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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)   January 10, 2008
 
 
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)
(I.R.S. 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
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 8.01.    OTHER EVENTS.

On January 10, 2008, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that the Registrant’s Board of Directors has authorized the Registrant to repurchase up to an additional 7,000,000 publicly traded shares of Class A common stock (“Shares”) under the Registrant’s stock repurchase program, which includes approximately 1,900,000 shares remaining under the previous authorization of 5,000,000 Shares. The entire text 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:

99.1    MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Press Release, dated January 10, 2008.


 
 

 
 
 

 
Signature
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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: January 10, 2008                                                                                              By: /s/ Shelley M. Boxer                                                        
                Name: Shelley M. Boxer
                                 Title:   Vice President, Finance