8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):December 18, 2018

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

New York	1-14130	11-3289165
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

75 Maxess Road, Melville, New York			11747
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 812-2000
		Not Applicable
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On December 18, 2018, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.63 per share on the common stock of the Company.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated December 18, 2018, issued by MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.
Date: December 18, 2018	By:	/s/ Rustom Jilla
	Name:	Rustom Jilla
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS

MSC DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

MELVILLE, NY and DAVIDSON, NC, December 18, 2018 - MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. (NYSE: MSM), a premier distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) products and services to industrial customers throughout North America, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.63 per share. The $0.63 dividend is payable on January 22, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 8, 2019. The ex-dividend date is January 7, 2019.

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Media Contact:	Investor Contact:
Paul Mason	John G. Chironna
MSC Industrial Supply Co.	MSC Industrial Supply Co.
(704) 987-5313	(704) 987-5231
paul.mason@mscdirect.com	chironnj@mscdirect.com

About MSC Industrial Supply Co. MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE:MSM) is a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services. We help our customers drive greater productivity, profitability and growth with more than 1.5 million products, inventory management and other supply chain solutions, and deep expertise from over 75 years of working with customers across industries.

Our experienced team of over 6,500 associates is dedicated to working side by side with our customers to help drive results for their businesses - from keeping operations running efficiently today to continuously rethinking, retooling, and optimizing for a more productive tomorrow.

For more information on MSC, please visit mscdirect.com.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Statements in this Press Release may constitute "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including statements about expected future results, expected benefits from our investment and strategic plans, and expected future margins, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The inclusion of any statement in this release does not constitute an admission by MSC or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include: general economic conditions in the markets in which we operate, current economic, political and social conditions, changing customer and product mixes, competition, including the adoption by competitors of aggressive pricing strategies and sales methods, industry consolidation, volatility in commodity and energy prices, credit risk of our customers, risk of cancellation or rescheduling of orders, work stoppages or other

75 Maxess Road, Melville, New York 11747  |  525 Harbour Place Drive, Davidson, NC 28036  |  mscdirect.com

Exhibit 99.1

business interruptions (including those due to extreme weather conditions) at transportation centers or shipping ports, financial restrictions on outstanding borrowings, dependence on our information systems and the risk of business disruptions arising from changes to our information systems, disruptions due to computer system or network failures, computer viruses, physical or electronics break-ins and cyber-attacks, the inability to successfully manage the upgrade of our core financial systems, the loss of key suppliers or supply chain disruptions, problems with successfully integrating acquired operations, opening or expanding our customer fulfillment centers exposes us to risks of delays, the risk of war, terrorism and similar hostilities, dependence on key personnel, goodwill and intangible assets recorded as a result of our acquisitions could be impaired, and the outcome of potential government or regulatory proceedings or future litigation relating to pending or future claims, inquiries or audits. Additional information concerning these and other risks is described under "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q that we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.

75 Maxess Road, Melville, New York 11747  |  525 Harbour Place Drive, Davidson, NC 28036  |  mscdirect.com