General American Investors Company, Inc. filings document proxy governance for a closed-end investment company with NYSE-listed common stock and 5.95% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B. The company’s definitive proxy materials describe annual meeting matters, director elections, class voting by common and preferred shareholders, Audit Committee actions and related governance procedures.
These regulatory records also reflect capital-structure subjects specific to the fund, including preferred stock rights within shareholder voting mechanics and board oversight of the company’s investment-company governance framework.
General American Investors Co Inc (GAM), acting as the institutional investment manager, reported 73 holdings entries with a total reported value of $1,709,119,415, rounded to the nearest dollar. The report lists zero other included managers.
Hudson Partnership purchased 10,000 shares of GAM’s 5.95% Preferred Stock on September 23, 2026, at $22.75 per share. A footnote identifies Spencer Davidson, GAM’s Chairman, as the partnership’s General Partner. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported. Separately reported holdings through various trusts included 11,487 GAM shares and 5,000 shares of 5.95% Preferred Stock; Davidson stated that he discontinued service on two trusts in 2024 and disclaims beneficial interest in these shares.
GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC (GAM) VP Administration Eugene S. Stark reported a purchase of 5,000 shares of 5.95% Preferred Stock at $22.75 per share on September 23, 2026, held in a joint account with his spouse. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported. Separate holdings entries list 10,000 GAM shares held directly, 101,303 GAM shares held by the issuer’s Employees’ Thrift Plan Trust (over which Stark disclaims beneficial interest), and 4,000 shares of 5.95% Preferred Stock held by his spouse in an IRA.
GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC (GAM) Vice-President Craig Anthony Grassi reported that his spouse purchased 2,000 shares of 5.95% Preferred Stock in an IRA on September 22, 2026, at $23.08 per share; the spouse held 3,100 shares afterward. Separate reported positions included 73,127 Common Stock shares held by the issuer’s Employees’ Thrift Plan Trust, for which Grassi disclaimed beneficial interest, and 250 preferred shares in a custodial account for his son, Michael Leon Grassi. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC (GAM) reported that President & CEO Jeffrey W. Priest purchased 4,000 shares of its 5.95% Preferred Stock on September 18, 2026 at $23.46 per share in an open-market or private transaction, bringing his directly held preferred position to 44,691 shares.
He now directly holds 45,611 GAM common shares. Additional GAM common and 5.95% Preferred shares are held indirectly by a parent, under powers of attorney, and by the Issuer's Employees' Thrift Plan Trust; Mr. Priest has dispositive power but disclaims any beneficial interest in those indirect holdings. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC (GAM) officer Samantha X. Jin, Treasurer/PAO/PFO, reported open-market purchases of the company’s 5.95% Preferred Stock on September 17, 2026. She bought 1,000 shares at $23.66 per share in an IRA and her spouse bought 2,000 shares at $23.69 per share in a brokerage account. She also reports 11,345 GAM common shares held indirectly by the Issuer's Employees' Thrift Plan Trust, for which she disclaims beneficial interest. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC (GAM) officer Eugene S. Stark, Vice President Administration, reported purchasing 5,000 shares of the company’s 5.95% Preferred Stock on September 15, 2026 at $24.00 per share, held in his IRA account. The filing also reports 10,000 common shares held in a joint account with his spouse, 4,000 shares of 5.95% Preferred Stock held by his spouse in an IRA account, and 101,303 common shares held by the issuer’s Employees’ Thrift Plan Trust, in which he disclaims any beneficial interest. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC (GAM) reports that David A. Barnett, its General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, has filed an initial Form 3 statement of beneficial ownership as an officer of the company. The filing does not report any specific transactions or derivative positions.
General American Investors Company Inc., an institutional investment manager, filed a quarterly Form 13F holdings report. The filing indicates that the firm reported 74 individual positions in its Form 13F Information Table, with an aggregate reported value of $1,690,151,047, rounded to the nearest dollar.
The report lists no other included managers, meaning General American Investors is the sole reporting manager for these holdings. The report is signed by Vice President Administration, PFO, and CCO Eugene S. Stark on July 31, 2026, in New York, NY.
Saba Capital Management and related parties report a significant stake in General American Investors Company, Inc. on an amended Schedule 13D. The group beneficially owns 1,751,470 common shares, representing 7.3% of the company’s 23,986,608 shares outstanding as of 2/18/26.
The filing, Amendment No. 4, updates ownership details and related items. Saba’s funds and accounts paid approximately $92,509,089 in total to acquire these shares, largely through investor subscription proceeds, capital appreciation, and ordinary-course margin borrowings.