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      <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Expires:</FONT></TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">February 28, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Estimated average burden</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES</TD>
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      <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</TD>
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      <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; background-color: gainsboro; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CUSIP NUMBER</FONT></TD></TR>
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          </B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Transmit for filing 3 copies of this
          form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale</I></FONT><I>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">or
          executing a sale directly with a market maker.</FONT></I></P>
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      <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1<I> (a)</I> NAME OF ISSUER <I>(Please type or print)</I></FONT></TD>
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      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(c)</I> S.E.C. FILE NO</FONT></TD>
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      <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;Central Securities Corporation</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;13-1875970</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;811-00179</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -27pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1 <I>(d)</I> ADDRESS OF ISSUER</FONT></TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;STREET&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CITY</FONT></TD>
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      <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">New York&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">NY</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">10111</TD>
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      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2 <I>(a)</I> NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(b) </I>RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER</FONT></TD>
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      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;C. Carter Walker, Jr.</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">Director</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">NY</TD>
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  this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.</I></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3 (<I>a)</I></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 23%; border-top: black 1.5pt solid; border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-style: italic"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(b)</I></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-style: italic"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(d)</I></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Number of Shares</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the</B></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>or Other Units</B></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>or Other Units</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Date of Sale</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Securities</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Securities To Be Sold</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker</B></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Value</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Outstanding</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 1.5pt; font-style: italic; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(See instr. 3(f))</I></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Exchange</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>who is Acquiring the Securities</B></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-style: italic; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(See instr. 3(c))</I></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-style: italic; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(See instr. 3(d))</I></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(MO. &nbsp;DAY&nbsp; YR.)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-style: italic; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(See instr. 3(g))</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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          <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">BayCrest Partners LLC</P>
          <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">40 Wall Street</P>
          <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">New York, New York 10005</P></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">4000</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">$82,800</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">23,218,307</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">2/15/2013</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 25%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name of issuer</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 57%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title of the class of securities to be sold</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Issuer&rsquo;s I.R.S. Identification Number</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Issuer&rsquo;s S.E.C. file number, if any</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Issuer&rsquo;s address, including zip code</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to filing of this notice</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Issuer&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(f)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2.</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(g)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Such person&rsquo;s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Such person&rsquo;s address, including zip code</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 80%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not&nbsp;required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 10%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SEC 1147 (08-07)</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>TABLE I &mdash; SECURITIES TO BE SOLD</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>Furnish the following information with respect
  to the acquisition of the securities to be sold</I></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>and with respect to the payment of all or
  any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:</I></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
      <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-top: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt">
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Title of</P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">the Class</P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt">
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date you</P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Acquired</P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 22%; border-top: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Nature of Acquisition Transaction</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 22%; border: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt">
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Name of Person from Whom Acquired</P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(<I>If gift, also give date donor acquired</I>)</P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-top: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt">
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Amount of</P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Securities Acquired</P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt">
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of</P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Payment</P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-top: black 1.5pt solid; border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Nature of Payment</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">Common Stock</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 7.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7.5pt">Various Dates 1974 &ndash; 1998</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">Open market purchases and stock distributions on such shares</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">Open market transactions and Central Securities Corporation for stock distributions</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">4,000</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">Various dates 1974 &ndash; 1998</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">Cash purchases and stock distributions.</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>INSTRUCTIONS:</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 3%; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 87%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  <HR SIZE="4" NOSHADE ALIGN="LEFT" STYLE="width: 100%; color: black">
  
  <P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>TABLE II &mdash; SECURITIES SOLD DURING
  THE PAST 3 MONTHS</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>Furnish the following information as to all
  securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.</I></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%">
  <TR>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-top: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name and Address of Seller</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 25%; border: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title of Securities Sold</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; border-top: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date of Sale</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 13%; border: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt">
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Amount of</P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Securities Sold</P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%; border-top: black 1.5pt solid; border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gross Proceeds</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 1.5pt; padding-right: 1.5pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt">None.</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">NA</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">NA</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">NA</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">NA</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font: bold 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES:</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">REMARKS:</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="width: 49%; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>INSTRUCTIONS:</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 49%; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>ATTENTION:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">See the definition of &ldquo;person&rdquo; in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-style: italic"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.</I></FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="width: 5%; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 40%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; font-size: 12pt">February 15, 2013</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 5%; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 5%; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">/s/ C. Carter Walker, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">DATE OF NOTICE</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(SIGNATURE)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">DATE OF PLAN ADOPTION OR GIVING OF INSTRUCTION, IF RELYING ON RULE 10B5-1</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2">
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>The notice shall be signed by the person
          for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one </I></P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
          Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.</I></P></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="width: 100%; border: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp; </FONT><B>ATTENTION:&nbsp;&nbsp;Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)</B></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right">SEC 1147 (02-08)</P>
  
