<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001003078-18-000313.txt : 20181213
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20181213075513
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001003078-18-000313
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181213
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181213

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001003078
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [5084]
		IRS NUMBER:				113289165
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0901

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14130
		FILM NUMBER:		181232188

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		75 MAXESS RD
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747
		BUSINESS PHONE:		516-812-2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		75 MAXESS ROAD
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747
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			8-K Press Release 12132018
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">On December 13, 2018, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;) issued a press release (the &#x201C;Press Release&#x201D;) announcing that it expects fiscal 2019 first quarter average daily sales growth to be slightly above the midpoint of the range of guidance included in its October 30, 2018 earnings release.&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">In the Press Release, the Company also announced the resignation of Dave Wright, Senior Vice President of Sales &amp; Customer Service.&nbsp; </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">The information in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of this Form&nbsp;8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed &#x201C;filed&#x201D; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#x201C;Exchange Act&#x201D;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF DAVE WRIGHT, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES &amp; CUSTOMER SUCCESS </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;">MELVILLE, NY and DAVIDSON, NC, December 13, 2018 - MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. (NYSE: MSM)</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;">, a premier distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) products and services to industrial customers throughout North America</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Arial;background-color: #FFFFFF;">, today announced that Dave Wright, Senior Vice President of Sales &amp; Customer Success, has resigned to pursue another opportunity. The company has launched a search for a successor.</font>
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