SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Heerdt Kari D

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.

75 MAXESS ROAD

(Street)

MELVILLE

US 11747

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)
	SVP, Chief People Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/19/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	10/19/2016		M		653	A	$0⁽¹⁾	4,153	D
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value	10/19/2016		M		16.92	A	$0⁽²⁾	4,170	D
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value	10/19/2016		F		223⁽³⁾	A	$71.04	3,947	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units (RSU)	⁽¹⁾	10/19/2016		M			653	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value	653	$0	2,615	D
Dividend Equivalent Units (DEU)	⁽²⁾	10/19/2016		M			16.92	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value	16.92	$0	67.76	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock.

2. The dividend equivalent units accrued with respect to an outstanding award of RSUs and vest at the same time(s) as the underlying RSUs. Each dividend equivalent unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock.

3. Disposition of Class A Common Stock to the Issuer solely to cover tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of RSUs and DEUs.

4. 653 of 3,268 RSUs granted on October 19, 2015 vest on each of October 19, 2016 and October 19, 2017 and 654 of these RSUs vest on each of October 19, 2018, October 19, 2019 and October 19, 2020, provided that the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer through each applicable vesting date. The vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting.

	/s/ Kari Heerdt	10/21/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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