CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2008

Jan 30, 2008

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP (CET)
CIK: 0000018748
Period of Report: 2007-12-31

Reporting Person: KIDD WILMOT H (Director, President, 10% Owner)
Reporting Person: KIDD JULIE J (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-04-03	Common Stock	G	2085	—	Disposed	137119	Indirect
2007-07-05	Common Stock	G	1921	—	Disposed	135198	Indirect
2007-10-04	Common Stock	G	1983	—	Disposed	143206	Indirect
2007-04-11	Common Stock	G	2171	—	Disposed	141918	Indirect
2007-07-08	Common Stock	G	2001	—	Disposed	139917	Indirect
2007-10-04	Common Stock	G	2066	—	Disposed	148189	Indirect
2007-12-31	Common Stock	J	6077	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2007-12-31	Common Stock	J	6077	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2007-12-31	Common Stock	J	76821	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2007-12-31	Common Stock	J	32632	—	Disposed	0	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	390617	Direct
Common Stock	424577	Indirect
Common Stock	249284	Indirect
Common Stock	246993	Indirect
Common Stock	139158	Indirect
Common Stock	99177	Indirect
Common Stock	87675	Indirect
Common Stock	450613	Indirect
Common Stock	54024	Indirect
Common Stock	47502	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares received 12/27/07 in a non-reportable transaction.

F2: Bona-fide gift.

F3: Adult child no longer sharing the reporting person's household.