Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SANDLER DAVID
   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)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 75 MAXESS ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2016
(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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value 06/30/2016   G V 46,944 D $ 0 (1) 1 I See Footnote (2)
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value               81,062 (3) D  
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value               26,215 (4) I See Footnote (5)

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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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SANDLER DAVID
C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.
75 MAXESS ROAD
MELVILLE, NY US 11747		   X     Executive Vice Chairman  

Signatures

 /s/ MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. by Steve Armstrong-General Counsel *The Reporting Person has passed away.   09/20/2016
**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) Not applicable.
(2) Represents shares held in the David K. Sandler Trust U/A dated 12/15/2003 and 4/9/2012, of which the Reporting Person is the beneficiary and the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's spouse are the trustees.
(3) Includes 9,639 shares of Class A Common Stock distributed to Mr. Sandler as annuity payments from Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts of which the Reporting Person is the sole annuitant and trustee.
(4) Reflects aggregate distributions of 9,639 shares of Class A Common Stock to Mr. Sandler as annuity payments from Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts of which the Reporting Person is the sole annuitant and trustee.
(5) Represents shares held in GRATs of which the Reporting Person is the sole annuitant and the Reporting Person's spouse is a trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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