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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 22, 2011
 
 
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On December 22, 2011, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (the “Company”) entered into amendments to change in control agreements with each of Mr. Erik Gershwind, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Jeffrey Kaczka, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Mr. Thomas Cox, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Sales.  The amendments eliminate the tax indemnity and tax gross-up provision of the change in control agreements.  Instead, the amount of severance benefits would be subject to reduction to the extent that the after-tax payments would be increased.
 
The foregoing description of the amendments is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full terms and conditions of the amendments, which are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(d) 
Exhibits
 
The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.
  
Description
10.01
  
Amendment No. 2 to Change in Control Agreement, dated December 22, 2011, between the Company and Erik Gershwind
10.02
  
Amendment No. 1 to Change in Control Agreement, dated December 22, 2011, between the Company and Jeffrey Kaczka
10.03
  
Amendment No. 2 to Change in Control Agreement, dated December 22, 2011, between the Company and Thomas Cox
 
 
 
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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 28, 2011
By:
/s/ Jeffrey Kaczka
  
   
Name:
Jeffrey Kaczka
  
   
Title:
 
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
  
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
10.01
  
Amendment No. 2 to Change in Control Agreement, dated December 22, 2011, between the Company and Erik Gershwind
10.02
  
Amendment No. 1 to Change in Control Agreement, dated December 22, 2011, between the Company and Jeffrey Kaczka
10.03
  
Amendment No. 2 to Change in Control Agreement, dated December 22, 2011, between the Company and Thomas Cox

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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