UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2002
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: General American Investors Company, Inc.
Address: 450 Lexington Avenue, Suite 3300
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:
Name: Eugene L. DeStaebler, Jr.
Title: Vice-President, Administration
Phone: 212-916-8400
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Eugene L. DeStaebler, Jr. New York, NY May 13, 2002
Report Type (Check only one.):
[x] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
NONE
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: 61
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $875,813,691
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP FAIR SHARES OR INVEST. DISC. OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
OF NUMBER MARKET PRINCIPAL SH/ SHARED MGRS.
CLASS VALUE AMOUNT PRN SOLE SHARED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE
(A) (B) (C) (A) (B) (C)
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Adams Express Company COMMON 006212104 1,204,309 85,291 N X 85,291
American International Gro COMMON 026874107 16,592,200 230,000 N X 230,000
Alkermes, Inc. COMMON 01642T108 5,733,200 220,000 N X 220,000
AmerUs Group Co. COMMON 03072M108 11,535,000 300,000 N X 300,000
ANADIGICS, Inc. COMMON 032515108 4,596,650 372,500 N X 372,500
Annuity and Life Re (Holdi COMMON G03910109 13,545,000 700,000 N X 700,000
ASM International N.V. COMMON N07045102 7,676,340 294,000 N X 294,000
AXT, Inc. COMMON 00246W103 1,123,500 105,000 N X 105,000
The Boeing Company COMMON 097023105 20,506,250 425,000 N X 425,000
Bancroft Convertible Fund COMMON 059695106 342,125 17,500 N X 17,500
Bristol-Myers Squibb Compa COMMON 110122108 12,147,000 300,000 N X 300,000
BioReliance Corporation COMMON 090951104 2,294,000 100,000 N X 100,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. COMMON 084670108 22,396,500 315 N X 315
Brooks Automation, Inc. COMMON 11434A100 12,496,000 275,000 N X 275,000
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. COMMON 191219104 8,920,500 475,000 N X 475,000
Central Securities Corpora COMMON 155123102 2,521,267 98,912 N X 98,912
CIENA Corporation COMMON 171779101 4,950,000 550,000 N X 550,000
Costco Wholesale Corporati COMMON 22160K105 26,878,500 675,000 N X 675,000
Cox Communications, Inc. - COMMON 224044107 21,782,268 578,700 N X 578,700
Cisco Systems, Inc. COMMON 17275R102 9,057,550 535,000 N X 535,000
Genentech, Inc. COMMON 368710406 16,396,250 325,000 N X 325,000
EMCORE Corporation COMMON 290846104 1,893,170 197,000 N X 197,000
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. COMMON 297602104 10,466,500 275,000 N X 275,000
Ford Motor Company COMMON 345370860 14,436,995 875,500 N X 875,500
Golden West Financial COMMON 381317106 33,337,500 525,000 N X 525,000
Genaera Corporation COMMON 36867G100 861,300 270,000 N X 270,000
Halliburton Company COMMON 406216101 23,898,000 1,400,000 N X 1,400,000
The Home Depot, Inc. COMMON 437076102 99,407,450 2,045,000 N X 2,045,000
Health Net, Inc. COMMON 42222G108 10,976,000 400,000 N X 400,000
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corpo COMMON 449370105 31,828,500 495,000 N X 495,000
John Hancock Financial Ser COMMON 41014S106 16,803,600 440,000 N X 440,000
Johnson & Johnson COMMON 478160104 10,067,250 155,000 N X 155,000
Lucent Technologies Inc. COMMON 549463107 4,316,125 912,500 N X 912,500
Medtronic, Inc. COMMON 585055106 13,110,900 290,000 N X 290,000
MedImmune, Inc. COMMON 584699102 10,383,120 264,000 N X 264,000
MetLife, Inc. COMMON 59156R108 9,450,000 300,000 N X 300,000
Millennium Pharmaceuticals COMMON 599902103 2,677,200 120,000 N X 120,000
Molex Incorporated Class A COMMON 608554200 21,183,575 692,500 N X 692,500
M&T Bank Corporation COMMON 55261F104 28,933,200 360,000 N X 360,000
Annaly Mortgage Management COMMON 035710409 8,914,500 525,000 N X 525,000
NTL Incorporated COMMON 629407107 36,000 180,000 N X 180,000
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. COMMON 651229106 4,794,000 150,000 N X 150,000
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COMMON 671040103 5,872,500 150,000 N X 150,000
PepsiCo, Inc. COMMON 713448108 9,012,500 175,000 N X 175,000
Pfizer Inc COMMON 717081103 35,368,600 890,000 N X 890,000
PartnerRe Ltd. COMMON G6852T105 30,030,000 550,000 N X 550,000
PRI Automation, Inc. COMMON 69357H106 2,797,080 120,000 N X 120,000
PSC Inc. COMMON 69361E107 178,770 303,000 N X 303,000
Everest Re Group, Ltd. COMMON G3223R108 38,137,000 550,000 N X 550,000
Reinsurance Group of Ameri COMMON 759351109 18,786,000 600,000 N X 600,000
Royce Value Trust COMMON 780910105 1,311,948 73,089 N X 73,089
SunTrust Banks, Inc. COMMON 867914103 17,349,800 260,000 N X 260,000
THREE-FIVE SYSTEMS, INC. COMMON 88554L108 3,705,000 250,000 N X 250,000
The TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 53,013,250 1,325,000 N X 1,325,000
Transatlantic Holdings, In COMMON 893521104 18,477,000 225,000 N X 225,000
Viewpoint Corporation COMMON 92672P108 1,365,644 226,100 N X 226,100
Wind River Systems, Inc. COMMON 973149107 4,613,805 339,500 N X 339,500
Waste Management, Inc. COMMON 94106L109 16,350,000 600,000 N X 600,000
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. COMMON 931142103 34,941,000 570,000 N X 570,000
Zygo Corporation COMMON 989855101 1,622,000 100,000 N X 100,000
Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. COMMON 989139100 2,412,500 250,000 N X 250,000