ADR
COM
92857W308
14835
521252
SH
SOLE
521252
0
0
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
COM
931142103
15628
200000
SH
SOLE
200000
0
0