  
  
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text: UNITED STATES
  OMB APPROVAL
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  OMB Number:
  3235-0101
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  Expires:
  February 28, 2014
  Estimated average burden
  FORM 144
  hours per response
  1.00
  NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
  SEC USE ONLY
  PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
  CUSIP NUMBER
  ATTENTION:
  Transmit for filing 3 copies of this
          form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale
  or
          executing a sale directly with a market maker.
  1
  (a)
  NAME OF ISSUER
  (Please type or print)
  (b)
  IRS IDENT. NO.
  (c)
  S.E.C. FILE NO
  WORK LOCATION
  Central Securities Corporation
  13-1875970
  811-00179
  1
  (d)
  ADDRESS OF ISSUER
  STREET
  CITY
  STATE
  ZIP CODE
  (e)
  TELEPHONE NO
  630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820
  New York
  NY
  10111
  212-698-2020
  2
  (a)
  NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  (b)
  RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  (c)
  ADDRESS STREET
  CITY
  STATE
  ZIP CODE
  C. Carter Walker, Jr.
  Director
  630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820
  New York
  NY
  10111
  INSTRUCTION:  The person filing
  this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
  3 (
  a)
  (b)
  SEC USE ONLY
  (c)
  (d)
  (e)
  (f)
  (g)
  Title of the
  Number of Shares
  Aggregate
  Number of Shares
  Approximate
  Name of Each
  Class of
  Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the
  Broker-Dealer
  or Other Units
  Market
  or Other Units
  Date of Sale
  Securities
  Securities To Be Sold
  Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker
  File Number
  To Be Sold
  Value
  Outstanding
  (See instr. 3(f))
  Exchange
  who is Acquiring the Securities
  (See instr. 3(c))
  (See instr. 3(d))
  (See instr. 3(e))
  (MO.  DAY  YR.)
  (See instr. 3(g))
  Common Stock
  BayCrest Partners LLC
  40 Wall Street
  New York, New York 10005
  4000
  $82,800
  23,218,307
  2/15/2013
  NYSE MKT
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1.
  (a)
  Name of issuer
  3.
  (a)
  Title of the class of securities to be sold
  (b)
  Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
  (b)
  Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
  (c)
  Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
  (c)
  Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
  (d)
  Issuer's address, including zip code
  (d)
  Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to filing of this notice
  (e)
  Issuer's telephone number, including area code
  (e)
  Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer
  (f)
  Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
  2.
  (a)
  Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  (g)
  Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold
  (b)
  Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
  (c)
  Such person's address, including zip code
  Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
  SEC 1147 (08-07)
  TABLE I — SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  Furnish the following information with respect
  to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
  and with respect to the payment of all or
  any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
  Title of
  the Class
  Date you
  Acquired
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired
  (
  If gift, also give date donor acquired
  )
  Amount of
  Securities Acquired
  Date of
  Payment
  Nature of Payment
  Common Stock
  Various Dates 1974 – 1998
  Open market purchases and stock distributions on such shares
  Open market transactions and Central Securities Corporation for stock distributions
  4,000
  Various dates 1974 – 1998
  Cash purchases and stock distributions.
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.
  TABLE II — SECURITIES SOLD DURING
  THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  Furnish the following information as to all
  securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
  Name and Address of Seller
  Title of Securities Sold
  Date of Sale
  Amount of
  Securities Sold
  Gross Proceeds
  None.
  NA
  NA
  NA
  NA
  EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES:
  REMARKS:
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  ATTENTION:
  See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
  The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.
  February 15, 2013
  /s/ C. Carter Walker, Jr.
  DATE OF NOTICE
  (SIGNATURE)
  DATE OF PLAN ADOPTION OR GIVING OF INSTRUCTION, IF RELYING ON RULE 10B5-1
  The notice shall be signed by the person
          for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one
  copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
          Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
  ATTENTION:  Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
  SEC 1147 (02-08)