Board Change • May 20
Insufficient new directors No new directors have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: No new directors. 2 experienced directors. 5 highly experienced directors. President, CEO & Director John Hill was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2021. The company’s insufficient board refreshment is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Annonce • Feb 24
Central Securities Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 08, 2026 Central Securities Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 08, 2026. Location: university club, one west 54th street, 7th floor, new york United States Annonce • Nov 05
Central Securities Corporation Declares Year-End Distribution, Payable on December 19, 2025 Central Securities Corporation declared a distribution of $2.45 per share on its Common Stock. The dividend is payable December 19, 2025 to stockholders of record November 14, 2025. The distribution will be paid in additional shares of stock unless stockholders elect to receive the distribution in cash. The cut-off date for election of cash is December 3, 2025 (the “Cut-Off Date”). Annonce • Jun 05
Central Securities Corporation Declares Common Stock Dividend, Payable on June 27, 2025 The Board of Directors of Central Securities Corporation declared Common Stock dividend of $0.25 per share. Of the $0.25 per share to be paid on June 27, 2025, $0.04 is expected to be taxable as ordinary income and $0.21 is expected to be taxable as long-term capital gain. The final tax breakdown of all amounts paid during 2025 will be available after year end. Ex- and Record date of June 17, 2025. Annonce • Feb 11
Central Securities Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Mar 26, 2025 Central Securities Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Mar 26, 2025. Location: university club, one west 54th street, 7th floor, new york United States Board Change • Dec 30
Insufficient new directors No new directors have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: No new directors. 3 experienced directors. 4 highly experienced directors. President, CEO & Director John Hill was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2021. The company’s insufficient board refreshment is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Declared Dividend • Nov 12
First half dividend of US$2.05 announced Shareholders will receive a dividend of US$2.05. Ex-date: 15th November 2024 Payment date: 20th December 2024 Dividend yield will be 5.0%, which is higher than the industry average of 2.7%. Sustainability & Growth Dividend is covered by earnings (18% earnings payout ratio) but not covered by cash flows (143% cash payout ratio). The dividend has decreased over the past 10 years, indicating a lack of growth and stability in payments. Earnings per share has grown by 18% over the last 5 years. Unless this trend reverses, it should provide support to the dividend and adequate earnings cover. Annonce • Nov 06
Central Securities Corporation Declares Year-End Distribution, Payable December 20, 2024 Central Securities Corporation declared a distribution of $2.05 per share on its Common Stock. The dividend is payable December 20, 2024 to stockholders of record November 15, 2024. The cut-off date for election of cash is December 4, 2024 (the “Cut-Off Date”). Upcoming Dividend • Jun 10
Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 14 June 2024. Payment date: 26 June 2024. Payout ratio is a comfortable 23% and the cash payout ratio is 83%. Trailing yield: 4.2%. Lower than top quartile of German dividend payers (4.6%). Higher than average of industry peers (2.8%). Declared Dividend • May 27
Final dividend of US$0.20 announced Shareholders will receive a dividend of US$0.20. Ex-date: 14th June 2024 Payment date: 26th June 2024 Dividend yield will be 4.5%, which is higher than the industry average of 2.7%. Sustainability & Growth Dividend is covered by earnings (23% earnings payout ratio) but not covered by cash flows (142% cash payout ratio). The dividend has decreased over the past 10 years, indicating a lack of growth and stability in payments. The company's earnings per share (EPS) would need to decline by 74% to shift the payout ratio to a potentially unsustainable range, which is more than the 2.4% EPS decline seen over the last 5 years. Annonce • May 23
Central Securities Corporation Declares Dividend, Payable on June 26, 2024 The Board of Directors of Central Securities Corporation declared dividend of $0.20 per share to be paid on June 26, 2024, $0.08 is expected to be taxable as ordinary income and $0.12 is expected to be taxable as long-term capital gain. The final tax breakdown of all amounts paid during 2024 will be available after year end. Upcoming Dividend • Jun 02
Upcoming dividend of US$0.15 per share at 7.0% yield Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 09 June 2023. Payment date: 27 June 2023. The company is not currently making a profit and its cash payout ratio is 93%. Trailing yield: 7.0%. Within top quartile of German dividend payers (4.7%). Higher than average of industry peers (3.0%). Annonce • May 25
Central Securities Corporation Declares Dividend, Payable on June 27, 2023 The Board of Directors of Central Securities Corporation declared dividend of $0.20 per share on its Common Stock. The dividend will be payable on June 27, 2023, to shareholders of record as of June 12, 2023. Recent Insider Transactions • Mar 30
Independent Director recently bought €158k worth of stock On the 28th of March, David Poppe bought around 5k shares on-market at roughly €31.53 per share. This transaction amounted to 59% of their direct individual holding at the time of the trade. This was the largest purchase by an insider in the last 3 months. Insiders have collectively bought €348k more in shares than they have sold in the last 12 months. Board Change • Mar 27
Insufficient new directors There is 1 new director who has joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: 1 new director. 2 experienced directors. 6 highly experienced directors. President, CEO & Director John Hill was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2021. The company’s insufficient board refreshment is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Annonce • Feb 09
Central Securities Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 15, 2023 Central Securities Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 15, 2023, at 10:30 US Eastern Standard Time. Location: the University Club, One West 54th Street, 7th Floor, New York United States Agenda: To elect a board of nine directors; to act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Corporation for the ensuing year; and to act upon such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting. Board Change • Feb 01
Insufficient new directors There is 1 new director who has joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: 1 new director. 2 experienced directors. 6 highly experienced directors. President, CEO & Director John Hill was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2021. The company’s insufficient board refreshment is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Recent Insider Transactions • Dec 30
Vice President recently bought €75k worth of stock On the 28th of December, Andrew O'Neill bought around 2k shares on-market at roughly €31.26 per share. This transaction amounted to 3.1% of their direct individual holding at the time of the trade. This was the largest purchase by an insider in the last 3 months. Insiders have collectively bought €159k more in shares than they have sold in the last 12 months. Annonce • Nov 04
Central Securities Corporation Declares Distribution, Payable on December 22, 2022 Central Securities Corporation declared a distribution of $2.25 per share on its Common Stock. The dividend is payable December 22, 2022 to stockholders of record on November 14, 2022. The distribution will be paid in additional shares of stock unless stockholders elect to receive the distribution in cash. The cut-off date for election of cash is December 1, 2022 (the “Cut-Off Date”). Stockholders who own their shares in brokerage accounts should make the election with their broker. Recent Insider Transactions • Sep 24
Lead Independent Director recently bought €71k worth of stock On the 22nd of September, Leo Blackford bought around 2k shares on-market at roughly €35.50 per share. This transaction amounted to 5.1% of their direct individual holding at the time of the trade. This was the largest purchase by an insider in the last 3 months. This was the only on-market transaction from insiders over the last 12 months. Annonce • May 27
Central Securities Corp. Declares Dividend, Payable on June 24, 2022 Central Securities Corp. declared dividend of $0.20 per share to be paid on June 24, 2022, $0.05 is expected to be taxable as ordinary income and $0.15 is expected to be taxable as long-term capital gain. Record date is on June 13, 2022. Annonce • Feb 09
Central Securities Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 16, 2022 Central Securities Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 16, 2022, at 10:30 US Eastern Standard Time. Agenda: To elect a board of nine directors; to act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Corporation for the ensuing year; and to act upon such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting. Annonce • May 21
Central Securities Corporation Declares Dividend on Common Share, Payable on June 25, 2021 Central Securities Corp. declared dividend of $0.20 per common share, payable on June 25, 2021 with record date of June 14, 2020. 
