Edgar Filing: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

McGuire Eileen

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC [MSM]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
EVP of Human Resources

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 75 MAXESS ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/16/2014

(Street)

MELVILLE, NY US 11747

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value	01/16/2014		M		5,000	A	$ 38.07	20,340	D
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value	01/16/2014		M		18,928	A	$ 44.17	39,268	D
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value	01/16/2014		M		12,278	A	$ 54.52	51,546	D
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value	01/16/2014		M		6,689	A	$ 66.69	58,235	D
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value	01/16/2014		M		3,919	A	$ 69.46	62,154	D
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value	01/16/2014		S		46,814	D	$ 88.5572 ⁽¹⁾	15,340	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options (right to buy) ⁽²⁾

$ 38.07

01/16/2014

5,000

⁽³⁾

10/15/2015

Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value

5,000

$ 0

Options (right to buy) ⁽²⁾

$ 44.17

01/16/2014

18,928

⁽⁴⁾

10/12/2016

Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value

18,928

$ 0

Options (right to buy) ⁽²⁾

$ 54.52

01/16/2014

12,278

⁽⁵⁾

10/18/2017

Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value

12,278

$ 0

4,093

Options (right to buy) ⁽²⁾

$ 66.69

01/16/2014

6,689

⁽⁶⁾

10/20/2018

Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value

6,689

$ 0

6,690

Options (right to buy) ⁽²⁾

$ 69.46

01/16/2014

3,919

⁽⁷⁾

10/23/2019

Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value

3,919

$ 0

11,757

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McGuire Eileen C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. 75 MAXESS ROAD MELVILLE, NY US 11747			EVP of Human Resources

Signatures

/s/ Eileen McGuire		01/21/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the sale of 46,814 shares in 70 separate transactions ranging from $88.3750 to $88.8600 per share resulting in a weighted average sale price per share of $88.5572. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price range.
(2)	Represents options to purchase the Issuer's Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value ("Common Stock").
(3)	An option to purchase 20,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock was issued to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Equity Plan. 5,000 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on each of October 16, 2009, October 16, 2010, October 16, 2011, and October 16, 2012.
(4)	An option to purchase 18,928 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock was issued to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Equity Plan. 4,732 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on each of October 13, 2010, October 13, 2011, October 13, 2012 and October 13, 2013.
(5)	An option to purchase 16,371 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock was issued to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Equity Plan. 4,092 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on October 19, 2011, and 4,093 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on each of October 19, 2012 and October 19, 2013 and an additional 4,093 shares of Common Stock will become exercisable on October 19, 2014.
(6)	An option to purchase 13,379 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock was issued to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Equity Plan. 3,344 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on October 21, 2012 and 3,345 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on October 21, 2013 and an additional 3,345 shares of Common Stock will become exercisable on each of October 21, 2014, and October 21, 2015.
(7)	An option to purchase 15,676 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock was issued to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Equity Plan. 3,919 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on October 24, 2013 and an additional 3,919 shares of Common Stock will become exercisable on each of October 24, 2014, October 24, 2015 and October 24, 2016.

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