General American Investors Company, Inc. is a closed-end management investment company. The primary objective of the Company is long-term capital appreciation. In seeking to achieve its primary objective, the Company invests principally in common stocks by its management to have better than average growth potential. The Company invests in various industry sectors, such as information technology, which includes semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, software and services, and technology hardware and equipment; financials, which includes banks, diversified financials and insurance; consumer staples, which includes food beverage and tobacco, food and staples retailing, and household & personal products; consumer discretionary, which includes retailing; communication services, which includes media and entertainment, and telecommunication services, and industrials, which includes capital goods, and commercial and professional services.